Halfway there

Today I ran a half-marathon, as dictated by my schedule. Not a bad route, and I only stopped at a PDQ to grab a quick drink (I promised Amy I would). Two blisters on my left foot dictated that I needed new socks. The shoe was a bit tight too. Might need new ones before the race, which is two months away. This is the longest I have ever run at once.

My two auditions went well enough; the Old Log better than the Guthrie. I have a good repoire with Tom Stolz who was there; we chatted for a while afterwards. John Miller-Stephany was late and he looked bored. He did ask me about "Mr. Hulot's Holiday", which I did 12 years ago, so he was at least halfway engaged. Glad that it's over, though. The thank you card will be mailed soon.

The bathroom continues to be a source of never-ending work. The tiling is done, but other projects have emerged for which we are unprepared. One by one...

The house that Jack Somebody-or-other built

It's (almost) official. A house has been purchased and is ready to move in next week! The underwriter called and told us that the approval has been greenlighted for a closing in 5 days. Yowza. It's one of the few adult things that I can lay claim to.

This townhome, built in the 70's, has some remarkably nice features and updated appliances. But we can't wait to rip out some carpeting and put hardwood floors in some key spots. I'm also looking forward to buying some of that insulation foam and filling up a few gaps surrounding the dryer exhaust pipe. Ah, the happy home-fixer...

Packing has been going well, and we are ahead of the game. We plan on using Two Men and a Truck to bring a load of the heavy furniture the two miles to our new place. Boxes should fit nicely in our vehicles otherwise. Serenity now!