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04/23/2013 22:33 #57569

Xandra's Birthday Dinner From Sunday
Category: birthdays

This is a little out of date but (e:xandra)'s dinner at my moms was awesome.

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tinypliny - 04/30/13 01:13
That's a lot of food. I always wonder at mums' capacities to make all of that and more...

04/21/2013 17:29 #57557

Demolition Continued
Category: bathroom

We continued before (e:xandra)'s birthday party at my mom's. So much more is done but we need to do a mega cleanup now. Then deconstruct the floor, half the wall and the tub. Then the building can begin. I feel like once this is done we will end up learning so much which will open up the possibilities for bigger and better projects.

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tinypliny - 04/30/13 01:13
OMG. These photos - they are really painful...
ladycroft - 04/23/13 10:18
bye bye green walls.....can't wait to see the outcome!

04/21/2013 13:58 #57556

Die freaking bathroom walls, die
Category: bathroom

I finally was feeling well enough to hurt myself again. We got real far this time. Thank god for the dumpster.

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and I smashed my phone ugh.
tinypliny - 04/30/13 01:14
That is the photo you should send around when you encounter annoyances at work. ;-)
Robert - 04/21/13 15:27
i;ve never met any group of people who have more phone problems than any of you.

comin' along nicely! today's a do-stuff day for me, too.

04/20/2013 18:45 #57551

Mama's Kitchen - Jamacain Restauarant
Category: food

We headed down to mamas on Massachusetts for lunch yesterday. The food was so delicious, I had the jerk chicken, large size. It came with cabbage, rice and beans, fried plantains and chicken. I also had a grapefruit soda called tings that was reminiscent of squirt but made with real sugar. I would definately go back, next time I want to try the fish.

Here is their facebook page

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libertad - 04/20/13 19:07
That soda looks so refreshing.

04/19/2013 01:07 #57547

More Bathroom Deconstruction
Category: bathroom

After 12 mad hours of programming I needed some sledge hammering. Not because my job was too hard but because I caught wind of everything returning back to the status quo. I want so bad for things to change.

I would like the bathroom to be taken apart enough that it is ready to be reborn. A point at which I can order new parts and hire a plumber to do the plumbing.

So glad I tore through everything tonight. The toilet pipe was rusting so bad that the large iron pipe simply cracked in two when I lifted the toilet up despite it not being bolted down. This explains the water damage below.

It would go so much faster if I

A. would order a dumpster. I haven't because I work too slowly due to my overworking on my underappreciated job and because my soon to be husband refuses to help on party nights which is just about every night he is not also working crazy hours.
B. didn't give a fuck about preserving things to bring to Buffalo Reuse. I am just about at my limit with recycling. I so carefully removed all the wall tiles. For a while I was removing the hex tiles one by one. I saved enough of them to not care anymore.

This is never going to be ready for the wedding at this pace. I also wish the furnace pipe would just go away. Right now everything looks real bad.

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paul - 04/19/13 13:37
Thats actually just mortar for the tiles that I took off. Its a non supporting wall that is being mostly removed to extend the bathroom. I ordered a dumpster today so I can switch into higher gear now. Once I got it gutted I am hiring someone to set up all the plumbing.
fing - 04/19/13 13:29
Looks like it's going to be a lot of work Paul. If you want to do the supply lines for the water yourself check out pex piping. Very easy to work with. I am in the middle of a bathroom renovation myself. Is that your chimney on that wall or is is just brick underneath?
iriesara - 04/19/13 11:57
I wish I was there to help you! I could use me some sledge-hammerin. We'd get in done in no time!