Yesterday was roofing day at LEAFHouse. We started work early, at 6am. Unfortunately the final layer of the roofing that arrived was not the one we ordered, but we did put the insulation down.

The insulation involved two layers. The first was foamy (smelly) layer that was around an inch thick. This is the gray stuff in the pictures above. The second layer is a more dense material that apparently has fiber glass in it. For both kinds of insulations, we had to cut holes in them to go around the pipes and upstands on the roof. The first layer was kind of messy but it was easy enough. The second layer was harder to cut, but more importantly you get this powdery fiber glass stuff all over you … and it sticks … and cuts… It’s not exactly harmful, but it’s very annoying. The stuff sticks onto your skin and keeps pricking . But after all that…

The last layer didn’t come through as we ordered, so we had to decide what to do… it was kind of lame.

The guy with the camcorder is our PR guy – Peter Kelley. He came out to video tape us working and… to mow the grass. Yes you heard right.

It took him a good 3-4 hours because the grass hadn’t been mowed for a good 7 months. Anyway, back to the camera… it was awesome! :nerd: The video quality was quite nice and it had a shotgun mic on it. This sort of mic apparently picks up on sounds nearby and in a small “viewing” angle, so it’s good for canceling out noises in the background.

Hopefully this will give us a good bit of video to play with to show on the national mall.

Besides solar, I think I am actually sort of enjoying my break. It hasn’t been boring at any point yet. When I have a couple of days off, I now have no work to due (unlike in school when I would have homework anyways) and it wouldn’t get boring because it won’t be for like weeks on end of nothing to do … if any of that made any sense.

I see a lot of people travelling to different countries… makes me want to do the same… meh :bummer: .

In other news, some bill passed and we might get our work-permits pretty soon (about freaking time… been waiting for our greencards for like 7 years now). So I should be able to find a regular job for next semester!