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Bit of work tonight
Tonight I was doing sound for a choir and band concert for one of the local middle schools, then I had to pack up all my gear and take it to its various…
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Last steps
I got the second (and final) coat of paint on the walls today. While I was running around the room on a ladder cutting-in again, I had an epiphany, and realized why painters…
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I think that we’re finally approaching the completed stage
Today marked the first (and last) coat of paint for the ceiling, in a color identified as "Belgian Waffle." We also got the first coat on the walls of the darker gold (the…
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WE ARE FINALLY PAINTING!!!
It is a thrilling feeling to be at this stage. It has been almost a year that we've been working on this room. Of course, there were large sections of time when we…
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Raking in the house
So, I'm pretty sure that our neighbors see me get the rake from outside and bring it inside the house, and they probably don't think all that much of it. Then they see…
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Plastering
I taught myself how to do a skim coat today. Fun stuff. It looks pretty good for not having a bloody clue what I am doing--at least I think so. :) I used…
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Work yesterday
Jenny and I needed some away time last night, so we met for dinner in Oakmont. She was taking the bus home, and I was stopping in Verona to pick up some items…
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Busy times
I've had some other after-work commitments yesterday and today, so I haven't had time to do any additional work on the living room. Tomorrow, though, will be a work evening. I plan to…