Fountain Tiling

When I had the fountain built, I thought about tiling it but decided to give it a try with just the white sealant paint. The problem is that it collects the dirt and the algae in the nooks and crannies. Even though I use a chemical to treat the water some algae still grows and I have to drain the fountain and scrub it.

So I figured that if I tiled it with glazed ceramic then I could wipe off the tiles without having to drain the fountain. Also without the nooks and crannies the algae wouldn't have any place to grow. 

I wanted 4x4 cobalt blue but they don't give that away. I can't believe how much they cost, over a $1 each one. It takes 9 of them to make a sqft coming close to $10 a sqft. Since I needed close to 50 sqft this was a non-starter.

I was seriously considering black when I came across these sky blue 6x6 tiles for 50 cents each on Craigslist. That came to $2 a sqft, not keen on the 6x6 but I can deal with that.

Today I scrubbed the fountain and dry fitted the base tile to get an idea of what it would look like. Next weekend I should be able to tile on Saturday and grout on Sunday. I'm not sure what color the grout will be but leaning towards a gray.

San Diego State Student Union Building

About three years ago San Diego State demolished their old student center to build a brand new 206,000 sq ft modern place.  Friday they had a "open house" and we got a chance to tour the new place. What's really nice is that they stayed true to the surrounding architecture. The old place was unique in that it had the 1950s vibe but it was outdated and needed to be modernized.

Items of interest:

• Largest Starbucks (not pictured)
• 300 seat multipurpose Theater
• Bowling Alley
• LEED Platinum Certified

Our newly elected Mayor showed up

What's an event without protestors?

Pool hall adjacent to the bowling alley

Bowling alley

Theater screen

Sunset

Panorama from the roof

Inside the tower

Rooftop garden

Live Music

Old building

Roberto's Taco Shop

So my parents LOVE the food network and when they saw Roberto's taco shop from San Diego featured and asked me if I had ever tried it. I had heard of the place but here in San Diego we have dozens of these types but I had never tried this one. So Friday I decided to give it a try.

The nearest one to my work was in Ocean Beach (aka OB) so off I went. Most of these places happened to be just holes in the walls where you cant even go inside. It's either walk up or drive through. Since Friday happened to be one of the worst storms in the last 4 years I wisely chose the drive through.

I wanted the carne asada combo plate that came with rice, beans, guacamole, lettuce and tomato. I'm not the biggest fan of guacamole but I can tolerate it. I had a choice of corn of flour tortilla and went with the flour. Once I got it in the vehicle and started back to work I wished I had a place to park and just start eating. It smelled wonderful!!

***On a side note, it is well know that Californians can't drive in rain. Well it is especially true for old people. I got stuck behind a guy that was going 20 mph on a road that is posted for 35 mph. No, it wasn't raining that hard.

Finally get back to work and unpack and what I thought was several tortillas was only one, but what a tortilla it was. I have never seen one this big, it was easily larger than the opened box. I was just too hungry to take any more pictures.

Overall it was really good and will go back again, for $8+ it was well worth it.

Lamborghini-or-a rise in property values

Last week there was a Lamborghini parked across the street at a neighbors house. I am not sure which is more shocking, that he bought a Lamborghini or that he parked it on the street. I mean at least park it in your driveway. Yes he left it on the street even at night.

This guy moved in about two years ago and works odd hours, I guess he is in IT. He normally has a Jeep Grand Cherokee. I never talked with the guy as he keeps to himself but I talked with a a neighbor and she said he had a "good year"...I guess. That car goes for over $200,000.

Here is where he bought it.  Yes I am stalking the car.

Bonus photo

Back to the Before

Due to the overwhelming disdain for the new layout I have gone back to what I had before. However periodically I will make subtle changes like color or header pictures.

I think I will call this the "Classic Look"

HAHAHA

New Layout

Trying a new layout. Let me know what you think.

Funky Clouds

Woke up to these funky clouds.