Glossy/important stuff overview: I’m fine, alive, and now living in Colton SD in my new house, family is great and growing and the lake is open.
Long version:
House: Sure, I promised I’d have more projet and techie stories on here. And I will. Especially since I’ve bought a house. The to-do list on the house is long and includes floors upstairs, can lighting to replace the ‘boob’ fixtures (thanks to my brotherinlaw and sister for that term) some paint and love in places, windows at some point and an office fit for an at home worker. I’ll share some projects and photos as I install the hot tub and monkey inside and out.
Cars: Right now the 2000 Corvette is getting the heads torn off to see what is causing the knock (I’m hoping lifter!) and of course a few months ago I sold the 1998 corvette. I bought 2006 mini cooper S to track and drive daily, with the yukon getting a respectable 13mpg average for the trip to texas and back pulling the corvette.
Family: Luci is still alive and annoying. Jenn and Justin are enjoying their new home and are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Grayson Michael Whitcomb later this month! Ashley and Adam are making things official with a wedding in June of this year, and then moving into on campus housing at USF while Ash finishes her undergrad degree. Mom is still plugging away at nursing program and is excited to be a grandma finally! Dad/Chel/& the Crew are doing fine and putting in the last few days of school at Chester for the year. Gma and Gpa Wiens are safely home form Texas and planning on a restful summer with trips to CA, WA, and HI. Gma Red is living in the black hills for now, but may be moving back east, possibly my back yard. Gpa Verl and Opel are doing fine and planning several trips this summer with the RV and the boat.
Lake: is open! We put the water on and bug bombed successfully. We’ve got a couple leaky valves and a running toilet, but otherwise it’s all good in the neighborhood!
Texas mile short version: We drove, a lot, I broke the car, we loaded up, partied hard with some AWESOME people, drove a lot more, and are going back in October.
Starcraft 2 Beta: Finally got to play some (my roomate has it) after I got picked randomly by Blizzard to participate. I am excited, and will dedicate some time to playing.
House: Closing the 15th of this month.
My spirits: Mid to high.
It’s true, I’ve entered into a legally binding contract to purchase a house. I’m buying my first home in the small small town of Colton, SD. While the links stays active here it is on the MLS: http://siouxempiremls.rapmls.com/scripts/mgrqispi.dll?APPNAME=siouxempire&PRGNAME=MLSPropertyDetail&ARGUMENTS=-N478610416,-N54640,-N,-A,-N3580685. I’m very excited about living sans roommates again (although I have some AWESOME roommates) and out of the busy Sioux Falls rush. I hope it lets me slow down and make my life a little more planned/thought out. I’m most excited of course for the ability to do projects on the house. I’ve already picked out tons of things I’d like to do to the house, etc, but will try to hold myself back and just take it one day at a time. Closing is April 15th, so lots of waiting, then lots of paper then lots of moving. I decided to purchase outside of Sioux Falls so that I could get more of what I wanted (yard, ability to make use of yard with shop building, space) and less of what I didn’t want (traffic, crime, impulse stores everywhere). Plus I’m much closer to the lake now, so more time there I hope.
Outside of the new house!
The world lost someone today
A Husband, a Father, a Poet, and a Friend.
Educator, Veteran, Officer, EMT and soon a Grandfather.
Enjoy your time with God, Mike- we’ll see you again.
My old Sony MDR-V150 headphones blew the left speaker, again. This is set #3. The first one the cat chewed through the cord, the second I blew the the left speaker as well. They are serviceable and you don’t notice until high volumes (something I don’t do a TON) but I was really getting pissed off one night and impulse purchased a set of Sennheiser HD555′s after quickly scouring online review sites. I like the around ear vs on ear, as well as the open back. They’re more annoying to people around you (they can hear your music more than a closed design) and don’t keep out as much background noise, but they breathe. I love that i can listen for 3-4 hours and my ears aren’t sweaty nasty messes! When I first fired them up they were a little tight, and bass response was almost nill. After about 4 hours of play today total they’re really starting to get warm, and bass response and impact has been on a steady rise. From other reviews I’m not expecting out of this world bass impact, but I like the direction it’s going. These cans are VERY clear and clean, and a great example of why I should have bought a nice set a LONG time ago. I am never going back to on-ear type headphones! While listening I don’t feel like I’ve got headphones on- the sound stage is so much better than the $15 sony’s. I actually get excited as songs come on to see what I’ve been missing. I’ve been using cans a lot lately with the roomates and lack of computer speakers. These are going to make that time MUCH more enjoyable.
