The reason I haven’t been updating as often as I should be is two-fold. Work this summer has been more demanding than in previous years, mainly as a result from our single biggest “client” paying less and demanding more. So there’s a reorganization, there’s meetings upon meetings, etc. etc. ad infinatum.

The other reason is, as many of you know, I’ve purchased a condo, and (with the assistance of my father and some friends) have been preparing to get it fixed up and in top shape for the grand move out of the Apartment of Fun. (Names for the new condo are still up in the air – suggestions are welcome.) The vast majority of this weekend was spent taping out, painting, re-taping, painting some more, and – did I mention painting? Oh, and IKEA. We can’t forget IKEA.

Now, before certain people accuse me of going all Tyler Durden yet again, this time, we weren’t going for me. This trip (and the one last week) was for Spike and Denise, as they were both without vast amounts of inexpensive Swedish furniture. That didn’t last long. (As for me…I got a set of dishes – $20 for 18 pieces – and two bedside lamps.) (Oh, and a second nightstand.) (What?)

Tomorrow, the new appliances come from Lowes, the security system guy comes in, and at some point, Verizon is supposed to show up, hold me from my feet and shake me until my wallet drops out. Then on Tuesday, the plumbers come back for a 6 hour job (too detailed to go into). The painting continues all the while. Hopefully, I’ll find out what the mysterious pinging sound coming from the utility closet is.

Anyway, the point is, if you don’t hear from me again until next Monday night (when, God and Joe Pesci willing, Comcast will have hooked up my cable and internet), you know why.