Category Archives: sarah st

The House is Painted

Our new house is nearly done getting painted and you can see the results on Flickr. I’m very happy with the colors thus-far and I can’t wait to get the flooring done. I’ve been living out of my parents house for the past few weeks (which is not so conveniently an hour south of work), [...]

Hacking the House

So I decided to rip out the existing intercom system and not use it. It wasn’t working in the first place (it had burnt out vacuum tubes!) and it was a cosmetic nightmare. The sposal approval factor was way low. Anyhow, the thing I wanted to use the intercom system for was whole-house audio to [...]

on the removal of a G5

I am blogging from my blackberry because the only computer we have (a 12 inch powerbook) is with Amy. The G5, my friend for so long, is now setup at work outside my office. My office is likewise filled with all of my consumer electronics. That division of work and home? Not so much.
We are [...]

Searching for…

I’m searching for good software to manage a remodel/renovation. Something that’ll let me track by room the tasks to be done, and the stages of finishing. As well, something to track purchases that need to be made.
I’m supposing that I need to make this in Excel or Filemaker or something, but is there anything out [...]

Setting the Stage

We have closed, we have keys and now the fun starts. What we’re doing right now is getting bids from contractors and subcontractors for the renovation, as well as shopping for flooring, paint and accessories. Thankfully, Amy is a freelancer and thus can help out while I’m at work. Double thankfully, my office is less [...]