Category Archives: Chicago Bungalow

Confessions: Cheating on your house

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

G and I cheated on our house this week.  Maybe it wasn’t a full-fledged, call-the-tabloids affair, but it’s an emotional affair for sure. We drove around another neighborhood and lusted after houses that weren’t ours. Whew. A weight has been lifted. … Continue reading →

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A plumbing post (note to self: don’t tell the raccoon story)

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

I think it’s time to move on from the last post. So let’s in fact move on… to another tale of MURDER! G KILLED the bathroom plumbing job. The bathtub is now installed. Well, kinda-installed. Turns out the metal drain … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Blitz

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

When I was a kid, my friend C and I used to watch this show called Cartooning with Bruce Blitz. I think it was on PBS. Have you seen it? Bruce showed you how to draw cartoons, and he was … Continue reading →

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The pitch: a sequel to the movie Glitter, where Mariah has a wisecracking, sidekick dog

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

So I realized that I’ve only been talking about the kitchen and pantry lately when in reality there’s a lot more going on – namely, two bathrooms and the master closet. Come with me into Stresslovania… The 1st floor bathroom … Continue reading →

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Our house blew away, guys

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Have you ever heard of ThunderSnow? I hadn’t until yesterday. It sounds like a hill Lane Meyer would have to ski down on one ski in the movie Better of Dead II – Beyond ThunderSnow. But it turns out ThunderSnow … Continue reading →

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Lord and Lady GA(GA)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Just a quick distraction today. Mainly, a Christmas gift from my awesome parents, who gave us these G and A metal letters. Personally, I’d like to get more letters just to spell out random thoughts I have during the day, … Continue reading →

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Windows 2010 Home Live Vista XP Server Update

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

The windows arrived! (on official Windows Where You At? day 15) Excellent. Or, may I say the new phrase I was making fun of because the employees of the locally sourced sandwich shop in the neighborhood kept saying it over … Continue reading →

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cough*Home Depot*cough

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Maybe I’d have something to write/show you fine readers today if a CERTAIN SOMEPLACE had our windows in when they said they would. As in, they were supposed to be here 10 days ago. That’s Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, … Continue reading →

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State of the Union: Demopalooza 2010

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

A quick recap, as I’m sure you all have turkeys or other things to stuff: 1. We’re currently trying to lay out the plan for the 1st floor bathroom. It’s shaped like a dead-end in a hedge maze, since the … Continue reading →

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It’s chaos I tells ya, chaos

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Well. The house is Disasterland. We could sell tickets. You really would not want to visit Disasterland, but maybe with some clever marketing and a zippy jingle, like “Come to Disasterland – Leave sneezing out black stuff,” we could make … Continue reading →

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