Hello y'all!
Today at our bbq lunch one of the habitat people said we looked like Habitat for Humanity veterans. You'll hopefully see what he meant throughout my next little blog entry. I'm going to try a new layout tonight, since I continue to have problems with pictures aligning correctly u.s.w. I'll just stick every picture in the middle of the page. Forget aesthetics, we're going for functionality here.
I woke myself up at 6:58 am with a big ol' snore. It was actually kind of frightening! I don't normally snore... and this was so loud and swine-like that it woke me from unconsciousness directly into a state of panic. Wowsers! Anywho, the whole group had to be up at 7:00, so we could eat, write our journal entries and leave by 8:00. We left Pilgrims Lutheran Church on time, which is pretty good for college students on Spring friggin' Break! : )
In this picture you can see our three main Habitat Correspondents. Kara on the left with the neon yellow hoodie, Bill with the skill saw and Tom hiding in the back on the right. Unfortunately for us, this is literally the only sun we saw all day. It rained a bit and even snowed some when we first showed up.
Brian C's words "Kara is the strongest woman I've ever met" pretty much sums this girl up. She is tough as nails and jumps from one dangerous place to another like a mountain goat. Bill is a nice older man who really knows how to teach people. He let's you get your hands dirty in tasks and offers little bits of wisdom here and there. I'm not sure about Tom. He a bit distant, but extremely dedicated to his work.
Here is Kara standing above us. She seriously stood up there during wind and rain and stayed for a long time.
Katie, Charlie and myself worked together at the beginning adding the sub-fascia to the back of the duplex we were constructing. Oh? I didn't mention that we are working on constructing a duplex and adding the interior to three two-story buildings. The houses are being built for 5 families or individuals. There is a elder couple from Vietnam, a single woman, a family with two kids and two other families that I can't remember off the top of my head.
Tomorrow we will probably be working a bit more in doors, doing interior on the two story houses. Bill mentioned that there was some counter top to be installed and Lindie, Syinthia and Maryanne have already been installing flooring.
Back to Charlie, Katie and myself. We cut a number of 2x4s for our job and had to move and stand on scaffolding in order to nail this thing in place. Scaffolding is heavy so we gathered a group of usually six people to help us move the thing. Here in Exhibit 1 and 2 we have a Charlie carrying a large piece of wood and a Katie and a Charlie working together to nail the sucker to the house..
Does anyone else think that in this last picture Charlie and Katie look a bit like giants?? It definitely does to me.. haha.
Well, just in case there is anyone out there interested in seeing pictures of the other group members and not just Katie, Charlie and I (I can't fathom why you would), just prepare yourselves for exhibits 3 through 6.
Exhibit 3
Here we have a Brian C and a Jennifer creature. The Jennifer is more than prepared to protect her territory from the cameraman. In fact, we regret to inform that this cameraman ventured too close to the Jennifer and never returned from the shoot. The Brian creature, a much shyer creature, lurks in the shadows. The camouflage on the Brian is impeccable, however, the orange pouch compromises any attempts to hide from humans. As humans we can see this wavelength of light, but Brians natural predator, the hurricane clamp, cannot see this color. The pouch serves as a status identifier and mating ritual. You see reader, the Brian with the best pouch wins all the mates.
Exhibit 4
Ah readers, here is a fun story in our kingdom of creatures.. Before us is an Emily in the construction phase of a shelter (which usually occurs in spring). The Emily gathers wood and like humans, uses tools (much more primitive, of course ha ha) to ease the labor of hard work. Not all creatures are capable of constructing shelters, but some (like the Emily) have the resources and energy to do so. The most remarkable part of the story of the Emily creature is that the Emily always passes the shelter to another creature of the kingdom. Perhaps a Brian or a Jennifer or some other creature will receive this well constructed shelter from the Emily. What a nice creature Emily is!
Exhibit 5
AH READER!! THIS is a rare sighting indeed! A wild Kyle has appeared briefly above the canopy. It makes a threatening gesture to scare away predators. The Kyle is not a creature that should be tinkered with! The cameraman was quick to capture this image as the Kyle moves with a severe swiftness not present among other creatures in the kingdom of creatures. Remember: yellow on black, you're okay jack.. but a wild Kyle and you'll be dead before awhile.
Exhibit 6
Here is another famed builder of the creature kingdom. The Eric can easily be spotted due to its exposed forearms and extra poofy blue mid-section. The Eric in this picture is preparing to rip this large chunk of wood in half. A strong creature, the Eric is (and a smart one). The exposed forearms help in this scenario to protect the Eric from the dangers of its sharpened wood cutting tool. The Eric will rip boards in half for other creatures if they ask politely enough. If a creature gets too demanding with the Eric... well, let's just say other creatures know better.
We got a lot of work done today. The permanent crew even expressed their appreciation for our attitudes and hard work. As I said at the beginning, they rewarded us with a bbq for lunch and I believe we will be eating bbq for the rest of the week, courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Spokane.
We went to dinner at David's (like the statue) pizza on the campus of Gonzaga. We thought we would be eating in the cafeteria of Gonzaga, but they were closed. Sure maybe they got one on us, but they lost to St. Mary's tonight, so they can have their cafeteria food and cry over it. Go St. Mary's!!
I will be adding all of the photos that I've been taking this week to a Google Picasa photo album. They should be accessible to anyone who wants to view them, but I'll let you know more once the pictures are up. You better now quit reading the blog and only look at the pictures. What do pictures tell you?? You miss all the creatures stories that are soo worth your time. Haha
Today at our bbq lunch one of the habitat people said we looked like Habitat for Humanity veterans. You'll hopefully see what he meant throughout my next little blog entry. I'm going to try a new layout tonight, since I continue to have problems with pictures aligning correctly u.s.w. I'll just stick every picture in the middle of the page. Forget aesthetics, we're going for functionality here.
I woke myself up at 6:58 am with a big ol' snore. It was actually kind of frightening! I don't normally snore... and this was so loud and swine-like that it woke me from unconsciousness directly into a state of panic. Wowsers! Anywho, the whole group had to be up at 7:00, so we could eat, write our journal entries and leave by 8:00. We left Pilgrims Lutheran Church on time, which is pretty good for college students on Spring friggin' Break! : )
In this picture you can see our three main Habitat Correspondents. Kara on the left with the neon yellow hoodie, Bill with the skill saw and Tom hiding in the back on the right. Unfortunately for us, this is literally the only sun we saw all day. It rained a bit and even snowed some when we first showed up.
Brian C's words "Kara is the strongest woman I've ever met" pretty much sums this girl up. She is tough as nails and jumps from one dangerous place to another like a mountain goat. Bill is a nice older man who really knows how to teach people. He let's you get your hands dirty in tasks and offers little bits of wisdom here and there. I'm not sure about Tom. He a bit distant, but extremely dedicated to his work.
Here is Kara standing above us. She seriously stood up there during wind and rain and stayed for a long time.
Katie, Charlie and myself worked together at the beginning adding the sub-fascia to the back of the duplex we were constructing. Oh? I didn't mention that we are working on constructing a duplex and adding the interior to three two-story buildings. The houses are being built for 5 families or individuals. There is a elder couple from Vietnam, a single woman, a family with two kids and two other families that I can't remember off the top of my head.
Tomorrow we will probably be working a bit more in doors, doing interior on the two story houses. Bill mentioned that there was some counter top to be installed and Lindie, Syinthia and Maryanne have already been installing flooring.
Back to Charlie, Katie and myself. We cut a number of 2x4s for our job and had to move and stand on scaffolding in order to nail this thing in place. Scaffolding is heavy so we gathered a group of usually six people to help us move the thing. Here in Exhibit 1 and 2 we have a Charlie carrying a large piece of wood and a Katie and a Charlie working together to nail the sucker to the house..
Does anyone else think that in this last picture Charlie and Katie look a bit like giants?? It definitely does to me.. haha.
Well, just in case there is anyone out there interested in seeing pictures of the other group members and not just Katie, Charlie and I (I can't fathom why you would), just prepare yourselves for exhibits 3 through 6.
Exhibit 3
Here we have a Brian C and a Jennifer creature. The Jennifer is more than prepared to protect her territory from the cameraman. In fact, we regret to inform that this cameraman ventured too close to the Jennifer and never returned from the shoot. The Brian creature, a much shyer creature, lurks in the shadows. The camouflage on the Brian is impeccable, however, the orange pouch compromises any attempts to hide from humans. As humans we can see this wavelength of light, but Brians natural predator, the hurricane clamp, cannot see this color. The pouch serves as a status identifier and mating ritual. You see reader, the Brian with the best pouch wins all the mates.
Exhibit 4
Ah readers, here is a fun story in our kingdom of creatures.. Before us is an Emily in the construction phase of a shelter (which usually occurs in spring). The Emily gathers wood and like humans, uses tools (much more primitive, of course ha ha) to ease the labor of hard work. Not all creatures are capable of constructing shelters, but some (like the Emily) have the resources and energy to do so. The most remarkable part of the story of the Emily creature is that the Emily always passes the shelter to another creature of the kingdom. Perhaps a Brian or a Jennifer or some other creature will receive this well constructed shelter from the Emily. What a nice creature Emily is!
Exhibit 5
AH READER!! THIS is a rare sighting indeed! A wild Kyle has appeared briefly above the canopy. It makes a threatening gesture to scare away predators. The Kyle is not a creature that should be tinkered with! The cameraman was quick to capture this image as the Kyle moves with a severe swiftness not present among other creatures in the kingdom of creatures. Remember: yellow on black, you're okay jack.. but a wild Kyle and you'll be dead before awhile.
Exhibit 6
Here is another famed builder of the creature kingdom. The Eric can easily be spotted due to its exposed forearms and extra poofy blue mid-section. The Eric in this picture is preparing to rip this large chunk of wood in half. A strong creature, the Eric is (and a smart one). The exposed forearms help in this scenario to protect the Eric from the dangers of its sharpened wood cutting tool. The Eric will rip boards in half for other creatures if they ask politely enough. If a creature gets too demanding with the Eric... well, let's just say other creatures know better.
We got a lot of work done today. The permanent crew even expressed their appreciation for our attitudes and hard work. As I said at the beginning, they rewarded us with a bbq for lunch and I believe we will be eating bbq for the rest of the week, courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Spokane.
We went to dinner at David's (like the statue) pizza on the campus of Gonzaga. We thought we would be eating in the cafeteria of Gonzaga, but they were closed. Sure maybe they got one on us, but they lost to St. Mary's tonight, so they can have their cafeteria food and cry over it. Go St. Mary's!!
I will be adding all of the photos that I've been taking this week to a Google Picasa photo album. They should be accessible to anyone who wants to view them, but I'll let you know more once the pictures are up. You better now quit reading the blog and only look at the pictures. What do pictures tell you?? You miss all the creatures stories that are soo worth your time. Haha
Words of wisdom from a car I saw today -- "give blood, play rugby"
~Official Historian C.C.MMX
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