Another Halloween. There was a parade at school. Sam, Margaret, and Jax were Link, Zelda, and Eponia from the Zelda video games. Katy and her friends were princess fairies. We had 800+ people again and gave out glow bracelets.
Month: October 2007
We just had an earthquake here. It was a 5.6. The ’89 (World Series or Loma Prieta) quake was a 6.9. It was about 4 miles from our house and about 50 times more powerful. It was on the other side of San Jose from here. Probably 10-20 miles away. A friend in Berkeley just felt it as well. No damage here, I doubt there was much anywhere else either.
A sneak peek as Elizabeth and Margaret get ready for Halloween tomorrow.
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Rusty has started his TIG welding class at the Crucible. He has not suffered any severe burns. His welds look pretty good to me. I have been injury-free. It’s a lot now like any home grown construction project now (put the window trim up, then take it down because something else has to happen first), but I’ve figured out how to keep busy (and happy). Last time I primed trim, which is not very interesting, but now I know where the paint supplies are. No class this Wednesday (Halloween). We’ll post photos of my really big project – Margaret in her Princess Zelda (Twilight Princess) costume. It’s been a many stage project (but I did them all really quickly).
Well, day 3 of caboose class, and I haven’t had any more injuries. Probably because I haven’t handled many tools, other than a screwdriver. Mostly, I’ve tried to help with laying out the kitchen, as that is something where I actually could add value.
I got a long demo of MIG welding last time. It was lot more interesting to watch after having lessons with Chris and trying it myself, as I knew what to look for this time and could appreciate the skill of the teacher. (His intentional mess ups were better than my best tries).
Today, Louise Millman went to class with me. She has designed lots of restaurant kitchens, and has lots of catering, restaurant, menu planning and business experience – in short, an expert. I think Louise enjoyed visiting the caboose and wants to take arc welding classes.
I went to Tahoe for an APRA board meeting. While there, I basically messed with wood for a few days. I burnt some slash that was lying around the yard and split some wood for this winter.
My Caboose Restoration and Modification class at the Crucible started yesterday. Injury tally to date is 5 splinters and a severe burn on my hand (who knew huge lumps of molten metal could fly 8 ft. away? Note to self: look down before placing hand on ground).
Otherwise, we just did some demo and cleaning. Not quite done, but mostly. It’s hard to tell who are the students and who are the instructors/friends of the teacher. I think there are 5 or 6 real students. I am the only female, which was a bit of a surprise. They are mix of people – some who, like me, seem to have no skills or experience. All in all, it’s a lot like working on a project with Rusty, but the teachers are nicer to me and no one argues (yet).