Entries from February 2007

February 19, 2007

Day of the JLG Condor

In the morning the phone call from Josh was somewhat frantic, Matt’s car was stuck in ice and locked between two tightly packed cars, wasn’t there an Enterprise Rental by my place? Indeed. It opens at 7:30am. The one Nissan Pathfinder SUV was all they could rent for a thrifty $90 per day [...]

February 18, 2007

The Weather Underground

So what I was thinking about today at work, as we were almost wrapped, were the three things I want in my future home that is not in the city. One, would be the wood burning stove, two would be the garden, and three? What would three be? A wind turbine? Solar [...]

February 11, 2007

go zero

Somehow I miraculously got well today from the whooping cough on my day off, though I still slept in ’til 2pm and Zoe made soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I also drank some Coca-Cola Zero, which if you haven’t tried it, tastes significantly better than Diet Coke. If you’re into diet soda. Or [...]

February 6, 2007

staying warm?

These keep you warm. It’s going to be cold tonight. And into the foreseeable future. When Josh was on the process trailer and it was 9 degrees out, and the limo sheared the trailer hitch off the truck, he was warm. That is why I put my faith in the Artic Quilt Lined Overalls. [...]

February 4, 2007

if

If someone ever asks you to shoot a movie in late January/February, both in Subway tunnels and involving many night exteriors, just say no.  Because it will be 9 degrees out at night.  Because Subway tunnels are filthy hazardous places.  Because the movie will go straight to DVD.  It is  not “The Warriors”.  Seriously.  No, [...]