I will be the first to admit, I am a Harry Potter FREAK! I have read all the books several times over, I love to speculate about what's to come, and as you probably guessed, I was at a bookstore at 12:01 last night waiting to get my book. I finally got home with the book at about 1am and made it all the way until 5 before I had to put it down and get some sleep. I was up again by about 8:30 and other than the hour after Adam got up at 11 and he made me eat and take the dog to the vet, I continued reading until I finished the book about 2 hours ago. For now I will put the book down until Monday when I will start reading it a second time, a chapter at a time to really be able to take in the amazing talent of Ms. Rowling. I will not spoil anything here for anyone who wishes to read the book on their own, but I will say this: I am happy with how the book ended, not what I was expecting, but VERY well done. Now it's time for a nap.
I know I haven't posted about it in a while, but some things have been happening with the motorcycle:
Gaskets have been Scraped
All Parts have been Ordered
Pistons have new rings and are in cylinders
Valves and Seats have been lapped
Valves and Springs have been installed
2 of 4 valve lifters are installed
So, with all that said, there is a GOOOOOOOD chance that the bike will run this weekend!!! HOW EXCITING IS THAT? Wish me luck, maybe even for tonight!!!
I (adam) passed the MSF Beginners Motorcycle Safety Course. So now all I gotta do is go to the DMV and get my endorsement, well, and get my bike running! Anyone got a bike they want to let me borrow? heheh
And, while I was taking the course, Nicole and her Dad took down 3 trees in our back yard, fixed gutters, and generally made improvements. Big thanks to those two!!
Next on the list...... ITs my office, and I can spell it with a P if I want to!!
Speaking of the office. This weekend, I finally moved into the room that I told everyone would be my office. I'm enjoying my space, and space enough for Damion to have a workstation as well. Life is good!
It appears there are some reoccurring events happening at my house, and I want to invite everyone interested to participate!!! Make sure to click the title of this article to see the full thing.
Wednesdays from 6pm to 9pm starting 6/6/07
Game Nite - We will be playing various games including: Magic The Gathering HeroClix HorrorClix Settlers of Catan (and expansions) Poker The Game of Life Monopoly Many Others If you have a game you want to play, let us know
We closed on our house on Friday March 30th. I know it's been almost a week, but we've been crazy painting and moving, and it's still not done. As soon as we get stuff moved in and settled I promise I will post new pictures!
I am happy to repport that pending the appraisal, inspections, and final financing details, Adam and I have bought our first house. I can't tell you how excited I am. We really really love this house, we knew it was ht one we wanted from the moment we walked in. The next few weeks are going to be a little crazy, but we're shooting for a March 28th closing.
Well last night we found IT! Adam and I walked into a house with our realtor and just got that "This is our House" feeling. We made an offer last night, but won't hear on it until today, and I am so nervous!! There are a ton of pics in the gallery, although some of them aren't the greatest, and some are from the listing. I'll let you know when we hear about the offer!
As many of you know Adam and I have been living in the same house in the middle of ISU's campus rental area for almost 4 years, and the time has finally come for us to move on. We have begun the process of looking for and buying our first house. We actually went and looked at the first seriuos prospect, and while it's neither Adam's or my dream house, it has definite potential. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally be taking this step in our lives. I only hope that we can meet Adam's goal of being moved in in time to plant a garden. We shall see!
Lets take Damion and I for example. We can communicate in MANY different ways:
Face To Face
VOIP Phone
Work Phone
Cell Phone
TXT Message
Personal Email
Work Email
Mid Email
Blogging back and forth
IM
Skype (yes, I know, technically VOIP)
Gnome/Netmeeting
The interesting part is that we pay for most of those options, and have ALL of them, is that really the most efficient way to communicate? No, but its DAMN COOL
