I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I’ve been looking for curtains for what started as chairs and has turned into the living room makeover project. I’ve been to many stores and I’m starting to narrow down what I like and part of that is that today I went to Restoration Hardware and bought [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Aug 12
Queen
It’s a good thing that Dillard’s is not as cool as Macy’s because I can actually find clothes that don’t look silly at Dillard’s. Not to say anything bad about silly clothes mind you. I’m sure a big, illuminated skull with wings is a completely fine thing for someone to have embroidered across the front [...]
Aug 11
Strand Brothers for the win
After I called Strand Brothers a technician (John, nice guy) called me back within an hour, showed up at the house in fifteen minutes (he lives in the neighborhood, sweet) and had the thing fixed in another fifteen. Plus the service call charge is good for thirty days so if it goes out again I [...]
Aug 11
Too Hot
Today was our 52nd 100+°F day this summer and apparently also the straw the broke the camel’s back. When I got home today my A/C was not on and the house was at 89°F. No amount of fiddling with the thermostat or the breakers has produced an improvement in the situation. I submitted a help [...]
Aug 02
Brown
I’ve finished painting the living room. No pictures today since it’s still kind of a mess but the back wall is all brown now. I still think the brown is a little too red but it mostly looks off when it’s night and the kitchen light is on so maybe it’s just that there’s a [...]