"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in dumb things I have done, Home Improvements on Mar 8th, 2008
This morning, I made the biggest fucking mess I’ve ever made in my entire goddamn life. Seriously, in nearly 31 extremely klutzy years, I have never made as big, sloppy, frustrating, or just plain awful mess as the mess I made today. I fell off of a ladder and brought the remainder of a can […]
Posted in Cats, Home Improvements, Mountain Biking, Sewing on Jan 22nd, 2008
I had a 3-day weekend this past weekend due to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Day. A 3-day weekend is always welcome – in fact, I wish they all were, considering as how I generally spend all of Saturday on the run, then Sunday doing basically jack. That Monday in a typical 3-day weekend is […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, Home Improvements, Utter Silliness, videos on Nov 19th, 2007
I know I have touched upon how fond I am of performing feats of interior demolition (very). In “real life” I was regaling my friend Jared with a frenzied monologue on the team of tearin’ some shit up, and he got all wide-eyed and bouncy as he does when he has some really awesome info […]
Posted in Food & Snacks, Garden, Home Improvements on Oct 24th, 2007
Last night I went up to Joel’s house to help harvest basil, make pesto, and tear down the ceiling in the living room. He helped me with the outrageous job of removing wallpaper from my living-room ceiling, so I really felt like I owed him. I got up there around 5:30, did a little pottering […]
Posted in bike commuting, Fashion, Garden, Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs, Sewing on Mar 6th, 2006
Well, well, what’s been up… Hah, quite a bit, really. I’m starting to get over my winter blahs, thanks to the weather having been so nice lately and the days getting longer. Moreover, I’ve imposed upon myself several projects to change things up a bit so I won’t be so bored, grumpy, dull, and frustrated. […]
Posted in Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs on Dec 3rd, 2005
The stereotypical woman is expected, I think, to go hideously overbudget in Designer Shoe Warehouse. I, on the other hand, start hearing “Danger, danger Will Robinson,” in my head as I cross the portals of a hardware store. Today, I had to go to the hardware store to get some plastic for the bedroom windows […]
Posted in bike commuting, biking, Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs on Oct 29th, 2005
What furniture that was getting shoved has now been shoved. I should vaccuum, but my motivation has run out. Hah! So, yesterday, I’m at work, on my lunch break, sitting in the breakroom eating my lunch and reading the latest Harry Potter (first time, and yes, I am way behind the trend…I like the HP […]
Posted in Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs on Jun 13th, 2005
I started busting down my garage. Well, last weekend, my parents were down visiting, and they brought crowbars, too, and their might and tools combined with my might and tools means that This is now this. Thanks, Mom and Dad. Breakin’ things is a lot of fun! Also, this thing…it is way more than a […]
Posted in Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs, Lists, Recommendations on Mar 20th, 2005
1. Steam Boy Rocked. I’m not going to spoiler this movie for anyone, I will just say that it was everything a family movie ought to be. Lots of adventure, excellent animation, cool fantastical inventions, lots of “wow-factor.” I actually felt myself burst into a big grin, and had to forceably restrain myself from applauding […]
Posted in Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs on Mar 12th, 2005
And on a similar tack, have you ever awakened and said, “Ah, today’s a good day to demolish the garage!” (a note about the garage–it was a carport that some wiseguy decided to enclose with cheapass chipboard sheathing, which quickly fell prey to the elements, including termites.) The garage and the back step were heavily […]