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  • The Basement Build – Episode IX

    Episode IX is focused on the installation of our beautiful second hand oak floor.  It’s remarkable to see how much closer this whole project appears to be finished with just the addition of flooring. I think now my back and knees are both ready for a little break.  I was also hoping this whole process would end…

  • The Basement Build – Episode VII

    The seventh in a series of episodes chronicling the progress of the basement through recorded media. Episode seven, “Get The Lead Out,”  frames the acquisition and renovation of a acquired second hand solid wood five-panel door.  This episode also marks the four year anniversary of the project, showing the significant delays as well as the great accomplishment…

  • The Basement Build – Episode VI

    The sixth in a series of episodes chronicling the progress of the basement through recorded media. This longer episode, episode six, “Vacation For Some,” is an observation of accomplishment when the crew is geographically split. Follow the series to see how it all comes along, and when it will ever get done. Featuring Music by…

  • The Basement Media Project – Episode I

    The first in a series of episodes chronicling the progress of the basement through recorded media. Episode one features early accomplishments of the project from nearly four years ago in 2006.  Enjoy the picturesquely clean basement, the fun new acquisitions, and the ‘visionary’ first stages of work. Follow the series to see how it all…

  • Stop-Motion Basement

    Here’s a bit of a peek into good fun with friends, construction, and a stop-motion camera (iMotion for the iPhone) up here on our Bay Area job over the past week.  Can you recognize the faces of each of the workers? *Note: Your speakers aren’t broken, there is not audio on this video. Enjoy! UPDATE! – video…

  • Giant Steps Forward

    …on the Berkeley Basement Build Project. This week showed great progress toward achieving our goal of having a place to stay here in Berkeley. As we’ve inundated the whole house with boxes of our things, we’re eager to settle not only into our own space but into our own bed as well. Fortunately, if we…

  • Fin.

    July 26th – Almost 4 months later. Today I yet again received a call from Will regarding campus palm trimmings and beat feet over to campus. It took me a while but I found them hidden in the Library walk way, trimming away. They recognized me and were friendly. I parked on the sidewalk and…

  • Palapa Control to Major Tom

    July 21st and 22nd My car is in the shop so I can’t get the leaves, but I spent all day looking at the palapa. Will came over and we hung in the hammocks wishing it was done. Friday Megan took me to the hardware store and helped me get some things to work on…

  • Beautiful Mist

    July 19th Will and I go to the hardware store and pick up some tubing and a pile of pieces for setting up misters. We first attached a whole slew of them to the perimeter of the palapa, but the misters are kind of cheap so they didn’t work well, they just soaked you in…

  • Free!

    July 18th Free palapa roof at school! Will calls me up today and says dude they’re trimming the palm trees at school you’ve got to get over here and get them. So I drive over and ask the workers if I can take their green palm leaves. “Sure.” They don’t seem to be too put…