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gurdymonkey) wrote2010-02-07 12:18 pm
gurdymonkey) wrote2010-02-07 12:18 pm
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Best laid plans and all that.
I was going to be good, really I was. I was going to come straight home after ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ladycelia 's Best Birthday Evar, so I could get to bed at a semi-decent hour and Get Things Done(TM) today.
It was a really great party and everyone was having a good time, especially the Birthday Girl. We got the hall torn down and packed by the time the caretaker came to lock up and somehow I ended up at the Rift In The Spacetime Continuum, also known askarisu_sama and didjiman 's house, since it was only one exit away up the freeway. See, any time I go near the Rift, I end up staying very, very late because time has no meaning when you're having a good time. I stuck to water at that point, but there was definitely mistletoe. And dogs. And long conversations with special friends.
And a resulting late lie-in.
The paint that is not Rustoleum on the box lid dried without me being around to worry about it all night and the first set of lines for the game board have been masked out with overpriced blue painters' tape and painted in gold. I should be able to do the rest in a little while.
I will get my packing done. It's not raining, the truck is parked close to the house.
It'll be fine.
EDIT: Calls have been placed to Annapolis. They got 28 inches of snow, had some power outages last night, trees and wires down, and the roads are a bit of a mess, but everyone is at home and doing OK.
Truck is mostly packed. I cannot find my ivory fleece tabi anywhere, though the oatmeal ones and the flannel pair were right where they were supposed to be. The sugoroku box is still up here and I'm going to give it another day to dry just because I don't trust that new paint 100%. It can go down tomorrow night, along with my overnight bag, then all that needs to go out Tuesday AM is the gurdy and the small cooler.
See, I told you it'd be fine.
EDIT The Second: I'm still not crazy about the paint I used on the lid. I may end up sanding it down and redoing it with yet another can of the Rustoleum Painter's Touch when I get back from Estrella. The Valspar picks up every fingerprint and it doesn't match the rest of the box in terms of finish. I am extremely pleased with the paint work on the end boards, however.
The dice cup is decorated with a couple of "Genji clouds" which were done free hand. The game pieces were pirated from a miniature travel set for the photo. I suppose I need to acquire or make a set, even though the true function of this game table is to store a tea service and other plates and utensils.
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ladycelia 's Best Birthday Evar, so I could get to bed at a semi-decent hour and Get Things Done(TM) today. It was a really great party and everyone was having a good time, especially the Birthday Girl. We got the hall torn down and packed by the time the caretaker came to lock up and somehow I ended up at the Rift In The Spacetime Continuum, also known as
karisu_sama and didjiman 's house, since it was only one exit away up the freeway. See, any time I go near the Rift, I end up staying very, very late because time has no meaning when you're having a good time. I stuck to water at that point, but there was definitely mistletoe. And dogs. And long conversations with special friends. And a resulting late lie-in.
The paint that is not Rustoleum on the box lid dried without me being around to worry about it all night and the first set of lines for the game board have been masked out with overpriced blue painters' tape and painted in gold. I should be able to do the rest in a little while.
I will get my packing done. It's not raining, the truck is parked close to the house.
It'll be fine.
EDIT: Calls have been placed to Annapolis. They got 28 inches of snow, had some power outages last night, trees and wires down, and the roads are a bit of a mess, but everyone is at home and doing OK.
Truck is mostly packed. I cannot find my ivory fleece tabi anywhere, though the oatmeal ones and the flannel pair were right where they were supposed to be. The sugoroku box is still up here and I'm going to give it another day to dry just because I don't trust that new paint 100%. It can go down tomorrow night, along with my overnight bag, then all that needs to go out Tuesday AM is the gurdy and the small cooler.
See, I told you it'd be fine.
EDIT The Second: I'm still not crazy about the paint I used on the lid. I may end up sanding it down and redoing it with yet another can of the Rustoleum Painter's Touch when I get back from Estrella. The Valspar picks up every fingerprint and it doesn't match the rest of the box in terms of finish. I am extremely pleased with the paint work on the end boards, however.
The dice cup is decorated with a couple of "Genji clouds" which were done free hand. The game pieces were pirated from a miniature travel set for the photo. I suppose I need to acquire or make a set, even though the true function of this game table is to store a tea service and other plates and utensils.
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We got 32.4 official snowy inches here at Dulles - which is just up the road from us. My neighborhood has not seen a snow plow so while many folks unearthed their cars and driveways all day today- getting down the road to the main streets is hazardous in the extreme.
Enjoy Estrella- it's been too long that I haven't been able to go, but maybe next year!
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Be careful out there!
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