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JOANNE: …And over here I’ll be knocking through the wall to open the kitchen into the living room. It’ll be fully open, but with a retractable bar that descends from the ceiling for parties, or just for breakfast.

JOANNE: Upstairs, I’m turning the second bedroom into a fully skylit sunroom complete with floor-to-ceiling windows and a solar-heated lap pool?
GEOFF: Upstairs? Won’t that be heavy?
JOANNE: I’m running new pillars up from the basement for support. Probably reclaimed barnwood.

JOANNE: And rather than park our cars tandem, I’m installing a hoist that will store the cars one atop the other. Long-term, I have plans to build a stadium-style rolling roof to protect our entire property from hailstorms.

GEOFF: Wow, Joanne, I had no idea you were so handy!
JOANNE: Oh, I’ve never touched a drill in my life! I just watch the crap out of the DIY channel.

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#649; In which Joanne has Big Plans transcribed by in

JOANNE: ?and over here I’ll be knocking through the wall to open the kitchen into the living room. It’ll be fully open, but with a retractable bar that descends from the ceiling for parties, or just for breakfast.

JOANNE: Upstairs, I’m turning the second bedroom into a fully skylit sunroom complete with floor-to-ceiling windows and a solar-heated lap pool?
GEOFF: Upstairs? Won’t that be heavy?
JOANNE: I’m running new pillars up from the basement for support. Probably reclaimed barnwood.

JOANNE: And rather than park our cars tandem, I’m installing a hoist that will store the cars one atop the other. Long-term, I have plans to build a stadium-style rolling roof to protect our entire property from hailstorms.

GEOFF: Wow, Joanne, I had no idea you were so handy!
JOANNE: Oh, I’ve never touched a drill in my life! I just watch the crap out of the DIY channel.

{{header: build equity at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: I can get the whole thing done in an hour if I can just figure out how to get a montage}}

#649; In which Joanne has Big Plans transcribed by in

JOANNE: ...And over here I'll be knocking through the wall to open the kitchen into the living room. It'll be fully open, but with a retractable bar that descends from the ceiling for parties, or just for breakfast.

JOANNE: Upstairs, I'm turning the second bedroom into a fully skylit sunroom complete with floor-to-ceiling windows and a solar-heated lap pool?
GEOFF: Upstairs? Won't that be heavy?
JOANNE: I'm running new pillars up from the basement for support. Probably reclaimed barnwood.

JOANNE: And rather than park our cars tandem, I'm installing a hoist that will store the cars one atop the other. Long-term, I have plans to build a stadium-style rolling roof to protect our entire property from hailstorms.

GEOFF: Wow, Joanne, I had no idea you were so handy!
JOANNE: Oh, I've never touched a drill in my life! I just watch the crap out of the DIY channel.

{{header: build equity at WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: I can get the whole thing done in an hour if I can just figure out how to get a montage}}

I can get the whole thing done in an hour if I can just figure out how to get a montage

#649; In which Joanne has Big Plans

  — August 17th, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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