Today’s Business: 2012-01-28
Saturday, January 28th, 2012Today’s Activities
- Shower. DONE.
- Cat duty. DONE. Cat duty involves cleaning the litter boxes, bagging the excess, feeding, and house cleaning cat dirt of all types.
- Wash (1) load of pending laundry. DONE.
Log
08:15 AM: I’m up.
08:30 AM: Facebooked for perhaps fifteen minutes. Friend count: 626 (unchanged). Fan count: 114 (unchanged).
08:45 AM: Beginning the upgrade / replacement of the last two of ten windows in the basement to glass block units. This should keep me busy most of the day.
10:00 AM: Removed the lattice work under the south porch just now. Unfortunately, it was nailed in place, and so I had to break a bit of it to gain access to the windows inside. But repairing it should be no big deal once the weather warms a little.
11:00 AM: Both of the old windows 9 and 10 have been removed.
12:00 PM: I’ve chiseled out the loose old mortar in both windows.
01:00 PM: Both of the new glass block window units have been set in the window wells, leveled, and positioned for straightness. Now, I’m applying the new mortar.
02:30 PM: About half-way through the new mortar application to the glass block windows, I’m checking both windows again for proper level and “plumness” and correct measurements around the edges. Sometimes, these can shift a bit once the mortar begins to set. A few minor errors found. So I used a rubber mallet to bump them back into the proper locations.
04:00 PM: New mortar has been applied to both windows, shims have been removed, and the holes left behind by the shims after removal have been filled in.
05:00 PM: I’ve wiped any excess mortar off the windows both inside and out. Now, to cleaning up the basement from today’s installation.
06:30 PM: All ten windows in the basement have now been replaced with much quieter and more energy-efficient glass blocks. I love them. This project was therefore, well worth the effort, and it really wasn’t that bad. I’ll fix the lattice work on the porch outside on an upcoming warmer day.
07:10 PM: Watched tonight’s edition of NBC’s Nightly News via the DVR.
08:00 PM: Watched the 2012-01-27 episode of Dr. Phil via the DVR, called Coming Clean.
09:00 PM: Facebooked for an hour and shared info about the basement window replacement project that I’m so pleased to report now, is finished. 
10:00 PM: Listened to my iPod Touch while unwinding with a couple shots of Ice 101 peppermint schnapps.
11:00 PM: Talked with [Emmy].
11:10 PM: I’m heading to bed. Good night and do stop back tomorrow for more content. Good night.
Received Mail and Shipments
None today.