I hope you all voted today. If not, then we dedicate the next rottenstone song to you. And that’s not a compliment.
Brian and I always vote after supper. We were numbers 502 and 503, respectively. I don’t ever remember getting a number that high, so voter turnout must’ve been good today. We can only hope so. A high turnout translates to minorities and youth which translates to a Kerry victory. We’ll see…
A wise man (Peter Steele) once said, “Every day is Halloween.” While this might be true for some people all of the time, it was certainly true for everyone today. But, it was apparently true for less people this year than last–we have a ton of candy left over. I wonder if it was because trick or treat night was on a Sunday this year. Normally, it is on a Thursday.
Jake was “Batman Beyond”. Whatever that is. You be the judge–view our Halloween pictures here. The kid was so anxious to get home and eat his candy that he hardly went to any houses. Sooner or later, he’ll learn the lesson of Halloween: the longer you stay out, the more candy you get. And while this might delay the instant gratification of eating your candy at 6:15 on Halloween, you will be eating candy for many more days. And, that makes it all worthwhile.
Since Jake was at the grandparent’s today, Brian and I spent the day working on our on-going attic project. We*** inserted baffles in order to keep the insulation off of the roof deck and to improve ventilation for the soffits we previously installed (see attic project, part 1 for details). We also tripled our available storage space by putting more flooring down in the eaves.
So, half of the attic is now completed. We’re slated to do the other half next month. Of course, the other half will be a bigger pain because there’s more stuff stored in that part. And to make it even more of a challenge, there’s ductwork and pipes running all over the place.
At least the job went quickly. It probably only took 3 to 3 1/2 hours, which is better than I would have guessed. Either way, I’m still beat. I could really use a nap right about now, but we’re off to pick up Jake soon, so I guess I can forget about that idea. At least I’ll get an extra hour of sleep tonight–don’t forget to turn back those clocks!
***When I say ‘we’, I mean Brian. He got to roll around in insulation all day, while I mostly handed him stuff. But, he wasn’t complaining. Some help is better than no help, I guess.
Jake is staying at Brian’s parent’s tonight so this evening was dedicated to rottenstone. I completed the bass and Brian completed the keys for our latest song, (a)pathetic. It sounds pretty cool, if I do say so myself. Brian hasn’t written the lyrics for the song yet and I have yet to write my first guitar solo (think: Kurt Cobain), so the song probably won’t be done for a bit since Jake isn’t scheduled at the grandparent’s again till the weekend after Thanksgiving. So, we’ll have to see if we can squeeze some rottenstone time in before then.
This afternoon, I planted 216 cloves of garlic in my garden. Just in time for Halloween–our whole neighborhood should be vampire-free thanks to my efforts.
That might sound like a lot, but it’s about the same amount I planted last year (and I’ve been tearing through that supply at an alarming pace. I guess making a recipe that has 46 cloves of garlic in it isn’t exactly helping to ration the supply). I planted four varieties, two of which are new (to me). I’m trying to determine which varieties grow the best in our soil. That will give me a little more flexibility when ordering my garlic for planting. Sometimes I forget to order early and the choices are limited.
It’s kind of cool to plant stuff in the fall. Once spring arrives and the garlic plants start shooting up, it’s like an instant garden. We haven’t even gotten any snow yet and I’m already looking forward to spring. It’s going to be a long winter…Remind me again why I live in Western PA?