Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Contest #9
Alright folks these obviously need to be harder. For an answer to this photo to be considered correct I will require: what the photo is, where it is and some additional info about it (that it is a bell does not count, Bill)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Washington DC
This is a post I have been meaning to do for quite a while now. And with no updates lately now seemed like a good time for it. I am going to skip the day by day account of the trip and focus on the pictures.
In August of 2004 my Mom and I took a trip to Washington DC for 8 days. It was a trip that we had talked about doing as a High School graduation gift, but we were not able to get it scheduled then. Before leaving we had not really made plans for our time there but had an idea of the sites that we wanted to see. It was a great trip and I would love to be able to go back and see some sites we missed the first time.
The White House
The Supreme Court
Union Station
The Library of Congress
The National Archives
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
World War II Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknowns
President John F. Kennedy Grave Site
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Our Hotel: Hyatt Capitol Hill
DCFD station across from hotel
In August of 2004 my Mom and I took a trip to Washington DC for 8 days. It was a trip that we had talked about doing as a High School graduation gift, but we were not able to get it scheduled then. Before leaving we had not really made plans for our time there but had an idea of the sites that we wanted to see. It was a great trip and I would love to be able to go back and see some sites we missed the first time.
The White House
The Supreme Court
Union Station
The Library of Congress
The National Archives
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
World War II Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Tomb of the Unknowns
President John F. Kennedy Grave Site
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Our Hotel: Hyatt Capitol Hill
DCFD station across from hotel
Saturday, July 14, 2007
The Polls Are Now Open
Blogger has added a poll feature to the blogs now. I thought I would be the first amongst the several us here at work to have a poll. Since I get a complaint every once in a while about my updating frequency I thought that would make a perfect poll question. You can voice your opinion in the poll on the right side of the page. Let me know what you think!
UPDATE 08/15/07 The polls have closed! I am a little disappointed I mean only 6 votes come on! I think the polling experiment will remain just an experiment.
UPDATE 08/15/07 The polls have closed! I am a little disappointed I mean only 6 votes come on! I think the polling experiment will remain just an experiment.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Happy 4th of July!
I am working all of the days around the 4th this year so I am not going to have a chance to get out to see any fireworks. Last year I was off for 4 days around the 4th and went to fireworks on all those nights. Here are some photos from last year.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Vaction Project - The Completion
A little over 2 months ago I told you the story of my Vacation Project of painting my bathroom. When we last discussed the project I debating about applying the recommended polyurethane coat.
Well I am on vacation again and had not yet finished the project. Nor I had taken down the masking tape or put the cabinet door back on the vanity. Quite frankly I was getting sick of living with the room taken apart, but also did not really want to paint again. It was either time to get the room in order again or apply the poly coat.
I decided that I should do the poly coat since it was recommended for wet areas, I assume a bathroom qualifies. I went back to Home Depot and bought the poly. At about $18 the poly costs almost as much as the gallon of paint but is only 1 quart. Should be enough though, right? The poly coat went on very well. In the can it is milky white but becomes clear almost as soon as it hits the wall. It is a little hard to see if you miss any spots but after drying for a couple minutes it becomes obvious. As I was doing the last few walls I started noticing that I was running low on poly but figured I would have enough to finish. Of course that did not happen! I ran out of poly - I mean bone dry - with I would guess about 10 square feet of wall space left. I was kinda pissed and had to make the run to Home Depot to get another quart of poly at another $18. I got home and got the coat finished. I was pleased with the results overall. The poly coat seems a little slick to the touch, but does not appear shiny to the eye. I tried to take some pictures of the room with thy polyurethane coat on but they turned out the same as the photos in the last post. It is not exciting but here is the 2nd can of poly that I used to finish the job (the blog is called jdzphotography after all, I need at least 1 picture)
I let the poly dry overnight, it did darken the finish a little but I still like it. I missed a couple small spots along the ceiling that redid and then removed all of the masking tape. It is nice to finally have the bathroom back to normal!
The last thing that I needed to do was to put up the new towel ring that I had gotten. While looking at the ring at Home Depot it appeared to match my light fixture well. Upon further inspection at home I realized that it was close but was not quite what I was looking for. I decided to return the ring and will just use a towel bar on the wall next to the linen closet. The wall space that is left empty will be a good spot for a photo maybe. Here is the towel ring I ended up returning, feel free to use your imagination.
I am VERY glad to have this project done and will vow now to never use Behr Sandwash Texture Paint again. It is just too much work. I like the results but it is just not worth it.
Well I am on vacation again and had not yet finished the project. Nor I had taken down the masking tape or put the cabinet door back on the vanity. Quite frankly I was getting sick of living with the room taken apart, but also did not really want to paint again. It was either time to get the room in order again or apply the poly coat.
I decided that I should do the poly coat since it was recommended for wet areas, I assume a bathroom qualifies. I went back to Home Depot and bought the poly. At about $18 the poly costs almost as much as the gallon of paint but is only 1 quart. Should be enough though, right? The poly coat went on very well. In the can it is milky white but becomes clear almost as soon as it hits the wall. It is a little hard to see if you miss any spots but after drying for a couple minutes it becomes obvious. As I was doing the last few walls I started noticing that I was running low on poly but figured I would have enough to finish. Of course that did not happen! I ran out of poly - I mean bone dry - with I would guess about 10 square feet of wall space left. I was kinda pissed and had to make the run to Home Depot to get another quart of poly at another $18. I got home and got the coat finished. I was pleased with the results overall. The poly coat seems a little slick to the touch, but does not appear shiny to the eye. I tried to take some pictures of the room with thy polyurethane coat on but they turned out the same as the photos in the last post. It is not exciting but here is the 2nd can of poly that I used to finish the job (the blog is called jdzphotography after all, I need at least 1 picture)
I let the poly dry overnight, it did darken the finish a little but I still like it. I missed a couple small spots along the ceiling that redid and then removed all of the masking tape. It is nice to finally have the bathroom back to normal!The last thing that I needed to do was to put up the new towel ring that I had gotten. While looking at the ring at Home Depot it appeared to match my light fixture well. Upon further inspection at home I realized that it was close but was not quite what I was looking for. I decided to return the ring and will just use a towel bar on the wall next to the linen closet. The wall space that is left empty will be a good spot for a photo maybe. Here is the towel ring I ended up returning, feel free to use your imagination.
I am VERY glad to have this project done and will vow now to never use Behr Sandwash Texture Paint again. It is just too much work. I like the results but it is just not worth it.
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