The Blue Room

Well, none of these pictures really captures the color exactly. There is a stark difference in the color in bright light and shadow, so imagine the true color being somewhere in-between.

Lion Brand Microspun sucks...

I've started these socks several times and it's just not working out. The yarn is too thick and the splitty. The previous socks that I said I made with this yarn was actually a different yarn that I didn't read the label on very carefully.

This sucks and it's pretty much all that I have to work with right now. Boo hoo :(

primer

We chose a dark indigo for the bedroom so the primer is tinted blue.

And here's a picture of my niece Charlie from the last time she was here. Isn't she the cutest?

ready for paint!

So I decided to use the materials at hand and thanks to the help of my brand new brother-in-law we got the drywall up on the ceiling last Friday and my friend Steve came to pick up a couple of the leftover sheetrock pieces on Saturday. I spent the weekend making my seams and corners as perfectly smooth as possible and yesterday I picked up the paint for the bedroom and diningroom. I haven't actually gotten started yet though because my math homework was and still is calling to me. Also calling to me are some unresolved work issues that I need to transfer to less fortunate coworkers before I leave for good.

I know I haven't had pictures in a while, but joint compound really isn't that pretty to look at. I promise there will be pictures again soon.

to beadboard or not to beadboard...

Well yesterday Paul and I finished the last of the carpentry and drywall on the walls of the bedroom and started taping and mudding.

We have 8 sheets of drywall leftover. I estimate it would take 5 sheets to cover the ceiling. The ceiling is only 7 feet high, thus imperfections will be obvious. For this reason I had wanted to cover the ceiling with beadboard. I had also wanted to use the bead board because it is much lighter than drywall, thus easier to hang. But when we went to look at the beadboard selection at Home Despot, we couldn't decide which one we wanted. Now in the fresh light of morning I'm wondering if we should just use up the drywall that we already have rather than buying more of a whole new material and try to make the joints as smooth as possible. The little voice (yankee thrift?) at the back of my head is telling me it's the smart move. The muscles in my neck and shoulders want to be wasteful and get lighter stuff.

Opinons?

It's official...

I will be officially terminated at IBM at the beginning of November. I'm looking forward to having more time on my hands. First order of business is to get as many A's as possible on my math homework. Concurrently I hope to devote myself to finishing the renovation project once and for all. After that, more school and maybe a part-time job. I haven't really figured out the details. But I have time!