Lepolt.com » updates http://www.lepolt.com/blog Random stuff from my head to your computer Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New House Month 10: More of What We’ve Learned http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/05/20/new-house-month-10-more-of-what-weve-learned/ http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/05/20/new-house-month-10-more-of-what-weve-learned/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 03:02:24 +0000 Jonathan http://www.lepolt.com/blog/?p=317
  • Projects always take twice as long as you think they will
  • Painting sucks, but the finished product is awesome
  • If I build it, it’s going to be sturdy enough for me to climb on
  • The bigger the fire, the better (applies to indoor and out)
  • “Home improvement project” should include a dollar sign in there somewhere (or two or three or four…)
  • The bigger the house the more time it takes to clean

    • Enjoy some new photos:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/lepolt

    ]]>     http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2009/05/20/new-house-month-10-more-of-what-weve-learned/feed/ 1     New House, Week 2: Emptying Boxes http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2008/07/31/new-house-week-2-emptying-boxes/ http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2008/07/31/new-house-week-2-emptying-boxes/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:01:25 +0000 Jonathan http://www.lepolt.com/blog/?p=73 Week two of the new house was full of much less surprises and excitement than last week…no water on the ceiling, no leaky pipes, and the [long] grass was made shorter. This week we unpacked a whole ton of boxes and tried to find a home for everything in the new place. As of Thursday evening I would say we are about 75% unpacked, although we’re more like 25% moved in. It’s obvious which rooms have taken more neglect than others based on remaining clutter. The office has by far seen the worse of it; there are cables and cords and stuff that should be in/on my desk everywhere. I think this room will be the big one to tackle next week.

    Meanwhile we finally were able to get Time Warner out here to install Internet and cable to the house. It was a debacle at first since none of the previous owners ever had TWC, but after talking to five different people on three different days we finally got it straightened out. What a treat, right? Sorry Kevin, I’ll leave DirecTV for you to explore…

    I’ve taken bunches of photos of packing up the apartment and moving into the house that I would like to post eventually, but cleaning this place up has been the top priority for Abi and me since we moved it. Baby steps, my friends, baby steps. And no, not from real babies! Leave me alone!

    I made one final trip to our apartment today for a little last-minute-end-of-lease vacuuming. Afterword I dropped off our keys to the office, flipped the place the bird and left. The bird thing might be an exaggeration, but I did shout “peace” as I walked out for the last time. It was a bittersweet moment, but rest assured we are on to bigger and better things! I wish I had my camera there for a couple photos of the empty place, but oh well. That’s it. No more 6750 Towering Ridge Way Apt. 198!

    To sum this up I can say that Abi and I are incredibly thrilled to own a house! It’s truly amazing, and we love it! Stay tuned for the party!

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    What we’ve learned so far:

    • ALWAYS remember to put the bonnet nut back in place before turning the water on
    • There really is enough water pressure coming out of the pipes on the 2nd floor to hit the ceiling
    • Spraying cold water on a hot light bulb will make it explode
    • So far none of my tools have been more important than a wrench
    • If you have old parts, it’s best to replace them IMMEDIATELY instead of trying to figure out if they’re really the cause of the problem…because they are
    • A simple fix is probably the best fix

    The last item is probably the most valuable at this point. That being said, however, I would not have learned about most of the other items on this short list had I just taken the “simple fix” path. Sometimes screwing something up yourself is the best way to learn. I’ll agree with that so long as the end result isn’t a catastrophe!

    ]]>     http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2008/07/25/new-house-week-1-what-weve-learned-so-far/feed/ 0     Lepolt Update: The “You Finally got a job?!” Edition http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2008/06/01/lepolt-update-the-you-finally-got-a-job-edition/ http://www.lepolt.com/blog/2008/06/01/lepolt-update-the-you-finally-got-a-job-edition/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:45:13 +0000 Jonathan http://www.lepolt.com/blog/?p=59 I bring to you, my loyal readers, a quick update of what it is exactly that I’m up to these days. For the sake of simplicity I’ll provide some bullet points; for further information please continue reading.

    • Starting full-time at Seapine Software on Monday, June 2
    • House hunting in/around Mason, OH
    • Still [happily] married
    • Haven’t dropped out of school [yet]

    Full-time job

    For anyone keeping the box score, I’ve been working at Seapine for the past two years part time as I’ve been working on my thesis at UC. I also co-oped there for four quarters from 2003-2004. I begin as a full-time employee at Seapine on Monday. School is/was taking too long (19+ years), so for now the thesis is going to take a back seat…although it won’t be forgotten about. All of my coursework at UC has been completed, and all required classroom and thesis hours (30 classroom, 15 thesis) have been accounted for. All that remains is:

    1) Finishing up a prototype

    2) Writing a reeaallyy long paper after doing some intense research work (aka, “writing” the thesis)

    3) Defending said thesis

    4) Graduating

    There is no real timeline for the aforementioned items, although the sooner the better. The plan is to work on school stuff a few days a week in the evenings or on weekends until things finish up. Yippee.

    House hunting

    Abi and I are 100% ready to move out of this apartment. Again, for those keeping score we’ve been here for two years and are ready for a change. Our house hunt has been focused in Mason, [East] West Chester, and Deerfield Township (which is really part of next to Mason, but whatever). These areas will be much, much closer to work for me and Abi once the new Children’s Hospital branch opens up in Liberty Township. House details will be provided at our discretion (ie, don’t be surprised if the first time you hear about our new house is for the party… ;-) )

    Still married

    Another box score detail to keep track of is the two-year wedding anniversary that will take place on August 5. No, I’m not getting ahead of things here…”till death do us part” was said, and I’m not dead (neither is Abi).

    School

    See above for details. I hate school, but I’ve wasted too much time/blood/sweat/tears/anger/money to quit now.

    I hope this update will suffice in answering all pertinent questions that you may have right now. I may/may not try to give you a life update more often…we’ll see how things are going. For now, GO REDS!

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