Monday, October 6, 2008

Where I'm sittin


This red room only took 7 or so coats of paint to cover. Aaargh. I love this room...globe is to the left, map of US on the right. We just recently got the desk and bookshelves.

36 comments:

RecknHavic said...

Niiice paintin job. I believe it, reds and burgandy's, geez they never cover.

That's some desk too. My set-up is similar, least I got some book shelves borderin the compute table. I'll posta pic manana, ya know, after I pick up all those wrappers.

Bet that Home Medicine book is some interestn readin. Thought I made out some Grisham. Oh, I have the same pair a scissors in my pen thing, cept red handled.

Linda said...

That painting blew. D would be like, "that's good, right?" And I'd say, "welllll...I can still see where I cut in. Let's do ONE more coat!"

Funny, you can't really tell what you'll be able to see when it's all blown up. Geez, I was checkin to make sure you couldn't see account numbers on the bills! (You've trained me, at least a little.)

Lookin forward to pics!

RecknHavic said...

Oh, I can see em ;)

Wow, "cut in" that's real painter terminology. I'm, for real, impressed by that.

That' some lamp btw.

Linda said...

I'm the cut in queen. I do the tape and the cuttin in, and he does the roller. (I'm thinkin I get the raw end of the deal!)

I know, the lamp doesn't fit in here anymore. Thanks for noticing.

RecknHavic said...

Actually, I like it.

Sittin here watchin Cold Mountain(yho may not make it through, gettin sleepy).

Anyhow, no work manana; that'll give me plenty a time on decos :)

Like your bloggin spot.

gn

Linda said...

No school for the kids tomorrow, so I get to sleep in!

gn

Linda said...

Oy. Took a page from your playbook and woke up w/ a migrane of my own. Don't know how yours play out, but mine are of the occular variety. I get a blind spot in my peripheral vision and then I pop 3 Advil real quick like to head off the ache. The day's never quite the same, tho. Haven't had one in ages...

RecknHavic said...

Dang, sorry to hear that Lin. Take it real easy today and stay away from bright stuff. Somethin that helped me alot was tonin daown the brightness on my compute (as I'm on it alot). This helped me w/ headaches in general. Hope you're better soon.

Course this coulda been brought on by the Hallow deco pressure :)

Btw, just had a 20 minute convo w/ some Jehovah Witnesses. I really feel for these people. Their hunger for God is apparent, unfortunately the path they chose is a false one.

Linda said...

"You've chosen unwisely." The Princess Bride

Thanks. Great idea on the puter screen..never thought of that. It is better this way. Never noticed till this morning how bright it was. I've been squinting all day.

Yes! I blame you entirely! Decorating pressure..I can't handle it! Went to Party City and got B's costume. A ghoul. He'll be a cool ghoul in school, no doubt. I rhymed. (Still think the past tense of rhyme should be rhome and not rhymed.) K, gonna try and have a kip. :)

RecknHavic said...

You sure that was advil you took :)

You sound like you're fellin alittle better.

Soooo..what else did ya get at Party City?

RecknHavic said...

Makin some decent headway on decos. Graveyard is IN place.

Ooowwwwww!!!!

Linda said...

Not telling.

RecknHavic said...

Ha! Phillys Diller, she was a funny broad.

RecknHavic said...

Actually, the lamp goes; it just somehow fits. Like the fact that you went to the trouble a paintin the a/c vent (hope you used an alkyd en). And the vase; love the vase.

RecknHavic said...

Oldest noticed the webkins.

Question: is that sm crown mold at top? There something borderin the top but I can't make it out.

Linda said...

Um...you're supposed to use a different kinda paint for the register? Oh dear.

I think the webkins were thrown up there so the dog didn't get em!

Reg. the top of the wall...it's weird. The previous owner had the room in pink sponge paint. (Yes, I like pink, but I'm not that wierd). She took the paint and painted about 4 inches in around the ceiling, and then put a small piece of stained molding separating the color from the ceiling. So when we painted, we kept that trim and just changed the color. I don't love it, but it was easier. The house is screaming for crown molding..I might have to learn how to do it someday.

RecknHavic said...

Register..weelll...la te da :)

S knew their called "registers" me..not so much.

Crowns a snap. decent miter saw & you're in biz.

Linda said...

Yeah, the miter saw I can use at Home Depot, but I'm worried about lining the corners up. I tend to get the angles reversed.

Ha! "Register"'s a big word now? funny.

Are you done outside?

RecknHavic said...

Half way.

1/3 a the lights won't work on our arch and still gotta string some lights. Tryn to figure a way to get to a tree on far right a house to draw people down our street on Halloween nite. I'll get it.

Got some casa pics up at Reck's.

Linda said...

I saw a couple huge Halloween decs you hang outside at Party City tday. $300 bucks. Can you imagine not having anything better to spend that kinda money on? Seriously, who does that? They were pretty cool, tho. I was considering buyin it, puttin it up, taking a picture for your benefit and returning it. Ok, not really, but that would be funny.

Linda said...

Here's something to make you feel more worldly...

D's sittin at the computer and he yells over to me, "hey, what's that symbol mean on the computer with the colon, then a dash, then one parenthesis?" I go over to see what he's talkin about...the smiley face.
Feeling better about yourself? :-)

RecknHavic said...

Forest for the trees...forest for the trees...

Yeah, can't believe people get that crazy for decos...

...does party city give refunds?

Linda said...

"through" the trees, dear.

They'll take returns w/ receipt w/in 30 days. Not on costumes.

RecknHavic said...

Nooo..It's "you can't see the forest for the trees."

S just informed me that there are no PC refunds here, tho you can exchange somethin that doesn't work for somethin that does.

Linda said...

omg...you're right, I'm sorry. I've had that wrong for forever! (insert embarassed smiley here.)

Guess we Michiganders are more trustworthy. That, or my salesperson was wrong.

Linda said...

Alright, I gotta put this neverending headache to rest.

My friend from Utah's in town..comin to stay here tomorrow night.

Have a good night!

RecknHavic said...

Sorry to hear it still hurts, but come to think a it, they do last awhile.

Nice run on sentence, eh?

Could be just costumes. maybe you couldn't see the fine print through the receipt.

gn Michigander.

Linda said...

top o'the mornin to ya..

"run on sentence"..that's English teacher terminology. I'm, for real, impressed by THAT.

RecknHavic said...

Thanks, unfortunately it wasn't one tho.

Linda said...

Pffft...details, details.

I was at my gma's the other day and she was talkin about Ramadan. (She lives in the town referred to as Little Lebenon...highest Lebanese pop in the world outside of Lebenon itself). Anyway, she's got no PC filter, so I said, 'well, they have a really different culture', and she goes, 'they're idiots'. Gotta love a 92 yr. old...

RecknHavic said...

Gms's are straight shooters. We need a grandma prez.

Speakin a which, gonna watch the ol debacle..I mean debate tonite. It is tonite isn't it?

RecknHavic said...

The too funny! Atleast they spelled it w/ a "ph". Kinda like "ph" fat. Glad there's no zoom on that one.

I'm very jealous you got to see that English country side.

One day...
One day...

Linda said...

"Glad there's no zoom on that one."
??

That's one of my fav pics of the country. Too bad I went before the age of digital cameras, tho. I would have taken a lot more.

Not sure about the debate...we'll see. Maybe a bit of it, but I'm done bein glued.

Linda said...

Glenn was in rare form this morning while he wasn't on air. Imitating Larry King.
sigh...I may have to go to his Christmas show. I told D I wouldn't make him go anymore, but I may need a fix.

RecknHavic said...

Thought I could detect the ol "one finger salute" in that pic. Maybe not.

Since it's townhall style , I'll prob watch it. I'm expectin it to get kinda nasty. Tho, it's pointless, Bin Laden's gonna win.

So, what else goes on at the Insider?

Linda said...

No, we were pointing up to the sign...

I just watch him do the radio show..so I see him when he's not on air talkin to Stu, etc. And when people come in to the studio, you can see them meet him, etc. I saw his daughters once..and I see him talk to his kids on the webcam at his house. Yeah, ok..I'm kinda stalking.