Holy sense of normal

Ok, so the office is officially set up at home. Blue-grey walls, packed bookshelves, closet slightly full of the other odds and ends, a camera bag and tripod. After two months, the Mac is hooked up again, and the goal will be to keep the desk spartan save for the blinking lights of the Internet.

It feels good to be surrounded by clean walls, taller trim and so many books. Omaha is cold and rainy today. I spent the whole of the work day watching a presentation online and listening to a conference call on the same. Tomorrow I'm at an all-day off site meeting. Wednesday will be a half-day of the same off-site fun.

Since I went to work at 6:30 this morning, I left around 4. And man, is there ever a lot of time in the evening when it's just you and no cable. I tried to watch some sitcoms, but the acting on "How I Met Your Mother" was sucking something fierce. Back to organizing.

I'm sure I'll forget, so let me just say that this Wednesday, November 12, will be my 7th anniversary of Working. I started back in Lancaster in 2001, and it's been a long weird trip ever since.

Wiring stuff

Ok, so the productivity train keeps rolling here at the house. Nick came over today, and we wired up another light in the garage. It's a 3-car, and even with a double-bulb at the only socket, it's still pretty dim. Hence, another ceiling fixture. I'll stick another pair of lights in there (these are all CFLs, mind you) and it'll be perfect. In a side note, I totally dropped two of those CFL bulbs in the garage. There's mercury everywhere. Good thing the kid's not around.

Sunday I'll be wiring up two more lights in the basement. There's a storage room with the AC and water heater and whatnot. Plenty of space for other stuff, but not enough light ... you see the trend here?

Nick also helped me add an electrical outlet so the stove would be happy.

Next up is running the 40 amp service from the stove area (it's gas now, so the giant outlet is available for other purposes) to the garage to a new wall panel. From there it'll power two circuits around the garage (outlets) and then new sconces on the outside of the garage eventually.

I really need to get on insulating that garage. It's stupid cold in there. The weather here in Omaha has dropped to a nice steady 40 degrees ...

Finished the trim (finally) in the "office." Should be able to get that all set up this week. Asim's room is left. The days are numbered, and my travel schedule is spiking here at the end. I have a trip to Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Ohio and then Lancaster. Actually I think this is my last full weekend here before Maria and Asim return.