I think I have most things functional now on the site... not exacly perfect, but functional, thanks to Jon - hes one mad coding wiz.
oh man the stories I could tell... for those of you who read Jon's blog - my official statement
"jon is insensitive"
on the whole scripture part... he got the "speak the truth" part down, now he just needs to work on the "in love" part.
In my conversation with Karisie, I think I realized that Valentines day is sort of like St Patricks day... not that big a deal. Some people think it is special, and tons of people just ignore it.
I also think singles who get uptight about not having a significant other, should spend less time thinking about it, and more time enjoying the normal and healthy relationships they have with their friends. Valentines day is not just about romantic relationships, but its about celebrating Love - and sometimes in its general form.
My mom always got us valentine stuff... its not romantic, just celebrating our love for each other... often times people give little valentines to each other as friends, and to celebrate that friendship... its often not out of obligation because its not that big a deal.
and who cares who the freakin naked boy is with wings... certainly there are more important things to argue about.
dag...
anyway, i have to share this because its funny.
check out the cute wife
man - shes beautiful....
anyway,
notice how orange the shelves are... thats because they have 4 coats of orange paint... at least they used to.
I thought... perfect... go to the thrift store, buy a cheap piece of junk dresser, and paint it to match dr seuss... no problem a coat of paint is no big deal. Anyway, so i buy this chest, only to get it home, and realize that the whole thing was falling apart... so I took a couple of hours, and went at it with a hammer, some nails, and some wood glue.. not so bad. well I decide to start painting, and without even giving it much thought, just started painting on top. I guess I figured, its a piece of junk anyway, why bother to make it all perfect... just give it a coat of paint, and cover up all the issues.
BAD IDEA
after 4 coats of paint, I realized that it scratched off really easy with a fingernail, or a something setting on it... so I made a trek to the paint store, and they assured me that it would have to be totally stripped (mind you 4 coats - it took me like forever to do 4 coats) and redone.
so i buy the stripper, and a scraper
and take off, not only the coats of orange paint, but the green under that, and the black under that, and some gold under that, and then the original polyeurothane over wood, anyway, you get the idea... its a mess - and now I need to sand the whole thing - another time consuming job - and then spread paint thinner over the whole thing to neutralize it... now comes a coat of primer - and then the orange paint again... do you realize till this whole thing is done, what time I will have in on this thing... Ive had to go over the whole thing like 12 times till its all said and done... anyway, heres me feeling like an idiot - and being perterbed.
if anyone needs any furniture refinished DONT CALL ME
oh man the stories I could tell... for those of you who read Jon's blog - my official statement
"jon is insensitive"
on the whole scripture part... he got the "speak the truth" part down, now he just needs to work on the "in love" part.
In my conversation with Karisie, I think I realized that Valentines day is sort of like St Patricks day... not that big a deal. Some people think it is special, and tons of people just ignore it.
I also think singles who get uptight about not having a significant other, should spend less time thinking about it, and more time enjoying the normal and healthy relationships they have with their friends. Valentines day is not just about romantic relationships, but its about celebrating Love - and sometimes in its general form.
My mom always got us valentine stuff... its not romantic, just celebrating our love for each other... often times people give little valentines to each other as friends, and to celebrate that friendship... its often not out of obligation because its not that big a deal.
and who cares who the freakin naked boy is with wings... certainly there are more important things to argue about.
dag...
anyway, i have to share this because its funny.
check out the cute wife
man - shes beautiful....
anyway,
notice how orange the shelves are... thats because they have 4 coats of orange paint... at least they used to.
I thought... perfect... go to the thrift store, buy a cheap piece of junk dresser, and paint it to match dr seuss... no problem a coat of paint is no big deal. Anyway, so i buy this chest, only to get it home, and realize that the whole thing was falling apart... so I took a couple of hours, and went at it with a hammer, some nails, and some wood glue.. not so bad. well I decide to start painting, and without even giving it much thought, just started painting on top. I guess I figured, its a piece of junk anyway, why bother to make it all perfect... just give it a coat of paint, and cover up all the issues.
BAD IDEA
after 4 coats of paint, I realized that it scratched off really easy with a fingernail, or a something setting on it... so I made a trek to the paint store, and they assured me that it would have to be totally stripped (mind you 4 coats - it took me like forever to do 4 coats) and redone.
so i buy the stripper, and a scraper
and take off, not only the coats of orange paint, but the green under that, and the black under that, and some gold under that, and then the original polyeurothane over wood, anyway, you get the idea... its a mess - and now I need to sand the whole thing - another time consuming job - and then spread paint thinner over the whole thing to neutralize it... now comes a coat of primer - and then the orange paint again... do you realize till this whole thing is done, what time I will have in on this thing... Ive had to go over the whole thing like 12 times till its all said and done... anyway, heres me feeling like an idiot - and being perterbed.
if anyone needs any furniture refinished DONT CALL ME
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