Today was a lazy day.  Too many ‘work’ days in a row and the Bastard needed a day to rest the back, the mind and play with the new iMac.   Here’s a tip — Apple’s refurbished machines are like new, just cheaper!  Sure, they’re typically not the most current models but when you’re saving 15-25% on what is essentially a new, fully warrantied machine, do you really need the latest model?  I picked up an iMac from the fall 2008 release.  It’s replacing my “Early 2006″ 17″ CoreDuo iMac.  A great little machine, but I’ve outgrown it.  Sorry “eyemack”, it’s time to say goodbye.  If you’re looking for a mint condition iMac drop me a line.

Refurbished Apple equipment can be found on Apple’s online store.  You’ll find the links on the left side, near the bottom of the page.

obeying the laws of physics

So, the reno.  Right.  Sore back, sore hands, sore neck… The Irish Wife rubbed my shoulders and head during this gawd awful show called The Hills. It was her way to get me to stick around for that train-wreck of a show. Worked for me.  I surfed the web while she made all the tension disappear…

Yesterday my friend and I patched the floor with some self leveling concrete.  This stuff is really cool. Having never used it before I was a little intimidated, but a few youtube videos later and I was confident that it was pretty hard to screw up.  You mix it up in a bucket and pour it into place.  It’s viscous enough to not run everywhere and creep toward a level spot.  You just need to be careful to not overfill the area.  A light troweling and it’s done.  The results look pretty good, if I do say so myself.

Next up, laying the DriCore subfloor.  Oh and beer is always consumed between steps.