It’s been a hard day’s night…
Posted by Ben on August 12th, 2004
…and I’ve been working like a dog. Well…maybe not quite that bad, but I’ve joked that owning a house has made it seem like I’ve got a 2nd full-time job going on now. Put in my 8-9 hours at Kraft, then I come home, unpack boxes, assemble bookcases, fix little things, yard work, etc.
But, it’s nice to have a place we can call ours. It just feels good to have a sense of ownership over things.
I’ve been a bit of a slacker online and in real-life as a result. I’m a little behind on e-mailing folks, catching up on the phone, etc. I feel kinda bad about it. I’m traveling a lot the next two weeks though, so I’ll have no house-related diversions and I can catch up with everyone a little bit more. My apologies in advance for being a slacker, all…
Weather around the Chicago area’s been a bit freakish as of late. We set a record low at night last night, and daytime temperatures have been hard-pressed to break 60F. Here it’s 12 August, and I haven’t had to run the air conditioning yet this month. Makes me wonder what kind of fall/winter we’re going to be in for…