I know rubber gloves are so 50s housewife, but seriously.
If you're moving into an apartment ALONE and are half as irresponsible as I am, you should really invest in rubber gloves. Why, you might ask? BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME NASTY THINGS THAT DAD ISN'T GOING TO PICK UP FOR YOU.
I'm so serious. Just trust me.
Plus, now you can reach into dark places without fearing that your arm will fall off when you get bitten by a brown recluse spider. Just, you know, to throw out a possible situation that could arise...
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
the time i decided to decorate
I've always had this thing about making wherever I live look nice. EVEN if that means trying to pretend that my crappy apartment (which still has doors from the days before refrigeration that ice was delivered through by the delivery guy.)
So I thought it would be smart to spray paint an $8 bulletin board from Target white, to match my apartment color scheme of...pale, coastal living colors (eg. blue and white.) So. I purchase spray paint and my board, then proceed to let it sit there well past parents weekend, which would've been optimum hanging time, seeing as my dad is totally anal about straight lines and such, and finally decided a couple of weeks ago, it was time. I removed the plastic wrapping, which had been collecting condensation, seeing as I had unwisely set it next to my steam heater (YES, steam heating. YES my apartment is old) and took a look.
Deciding spray painting wasn't meant for inside, I went outside into my parking lot, barefoot and carrying my board and paint. Let's just say that I'm an idiot, seeing as OBVIOUSLY there is glass all up in my hood and I was barefoot.
In my continued genius, I was too lazy to walk back inside and get shoes, now that I was all the way outside in the adjacent unused lot, so I just went for it. Setting my bulletin board down, I proceeded to cover the cork part with paper/painters tape and then spray the outside. Holding the paint too close to the board, it dripped in some places and I also created a nice white square on the ground in the parking lot. Oops.
Things I would've done differently:
1) wear shoes outside
2) hold paint farther away
3) not accidentally graffiti the parking lot
Other than that! My board was rather successful in being painted white. It only took me two more weeks to put all my pictures on it, and I figure that at this rate, I'll hang it before I leave for winter break. Way to go self. Way to go.
So I thought it would be smart to spray paint an $8 bulletin board from Target white, to match my apartment color scheme of...pale, coastal living colors (eg. blue and white.) So. I purchase spray paint and my board, then proceed to let it sit there well past parents weekend, which would've been optimum hanging time, seeing as my dad is totally anal about straight lines and such, and finally decided a couple of weeks ago, it was time. I removed the plastic wrapping, which had been collecting condensation, seeing as I had unwisely set it next to my steam heater (YES, steam heating. YES my apartment is old) and took a look.
Deciding spray painting wasn't meant for inside, I went outside into my parking lot, barefoot and carrying my board and paint. Let's just say that I'm an idiot, seeing as OBVIOUSLY there is glass all up in my hood and I was barefoot.
In my continued genius, I was too lazy to walk back inside and get shoes, now that I was all the way outside in the adjacent unused lot, so I just went for it. Setting my bulletin board down, I proceeded to cover the cork part with paper/painters tape and then spray the outside. Holding the paint too close to the board, it dripped in some places and I also created a nice white square on the ground in the parking lot. Oops.
Things I would've done differently:
1) wear shoes outside
2) hold paint farther away
3) not accidentally graffiti the parking lot
Other than that! My board was rather successful in being painted white. It only took me two more weeks to put all my pictures on it, and I figure that at this rate, I'll hang it before I leave for winter break. Way to go self. Way to go.
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