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Cynda

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About Me

MORE PHOTOS IN THE BLOG!It's been a crazy journey, & I can't believe where I am at in my life and the unexpected trip I took getting here- If you know me at all, you will know what I mean. It's been quite an unpredictable adventure, for better or worse, & there's more to come....The good stuff is just getting started! Read my boring blog to follow the progress of the Straw House!

My Interests

Traveling, Camping, SU Sports, Red Sox, Reading, Currently into working out, yoga, and running (that could slide at any moment...But so far, so good), Going to plays/theater, movies (especially the Drive-In), Taking pictures (digital camera = great invention!), Sometimes cooking (Soups and Salsas are my specialties), Definitely eating (Seafood and Dark Chocolate...which is why I now have to be into working out...), Good beer and wine, and Straw Bale construction, and my kids.

I'd like to meet:

People I know now, People I once knew from high school, college, or who have passed through VH over the years...Cool people, Ecclectic people, People who know what straw bale construction is...or want to know.

Music:

In no particular order: Bush, Alice in Chains, Journey (old Journey), some old 80's rock, some new "alternative" (pretty much the radio kind), the soundtrack to "Les Miserable," a little bit of this and that...Some salsa (Jerry Rivera!)and merengue, Sarah McLachlan, Fleetwood Mac, George Winston, and occasional pop "hit"...

Movies:

Crash, Sideways, Fresa y Chocolate, Lista de Espera, Shawshank Redemption, City of God, Garden State, The Spanish Apartment, Amélie, Talk to Her, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Say Anything, Better Off Dead, High Fidelity, Babe (the Pig), Robin Hood (the Disney version)...

Television:

Sex and the City, Scrubs, The Office, 30 Rock, Any Law and Orders, Some Reality Show, (Survivor, Amazing Race...), Frontline, POV, & Independent Lens on PBS.

Books:

"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri, "Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky, David Shannon Books (The "No David!" series, "Duck on a Bike," etc.) "When I was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago, "Round Ireland with a Fridge" by Tony Hawks, "A Year in the Merde" by Stephen Clarke, "English as a Second Language" by Megan Crane, Anything by Julia Alvarez, Travel Books, especially Bill Bryson, Laura Inglass Wilder, especially "Little House in the Big Woods" and "On the Banks of Plum Creek;" Currently reading "Memories of My Melancholy Whores" by Gabriel García Márquez and "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Heroes:

No one in particular. Lots of people have heroic qualities, but no one encompasses it all for me.

My Blog

House O Mud

Well, last Saturday we did finish plastering the south side as planned.  It was a quiet day, the sun dwindled out as the day went on, but we were able to finish it.  Overall it looks pretty ...
Posted by Cynda on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:11:00 PST

Rain, Wind, & Sun

Well, Monday and Tuesday were nerve wracking days.  Actually it was a nerve wracking week.  The weather mild, but wet  the first part of the week.  The wind made the tarp blow all ...
Posted by Cynda on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:50:00 PST

Plastered Again...

It's been awhile, but that doesn't mean t hasn't been busy.  It has been little odds and ends until last weekend, when we were doing final plastering.  That meant we were missing dad's 80th ...
Posted by Cynda on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:16:00 PST

Plumbing Update

Well, this is just a brief update on plumbing.    Monday evening the new plumber called me at work and he wanted to see how I had made out looking at heaters & boilers.  I told hi...
Posted by Cynda on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:01:00 PST

Plumbing Hell...

So Sunday I was working on making plumbing connections&semi-successfully.  I also worked on cleaning up (I know, again!) and breaking down the building table, sweeping, vacuuming and clearing out...
Posted by Cynda on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:07:00 PST

Weekly Update

Well, we have survived a full week and it has been alright.  The logistics of my work, Grant's work, and the kids' school schedule was a little tough to juggle, but we managed.  The kids sta...
Posted by Cynda on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:13:00 PST

Transitional Living

A week has passed so there's a bit to catch up on.  Last Sunday we came back into Syracuse to look at cars.  We hit two dealers and I ended up signing a purchase agreement at the second deal...
Posted by Cynda on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:50:00 PST

POTTY Time!

We have a toilet thanks to Mary!  And upper cabinets!    I went back to the house early on Wednesday and worked on the sheetrock in the second floor bathroom. Sanding, ug.  It wa...
Posted by Cynda on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:44:00 PST

ROADBLOCKS

Things had been going along okay.  I spent Saturday and Sunday working on sheet rock.  I sanded some walls and did tape and mud on others.  I primed one of the unprimed walls in the kid...
Posted by Cynda on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:10:00 PST

An Uneventful Eventful Week

Well, a lot has happened and yet feel no closer. Well, here is the run down.   Monday was lots of sheet rocking.  I went through all of the green board and basically finished all of the bath...
Posted by Cynda on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:54:00 PST