Trying out a new padding on the images in the posts. Yes. I like posting images rather than just using an avatar system. Again, I am still trying to find my “voice” for this blog. Deal with it.
Ran around with Angel and Robby today. Went to lunch in town and had a lovely salad with romaine lettuce, green apples, crispy chicken strips, and bacon. Yum! Picked up my car from Aaron’s house (because I had been far too exhausted last night to drive home), went to Home Depot, Barnes and Noble, and Lowe’s before heading home again. I finally picked up Kushiel’s Mercy in hardcover to replace my paperback. I love when things go into B&N’s “Bargan Priced” section. Hardcover of an awesome book for my collection for less than $6? Yesplease. It almost completes the Kushiel series for me in the hardcovers. Unfortunately, Dart and Chosen are out of print and I have to pace myself in getting those. Scratch that. I just bought Kushiel’s Dart off ebay for cheap in “very good” condition and dustjacket in tact.
Found the paint colors I liked at Home Depot. I decided upon “Fresh Grape Juice” and “Smokey Charcoal” from Glidden. I love the purple and the grey has just a hint of a blue in it so it’s not completely washed out and ties in well enough with the purple that they look nice together.
Note: the grey in the image doesn’t show the hint of blue that I can see in/on the card
I didn’t buy any paint while I was there because I wanted to be sure I liked these two colors specifically. I also wanted to figure out exactly what I wanted to do on my walls. I’ve known that I wanted one wall to be one color but I haven’t decided if I want to do 2:2 or 1:3 for the colors. And if I want to put the opposite color on the walls for designs of some sort. I abhor white walls. But I have an intense dislike for blank, boring walls. I’ve spent far too many years having to stare at blank walls and crappy furniture.
Whatever route I wind up going, I have to admit that I got incredibly excited to actually look for paint. When Angel decides on which red color she wants in the kitchen, I will pick up the paint for the bedroom when we head back to Home Depot for the gallons needed. So excited!
