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Spotted on my walk around the grounds before leaving.

The weather has been too crummy over the past few days here to get any
good photography or hikes in. I de manage to take this one shot
moments ago from my balcony. Helga effects courtesy of Camera Bag app.

I'm here on my last day of the NEIT conference at the Mohonk Mountain House. It's been a good 3 days but I am starting to get the itch to head home.

There's been no new pics of the kitchen reno in a few days, and it's not because the deal is done. Quite the opposite - there is the lingering task of replacing a busted under cabinet light from Ikea. Fascinating I know! Final photos will be posted soon.

While I've been away Amanda has been managing the task of our apartment getting painted. Here are our colors. These SO don't look like the colors in real life, but the names are fun:

I'm hoping everything came out well - I'll find out later today! Also just got a voicemail that our rug has finally been shipped!

I try not to get too political on Stupidfresh, so I'll take the geek designer angle. As reported on Kotke.org and others:

Wednesday was the only the fourth time that the NY Times used 96 pt. type for the headline on the front page of the paper. In chronological order:

MEN WALK ON MOON
NIXON RESIGNS
U.S. ATTACKED
OBAMA

The Wednesday edition of the Times was very popular. It was sold out all over the city so people lined up outside the Times' building to buy copies. Copies are available on eBay for $100 or more.

I'm running late for work, taking a slow bus down Bergen Street.
Looking to my left I saw this tiny leaf stuck to the bus window.
Seemed like as good an excuse as any to take a photo.

Also threw some effects on it using a new iPhone app called Camera
Bag. Not bad.

So after a brief scare that our contractor was going to have to
postpone tonight, he was able to come after all.

We're so glad he did!

The appliances are back in and turned on and we did some tests to make
sure nothing would blow up or flood. All clear.

He did not, however, have time to hook up the lighting that we ran out
and purchased at Ikea last night (sacrificing valuable hours of
election-tv watching).

We did come up with a plan on how to run the cables and are hoping
that this will be all be done tomorrow or Friday.

Stay tuned renovation lovers!

This photo was taken at the end of day three after the appliances were
replaced.

So the cabinet installer finished up today, unbelievably. The kitchen
looks great with only a few minor inconsistencies from what we expected.

For instance, a cabinet that was supposed to be a set of drawers was
built as shelves. Hmmm.

So all that's left is figuring out this under cabinet lighting issue
and moving all the appliances back. Let's hope they all fit!

So we figure two or thee more days on this and we're back in business.

This photo was taken around 1pm on Tuesday when the cabinet
installation was completed.

Done and done. After an hour wait for district 28 I cast my vote for
the next president of the united states of america.

Feels great!

Passed a park slope polling place on this morning's walk. Voters are
wrapped around a full city block to cast their ballot.

Go brooklyn.

Amanda and I and a bunch of the Tulane crew totally rocked it at Halloween this year. This summer we all picked up mexican wrestling masks in, well, Mexico. So of course we all geared up to be a band of Luchadores in the 2008 Halloween Parade.

Here are some of the best shots form the night. And yes, there was a portable ring made so we could wrestle in the streets: