o frabjous day!

Just got a call from my uncle. We have our mechanical permit! (He told them "Yes, of course we're keeping the original furnace and as much* of the original ductwork as we possibly can!") I'm to go pick it up.

This means we can do our ductwork, which means we can drywall, which means things can move! finally! I am so happy.

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Friends, Torontonians:

If anyone is feeling in need of Christmas cheer, the Toronto Choral Society is having their annual Christmas concert tonight. (My mother is a member, and says it's going to be great. I see no reason to doubt this as it's always been great in the past.)

The program features Navidad Nuestra and Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramírez, which celebrate traditional stories and ceremonies with the captivating folk music of South America.

With special guests Cassava Latin Rhythms.

Eastminster United Church
310 Danforth Avenue
(1 block west of Chester subway)

Wednesday, December 7, 2005
7:30 pm
Tickets: $20

Also, my choir (University Settlement) is having our end-of-term recital this Friday at 6 p.m. at St. George the Martyr church. I believe it's free.

Rejoice!

For unto us is come a mechanical permit!

Let the tinbashing commence!

Wednesday update

My aunt reports:

Today for lunch we, with sister Jane, had cheese fondue and the inevitable ham.

House has mechanical permit--thanks to Andrew O.

Inspector Elksnitis is coming tomorrow to look at the channel. So is Jen's refrigerator.

Direct Energy is coming to start the hot water heater between 3:47 and 7:47.

Today, Dennis shortened the feeds to the sink on the third floor. John worked on the lights and pass-through for Robin. Dan and David worked on door (solid) for Jen's bathroom.

Cheers, all, Helen

3:47? What if it comes at 3:46 and we're not ready for it?

I looked more closely at the stuff we had to submit for the permit and whoa, totally incomprehensible. I don't even understand the column headers. Still, clearly it all worked, so that's good! How does one learn to make duct plans, anyway? Does it come with the HVAC certificate or do you need to have some kind of engineering degree? Craziness.

We had our office party today and I won not only the raffle for the Christmassy crystal bowl (Crystmassy? Christmastle? anyway it's painted with holly and has a red base) filled with hazelnut Lindors (sadly, it's slightly chipped, but the Lindors are the important thing), but also the guess-what's-in-the-stocking competition (I got all 11 items right). And then our bosses gave each of us a mug with ground coffee and chocolate wafers so I looked like I'd been looting a village that keeps everything in gift wrap by the time I walked out of there. I invited everyone to swing by the writers' room for chocolate.

And now, having accomplished bugger all else today, I shall depart for the concert.

(Oh, and last night Cranky and Jen and I saw Pride & Prejudice and I am in such a tiny minority in mainly despising it that I almost think I'll have to go see it again to evaluate it on its own merits instead of comparing it to the ideal version inside my head, i.e. the book. They both loved it though.)