So after getting a few insane quotes for the installation of my home stereo, I decided that it was time that I quit being a wuss and just figured out how to do some stuff on my own.  I am not handy at all but I don’t want to spend a ton on mounting the stereo I already have.  I am moving all of the stereo equipment to a closet in my hallway and switching to an rf remote which will be able to control it from anywhere in the house.  I am also putting my speakers in the ceiling and will be mounting my tv to the wall.  Basically, I want the living room to be comfortable for conversation when people come over to hang out; but also functional for watching movies.  I want a living room that isn’t obviously built around the tv.  That means that I don’t want any visible stereo gear in my living room.  Anyway, None of it has been as difficult as I had thought it would be; and I am done with the hardest part which was snaking cables through the walls.  Unfortunately, while crawling around in the attic I found this:

My roof is leaking where the Chimney meets the shingles.  That sucks.  I got an excellent recommendation from a girl I work with for a roofing company though, and my father-in-law Patrick Morin is the CEO of it.  He’ll be stoked that he got a referral.  Anyway, time to call RoofLife.

Okay, I finally got the pictures from our trip up.  I wrote up some general commentary so you’ll have a vague idea of what you’re looking at for everything but Uxmal.  I will try to get to Uxmal tomorrow.  Once I get the pictures for Uxmal commented I will be writing a summary of our trip based on notes Heather and I took at the end of each day of the trip.  I will also be posting some really lame video if I can.  From there I just have to get some more of the music I want to get up on here and then I think this blog will be off to a pretty good start.   I feel bad for not posting more right now so I will leave you with an article that I read today and found interesting. You can read it here.

Also, I was discussing the microphone that Thom Yorke used on Radiohead’s New Years Eve show and found out that it is a electrovoice RE20.  They are broadcast mics for radio that are famous for allowing odd address angles, limiting the proximity effect, limiting off mic sounds, and having a fantastic pop filter.  In other words, it is the perfect mic for recording in a basement.  Apparently it has a radio voice flavor though so it isn’t great for everything; however, if you like the flavor it is a great mic.  I was surprised to find out that it is a dynamic mic and that Thom uses it pretty regularly while recording and not just for online shows.  It makes sense because he moves a lot when he sings and he mouths the mic.  It’s just cool to me because it is a relatively cheap mic.    Anyway…