Perhaps, most importantly though, the best (and also simultaneously the worst) $69 ever spent... The air conditioner has now joined the world of the living! So, the sweatbox has now (hopefully) been banished forever. There was much rejoicing! Turns out, we had a bad breaker. Oh well.
With that having been accomplished, one can only imagine what dreams may be realized over the next several days. But, still and yet, there is history to recap before thinking of the future. The first, and most major change since the last update was the great migration of the Swedish cabinets. They've completed the spawn and have now arrived at their final resting places in the kitchen. Behold:
Figure 1. May they rest in peace!
If you look closely, you'll notice that this house is still old and saggy. But, hey, just don't look! If you do have eagle eyes though, you may notice that the gaps over the cabinets provide a gentle slope as you move from the window... to the WALL, and the sweat runs down my.... Nevermind, got carried away there by the dulcet tones of Mr. Lil Jon! The slope is actually from the window towards the door, but whatever. Here's hoping that the new owners are simply mesmerized by the beauty of the rest of the kitchen instead.
While that was going on, or technically before, I suppose, the crew repaired some of the framing around the window, so instead of peering into broken drywall, viewers are instead charmed by the ENDLESS YAPPING OF THAT DAMN NEIGHBOR DOG THAT THEY CAN SEE OUT THE WINDOW! How quaint!
Figure 2. Looks like a blurry window
More astute blog readers may have noticed that the windows are in fact closed. That's because the air conditioner is now working. Oh, I mentioned that already, well, color me shocked, I guess we're just excited about that one.
Also, the sink has been set in the master bathroom, and it all looks, well... like a sink should, I suppose. No real excitement there. Kinda boring, but still, it's another thing that makes it that much closer to done, which is neat-o.
Figure 3. What a beautiful vanity
Shockingly enough, we DO plan to actually place that receptacle (a GFI, thankyouverymuch) back into the box and not leave exposed wires out for future owners. We're cheap and lazy, but not that cheap and lazy.
Knowing you, dear reader to be as keen as you are, though, I'm sure you're wondering about that supposed "bad stuff" that was mentioned before. Well, prepare yourselves...
Really.
Sit down, it's SERIOUS.
Meh, not really, but it does require some additional work that we hadn't anticipated. Though, it's not really work that either of us will likely personally take on, so it's almost like a tax of sorts. ...and I can live with that.
Figure 4. Broken fireplace parts
Ruh-roh! Yeah, the "hearth" broke. It finally yielded under the substantial weight of that great herd of Scandinavian cabinets, I guess. I think our design consultant has settled on some sort of concrete mini-hearth. It will be interesting to see if what was conceptualized is going to be what's delivered, but that's half the fun. Fun fact: The other "half" of that equation is about 60% frustration, 30% expense, and 10% cussing.
Well, the lights are getting turned off around me, so I suppose it's time to go to sleep.
Happy Birthday MA!
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