How to beat the heat this weekend...

see?  last year it was boarded up too!

Step 1 - dig out your old 5000 btu AC unit from 7-8 years ago.
Step 2 - demolish your bedroom window.  It was all boarded up anyways after the last remodeling project for the master bath.

Step 3 - buy power tools for said demolishing.  Ugh, argh.  Power tools!  Uargh.
Step 4 - discover hidden stash of particle board presswood in garage from leftover home projects.
Step 5 - clip coupons to purchase other tools that may be handy during another project.
Step 6 - purchase overabundance of 2x4s from local lumber yard.  More money spent, more do stuff.  That's the power of making a man feel like he's got it all together worked out in his head. 
Step 7 - Measure 16 times, cut 4 times.  Trim it if it still doesn't fit.  Whack it with a hammer if it still doesn't fit.  Use up all the spare nails just to get it in place.  Hey, functionality is king.
Step 8 - board up the biggest holes, stuff in plastic shopping bags for temporary weather stripping and to keep the bugs out.  Call it a night.  Find the remote control after leaving it on for 3 hours, only to realize that the battery is now dead and the temperature can't change.
Step 9 - turn on the fans and suffer 2 more nights of humidity until you can get a replacement battery on monday.

And, lastly have a sense of humor.  If you can't laugh at your own incompetence, how are you gonna laugh at a sitcom?