The paint mixing machine in my favourite DIY store was fixed yeasterday, so painting the bedroom is well underway. Found a good use for all the advertisements they keep pushing in the mailbox in maskin the line between the white ceiling and light mocha walls. Physical spam is better than digital in that respect.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Busted
My attempt to buy paint for the bedroom ended in miserable failiure today. When I got to the store there was a guy up to his waist inside the mixer, and complaining he lacked a crucial spare part. Let's see if he's got it working by tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Empty White Room
Finally got the groundwork done in the bedroom. From now on I'll only be adding stuff for looks, not for any structural purposes.
A brief summry of what's been done:
-Old fibreglass weave wallpapers torn down.
-Old layers of paint scraped off the ceiling and walls
-Old wood imitation floor torn out
-heavy duty plaster applied to big holes (there were a few)
-Walls and ceiling covered in fine plaster
-Everything smoothed down with a random-orbit sander
-2-3 layers of white primer applied to walls and ceiling.
Remaining:
-Painting ceiling and walls
-Putting up wallpaper on one wall
-Laying down the new floor
-Re-painting doors and window frames
A brief summry of what's been done:
-Old fibreglass weave wallpapers torn down.
-Old layers of paint scraped off the ceiling and walls
-Old wood imitation floor torn out
-heavy duty plaster applied to big holes (there were a few)
-Walls and ceiling covered in fine plaster
-Everything smoothed down with a random-orbit sander
-2-3 layers of white primer applied to walls and ceiling.
Remaining:
-Painting ceiling and walls
-Putting up wallpaper on one wall
-Laying down the new floor
-Re-painting doors and window frames
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Croatian Blue
The new breed of easy entry tram that's on trial on a few routes now. Overall much less rattling around and less noisy compared to the current low-riders, but the interior needs work: There are surprisingly few seats for the size, and still some of them have seriously cramped leg room. Another issue is was the lack of vertical rails to hold on to. And if they redo the interior they might just as well fix the outside looks as well.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Old Floor and Older Floor
Finally got around to tearing away the wood imitation floor panels in the bedroom. Too bad the original plank floor underneath is in such a bad shape. It could have looked nice fixed up, but that would have required custom making new planks to replace the worst ones. Easier to put a new wood floor on top of it.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Aya Kato on a Chocolate Box
This Japanese box of chocolates I got had a cool print by Aya Kato all over it. No way the phone camera could get the deep red hue, but still.
And the chocolates were good too.
And the chocolates were good too.
Monday, February 11, 2008
New Tool
Since I'll apparently be let out of the office in the future as well they were nice enough to provide me with a company phone. The E65 seems solid enough, and not that different from my E61i. In size it's a step towards the better, but for usability I still prefer a big screen and full qwerty.
I guess I'll keep using both, depending on need, mood, weather, planetary alignment and sunspot activity...
I guess I'll keep using both, depending on need, mood, weather, planetary alignment and sunspot activity...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Amazing Folding Fork
Came with a salad. Opening and re-folding with solid clicks. Someone's actually thought it out pretty well for a disposable item.
Bergen -Strange
I was told it rains on two days out of three in Bergen, so I gather we got there on a third day. No time for sightseeing, though.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Bergen Next
A not so early start tomorrow, for a change. Flight to Oslo at 11:40, and then continuing to Bergen to conduct a focus group interview session, in Norwegian apparently...
Thats still the old floor, by the way.
Thats still the old floor, by the way.
Looking Up
This is pretty much the view looking up from the sofa at the moment. I don't think it'll be a permanent solution, just needed the floor space while the bedroom renovation lasts.
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