Saw a motorcyclist commuting today in our 10degF weather and my first thought was jealousy! My 2nd was: get a full face helmet, dude!

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Posted on 12/10/2010 by kari

the thing about cold weather is that I can’t ever complain: it’s 10degF at my house today, but it’s *0degF* at my dad’s house right now.

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Posted on 12/10/2010 by kari

insulated attic! it is AMAZING. so quiet and much warmer! almost makes up for the crummy low appraisal we received. http://flic.kr/p/8ZGi9a

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Posted on 12/9/2010 by kari

“intellect and romance triumph over brute force and cynicism!” http://tinyurl.com/36smtrx (thanks @Snufkin!)

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Posted on 12/8/2010 by kari

RT @feministhulk “AMERICA” NOT NAME OF ANY COUNTRY. NOT EVEN NAME OF A CONTINENT, NAME OF TWO CONTINENTS. U.S.A. NOT HAVE MONOPOLY ON IT.

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Posted on 12/8/2010 by kari

I love these feminists + explanation of rape culture: http://tinyurl.com/3y6savk (If it upsets you, pls thoughtfully read the whole thing.)

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Posted on 12/8/2010 by kari

nice things about working from home: I can eat all the kimchi I want without smoking out my office with the delicious yet strong odor.

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Posted on 12/8/2010 by kari

Old House New House

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We’re getting new insulation today, and we’re on our first step to getting a bran’ new attic, so to speak!

Want a tour of the old attic?

Firstly, we have a real door and a real stairway up into the attic. I love that! and then when you reach the top of the stairs and you turn around, this is what you see (left of stairs and right of stairs):
attic - left of stairs
attic - right of stairs

and if you walk to the opposite end and look back towards the stairs, this is what you see:
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it’s a really big attic, and this is my favorite part – on the far side away from the stairs there are two gabled nooks:
attic - next to stairs

the one on the left is our pretend future guest room – it’s adorable, nestled up against the ratty chimney:
attic - guest room

each nook has this pretty stained glass window in it:
guest room nook

stained glass

We plan to leave the floorplan open, but make this corner the guest room area with a nice rug and my old four poster bed, a nice bedside table and a chest or something to put your bag on (come visit us!). Of course we’ll need a pretty lamp.

The other nook has a bunch of old tables in them right now – the previous owner wanted to be a model train maven or something like that. you can see them in one of the first photos. I think that one is a little more open but a little smaller, and would make a really cute little sitting area.

On the right side of the stairs the floor is more open and the ceiling seems higher, because there’s a better floor-space to wall-proximity ratio (I am SURE that is a real interior decorating metric):
attic - looking towards stairs

attic - towards stairs

The left side of the stairs will probably be a good place to put in some shelving around the edge of the stairs for camping stuff so it’s easy to get to. I think there are secret dreams of putting a desk in here by the window, too:

We won’t be finishing the attic for a good long time – maybe a year, by my projection of saving/spending ability vs more critical work to do on the house – but when we are ready, we’ll be putting in drywall, fixing up the floors, insulating more under the floors, running outlets down to the walls, and making it just incredibly lovely. I really can’t wait, it’s going to be amazing. Stay tuned!

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ooh, I am SO glad we’re getting insulation this week. 2 hrs after heat shuts off for the day and it’s already back down to 55 deg inside!

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Posted on 12/8/2010 by kari

it’s hard getting out of bed when you know you have to carry about a zillion boxes out of the attic and down to the street first thing.

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Posted on 12/8/2010 by kari

aaargh, there is rustling and creaking noises aplenty tonight in my sweet old house. I hope we don’t have mouses in our walls. #eek

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Posted on 12/7/2010 by kari

worked a 12 hour day and it’s not even fully billable. #ahconsulting oh and also. so tired, but can’t seem to slow down enough to sleep!

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Posted on 12/7/2010 by kari

I am so excited that the little dudes REALLY enjoying watching season 1 of The Cosby Show. it’s hilarious! Thank you, awesome library DVDs!

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Posted on 12/5/2010 by kari

dear friends who live in NYC: it’s official, there is now 3G service up here! THEREFORE you will all probably want to move here by me, stat!

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Posted on 12/4/2010 by kari

the attic is nearly cleared out and the roofer has his deposit. eeps! I’m so thrilled to soon have a clean dry and warm attic. and nervous.

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Posted on 12/4/2010 by kari

finally and totally cleaning out the attic today. at extreme not wanting to. but we need to make room for insulation and installers so…

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Posted on 12/4/2010 by kari

I can’t believe it’s taken me years to find this piece on mansplaining. I can’t recommend it enough. http://tinyurl.com/yed3ae9

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Posted on 12/3/2010 by kari

hey, may I crow? I am honored! surprised! proud! excited! to have been selected as the Cooper Union Young Alumnus of the Year.

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Posted on 12/2/2010 by kari

hey, may I crow? I am honored! surprised! proud! excited! to have been selected as the Cooper Union Young Alumnus of the Year.

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Posted on 12/2/2010 by kari

oh, my dears: I caught a terrible cold on sat and it has positively inhibited my internetting. in other news, I’ve read 4 books since then.

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Posted on 12/2/2010 by kari