Today we continue to work on covering the lintels and headers as well as adding a thin plaster layer on the top of the outer circle and layering with rocks left over from sifting to prepare for the arch we'll build on the wall.
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Well here we are. Back at it again. It's day 140. Wow. Whoa. I didn't think it would take this long.
No. We're at 140 days and. Almost almost done covering the backs. Let's come at it from from
a positive spin. With the first coat. With the first coat. Yep. It's gonna be a little bit longer
So today we have the outer side of the outer circle on the east side that is in shade and
we got to fill in all those holes around the header lintel area and around the actual screen
openings. That's it. That's what we're working on. The outside of the east facing east side outer
circle wall. I know exactly what you're saying. Yep. Yep. Also another thing that we need to do
is go ahead and cut those boards down at the entrance to the same level as the buttress
so that we can plaster straight across because we don't need them sticking up above the buttress.
Okay. So I'm gonna cut those and then we can get started. Let's do it.
You okay over there buddy? Is this your new mom?
I stayed on that line the whole time. Wardrobe change. I always thought people were crazy for
wearing long sleeve shirts in the desert in the summer but now I get it. It is cooler and I still
don't understand why but it feels so much better. I just need to get more than one and I need to get
the kids some. Anyway we'll get to it. This is better.
Nobody's perfect but we align. I swear that what we have is different. You my light in the dark,
you the difference. And you're always on point, never missing. I'ma never hold back what I'm
feeling. The way you love me, ring tilling. Never change, stay the same. No matter if the lights go
out or the stars come down. I will always be right here. I don't care if no one else around.
I'll hold you down. I'ma always be right here. I'ma be right here. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Yeah,
I'ma always be right here. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Yeah, I'ma always be right here. Yeah,
there's not a question in my motive. I'll pick you up when you fall down. When we're together,
it's explosive. And girl, you turn my life around. You know I'm here for you and I'll never
stop falling through the wind for you. Leave me for a second, I'll never stop menacing you.
Talking forever, that's just what it is for you. No matter if the lights go out or the stars come
down. I will always be right here. I don't care if no one else around. I'll hold you down. I'ma
always be right here. I'ma be right here. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Yeah, I'ma always be right here.
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Yeah, I'ma always be right.
Oh, hello. How's it going? I'm trying not to complain. It's going. I'm trying not to complain
It's like if we're working in the shade and the sun's constantly in your face.
And that is frustrating. It just gives me a headache.
But I think that we're going to be able to get, my goal is to get the whole top of this outer
circle with a coat on the top. Not like mounted up, but just covered. Yeah. So that I have
something to add the mount to. Yeah. Plus it'll look really good for drone shots if you have time.
That's the plan tomorrow. Drone shots tomorrow. So. So how many more batches? I have no idea.
Won't know till I'm done with this and get started on the top. Okay. Several because it does take
quite a bit of material. Yeah. But we're mostly done with this. We just have a little bit here
and then a little bit on the other side. Okay. Definitely my favorite part would be
troweling the frames. Really? Yeah. That's like my least favorite part. Jax, I think you're really
going to like, um, doing the trowel work on the finishing coat. Like I'm going to get everybody
trowels so that we can all practice because we all, no, not your specialized trowel, just a trowel.
You can burn your initials on it yourself. I'm going to get everybody a trowel so that
you guys can all have lots of practice on this because I'm not doing it all by myself.
I can catch my breath from chasing you. So tell me when you will know what it is you want.
Cause I don't want to wait for
make up your mind. Stop wasting my time. You know, we only have one,
one,
like it's way too short. The clock is ticking down. We only have one chance. Let's dance.
Would you make up your mind? Stop wasting my time. You know, we only have one life.
Yeah, we only have one life. Ready? Sit. Go get it.
Talk about the sunset. Uh, it's like a, it's like a gift as like, as we prepare to move to the next
We got the whole outer circle tops covered and the outside of the frames are done. We just have
five on the inside. So five lentil headers left and then the one on the inner circle.
We're so close and we still have to cover up the bags on the top of the chicken run.
And as you can see, we've already put these rocks on so that we can dome up over them. Is that going
to be like the next phase or you wanted to get the lentil? I want to get all the bags covered
and then we'll go to covering up and doming things. I think, I think it's going to go pretty
quick. I love that you keep saying that. I know three weeks, three weeks later, that's going to
go pretty quick. We're like, Oh, this is not a problem. This is going to go great. No, but we're,
I mean, we're so close to having every single surface covered, which is crazy. It was neat to
like stand back here as the sun is dipping down and the sky is turning purple and we're looking
at the color of it. It's exactly what we want. Yeah. Everybody keeps asking, are we going to
paint it? Are we going to tent the, the mix? And no, this is exactly what we want. We want it to
blend into the environment and look like it's just risen out of the ground. Subtle. We're going for
subtle. Yeah. Even though it's massive and a little ridiculous. It's hard to see it though.
Like if, if you're just looking on the property, you'd have to like really look for this. Right.
Which is exactly what we want. Camouflage. Yeah. Desert camo as we like to call it. What if we
tinted it camo colors? That's okay. No, guys, we're keeping it simple. So tomorrow, no, Monday,
tomorrow we got a lot of stuff, but Monday we'll be back working on finishing up the inside of
those frames and covering up the rest of the backs. I think we can get that done probably
Monday, which means if we do, Tuesday's adding the rocks to the top of the chicken run. Right.
Doming up. And then we're just done. Once we dome it, we can start the exterior plaster.
So hopefully by next week we will have at least put some final plaster. I just can't even believe
that. That's crazy. We got to decide where we're going to start. We're going to start in the chicken
coop or we're going to start in the run. Geez. Because I have a few things that I want to test
out. So I'm kind of leaning towards starting in the coop so I can test in there because that's
less critical. Yes. That makes sense. And then maybe moving to the outside, depending on how
our test goes. Sure. Who knows? It's all up in the air. It's a long way away. One step at a time.
Not that far away. It's a few days away. Be here before we know it. Okay. It's been a long week.
Yeah. It's been a long day. It's been a long... We were both up pretty early today doing other
stuff and didn't get to listen to later in the day. Yeah. It's just a full day. Yeah. A full day.
But tomorrow you won't get to see it. We're going to the coffee shop. Oh yeah. Long awaited.
Okay. Guys, we're blabbering. Blabber, blabber. So we're just going to say it.
Because I was going to tee you up for it so you could say we'll see tomorrow. Well,
no. I don't even remember what I was saying. Sorry. Guys, that's it for this week. Well,
I wasn't smiling. Hold on. You don't have to smile. Well, I was looking in the distance
or something. You can look in the distance. No, I don't want to. Okay. Okay. Ready? Hey,
guys. Oh, I said ready. And then you said, so hold on. Hey guys. Thanks for hanging out with
us this week and cheering us on. We really appreciate it. Yeah. And we'll see you Monday
or Sunday. Are we doing one? I don't know. We might do a live. Who knows? Guys,
we're going to see you sometime. Just check the internets. We'll let you know.
The sun is shining.
It's gonna be okay.