This is waaaaay too funny not to share. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be hurt for this.
I was going through my Google Voice account and found an old voice-mail message that I was unaware of.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
...good things are happening around here.
Nine and a half years ago, I moved in to the house I currently live in and own. As odd as it sounds, I can honestly say that it has never been as clean as it is right now. NEVER.
This house has seen quite a bit. Two marriages, four kids, four dogs, a multitude of cats, and various other animals. To say it was chaos around here is an understatement. Now, I will admit this... I am a lazy bastard. And because of such, I do not like to clean. Only one person is really to blame for this house getting to the point that it got to and that was me. I should have got on the kids to make things right around here, I should have got the people who lived here to pitch in more and help me keep the kids in line. All of that is going to change real quick. My kids are not going to like it. I'm not sure how much their mom makes them do around the house, but I am pretty sure it isn't a whole lot. I have to make sure that my kids understand that you get to do the fun things after you do what needs to be done. I have that approach at work so I need to bring it home too. I don't get to play chess at lunch if there are things to do. Why should my kids be downstairs watching TV if their bed isn't made, or if there are dishes to be put away.
I have someone to thank for this. My lady. She made me realize that there really is time for this once you just decide to get it done. That's what I'm doing now. I should have done it a long time ago. Let me tell you this, when you feel depressed, it just grabs a hold of you. You might not know it at the time, but it's something that just makes you want to sit there... do nothing... feel nothing... I'm glad she helped me snap out of it. It took her over a year. Most people would have quite almost instantly. Not her. She stuck with me, believed in me.
For those of you who have been here and don't believe what I'm writing, come over. I'm not ashamed of this house anymore. I still want to get out of it, but I am going to make the best of it while I am here. It's the only think I can do to stay sane... and it might make August 9th that much better for me. I have quite a bit more to get done here. Flooring will get laid down upstairs and downstairs to make it look even nicer around here within a month or so. Painting is going to begin as well. You're not going to recognize this place when it's done people.
This house has seen quite a bit. Two marriages, four kids, four dogs, a multitude of cats, and various other animals. To say it was chaos around here is an understatement. Now, I will admit this... I am a lazy bastard. And because of such, I do not like to clean. Only one person is really to blame for this house getting to the point that it got to and that was me. I should have got on the kids to make things right around here, I should have got the people who lived here to pitch in more and help me keep the kids in line. All of that is going to change real quick. My kids are not going to like it. I'm not sure how much their mom makes them do around the house, but I am pretty sure it isn't a whole lot. I have to make sure that my kids understand that you get to do the fun things after you do what needs to be done. I have that approach at work so I need to bring it home too. I don't get to play chess at lunch if there are things to do. Why should my kids be downstairs watching TV if their bed isn't made, or if there are dishes to be put away.
I have someone to thank for this. My lady. She made me realize that there really is time for this once you just decide to get it done. That's what I'm doing now. I should have done it a long time ago. Let me tell you this, when you feel depressed, it just grabs a hold of you. You might not know it at the time, but it's something that just makes you want to sit there... do nothing... feel nothing... I'm glad she helped me snap out of it. It took her over a year. Most people would have quite almost instantly. Not her. She stuck with me, believed in me.
For those of you who have been here and don't believe what I'm writing, come over. I'm not ashamed of this house anymore. I still want to get out of it, but I am going to make the best of it while I am here. It's the only think I can do to stay sane... and it might make August 9th that much better for me. I have quite a bit more to get done here. Flooring will get laid down upstairs and downstairs to make it look even nicer around here within a month or so. Painting is going to begin as well. You're not going to recognize this place when it's done people.
...I started reading a book.
I started reading a book that was written by a long time friend of mine. By long time I mean I've known him for 32 years now.
He's got three of them up there now. This is the first one. I'm all about helping the starving artist. So, if you like mysteries, check it out.
It's a digital download only. So, get your Kindle app ready. Fire up your brain and start reading.
He's got three of them up there now. This is the first one. I'm all about helping the starving artist. So, if you like mysteries, check it out.
It's a digital download only. So, get your Kindle app ready. Fire up your brain and start reading.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
...I want to take a vacation.
I want to take a vacation, but how do I go about this. I am short on cash right now, but I would really like to go back down to Tampa.
So, I started figuring shit out.
According to Google Maps...it is 1270+ miles to the Castle, from my house. Driving straight through, that would be about 21-22 hours of driving. SO....
my car gets about 32 miles per gallon... 1270/32 = 39.6ish gallons of gas to get down there. I have a 14 gallon tank... so 39.6/14 = 2.8 tanks of gas to get down there, and lets say that gas is at $4 a gallon just for fun... that's $56 per full fill up... $156 to go TO tampa... and $156 back.
shit. it's still cheaper to fly...
I need to do more math on this.
So, I started figuring shit out.
According to Google Maps...it is 1270+ miles to the Castle, from my house. Driving straight through, that would be about 21-22 hours of driving. SO....
my car gets about 32 miles per gallon... 1270/32 = 39.6ish gallons of gas to get down there. I have a 14 gallon tank... so 39.6/14 = 2.8 tanks of gas to get down there, and lets say that gas is at $4 a gallon just for fun... that's $56 per full fill up... $156 to go TO tampa... and $156 back.
shit. it's still cheaper to fly...
I need to do more math on this.
...I got a few things done around the house.
So today did not go as planned at all. This was the original plan...
Wake up and go to home depot and get myself a new garbage disposal
Install said disposal
Deep clean the kitchen
Deep clean the floors on the first floor.
Go to dinner for my lady's belated birthday dinner with her family.
...here is what actually happened.
woke up and got the new garbage disposal from home depot
started installing said disposal.
heard running water when none should be
found leaking/burst pipe near the basement toilet (yes, I have a toilet in the basement)
removed toilet piping from the line (had to be at least 40 years old) and went to home depot again...
bought 1/2 inch galvanized plug
plugged the line
water is now back on and not leaking everywhere ruining my basement floor!
back upstairs...Start hooking up disposal pipes...
pipe in the wet wall breaks (SON OF A BITCH)
Off to home depot... again.
get parts I think I need....
realize the pipe in the wall is very badly damaged and again... back to home depot...
Got the right parts for sure this time.
Now everything is all hooked up.
Tested, water tight. no leaks...
...had to miss dinner with my love and her family.
I guess the good that came out of this is that it is done. I won't have to worry about it any more. I still want to get the downstairs toilet operational again, but I don't use it all that often, so it's not a rush.
Wake up and go to home depot and get myself a new garbage disposal
Install said disposal
Deep clean the kitchen
Deep clean the floors on the first floor.
Go to dinner for my lady's belated birthday dinner with her family.
...here is what actually happened.
woke up and got the new garbage disposal from home depot
started installing said disposal.
heard running water when none should be
found leaking/burst pipe near the basement toilet (yes, I have a toilet in the basement)
removed toilet piping from the line (had to be at least 40 years old) and went to home depot again...
bought 1/2 inch galvanized plug
plugged the line
water is now back on and not leaking everywhere ruining my basement floor!
back upstairs...Start hooking up disposal pipes...
pipe in the wet wall breaks (SON OF A BITCH)
Off to home depot... again.
get parts I think I need....
realize the pipe in the wall is very badly damaged and again... back to home depot...
Got the right parts for sure this time.
Now everything is all hooked up.
Tested, water tight. no leaks...
...had to miss dinner with my love and her family.
I guess the good that came out of this is that it is done. I won't have to worry about it any more. I still want to get the downstairs toilet operational again, but I don't use it all that often, so it's not a rush.
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