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May 27, 2005
Dork Wars.
Posted by Andrew at 10:08 PM | Comments (1)
Why I Am So Tired!!!
I've been blaming it on fatherhood;
paint fumes, lack of sleep and recently fixing up the new house.
But now I found out the real reason:
I'm tired because I'm overworked.
Here's why:
The population of this country is 273 million.
140 million are retired,
There are 85 million in school,
29 million employed by the federal government,,
2.8 million are in the armed forces
14,800,000 people work for state and city governments
At any given time there are 188,000 people in hospitals,
As of today, there are 1,211,998 people in prisons.
That leaves JUST TWO PEOPLE to do all the work...
YOU and ME!!
And there you are sitting on your butt,
at your computer, reading my blog.
That leaves just me...
Posted by Andrew at 09:55 PM | Comments (0)
May 19, 2005
Lend me your ears...
I wrote this in one take, added a couple of tracks and voila!
Here's "107th Heaven" for your listening pleasure...HERE
(The file is 11 MGs so be patient!)
Posted by Barbara at 09:19 PM | Comments (0)
Dropping walls, raising sprits.
Well, now the fun starts.
The frustration of the paper and money juggling seems to be getting further from the focus, and I can finally put my hands on the beast.
I went in the other day, just to remove the disgusting stove and fridge, and got a little carried away. By the end of the weekend, I had torn out all the kitchen and dropped three major walls, as per the plan.
The experience was cathartic. I felt as though I was performing some exorcism, and ridding the house not only of walls, but also the echo of its uncaring previous tenants.
The effect is real and dramatic, and the house feels bathed in light and energy as space is liberated.
Posted by Andrew at 07:39 PM | Comments (2)
May 08, 2005
Our little piece of planet Earth.
So what do you get for $360,000 in the Bay Area real estate market ...well ..humm ...Potential!
We closed escrow on Friday, and started today to take stock of the huge task in hand.
It really is dreadful. It's so icky that you have to wipe your feet when going out into the street, but the neighborhood is great and we will love the place into submission and make it gleam once more.
We have already started to figure out where we can bust out walls and start to turn this into place of light and style. We will open up the kitchen, taking it back to the studs and place a center island and cooktop. We will expose the long hidden oak floors and bring the garden to life again. I have spent my career working on some of the finest and most beautiful homes in the world...now it is my turn. I can't wait to get started.
This would be a good time to thank some people who worked to get us into this, our first home.
Jim and Janice Judd...Great Pharaohs of World Savings Bank, who saw beyond paper risk and took a chance on us.
Peter Robertson.. My 'brotha from anotha muvva' and guru in the voodoo arts of real estate.
Our Families; Ray, Judy, Bernard, Florence for helping us over the last humps.
Our great friend Jim Pire has offered to take some shots as the metamorphosis develops, and these can be seen by clicking HERE.
Posted by Andrew at 08:57 PM | Comments (3)