The Johnson Blog

We placed our order for a couch and loveseat today. At the store they only have three colors on hand (two shades of brown and a green) and we decided on the red, so it will be 8-10 weeks before they arrive. I was pretty disappointed when I learned about the long delay, but we think the red is going to look very good in our family room. It’s definitely going to be a change from what we are used to, but it should contrast the beige walls and light carpet quite nicely.

I think this is the model we purchased, so picture it in red.

The Construx guy unexpectedly showed up today. He finished up the work he started in the bathroom and also painted over a couple smudges on the walls from when we were moving in.

So here’s what it looks like on the Treo. These screenshots also show the new functionality I just hooked up tonight, the ability to just search for recipes that can be made with ingredients onhand in the inventory. Next up at some point will be to show in the recipe how much of a given ingredient you need to buy before being able to make it.

It has been a busy day for us today. It started with us visiting The Old Capital Art Fair in downtown Springfield. Ana has gone numerous times in the past but it was my first visit. We both saw several pieces that would look great in our dining room and reading room but our upcoming furniture purchase is taking precedence. Even without buying anything, it was nice walking around and viewing the wide variety of art.

Next on our agenda was furniture shopping. I have no idea how many couches and chairs we sat in today, but it’s a lot more tiring than either of us expected. So far we think we know where we will be purchasing from and, suprisingly, we are leaning towards a very bold red set for the family room. The biggest problem we are having is figuring out how we want to set the room up: one couch, two chairs, no end table? one couch, one loveseat, end tables; would an ottoman fit?

A relaxing evening at home with a movie is planned, probably with a side of C#.

This morning someone from Construx was to show up and repair the chipping paint above the shower. He showed up ontime this time, and said he was also going to be working on the sump line.

Because Construx can’t communicate for squat, I had to tell him what needed to be done. Easy enough, right? I call into work and say that I’ll probably be in at around noon. Noon has come and gone, there are quite a few holes in the yard due to the approach used to find the end of the line (dig hole, look for pvc, dig another hole, …), and I have called into work to take the rest of the day off.

Here’s a nice arial view of the worker’s ‘debugging’

If you want a detailed description of what has transpired today, feel free to ask. I’ll spare everyone else.