Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
It's Still Winter
Howdy!
It's cooooold out!
Blog followers, you may be disappointed to hear that you'll have to continue to wait before being regaled with tales from the outskirts of normality, but your patience will be rewarded. In the meantime, I'll give you a little tease from the past few months.
by the way, i hate this new blog editor. what the hell is going on? oh well, at least I don't need the internet to eat snow-chilled pineapple while in a hammock.
It's cooooold out!
Blog followers, you may be disappointed to hear that you'll have to continue to wait before being regaled with tales from the outskirts of normality, but your patience will be rewarded. In the meantime, I'll give you a little tease from the past few months.
by the way, i hate this new blog editor. what the hell is going on? oh well, at least I don't need the internet to eat snow-chilled pineapple while in a hammock.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
A Quick Update While He's Away
Hola Amigos.
The house has been running strong since the thanks-giving post. It's mostly warm when the fire is burning, there's a new door that will be installed inside the old one tonight, and we're having a New Year's Eve party Thursday night.
I would like to say that an update is coming with loads of pictures, video, and megaphone crooning, but that is only one thing of many things that could happen in the near future.
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If you make it over on New Year's Eve- ask to see the brand new, extremely alternative artspace Outlaw Gallery. If you are an artist or creative, submit work to outlawgallery@gmail.com.
The house has been running strong since the thanks-giving post. It's mostly warm when the fire is burning, there's a new door that will be installed inside the old one tonight, and we're having a New Year's Eve party Thursday night.
I would like to say that an update is coming with loads of pictures, video, and megaphone crooning, but that is only one thing of many things that could happen in the near future.
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If you make it over on New Year's Eve- ask to see the brand new, extremely alternative artspace Outlaw Gallery. If you are an artist or creative, submit work to outlawgallery@gmail.com.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Wes's House featured on Tiny House Blog!
Hey All,
Please check out Tiny House Blog today! You won't be disappointed, probably.
photo by Patrick Hughes
This is a good time to give thanks (even if it wasn't Thanksgiving Eve, I'd use those words) to everyone who has made the last few months of life absolutely incredible. You have no idea how much you all mean to me!
Thank you (in some particular order that isn't well defined) Emily, Will, Arone, Vassia, Julie, Patrick, the Steves, Neal, Adam, Karolina, Vi, Jana, Darla, Myla, Amanda, Brian, Aaron, the Beach, my Parents, my Family, Paul, Gary, Drea, Lola, John, Krysta, Katy, Jose, the hardworking men and women of Home Depot, my bike, the weather, Crystal and her family, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Sophie, Levi, Anita, Chloe, Hans, Oliver and Mountain, Gosh and Tommy, other Oliver, Rachael, Susan, and the countless people that have made my experience here not only memorable, but cherished, as fleeting as these moments are!
We've come a long way, baby. I love you all.
I know your name isn't there, but it's not because I don't care, sorry!
Here are a few more! - Liz, Luke, Nate, Amolia, Omar, Pepper, Ben, other Ben, Marilyn, Amy, Teal, Sebastian, other Aaron, Matthew, ... Marcel, SITA and Maureen, Stephanie, Laura, Ramona, Brandon, Eric, Julia, David, ...
Please check out Tiny House Blog today! You won't be disappointed, probably.
photo by Patrick Hughes
This is a good time to give thanks (even if it wasn't Thanksgiving Eve, I'd use those words) to everyone who has made the last few months of life absolutely incredible. You have no idea how much you all mean to me!
Thank you (in some particular order that isn't well defined) Emily, Will, Arone, Vassia, Julie, Patrick, the Steves, Neal, Adam, Karolina, Vi, Jana, Darla, Myla, Amanda, Brian, Aaron, the Beach, my Parents, my Family, Paul, Gary, Drea, Lola, John, Krysta, Katy, Jose, the hardworking men and women of Home Depot, my bike, the weather, Crystal and her family, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Sophie, Levi, Anita, Chloe, Hans, Oliver and Mountain, Gosh and Tommy, other Oliver, Rachael, Susan, and the countless people that have made my experience here not only memorable, but cherished, as fleeting as these moments are!
We've come a long way, baby. I love you all.
I know your name isn't there, but it's not because I don't care, sorry!
Here are a few more! - Liz, Luke, Nate, Amolia, Omar, Pepper, Ben, other Ben, Marilyn, Amy, Teal, Sebastian, other Aaron, Matthew, ... Marcel, SITA and Maureen, Stephanie, Laura, Ramona, Brandon, Eric, Julia, David, ...
Monday, November 23, 2009
Other Events
I'm going to try to fashion a blurry time line of other notable happenings in the past few weeks...
hmm...
Everything that comes to mind does not belong on this blog.
Oh yeah! I started blocking in the open gaps where the rafters meet the outer walls with left-over styrofoam from the ceiling. The blocks are being sealed with PL-300, the same foamboard adhesive that I used on the floor. The great thing about this particular product is the color! It is usually a nice light blue, similar to robin's egg. It belongs in the same color family as the green grout and reminds me of Tron. All places in which exposed stryofoam will join with any other material will be sealed with this stuff. It looks good.
There are so many different adhesives made by PL that I may have to use some new materials to have a reason to have more colorful lines defining the edges of my home (I just sent PL a message thanking them for their product. Ironically, their slogan is "Unseen, but not Unnoticed." I am proving them half-wrong).
Sloan NYC fashion designer Brian Stanziale bought me a cast iron skillet a few weeks ago as a house-warming gift. We cooked over the outside fire and it was goooood. In fact, it felt just like our summer cabin-camping trip except with less rain. We made a stir-fry with onion, pepper, chicken and some other stuff. There was no need to season the dish at all, but we poured some Southern Comfort on top to make a bunch of pretty flames anyways. We stayed up late and drank and smoked a lot. Will was chillin', and Emily and Arone got home some time and hung out for a while too. We made stove-top espresso on the wood stove indoors and roasted marshmellows. It was by far the hottest the cabin has been ever. Very early in the morning we got up and made sausage. Boom.
The extremely drafty front door has had some minor improvements. There is a lock, and the major gaps have been blocked up with the frame shop scraps. It still needs a lot of love. At night, I stuff a bunch of fake fur around the edges to stop the draft. It works alright.
I bought an electric guitar on a gray Saturday afternoon. At the time, it was important that I started recording a song as soon as possible, but nothing got done that day. That was also iron skillet day methinks.
Will and I played Mariokart 64 outside last weekend. It was sweet. The game station stayed set up all evening, and I had a nice group of visitors over for the first time. We had more fire stir-fry and more impressive, Beef Ribs as a second dinner. Later Brian and I made s'mores. We didn't have graham crackers, so we used powered donuts instead. LIVING!
I'll edit this and add photos later. bedtime!
hmm...
Everything that comes to mind does not belong on this blog.
Oh yeah! I started blocking in the open gaps where the rafters meet the outer walls with left-over styrofoam from the ceiling. The blocks are being sealed with PL-300, the same foamboard adhesive that I used on the floor. The great thing about this particular product is the color! It is usually a nice light blue, similar to robin's egg. It belongs in the same color family as the green grout and reminds me of Tron. All places in which exposed stryofoam will join with any other material will be sealed with this stuff. It looks good.
There are so many different adhesives made by PL that I may have to use some new materials to have a reason to have more colorful lines defining the edges of my home (I just sent PL a message thanking them for their product. Ironically, their slogan is "Unseen, but not Unnoticed." I am proving them half-wrong).
Sloan NYC fashion designer Brian Stanziale bought me a cast iron skillet a few weeks ago as a house-warming gift. We cooked over the outside fire and it was goooood. In fact, it felt just like our summer cabin-camping trip except with less rain. We made a stir-fry with onion, pepper, chicken and some other stuff. There was no need to season the dish at all, but we poured some Southern Comfort on top to make a bunch of pretty flames anyways. We stayed up late and drank and smoked a lot. Will was chillin', and Emily and Arone got home some time and hung out for a while too. We made stove-top espresso on the wood stove indoors and roasted marshmellows. It was by far the hottest the cabin has been ever. Very early in the morning we got up and made sausage. Boom.
The extremely drafty front door has had some minor improvements. There is a lock, and the major gaps have been blocked up with the frame shop scraps. It still needs a lot of love. At night, I stuff a bunch of fake fur around the edges to stop the draft. It works alright.
I bought an electric guitar on a gray Saturday afternoon. At the time, it was important that I started recording a song as soon as possible, but nothing got done that day. That was also iron skillet day methinks.
Will and I played Mariokart 64 outside last weekend. It was sweet. The game station stayed set up all evening, and I had a nice group of visitors over for the first time. We had more fire stir-fry and more impressive, Beef Ribs as a second dinner. Later Brian and I made s'mores. We didn't have graham crackers, so we used powered donuts instead. LIVING!
I'll edit this and add photos later. bedtime!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Roof Completion, Sweet Hang-outs
Will helped with some shingling one day right after work. The sun dropped so fast those days I had to get home right after the day-job and start working immediately to get anything done. We just about finished as the dusk turned to night.
Shingles done and done.
Possibly the next day we installed the flashing. I wasn't really sure what I was doing, but the results please me. It was pretty simple- concrete anchors into the brick wall to secure the flashing, flashing sealant around the perimeter. Done and done. Will filled in the gap between the crossbeam and the brick with Great Stuff beforehand.
Aluminum flashing. 8'' wide. It is anchored into the brick with some fancy blue screws. They came with a terrible masonary bit that became dull after a couple uses. It was the only one in that size available to me this day, so we I just put up with it and forced my way through the mortar. It's sealed with some goo from HD. This particular goo has the ability to adhere wet surfaces to dry. That's pretty bad-ass.
This is Great Stuff. It is a great all-purpose sealer and gap-filler. It gets everywhere, so wear clothes you don't care about. Gloves too if you have them. Don't overfill anything, as this product expands a good bit by itself.
The remaining chimney length arrived and was easy to install. It screwed right where it needed to be, it was level, and I was happy. I built a fire and lit the sucker.
Chimney! It looks crooked, but it isn't. It is missing the trim collar that closes the gap between the flashing and the chimney. I haven't found any of the high-temp sealant that is reccommended to adhere it, so it remains hanging on the cabin wall. After one really hard rain, the support box filled up with a little water. The fire that night boiled it all right out. It should probably get covered asap.
Contents Unconfirmed. Received From "Longo" on 9/8/09. 3 of 3 Package(s). Measured by GT, no check.
I built a beautiful little fire- crossed the kindling, larger logs on top, etc... This whole rigmarole was pretty unnecessary since the wood scrap from the frame shop went up in flames nearly instantly. Then again, if you aren't crafting a good home fire, you aren't getting everything you should be getting out of having a home fire. Craft.
The paint on the outside of the stove pipe started smoking once the fire got hot. I was planning on this, but not nearly to the degree I experienced. It was damn smoky and filled the house with nastiness. The paint went from a satin black finish to very glossy, then to matte black. There was a plastic sticker on one piece I hadn't removed- that smoked a bunch, holy hell. An hour or so later, I deemed the house suitable for hang-outs and life was good. We sat on the rug and enjoyed.
Shingles done and done.
Possibly the next day we installed the flashing. I wasn't really sure what I was doing, but the results please me. It was pretty simple- concrete anchors into the brick wall to secure the flashing, flashing sealant around the perimeter. Done and done. Will filled in the gap between the crossbeam and the brick with Great Stuff beforehand.
Aluminum flashing. 8'' wide. It is anchored into the brick with some fancy blue screws. They came with a terrible masonary bit that became dull after a couple uses. It was the only one in that size available to me this day, so we I just put up with it and forced my way through the mortar. It's sealed with some goo from HD. This particular goo has the ability to adhere wet surfaces to dry. That's pretty bad-ass.
This is Great Stuff. It is a great all-purpose sealer and gap-filler. It gets everywhere, so wear clothes you don't care about. Gloves too if you have them. Don't overfill anything, as this product expands a good bit by itself.
The remaining chimney length arrived and was easy to install. It screwed right where it needed to be, it was level, and I was happy. I built a fire and lit the sucker.
Chimney! It looks crooked, but it isn't. It is missing the trim collar that closes the gap between the flashing and the chimney. I haven't found any of the high-temp sealant that is reccommended to adhere it, so it remains hanging on the cabin wall. After one really hard rain, the support box filled up with a little water. The fire that night boiled it all right out. It should probably get covered asap.
Contents Unconfirmed. Received From "Longo" on 9/8/09. 3 of 3 Package(s). Measured by GT, no check.
I built a beautiful little fire- crossed the kindling, larger logs on top, etc... This whole rigmarole was pretty unnecessary since the wood scrap from the frame shop went up in flames nearly instantly. Then again, if you aren't crafting a good home fire, you aren't getting everything you should be getting out of having a home fire. Craft.
The paint on the outside of the stove pipe started smoking once the fire got hot. I was planning on this, but not nearly to the degree I experienced. It was damn smoky and filled the house with nastiness. The paint went from a satin black finish to very glossy, then to matte black. There was a plastic sticker on one piece I hadn't removed- that smoked a bunch, holy hell. An hour or so later, I deemed the house suitable for hang-outs and life was good. We sat on the rug and enjoyed.
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