on DIY

i think the part that throws me off is the "Y" in diy. what's a term that refers to a group effort?

in related news, my half-aced armoire stain job finally bugged me enough and i hired a finish guy to, well, finish it. i told him to please take his time; well, he must have really wanted to get paid because he brought it over still tacky and reeking of polyurethane. i'm still undecided on it but it's a definite improvement over my crap job last month.

in which she discusses the joys of the interwebs

snippet of conversation i had with a coworker:

"walmart has nuthin' on craigslist for classy one stop shopping! i mean, where else can you get a job, a couch, and find someone to make out with on said couch after going to said job?!"

in related news... go here.

in which she has every right

as i walked through the door today, i decided it's been awhile.  so i stopped off at the front hallway closet, dug out the paint supplies, and within 15 minutes, my end hallway wall went from this

to this

to this

to tell you the truth, i am not 100% sold on the color, but hey. it was a whim, i had the can of paint (it was the original color of my living room accent wall before i asked the developer's crew to switch it). i think i want to move the ikea sticks and do a little art/photo wall with metal trivets, framed photos, and small postcards or prints up nearly to the ceiling. 

what do you guys think?

what do you see?

I really love love love this.

LOVE public art installations. The blog is great, too.

/drool.

folks, this stuff is goooooood. it's also sold at several grocery stores like PCC, QFC and COSTCO for those of you lucky enough to be locals.