chocolate diamonds?

i saw one of the christmas ads from kay jewelers tonite. i am pretty sure they called those brown things 'chocolate diamonds'
right.
they look like little shiny turds.

i think they should call them SSDs.
shiny shit diamonds.

marketing - gotta appreciate those that make ice cream outta horseshit eh?

boring for you

gas was $1.66 a gallon today. supply and demand, so they say.

i went to arkansas last weekend. it felt good to be there. it would have felt better if dear shar could sleep with the light OFF - but that did not happen. no problem, the awake hours made up for the wannabe sleep hours.

now that i am older and get concerned about things that may and most likely will go broke, i try to push myself on some things. balance is one of those things. i try very hard each morning to put my footwear on by standing on one foot whilst putting on the other -- and then to push myself a little further and while still balanced on one foot, i reach for the other half of the pair. some mornings i end up with fewer bruises than others.

i get to head to the hometown in about a week. i'm really looking forward to it. some of the cousins and nieces want to learn how to make the toothbrush rag rugs and i'm ready to teach them.

we had a leak in the kitchen sink this week. where the hell is joe the plumber when ya need him? still out campaigning? i told the malemate it needed to be dealt with before january because there probably won't be many small business plumbers after the new regime takes over. ah, that's just silly. as long as the dollar has value, there won't be a problem.
dollar having value? hmmm what's the chances of that?

project complete - kinda

here's the finished latest obsession.

at this point the holes have not been drilled through the back for the cabling/cords.

i don't know if they ever will be.
because of that, the accessory contraption(s) will sit on top.

and that part does not make me happy, but i will live with it ...

for now.

something to think about or not

I saw a t-shirt the other day that said:

what if doing the hokey pokey really is what it's all about?

I have post-election day drain, disappointment and disgust.

but, I'll do the hokey pokey and know that it's really all just bullshit.

not any crackle will do

the experience with the crackle paint technique on the dresser was yet another learning experience. i have done some crackle before ... on small projects.

needless to say, i ended up having to do several areas of it twice. so, now i feel like a professional ;-)

the first time around, i followed the directions on the can including using a 1/4" nap roller to apply and letting it dry for an hour before adding the top coat.
talk about some shitty results!

on the second attempt, i had to sand the bad spots down, reapply the base coat and again apply the crackle paint - which again went on with the roller and a thin coat, because i wanted smaller cracks and lastly the top flat coat.
The two big differences that i did the second time around and which proved to be more successful for me were:
1. i let it dry for an hour and half or more.
2. i thinned down my top coat paint with water before applying.

i'm not thrilled with the results, but i'm happier with the second attempt than the first attempt. a coat or two of varnish, a few cord holes to be drilled in the back, attach the hardware and i think it might be ready for prime time tv.

then i s'pose i'll have to try to make the coffee table match the entertainment center and then the end tables and then the ...

i hate this house.

dearest blog,

i know i'm drunk, but please know that i have missed you dear blog. i think about you every day, but then i get consumed with other things. but today, i'm going spend some time with you ...
time that you may not be interested in.

i started a couple hours ago working on a $20 dresser that i want to make into an entertainment center. i have so many painting techniques that i want to do (specifically a rust finish), but the wall it will set against is too busy and won't allow for any fun stuff. so, i will just do a crackle on it ...
maybe.

the past week my anxiety has been my best friend, unfortunately.
i'm so concerned about the election. i had such a hard time focusing on work. thankfully, one of the gals i type for is also consumed and worried about it.

i just cannot believe that people in the greatest country in the world cannot understand that trickle down works both with wealth and poverty. if taxing "big business" is the answer, then guaranteed, the big businesses will send more of their jobs to foreign countries. then,how will all those programs get paid for? if there is no money, there will be no handouts.

when did we stop being a country of self-reliance?

guess i'll go pee now and then have one more toddy with a xanax chaser.