Whole lotta living.
Okay...well that came up as a saved draft, so I thought maybe it hadn't been posted yet.
Too tired, probably, to bother deleting it.
Had an absolutely wonderful day after hearing some shitty-ass news.
Was up on my roof for most of the day today working with my friend Brad. I was just going to slap some metal roofing on my place, but I want eaves so I can shingle the sides (the front looks pretty groovy shingled), but Brad convinced me to do it right, so we're putting on 2" of foamboard, then running 2x4s on edge to give me about an extra 16" of eaves all around.
I started shoveling off the roof at about 9 this morning as the materials weren't even coming until 10:30, but they came a bit early, though it didn't matter as it was good for me to have some mindless work to do while Brad (the brains of the op) got his mind wrapped around the project.
I love working with Brad. Love it. First of all, there's no ego between us. Overall, he knows most of the shit, but if I ask questions, or question something, he just explains it. Not only does this help me feel less like the end-of-the-tape-measure-holder (which I still frequently am), but I learn a lot more this way, having a greater understanding as the process is unfolding, and not just trying to grok it all at the end.
And today, I actually made a hugely good suggestion, that not only is going to save us a bunch of time, but is also going to increase the efficiency of the insulation. And he didn't feel bad about it, more than giving a little joke about whose supposed to be the carpenter. Nor does he get annoyed when I kept asking why-don't-we's for the rest of the day.
I've known the roof was needing a replacement for awhile, and while it still wasn't DIRE...it feels great to have a solid start on this project.
And the shitty news is that my dad's cancer has grown 15% while on the new drug, so they're taking him off. He'll be off for a month before they put him on a new trial, but yeah.
Felt guilty at times throughout the day to be enjoying it so much (and the weather was freaking beautiful as well...the roof was almost bone dry by 1 p.m.). There was a possiblity of getting the update last Friday, and again, I let it slip from my mind until late at night, and beat myself up about being a bad son all night long.
Silly I know. But there it is.
Also looked at the Coney Joint, and found out that there's a bit more of a possibility of the current offer not going through. Be a big move, but it excites me too.