glh's Journal: Update

Had a good memorial day weekend. Had a nice bbq on Sat w/ the family, followed by another showing of Episode 3.

(Begin Star Wars rant) It was about as good as the first time through. Sunday we decided to watch Episode 4 and it is amazing the difference- acting, story development, and of course special effects. As a director, I really think Lucas matured. My conclusion: Episodes 1,2,3 have better character development, while the original series has more of a "mystic" quality to them. Overall I think Lucas did a great job and am pleased with it. (End Star Wars rant)

The new house is coming along- the painters finally made it out and should be painting the house as I type this. The color we chose is called "Macadamia" but looks like a deep tan. We only chose one color because it was $100 for any additional color. We will probably paint the dining room and our daughter's room but otherwise leave everything the same color. With an open floor plan it might look odd to do otherwise. Hopefully we will be done by the end of this month, but I am not holding my breath. I think it may go out until July. There is still quite a bit of finish work to go, but once the painting is done a lot of it can move in parallel. Electrical and plumbing finish work will probably take a day. The trim work will probably take the longest- I'm guessing a good week. The hard flooring is going to start up this week- should take a day or two. Carpeting will probably take one day. There are still a few things on the list to be fixed, as well.