andy’s place…

So, I haven’t posted in a while, been on the road out at the cabin.  No internet, no cell phone, just trees and some work to do.  We did get some touristy time in though.  1880 Train, Bear Country USA, Old MacDonald’s Petting Farm, Keystone, etc…  all for the nephew Jamie.  He seemed to like it all, although he got scared before the 1880 Train.  I can believe that.  Trains are cool and all, but an early 20th century steam engine (They bought a 1929 one earlier this decade) might not be the most comforting site to see while you are nervous and away from home.  But he settled down, and I had a nice 2 hour round-trip ride through the middle of nowhere.  9 miles takes a while, and the screaming 1 year old next to me (not the nephew) didn’t help, but I did get to relax for a little while.

Bear Country has been significantly improved since I was a kid, lots more critters than before.  Old Mac’s farm was alright, but not the best in the world.

Missed a LAN party on Sunday, but I wasn’t that concerned.  There will be more.  Hopefully the guys will rent a conference room in a local establishment sometime for a day/weekend and set things up there.  And speaking of LAN, I’m still trying to get my plan for a new machine put together.  About the only things I have locked in are 22″ widescreen, 4 gb of ram, 2 HDD’s, and a P182 case.  The PSU, mobo, proc, video card, sound card, HDD sizes, and brands of pretty much everything are still up in the air.

Well, now that I’m back and somewhat back in the swing of things, I’ll get to a post.

The weekend was pretty busy.  Friday, headed out to the Hills to our family cabin for a weekend of work.  Hit up the races on Friday night.  Good racing overall, what I paid attention to at least.  No good crashes, which disappointed my little nephew Jamie.

Next morning, it was time to begin adding on another bedroom, namely mine.  Step one was the bad one… knock out a hole in the foundation.  That involved me, a sledge hammer, a hammer drill, and a flat bar.  Oh, and a lot of complaints from me.  Several hours later, it was all finished, and it went to floor joists, walls, and backfill over the next day and a half.

Then the fun of a 3 hour drive with my brother, who can’t sit still in a car….

Two weeks, I’m back out there again for more of the same…