The Coffee House

limr · Dec 5, 2014

I taught my class, went to the holiday party at the tutoring center where I have my admin job, then dropped off 5 rolls of color film that need developed. Came home, had some tea (Harney and Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice - yum!), and had dinner with my boyfriend. Then we watched an episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000. "The Day the Earth Froze." Oh.My.God. SO BAD!!! And so funny.

Gary A. · Dec 5, 2014

In the early morning I took Cook for a two mile walk, took care of some business via email and arrived late to my PhotoShop class. Conducted some more business via telephone as I drove south to my camera store in Orange County. At the camera store I picked up a new lens for my X series Fuji's, a Fujinon 50-140 f/2.8 and some film for the GX680III. Hopefully the backs will arrive soon. Then I rushed back to Cerritos to attend a Christmas party for Mary Lou's school. We were planning to hit a Silver Oak (one of my favorites) wine tasting party in Brea, but her school party lasted too long. So now I'm home and starting my own wine tasting with Mary Lou and the Cook.

snerd · Dec 5, 2014

limr said:
.......... then dropped off 5 rolls of color film......

Woot! We should get to see some good ones out of that many!

limr · Dec 5, 2014

snerd said:
limr said:

.......... then dropped off 5 rolls of color film......

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Woot! We should get to see some good ones out of that many!

Here's hoping! If there aren't at least a few keepers, I don't deserve to use a camera ever again

limr · Dec 5, 2014

Gary A. said:
I hit my camera store and picked up a new lens for my X series Fuji's. A Fujinon 50-140 f/2.8 and some film for the GX680III. Hopefully the backs will arrive soon.

I hope they come soon too. Can't wait to see some of your shots with that beast!

snerd · Dec 5, 2014

Gary A. said:
........ and some film for the GX680III. Hopefully the backs will arrive soon.

I can't wait!!!

Gary A. · Dec 5, 2014

You two are too funny ... I still need to pick a scanner. I hauled the beast, (GX 680III), into the camera store. It was a hit with the staff and the customers. So far 11,496 steps today. I deserve this Bridalwood that I'm sipping.

Gary A. · Dec 5, 2014

I am totally stoked about receiving the 50-140 f/2.8. This focal length (70-200 FF) was easily my most used lens for my 1D's. I have the Fuji 55-200 but at f/3.5-4.8 it's pretty slow. My photography will definitely improve with this new lens.

limr · Dec 6, 2014

Morning, Hosers!

Going to do a little shopping with my sister this morning, then lunch,then pick up my film. I have to grade some papers today, too :apologetic:

And get on the bike. Yesterday turned out to be a bit hectic so I didn't ride, but I'll make up for that today. Got $17 in the jar and 175 miles on the odometer!

Designer · Dec 6, 2014

Did some "un-plumbing". I'm removing some of the old cast iron drains to make way for the new plastic pipe.

Here is a piece of the cast iron that had to come out.

Gary A. · Dec 6, 2014

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. 57F right now, still early. The temp should hit 70F today. Sumatra again. On my todo list are mowing, vacuuming, maybe starting digging the hole for the skimmer. Mary Lou's granddaughter is coming over at 10:00 a.m. to help putting up the tree. I have a couple hundred images I need to finish processing for a school play I shot a week or so ago. Hopefully my backs arrive.

Gary A. · Dec 6, 2014

Designer said:
Did some "un-plumbing". I'm removing some of the old cast iron drains to make way for the new plastic pipe.

Here is a piece of the cast iron that had to come out.

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A bit of plumbing engineering went into that design.That's gotta weigh a ton. Whatcha doing ... adding a room ... upgrading some stuff?

Designer · Dec 6, 2014

It's all heavy. I carted that chunk down the stairs on the two-wheeler.

Remodeling an existing bathroom on the second floor. I realize that C.I. is quieter, but nobody installs it anymore, so plastic it is then.

That cast iron was down when the house was built, somewhere around 1900, and then somebody did some remodeling around 1965 or so and adapted quite a bit of it to copper, including the drains.