Not a whole lot of time write but here’s some photos.

Well we made it safe and sound. I’ve now had no sleep since Thursday. A couple more beers and that issue should be cleared right up. As you can see from the attached photos clearing the gate and getting a visa took forever. But we’re here now and the flat is amazing. We’re in a very cool section of town (Chelsea) if any of you know it. One of the photos is of the outside of our flat. We are right off kings road. The other is Stacie finally getting some sleep…

Pulled in the driveway and look down at the odometer and what do I see? Yup, just short of the millenium. We drove 260 some miles home ole bessy fell just short…

Not much more needs to be said

StandingStone has finally gotten ourselves some new offices. We’re psyched about the place but it’s a lot of work. Basically it’s the first floor of an old house and it’s got everything we need. A front room for a greeting area and lounge, 2 offices and a good sized conference room. The kitchen area leaves a little bit to be desired, but you can ask for everything. There’s also a huge porch that’ll be great for taking a laptop outside and working. We’re right on main street in the bustling metropolis of East Greenville PA and have a great coffee shop right across the street, so what more could you ask for! (well ok, a bar next to the coffee shop would be nice, but I think we’ll survive).

So here’s the fun part. The place is, to put it nicely, in need of some work. We signed the lease on tuesday and have spent the past two nights tearing out the ceiling tiles and scraping paint. We’ll likely need to put in a couple weeks worth of work to get it into move in condition so we’ll be doing double duty for the next couple of weeks. I took some “before” photos last night so you can see how it looks now. Oh, and yeah, the fireplace is some prefab job from the ’60s that a. looks horrible and be is heavier than it is ugly, so a few of us will be hunched over after moving that thing out of there…

I know, sounds a little weird doesn’t it… But you can actually have music from the cottage sessions as your ringtone.  (I’m not really sure that it’s fitting, but it’s still kind of cool anyway).  No, I won’t be having myself as my ringtone, i’ve got an ego, but it ain’t that big…

Click here to check it out. 

Here’s the link Although I really do enjoy listening to and playing improvisation, what I’ve always been told, “it’s just musical masturbation” may actually be true.  Although it may just be like a converstation.  You ask me about me and I just talk a little longer than I should…

This is a great use of the internot. A chronological history through letters of a soldier during WW1. This is one of those things that reminds me how much interesting and collaborative the web can be. Not only is the story compelling, but the comments that the blog has received show how passionate and interested people can be.

http://wwar1.blogspot.com/

Anytime you start thinking that you’re doing a really good job of something. Or that you might just not suck as bad as you did previously. Something like this comes along and reminds you that, yup, you might be ok, but compared to that guy, you’re basically a talentless hack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EvcL4hc4Jc