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@amt230--Their new home is located in Charlottesville, VA, but more towards the outskirts, away from UVA. It's really beautiful there, especially in the fall/winter.

Thank you to all of you who have pointed out the layout is off scale and links to floor planning sites--that's going to be very helpful for Evan and I when we really get down to the brass tacks! Like I said in the post, we're currently in the initial stages, taking stock of what he has (and what has to go and/or get repaired). Once we get final measurements of everything after we've checked what's staying, I'll definitely try floorplanner.com out.

I'm not a professional interior decorator or designer (I'm a graphic designer by day), so when I was writing this post, I drew this shoddy layout up very, very quickly in Illustrator thinking that it would be a general "guide" to how Evan's home is set up and what he has. In my haste, I forgot to add the main entrance which is on the the lower left corner--you walk right into the work space. There's no waiting area, it's just rows and rows of cardboard boxes holding apparel samples. So far, it seems to work pretty well for Evan--he has 2-3 interns that work in the office area, and he uses his living room as a meeting area.

The entire wall opposite the kitchen is all floor-to-ceiling windows with the 2/3rds of each panel frosted from the bottom up for privacy (that wall faces the street).

As for the other suggestions of hiring a professional--Evan would if he had the budget to do so! He is renting this space out currently, and his budget for this project is very, very minimal (unless he wins the mega-million lottery; at which point, he will probably buy an even bigger warehouse and hire all of you to design and decorate).

Thanks everyone for your tips! This actually happened to my co-worker who was cat-sitting for another co-worker of ours--and the cat came back this morning :) Phew!

Becky, our MP drinking game is really, really easy.

1) Drink every time Ashlee Simpson looks pained/confused/constipated/surprised (Sadly, only about 3-4 drinks. Not because she wasn't exhibiting all of the qualities, but because she was rarely on screen during the pilot).

2) A shot of tequila every time a Hollywood spot is dropped; i.e. "Guess who I saw stumbling out of Katsuya!" (Again, only 2-3 shots. We did count the Beverly Hills police station as one though).

3) Chug for the entire duration of a flashback. (Now THIS is why we were on the floor towards the latter half of the episode.)

We also had a one for One Tree Hill (drink every time Chad Michael Murry squints intensely during a close up), but then we realized how awesomely ridiculous the show was even without alcohol. I think that epiphany happened after the episode where the evil dad's transplant heart gets EATEN BY A DOG. No, really. (And yes, he does squint during the close up--end scene! Drink!).

hahaha don't worry abc123--I've been holding on to one since I did the first musical playlist. It'll show up soon!

amarie,

I have both Tracy Anderson DVDs, and I agree: the mat workout is really, really good (the ab part may look a bit idiotic, but it's really effective). I actually do that one every day. The first time I put the Dance one in, I felt ridiculous. However, I think if I actually spent the time to learn the choreography, it wouldn't be so bad. My overall complaint with her DVDs is that she doesn't give cues very often. The NYC Ballet workout is pretty good...the narrator is hilarious, heh.

As far as motivation goes, I usually feed off the energy of my co-workers, even though we live in different cities and work remotely. There have been many times when someone will end a chat conversation with, "OK, I'm off to work out," and I'll think, "Hmmm...I should do that too..." and will peel myself away from the computer for at least an hour of exercise. Another good motivator is signing up for a specialized class--I signed up for ballet at the local dance studio, and it's been great to have a set schedule and learn new things each time. Painful, but great.

bepsf, those beautiful silver lanterns are from Lombok. The company is based in the UK, not sure if they ship to the US.

Thanks,
Grace

Nice work Monika! You and Loren did such a great job on these. Can't wait to see the entire bookshelf in all its glory...!

Hi Art,

The Airfoil Speaker program comes bundled with Airfoil, so you don't really need to download anything else.

And yes, you can selectively transfer parts of your library from the PC to your macbook...although with Airfoil, you can play music off of a PC or a Mac, so you could just play directly off the PC.

Hope that helps!

Thanks everyone!

Salley: Hahah ye-es..although, it's still not as dangerous as my Celtics flag :).

To all you Wahoos: I have a neighbor a few doors down who has a HUUUUGE VT flag. It's hanging from the second story of his home and almost touches the ground...