Office Drywall: Day 4
On walking in, we were just amazed. And giggling an awful lot.
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End Table: Custom Staining, Finishing, and an Unexpected Trip to Delilah’s
In class today, we applied a finish for all our pieces. Note the extra bit of stain that Liz brought with, in case we needed to do touch-ups.
I have to say: Liz was the star student tonight, as several other folks wandered over to ask about her process and what she did. Lots of interest and questions, and Liz was just in her element – talking about everything she’s learned about staining. Quite cool to watch.
Office Drywall: Day 3
The room is prepped, and ready to be sanded, primed, and painted.
Office Drywall: Day 2
Progress and aftermath.
Office Drywall: Day 1
These are photos from the first day, after the drywallers finished in the office. I can’t tell you how exciting this was to see. The in-progress state is just so different from what we’ve known this room to be.
Hugo’s Speed Dates: Red Door Animal Shelter
A session with Salt, which seemed to go rather well. A bit later, Toni would let us know that Salt was “a little boy crazy.”
Liz’s Early Birthday Celebration
I ended up needing to miss a woodworking class last week (and needed to go in on the weekend, to do a makeup class). Liz decided she needed the night off as well, and decided that we’d both miss… and go in together, today. Our makeup work: sanding. We were encouraged to bring headphones. I…
From the Sky
“When I die,
bury me in the sky—
no one is fighting over it.”
Emmis Reunion, Shamrock Club
It’s difficult to express just how amazing it was, to see all of these lovely people again, after so many years. The best I’ve come up with is that my heart felt very full – full to overflowing. It’s a sensation I don’t think I’ve had in quite a long while.
Warehouse Liquors: Glenmorangie Tasting
Most companies try to keep their identity consistent, a stable look and feel that carries across their packaging. But Glenmorangie seems to have embraced this very diverse, wildly different style and gone for breadth.
Looking at this group of bottles, yes – it’s a range of whiskies. But boy howdy, is it a very big range of style and marketing and branding, to boot. Really quite incredible, when you take a step back to look at it all.
Amy Ray: Johnny Rottentail
“Well they hung him from the gallows
As the sun turned red from yellow
The crowd they heard him halting
And they sighed with much relief”
Felix Jung, 20×2 Chicago: What’s the Mission?
By far the best performance of the night, and absolutely stole the show. Chad the Bird had me in stitches (evidence), and I was on the floor.
If you watch no other video on this page, watch this one.
Brunch and Bunnies
With a lovely breakfast behind us, we headed over to Red Door Animal Shelter, to meet some bunnies. While Hugo gets the official final say, we do a first round to check out all the contenders.
Solo Office Work: Insulation, Visqueen, Cleanup
Today, Liz suited up and put in some time in the front office. I’m still unable to really assist, so this was all her. She hauled a ton of material out, and set about getting the room ready for drywallers.
Cherry Blossoms, Jackson Park
After work today, Liz wanted to have a bit of a surprise… and took me out for a quick ride. We parked near MSI, and walked over to Jackson Park, where the Cherry Blossoms were in bloom (after four years of deterred blooms).