I’ve never given the oven in this kitchen, in the kitchen that I grew up in and ate numerous meals that were cooked in there, much thought. But yeah, it’s a wall unit, the kind that was very popular in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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My initial intention, when I started working here, was that I’d stay for 2, 3 years then hopefully, will have established a lot of roots and networking avenues in this area, so that I could easily move on to something[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those of you who don’t get the “Green Acres” reference in panel 2 (and I’m sure my poor caricature of Eva Gabor didn’t help), one of the running gags of the show was Lisa’s inability to cook. About the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yep. I didn’t buy a thing. In fact, I wasn’t even tempted. It wasn’t too long ago that I’d find myself in Collectible Store’s like this one or toy & comic shows, obsessed with tracking down old toys, action figures,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wow, I can’t really believe that it’s only been one week. Just seven days ago, I drove by this house, after seeing and reading about it online, for the first time. Now, just seven days later, I’m walking through it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve become a huge fan of Charlize Theron over the last few years. Sure, it’s easy to be a fan of her from her looks alone, but I’ve been extremely impressed with her choices of roles and her ability to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There seems to be a recurring theme from my manager towards my design work. There’s only ONE way to design things. HIS way. I guess working as a professional designer for over 30 years, with some of the largest and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1995 I bought my first house (and sold it in 2000) and bought my second house in 2001 (and sold it earlier this year) so it’s not like I’m a rookie going into this. I realize it’s going to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ever since I heard the news yesterday, that the seller’s accepted my bid, I haven’t been as happy as I should be. This past month or so, because of the way my work and myself have been treated here, it’s as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I heard last night that someone else was making an offer on the house, I thought for sure that this “bidding war” would last a few days. The Escalation price I made wasn’t too far off the mark, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…