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  • shadesofmauve:

    pyoorkate:

    Finally managed to coax the enthusiasm out of myself to do some more of the endless painting job (the stairs/hall trim). Opened the tin.

    The paint was mouldy.

    I mean, mouldy, as in, the lid of the tin had furry bobbles growing on it.

    Seriously.

    I mean, it’s been a month, but I don’t expect paint to get furry at all.

    Feh. 

    …I’m fairly certain this is just your building materials finding new and creative ways to thwart you.

    Mold.

    On month-old paint.

    …whut.

    It is INSANITY

    I’ve paint that’s years old that I’ve used.

    I’m blaming the strange irish low-odour paint that we bought. And attempting to get my ass in gear to finish painting a weee bit more rapidly, before it turns into a sentient life form and redecorates for us in its own inimitable style.

  • shadesofmauve:

    pyoorkate:

    shadesofmauve:

    “Sure,” you say, “the drywall is done. But where’s the PROOF?”

    Okay, you didn’t actually say that. But here’s a pic anyway.

    I saw this when I was at work (obviously, I never use my phone at work, never, but just happened to glance at it as this scrolled past, or something).

    It’s looking AWESOME!

    ….maybe I’ll get to see it when we’re over there :)

    Of course you don’t! And I certainly don’t check tumblr during coffee break time. :P

    And of COURSE you should come visit when you’re over! Just let me know the date range once you’ve fought your way through the idiot bait-and-switch ticketers and I’ll get it on my disgustingly full calendar so we can work something out. :)

    The little laundry room addition isn’t sheetrocked, yet — I think I’m going to try to get the studio all textured and painted first, so I don’t have to move all the tools from room to room a bazillion times — so it’s kinda weird right now. But it looks like a ROOM!

    We have tickets! I shall let you know the dates, although I’ve no idea what exactly we’re doing, apart from possibly going to look at Astoria and Sequim which are possible landing zones that we’ve identified from our far-off land.

    Moving tools is one of the most tedious jobs; the number of times i’ve avoided doing a job just because it involves moving a big pile of tools… or reorganised it into a much less sensible but less tool movey order? Many…

    Also, tools being in the wrong place; that’s a valid reason for me not to bother starting work…

  • shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

    shadesofmauve:

    fuckyeahawesomehouses:

    Petrella Guidi Historical Hideaway, Italy

    New plan: Get rich and run away to Italy for awhile.

    You can rent the whole thing for only a couple thousand bucks a night!

    …may have to rob bank.

    My goodness, you’ve managed to time travel and get a photo of my future house.

  • Finally managed to coax the enthusiasm out of myself to do some more of the endless painting job (the stairs/hall trim). Opened the tin.

    The paint was mouldy.

    I mean, mouldy, as in, the lid of the tin had furry bobbles growing on it.

    Seriously.

    I mean, it’s been a month, but I don’t expect paint to get furry at all.

    Feh. 

  • shadesofmauve:

    “Sure,” you say, “the drywall is done. But where’s the PROOF?”

    Okay, you didn’t actually say that. But here’s a pic anyway.

    I saw this when I was at work (obviously, I never use my phone at work, never, but just happened to glance at it as this scrolled past, or something).

    It’s looking AWESOME!

    ….maybe I’ll get to see it when we’re over there :)

  • nsaney:

    Tree Hugger Sign

    Explain to future generations it was good for the economy .

    When they can’t farm the land, breath the air and drink the water.

    The thing that gives me hope is the fact that in various places Solar has driven electricity prices negative or to zero in the daytime, which is traditionally when fossil fuel power stations make their money. I keep hoping that these numpty ‘good for the economy’ people will suddenly realise that green stuff is excellent for the economy.

    Not for the oil industry, nor for coal mining, but for everyone else :)

    Also, it means we’ll still have oil from which to derive pharmaceuticals, thus helping with keeping us alive. Which is something I, at least, quite enjoy.

  • They’re all arseholes

    So we’re trying to book our flights to the US to see Kathryn’s family / our WA friends / where we’d like to move to. Which has traditionally been a case of ‘locate flight on Skyscanner’ ‘click book’ ‘done’.

    Usually a bit of money gets added as the various agents involved decide to add in the unicorn tax and the interplane dwarf controlled luggage management charge for the change over at Amsterdam. Oh, and obviously the gratuitous credit card charge despite the fact we’re already charging you a ‘booking fee’. This I expect.

    What I’m not used to is the fact that countless websites have offered us flights at one rate – even to the point of allowing us to book the flight, and in one case taking credit card payment details, then told us ‘oh, no, no tickets are available at that price’.

    Well, fuck you KLM/Delta. If there aren’t tickets at the price you’re advertising then don’t fucking advertise them at that price.

    That is all.

  • bramblepatch:

    from Passing English of the Victorian Era

    I’m gonna bring this back if it’s the last thing I do

    Lord, that describes my mood right now. No particular reason, but I’ve definitely got the morbs.

  • andrewneilblog:

    (source)

    They are, it must be said, the nearest thing to a mainstream party that will actually protect the NHS. I can’t say I wholly agree with every policy they have, but I’ve damn near joined them several times recently; and I think it’s the only party who’s posters I’ve ever not merely spent money on but actually displayed in the run up to an election.