House and Car status

The roof on the house is now done, but it's been raining a bit so i didn't take any pictures yet. My brother decided to buy Compact fluorescent Bulbs for the house after reading up on them (Google: CFL) It looks like a good way to save money and also help to be earth friendly. They take 1/4 the power and last 10 times as long as regular bulbs. Unfortunately the purchase prices is about 10 times as much as a regular bulb, but it's well worth it especially for rooms that have lights on almost all the time.

As for the car, I have the transmission now and it is attached to the engine, but not completely mounted etc. The head still hasn't come back yet which is getting kinda ridiculous, but i don't really have too much i can do other than complain and that doesn't help. I'm just working on getting the rest of the car ready so all it needs is the head. At this point i'm getting fairly good at working on it so it shouldn't be too bad once i get the parts. OHH!!! I might go to a real NHRA drag race for free from one of the vendors at work. Reserved seats and free soda/food even. It would be cool to have my car running by then (16th), but i wouldn't be racing anyway so not a huge deal.

Impersonal

I like the idea of writing to this blog once in a while possibly to entertain, and also for those that i may not talk to on a regular basis to get an idea what is going on day by day. Tonight however what I am feeling is not adequately expressed in such an impersonal manner. If you haven't been in touch for a while this post can be an excuse for sending a note, leaving a comment, or making a call. I am sure I will be fine, but tonight more than usual I feel an increased longing for hearing back from those who are interested in my life for one reason or another.

Fitness

I heard about a week or so ago that i should start running now to prepare for my Officer training school. Since then i've actually done it 3 times. Two of which were after some roofing even. This time i stepped it up a little and ran 14 minutes instead of the ~10 that i was running. That's not too bad considering i played tennis yesterday too. I'm not saying i'm fast or anything, but i am pretty sure i'll pass the fitness exam since i don't even have my dates yet (earliest would be January i think). I also did a few pushups and situps lately. Believe it or not it isn't really all that fun, but if anyone wants to join me give me a call.

assorted updates

I had another guard weekend, but it wasn't too busy at all. It rained last night, but the roof is all papered so that isn't a problem. It is going quite well actually thanks to friends and family. It's not quite ready for picture taking, but it is looking good. As for the cars, my Eclipse is still awaiting parts as it has been for a while. The tranny i shipped out though appears to look good. That might mean less money, but now i don't know why i popped out of gear. My bro's car is leaking oil and he doesn't really want to take care of it so he might get a new one. The miata and the truck seem to be running ok for now though.

Roofing

I've been keeping pretty busy lately. The roofers were working on my house for a while now, but i just started the Garage this weekend. I took Friday and Monday off so the weekend actually started Thursday night. The shingles are all ripped off the garage now with the exception of the ones at the very edge of the back which are friction holding all the removed shingles until the trailer arrives to take them away. The underlayment is also done on the one side. Tomorrow will be the big day to get started shingling though. I'll have two helpers in the morning and perhaps a few others after they get out of work. The part that is done on the house looks really good so far and i'm excited for it to be done. I'm sure i'll post some pictures of the finished roof for anyone that is interested.

On an unrelated note I also handed in my official transcripts and signed some paperwork to get my officer paperwork pushed through a little further. I still have no idea how long that will take though.

Thanks for reading!