After: Washer/dryer! Against the wall!

After: Washer/dryer! Against the wall!
Originally uploaded by Cutiemoo.

Check it out! It took over a month, and a lot of work between John, his dad and I, but we finally got the basement looking pretty darn good. My favorite part is pictured above - the washer and dryer actually NEXT to each other ... and against a WALL! I can't believe I lived so long with them in such a crazy situation.

Anyway, you can check out the whole basement before and after pics (John's work area is pretty impressive if I do say so myself!) in my flickr Project: Basement 2007 photo set.

On a depressing note - my trip to Vegas was cancelled. I hate this stupid project I'm on. I haven't done anything "cool" all year because of it. Unless you count working 14 hours/day cool. And I don't. I did get some good free baseball tickets out of it, though. I need a vacation, though!

Anyway, check out the previous two posts for some new purchases we made recently!

New Purchase #2

New Poker Table
Originally uploaded by Cutiemoo.

We got this for quite a steal off of Craigslist. It's SO much better than the half-a-ping-pong table we have been playing on. We had our first weekly game on it last night and everyone else loved it too. The cats love to lie on it, though, so there's cat hair everywhere, so we're going to try and find a cover for it... which is sad because one of the reasons I bought it was because of the colors - it actually looks GOOD in the room instead of your typical bright green/black tables.

New Purchase #1

Fire Pit
Originally uploaded by Cutiemoo.

John and I bought a fire pit after we realized it was something we'd both wanted for a long time. This was actually a fairly cheap one from Lowes, but it's perfect for us. You can even put the top on it so that it looks like a little table instead of a pit, and it comes with a cover to protect it from the elements. I like it a lot. (yes, I know, we shouldn't put a firepit on a deck. shuddup.)

My feet in the pool

My feet in the pool
Originally uploaded by Cutiemoo.

I was able to visit my parents in CT a couple weekends ago. It was a much-needed break from work - where I was working 14 hour days, and 18 hour weekends... *shudder*. The best part, of course, was the pool.

More pictures from the trip (including pictures of the kitchen/bathroom in all its water-damaged glory) can be found on my Connecticut 2007 photoset.

Also, notice I just made four posts today with pictures. it's the easiest way to post images from flickr, so don't miss the other posts!

myles sleepy

myles sleepy
Originally uploaded by Cutiemoo.

I recently uploaded a couple cat pictures, and this was probably my favorite (of Myles)

When I tried to fix the brightness it got really washed out, so I made it sepia. This makes the picture look artistic instead of bad. I'm smart.

A rare picture...

A rare picture...
Originally uploaded by Cutiemoo.

John Smiling. You may never see this in a photo again, so I had to post it.

(sorry he looks so red. the lighting on the picture was really bad and when I brightened it up it made him look kinda lobsterish. Oh well. He's still smiling)

Reds/Indians game in Cincy

Before the game
Originally uploaded by Cutiemoo.

(yes, I'm saying Cincy because I can never remember how to spell the full city name)

A while ago I met up with Mom and Dad to go to the Reds/Indians game at Great American Ballpark. Before the game we walk through the Red's Hall of Fame, the highlight for me was seeing the exact same Pete Rose poster from Sports Illustrated that we had hanging upside down in our basement forever there in the Hall of Fame. The lowlight was seeing a magazine add that had Pete Rose (and others) in their underwear. *shudder*

You can see all the pictures (including the ones mom wanted of Tony Perez stuff) here: My Reds/Indians photoset