15 January 2007
New Old Work Table
I spent most of the weekend rehabilitating an old table that I bought through Craigslist. It's nine feet long and had gunk all over it and a broken formica top. I sanded it, painted it, staple-gunned some vinyl over the formica, laid plexiglas on top, and glued felt feet to the bottom. It's like a whole new table! And now I have a decadent amount of table space in my workroom. Here's the table before and after.
7 January 2007
Dead Rat
One of our cats gave us a gift: A dead rat, lying in its own piss, on our dining room floor. We've cleaned the floor, opened the window, and lit incense, but we can still smell the rat piss. Good kitty!
1 January 2007
Happy New Year! Last week I went backpacking in Joshua Tree and visited pals in LA.
Unrelated to New Year's, I made up my mind to go hiking or backpacking at least once a month and not to let anything stop me. I'm much happier when I sneak off into the wilderness regularly, even (or maybe especially) if I go by myself. So far, my solo trips are easy little overnighters, for which I'm well-equipped with the latest space-age gear, notably a titanium spork.
In LA, I enjoyed some of my favorite pals and a few of the local sights: