Back in Bizness

Sweet relief is on the way.
Thanks to all you readers who've ridden out this last couple of weeks. Server downtime sucks hard, but it just makes uptime feel that much better, don't it? If you've missed a couple of strips in these past days, make sure to drop by the archives and catch up on what you've missed.
The best news is that ComicGenesis (our host) is finally getting a new, upgraded server to replace the old hamster wheel currently spinning in the closet.

The new machine looks to have some punch to it, too:
• 8 core processor (4 cores CPU's, 2 CPU's)
• 16 GIGS of RAM (I betcha we'll still touch the HD)
• 4 750 Gigs of SATA Hard disk space in a 3-way RAID setup and a hot-swappable spare. Total is just barely 1.5 TERABYTES of space

Remember, if this server has issues again, and you need your daily Brink fix, you can check out the Drunk Duck mirror site at www.drunkduck.com/brinkerhoff. Bookmark it for a rainy day, yo'. It looks like it's getting some good exposure at that new location, too.

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In Brinkerhoff news, we're fast approaching the 400th strip, sometime in the middle of next month. I'm toying with a pretty big event to commemorate the milestone, so stay tuned for that.

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On the home front, we've been remodeling our kitchen from the ground up and the rest of our house is upside-down because of it. The house was built in the late 1930's by the first owner. It's what can be called a "hobby home". Every nook and cranny of the place has the little touches of a guy who's lived in and worked on it for many years.
Because of this, though, many of the updates and improvements are not only good aesthetically, but to fix things and bring them more into code. In fact, the whole reason we accelerated the plans to update the kitchen came from the need to add a dishwasher. We knew it would have to be a new plumb to get it in, but the bigger problem we saw was that the countertop was an inch-and-a-half too low. An even bigger problem we solved was the plumbing we had to replace once we saw the sea of corrosion the drain pipes were bathing in. We dodged that bullet better than Neo in the good one.
So we've been burning the candle at both ends to get the whole thing done before our wedding reception(s) next month. We might've even found a new end on that damn candle, as hard as we've been working. Out friend Todd has been a huge help for the last week and he'll be back to help out tonight as we hit the home stretch of the cabinet installation for the countertop measuring scheduled for tomorrow. We'll be celebrating that accomplishment over some wine and pasta at Europa, one of our favorite Spokane restaurants.
When all is said and done, I'll probably post a picture gallery to brag on the accomplishment. Viva home improvement!