renovation is underway at apt 9x so i will be out of commission for a few days. i am intermittently plugging my computer in to check email and isht (its amazing how dependent we have gotten collectively to computers, right? - i know many people that can testify to this). anyway.. major props to clayton as he helped me paint yesterday (this saved countless hours if i did it solo, and dollars if i hired some douchebag to overcharge me). super major props to my sister's significant other, tom... as he is doing my floors. also saving me ridiculous amounts of cash. the glue is down, most of the parquet is done already. today we will finish the office room and start knocking out the kitchen. i am assuming we will be done by thursday. i am hoping my tables that i ordered come in by friday so i can begin setting up the phatness.