It's sad to see how far Michael Jackson has fallen. I remember growing up, listening to his albums and thinking of him as the King of Pop. Remember when the phrase "MJ" could be referring to either Michael Jordan OR Michael Jackson? Seems like nobody remembers Jackson anymore.
And it's hard to imagine that he'll be making a comeback anytime soon.
Unless...
I think Michael Jackson needs to team up with Timbaland. Seems like everything Timbaland touches is turning into hit singles. Like when he teamed up with Missy Elliot for "Get Ur Freak On" (long time ago), Nelly Furtado for "Promiscuous Girl", Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack"... seems like he helped these artists make a comeback or helped them cement their popularity.
And according to the Wiki, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbaland, he's worked with more artists than I can count on one hand.
Yeah, MJ needs his help. Bad.
Friday, September 22, 2006
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
2006 Lake Sammamish Aerobattle
If you were in Issaquah over the weekend, you probably saw the Seattle Aerobattle going on over Lake Sammamish. I don't know who won, but it was pretty cool to see the manuevers some people were doing over the lake.
Here's a Youtube video from the 2003 Aerobattle, although I didn't get to see it in person.
Here's a Youtube video from the 2003 Aerobattle, although I didn't get to see it in person.
Wilsonart Flooring - A Work in Progress
For more pics, see the FlickR set regarding flooring
We needed to get rid of the carpet in the Wong's family room. It was probably the original carpet from the 80's when the home was built and it got some of the most traffic in the home (especially from 3 dogs).
The toughest thing about working on a home with current residents is trying not to disrupt everyday tasks, keeping everything clean, and most importantly, moving everything out of the room we plan on working on.
This home was no different. We had to move everything into the living room. And since they've been here for quite a while, they gathered a lot of junk in the family room. We had to move couches, bookcases, a TV armoire, computer desk, 2 printers and all the other random things that were on the desks, bookcases and the armoire.
When pulling up the old carpet, a lot of dust was kicked up. Thankfully, it wasn't close to meal-time, otherwise that dust would have gone into the kitchen nearby.
The Wilsonart brand laminate flooring (which we picked up for $2.65 per square foot at www.ifloor.com) was BY FAR the easiest laminate floor I have ever had the privelege of working with. Of course it was also the most expensive (locally, it was available at Great Floors for over $4.50 per square foot but we bought it at iFloor and picked it up in Kent, Washington). We didn't really choose it, since we were required to use it to match the Wilsonart that was already in other parts of the home. The color is Golden Oak in case you're wondering.
I have worked with the Costco brand laminate floors, Dream Home brand (from Lumber Liquidators) and the cheaper (non-Pergo) brand from Home Depot (all 3 of these were right around $1.00 per square foot). With Wilsonart, I never wasted any pieces due to them breaking, I could tap as hard as I needed to in order to get the pieces together. With cheaper brands, you always have to be aware of how hard you're tapping.
At the current moment, we're waiting for the base trim to come in. As soon as that is finished, I'll post more pictures.
We needed to get rid of the carpet in the Wong's family room. It was probably the original carpet from the 80's when the home was built and it got some of the most traffic in the home (especially from 3 dogs).
The toughest thing about working on a home with current residents is trying not to disrupt everyday tasks, keeping everything clean, and most importantly, moving everything out of the room we plan on working on.
This home was no different. We had to move everything into the living room. And since they've been here for quite a while, they gathered a lot of junk in the family room. We had to move couches, bookcases, a TV armoire, computer desk, 2 printers and all the other random things that were on the desks, bookcases and the armoire.
When pulling up the old carpet, a lot of dust was kicked up. Thankfully, it wasn't close to meal-time, otherwise that dust would have gone into the kitchen nearby.
The Wilsonart brand laminate flooring (which we picked up for $2.65 per square foot at www.ifloor.com) was BY FAR the easiest laminate floor I have ever had the privelege of working with. Of course it was also the most expensive (locally, it was available at Great Floors for over $4.50 per square foot but we bought it at iFloor and picked it up in Kent, Washington). We didn't really choose it, since we were required to use it to match the Wilsonart that was already in other parts of the home. The color is Golden Oak in case you're wondering.
I have worked with the Costco brand laminate floors, Dream Home brand (from Lumber Liquidators) and the cheaper (non-Pergo) brand from Home Depot (all 3 of these were right around $1.00 per square foot). With Wilsonart, I never wasted any pieces due to them breaking, I could tap as hard as I needed to in order to get the pieces together. With cheaper brands, you always have to be aware of how hard you're tapping.
At the current moment, we're waiting for the base trim to come in. As soon as that is finished, I'll post more pictures.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Brokeback Jin
Okay, so the title is misleading. I'm not coming out of the closet or anything like that. For the first time in my life, at age 26, I strained my back while trying to lift my dad's luggage at the airport. And today, 2 days later, it's still sore.
What happened was that I picked up his heavy bag and got on the escalator. While on the escalator, I set it down on the steps. As we got near the top, I bent over (didn't use my knees) to try and pick it up with my back. As I popped up, my back instantly tensed up and I've had shooting pains in it ever since.
I'll have to cut back on heavy lifting, and really need to start exercising my whole body (instead of just running a couple times each week). I miss the high school days when I ran track, played tennis, golf, and led the football team to state (although that last one only happened in my head).
So I've been moving a bit more slowly and taking things a little bit easier lately. I may decide to go see a chiropractor soon, although I'm not looking forward to that.
What happened was that I picked up his heavy bag and got on the escalator. While on the escalator, I set it down on the steps. As we got near the top, I bent over (didn't use my knees) to try and pick it up with my back. As I popped up, my back instantly tensed up and I've had shooting pains in it ever since.
I'll have to cut back on heavy lifting, and really need to start exercising my whole body (instead of just running a couple times each week). I miss the high school days when I ran track, played tennis, golf, and led the football team to state (although that last one only happened in my head).
So I've been moving a bit more slowly and taking things a little bit easier lately. I may decide to go see a chiropractor soon, although I'm not looking forward to that.
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