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Strange House

Gordon — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:13:15 +0000

So we moved over the weekend. Our movers, Ferguson were courteous, careful, fast and under budget. Highly recommended. We spent yesterday meeting my parents’ new tenants and picking up and installing some new furniture ourselves. This was accomplished without tearing each others’ throats out, which is always good.

So there are still boxes everywhere, walls needing painting, and the hundred and one things that need to get done. It still feels like we’re camping out in someone else’s house. It’s so BIG — 1400 whole square feet. We went back to do some cleaning in our 650-square-foot apartment, and it’s hard to believe how small it is.

We have a new land-line telephone number that will be active on Friday; the voicemail message for our old number will tell you the new number.

Moving

Gordon — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:51:40 +0000

We are moving this weekend to our new place in Richmond. We will not have land-line telephone service for a week, so if you need us you will need to call one of our cell phone numbers.

We will also not have internet for a week, so email may be sporadic.

Rocket Staging

Gordon — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:04:43 +0000

Well, the past week has been pretty eventful; we sold our 650-square-foot condo and have bought a 1400-square-foot townhouse in Richmond, BC. And we’re moving in just over 3 weeks, so the craziness is like to continue.

I’ve even been too busy to note last Saturday’s SpaceX launch and subsequent failure of their 3rd Falcon 1 rocket. Turns out that the new engine they were testing burned a little longer than they expected after shutdown, and the first stage bumped into the second stage after they separated. Which is disappointing, but an easy fix — just separate a bit later after main engine cutoff.

There’s even a video, which is pretty darn cool.

SpaceX say that they might launch another rocket in a month or so. I’m a huge space geek, so of course I’m hoping that the fourth time will be the charm.