Big week :-o
Wow. This is a big week in my life. You know how things supposedly come in threes? Well, it seems like that applies to my life too sometimes, though I think in truth major things just happen in bunches. As humans, we like to see order where there is none, intention where there is coincidence, meaning where there is chaos. We create myths to explain the inexplicable, and superstition so we can feel an irrational control where we have no control at all. We invented luck to explain why good or bad things happen.
And then there are times when our lives become malleable. Usually, it’s because some significant change has been thrust upon us or simply becomes inevitable. As we adjust to one thing, other things must adjust as well. Or as we focus our mental energies on finding balance in life, we realize that multiple things are out of balance, and work on changing them all at once. Say you’re overextended, you figure out not just one thing to cut out of your life, but rather everything which is not adding value and cut them all at once.
These are the ramblings of a sleep deprived man. Yesterday after work, I met Michelle, Steve and Reuben at the house. Steve showed me all of the work he done cutting out my plumbing and piecing it back together, as well as a spot where he had nicked an electrical cable. Theoretically, I just needed to solder the plumbing and replace the wire. Seeing that we had a long night in front of us, Michelle and I went out to dinner before getting started. Steve and Reuben, of course, were just wrapping up their day.
The trials and tribulations of fixing the plumbing are unimportant, but suffice it to say that we worked into the wee hours of the morning until we finally finished the plumbing line. Michelle spent some of that time replacing the electrical wire, some helping me, and some sitting patiently, keeping me company. At around 2AM, I was prepared to throw in the towel, as she was extremely tired and I was exhausted. But she was willing to press on in order for the house to be ready for the inspector today. So, off she went in search of fries and a shake as I tried to fix the final leak in my newly assembled hot water line.
Anyway, after recharging on Giants fries, we finished at 3:30AM, theoretically ready for rough plumbing and rough wiring inspections today. The plumber returns today to reinstall the gas line which had to be cut in multiple places over the course of the past 4 months, and to reassemble part of the drain, waste and vent (DWV) system, which had to be disassembled yesterday in order to insert yet another joist. I wish I had a picture of this particularly cluttered portion of my house. I’ll have Michelle take one today. I think that Steve is also supposed to be ready for framing inspection today, though I’m not sure if there aren’t any more dependencies for that.
My own confluence of events this week, consists of: last night’s marathon plumbing and wiring session; today’s major inspection schedule; today’s significant meeting about the future of MacDesktops (I need to leave for that meeting very soon); tonight’s soccer game in which I am our starting goalie (as of this year); and a transition between jobs at work this week, from the department where I’ve been for the past eight years to one where I hope to finish my career.
Cross your fingers for me for those inspections today. I need all the luck I can get with this house. 
Oh, I do have some pictures from the weekend, which we spent running the circuit for the smoke detectors, and running multimedia cabling (two ethernet, one telephone and a coax) throughout the house. I’ll put them up tonight along with pictures from last night. I’m out of time for the moment.
