Back that thing up!

Yesterday the movers hooked up the two dollies to the steel under my house. This morning they came out and hooked up their truck. Once everything was tight, they "backed" the house up, to position it to be pulled out into the field.

I am hopeful that they will be able to travel the first 100 yards tomorrow, but we'll see how that goes. I took down some more fence today, and a tree will have to come down tomorrow to allow for the initial movement away from the current site. After that, everything should be in line for Saturday.

It looks like the weather is supposed to be sunny and hot on Saturday, so we shouldn't have any snow or hurricanes to delay the move another week.

Here are the two pics I got from today. More to come soon.

From House Moving ...

On the long neglected music front, I strongly suggest the song "Librarian" by My Morning Jacket. The first time I heard this song, I thought of a beautiful friend of mine who was horrible offended when a man told her that her glasses made her look like a librarian. I thought it was quite a compliment, but I don't think she ever saw it that way! Here is a live video of the song.



BBK

Frustration

I thought that things were going to get moving in May, and the house did get picked up a little bit more, but I am still waiting for several things to fall into place before I can actually move the house.

Right now I am waiting on further information from the phone company about what they will have to do before I can move the house. The electric company has been super cooperative, and is willing to work with me pretty much whenever I need it. The phone company, on the other hand, is talking about having to bury several hundred feet of wire before I can move the house since the house is too tall to pass under the current lines.

On a brighter note, My Morning Jacket has released their new album, available at many fine music outlets including my favorite online music retailer emusic.com. Check them out at this page featuring their new album "Evil Urges." Check out this video for information about the album and title track.


More information about the house will be forthcoming shortly. But for now I'll go back to waiting for something to happen.

Black Kids - "I'm not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you"

Ok, this is a video I should have posted a couple months ago, but in case you haven't heard this song, you definitely should check it out. Its a really fun song and a cute video. Enjoy!

Kerli - Walking on Air

Here is the song that I have been digging the most in the past few days.
It's not actually a music video, but its the best I could do right now since the video for this song is not actually out right now.



This song reminds me a little bit of early Nelly Furtado, but with a healthy dose of Tim Burton thrown in for good measure. Kerli is an Estonian pop star who I think is set to take off in the US as well.

For a taste of her other stuff, follow this link to see the video for her song "Love is Dead."

Vampire Weekend

No, I did not get bitten by a vampire, nor am I going to a costume party this weekend. Instead, this is plug for a band that I have been listening to. I think I've mentioned these guys before, but I wanted to mention them again as their first full length album will be coming out a week from Tuesday.

Vampire Weekend is four guys from Brooklyn who play a beautiful mix of indie rock and African rhythms. For a taste of their style, check out this video to the song that I have been whistling for the past couple months. Enjoy.




How's the house coming? The concrete seems to be setting up well. It is in the teens here, so I don't plan on doing a whole lot with the house today. If things go well, the house could be moved in two weeks, though. I'll update you again soon.

I'm also hoping to get some more of Samuel's work posted here soon, too.

Still, BBK