MemeMachineGo!

I feel bad about having so neglected MemeMachineGo!, really I do. But I’ve been, well, busy as a new home-owner. I’m learning first-hand the truth to the cliche about “No man with a house has a hobby.” And I am so glad we didn’t get a fixer-upper. This house is in great shape and there are still a huge number of things to be done.

It’s a very different experience from renting. It’s wholly possible I could be here for literally the rest of my life. It changes how I look at everything. I saw there’s a small gap between the wall and the floor in one bathroom and instantly thought “I have to caulk that.” Every drop of spilled water is wiped up immediately. I have the hours of several local hardware stores recorded in my Palm, and I’m a regular at the Berkeley Tool Lending Library . I feel like I should meet the neighbors.

I’ll talk more about these things later; for now, I’ll close by changing the subject. There was an earthquake lastnight, a 3.9 5 km southeast of Berkeley. Pocahontas and I were sitting on a sidewalk waiting to get into a concert, so we felt it well, but it only lasted about 2 seconds — it was over by the time we recognized what it was.

There’s another thing to finally get around to: acquire earthquake supplies.