How Does A J.A.P. Commit Suicide?

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She piles all of her clothes on the bed, and jumps off.

That pile is all of the clothing owned by me or the RLA. The random carnage surrounding the pile is everything else that ever lived in our one closet.

I had a shit fit this weekend which nicely coincided with the big Elfa sale at the Container Store, and the results will be posted as soon as tomorrow, if the installation goes as well as I anticipate.

I also got to play with my Dremel this weekend, and I went around the house like a mad woman, cutting the heads off of all the protruding nails in the terrazzo. The former owners of our little Casita des Zapatos put nasty beige carpeting over all of the terrazzo floors. While I was able to rip up the carpets, even before we moved in (first thing I did when I got the keys and the RLA left me alone in the house for a couple of hours), I've never been able to remove the nails without tearing up huge gouts of terrazzo. Since it's hard enough to find someone to polish and seal the stuff, much less someone who can do repairs, I left the nails in (they're only around the edges of the rooms). But yesterday, armed with my Dremel and a stack of extra reinforced cutting disks, I got rid of the nail heads and left smooth little steel dots that are virtually invisible.

I am woman, armed with power tools. Rahr.
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(4) Comments
#1. Posted by RJ on September 11, 2006

Brava! Brava!  One day I will become similarly motivated about my craft room a/k/a the room stuff got piled in when we moved in and cat playground….

#2. Posted by cary on September 12, 2006

I love(d) my Dremel. However I don’t believe it is mine anymore. The same with my Pampered Chef shears and my hairdryer. When my husband started his tub repair business he claimed all three as his own. I have replaced the hair dryer (okay I took my stepdaughter’s) but the Dremel and shears are still missed.

But he does know that it will be the end of us (and him) if he ever even thinks about touching my Ginghers.

#3. Posted by Stephan on September 12, 2006

How can anybody have the poor taste and chutzpah to cover up gorgeous terrazo with (gag me) wtw carpetting, especially in SoFla. By the way, check with marble companies about a refinisher and/or sealant for the floor.

#4. Posted by TNGEO on September 13, 2006

What’s a “shift fit?”

Does that mean you tried on a shift and it fit?
Is it like shape-shifting?
Does it mean you got to work on time?

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