(Originally written on Sat 1 December 2007. Still no internet.)
Yes, I’m scraping the bottom of the double entendre barrel. Not a whole lot going on today. More boxes continue to be unpacked. Board games, clothing,
master bedroom stuffs, and other goodies continue to show up. Giving a full, exact detailing of everything that’s been unpacked would, as stated previously, be just about as enthralling as listening to Ben Stein read the phonebook, so allow me to state simply that we’ve been busy.
I started reading Breakup Babe, a Novel, and aside from being slightly annoyed at the pretentiousness of those who think appending “a novel” to the title of a book is a good idea, am generally finding it an enjoyable, well-written work, even if I don’t just adore the main character. Let’s be honest: even if I don’t particularly like the main character half the time. Which, I think, is a sign of just how well-written she is. More on this later, perhaps. I don’t want to attempt even a ten-second book review until I’ve actually finished it. It could go either way at this point.
The wallpaper installer from the painting crew is here, which is news. It’s also, just to be clear, the source of this entry’s questionably tasteful title. He’s currently fitting out the master bedroom, and will then move onto the dining room. Then baseboards just as soon as my cousin is available. All that remains after that, to my knowledge, are a number of electrical outlet faceplates, a few vent covers, and some paint that needs to be fixed, and renovation/construction will be complete. Just a few more days, and I’ll be able to unload the rest of my books and equipment, and actually feel like I can touch my office furniture without fear of knocking it over and being crushed under its tremendous, well lacquered weight.
If I sound like I’m fixating selfishly on my suite while ignoring the accomplishments in unpacking and decorating going on in the rest of the house, I probably am let me assure that this is not the case. I simply don’t feel the urge to comment on the rest because it’s going so well and already looks so amazing, especially considering we really only started in earnest on Thursday. Also, I don’t feel like I might possibly be killed or maimed by falling ten-foot-plus solid wood bookcases in any other part of the house. And let’s be clear, fan of luxurious office furniture I may be, but if I’m to be smashed into oblivion, I demand at the very least a more exciting instrument of my undoing.
Get me some rampaging giraffes or Steve Jobs in an Aston Martin fleeing from paparazi, and then we’ll talk. Because seriously, giraffes.
Edit (Sat 1 December 2007, 7:42 PM US Central): Wallpaper in master bedroom is done, except for a bit of faulty paper we couldn’t use. Replacement roll will be installed later. One of the flooring company staff is here removing the baseboards from the dining room in preparation for the painter/wallpaper guy to come back tomorrow and do that room.
[tags]renovation, moving, wallpaper, breakup babe[/tags]