Posted by K Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:44:00 GMT
Here is a pretty cool site using Google Maps that tracks crime in DC. You can look up crime by general area, break it down by zip codes or streets, look at types and percentages, and even see what type of weather promotes the most crime.
Posted by K Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:21:00 GMT
Well, the house-related excitement of the weekend consisted of scrubbing the floor and wall tile in the bathroom (with vinegar water), drying it off, and then tediously painting over all the grout lines with grout sealer. The good thing is that our grout is now sealed. The bad thing is that it took forever, was so tedious Matt opted to do dishes instead of sealing grout, and I think I ruined one of my watercolor brushes in the process. No pictures, because sealed grout is about as exciting as unsealed grout.
Read more...Posted by K Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:12:00 GMT
From the “oh, the weird things you see working at home” files.
Read more...Posted by K Sun, 06 Aug 2006 13:19:00 GMT
The highlight of the weekend, housewise, has been a toss-up thus far.
Read more...Posted by K Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:36:00 GMT
Some days it seems like we are getting nowhere, but we are always doing something (even if that something is returning something to IKEA or going to The Container Store for the millionth time) so I am not sure why our efforts feel so fruitless. The contractor disappeared for a while (but has since made a reappearance) so in the meantime we have done a bunch of random things, some things he was supposed to do, and some things that we just needed or wanted to do.
Read more...Posted by K Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:46:00 GMT
After a very stressful last week wherein the movers (Movex: avoid them since they are brokers, not movers, and just as problematic as that might entail and everything you might read at the movingscam.com forums could indeed happen to you) told us they didn’t have a truck for us on the day they promised and there was scrambling and rescheduling and then the truck got dropped off the morning we were supposed to get it, anyway. We got the truck loaded and even though I don’t actually know where it is or have any tracking or anything, we are “promised” by Movex that it will show up here on July 7. I am not sure how much I believe that promise, but in the meantime I sit here in our friends’ house listening to the endless and annoying fireworks the people outside are setting off. And watching bad movies. I finally got more than 4 hours of sleep last night and am coming around to east coast time a little bit.
Read more...Posted by K Thu, 15 Jun 2006 03:10:00 GMT
Things are just getting worse.
- the AC guy may or may not have fixed things (and wants more money for it, and this is where I guess things get sticky, since yeah, he had to do extra work, but then if he hadn’t messed things up in the first place/had consulted with us before taking drastic measures he wouldn’t have had to redo anything) but we have no idea because we haven’t seen anything
- the LR floor is hosed—plywood—and we have no idea what to do (there is some old/reclaimed floors guy I got in touch with today who is hopefully going to come tell us what to do, even though our contractor might not like that because it will take some time and he wants us to put down whatever and be done with it)
- I am on the verge of crying 24-7, having breakdowns over things like drawer pulls (while simultaneously realizing that drawer pulls are the least of our worries), and am getting choked up randomly thinking about leaving here.
- I seem to be unable to actually sleep without medication of some sort. Or alcohol, which seems to work until 3 or 4 AM at which time I wake up in a panic (so I am not going down that route, in any case, since that is almost worse than not sleeping at all, and besides, who needs a drinking problem)
Because I need to be able to knock one thing off the endless Stuff To Do List, I am looking for a litterbox. Thank god for the Poop Boxaroo. I think the Poop Boxaroo sums up how I feel right now.
Note that I am not (not a chance!) getting the Poop Boxaroo, even though it claims:
“Why not give your kitties the privacy they deserve while disguising the litterbox?
Features a removable top for easy cleanup that doubles as a resting spot and four cute carpeted ball feet.
The outside of the litterbox enclosure is completely carpeted and the inside has been polyurethaned to reduce odor and to make cleanup a snap.”
I am not sure that a carpeted box with huge pawprints on the side is really a good disguise for a litterbox.
So maybe as of yet I have not figured out what to do about the litterbox (get one and send it, buy one online, make someone I know in DC go get one?) but I did manage to buy a range hood tonight. GE Profile JV536 30” blah blah highly rated by Consumer Reports and I was smart enough to order it from the place that was a little more expensive in actual price but didn’t charge NINETY-NINE dollars in shipping on a 200-odd dollar order, which is insane. Although I was still too dumb and hasty and just now found it for 30 bucks less. If I wake up early enough to call New Jersey tomorrow morning maybe I will cancel and reorder in the name of saving money.
I have also decided (with Matt’s approval) to get crazy and mix black and stainless appliances.
Posted by K Fri, 26 May 2006 03:11:00 GMT
IKEA informed me today that they suck possibly more than Nash Floors. They didn’t really tell me this in person, because talking to a real person at IKEA is not possible, I have determined. But they told me anyway, in so few words.
Here is the series of unfortunate events:
Read more...Posted by K Wed, 17 May 2006 03:48:00 GMT
...is my new favorite designer. I’ve seen his lamps, like the garland lamp and the midsummer light (which I am going to get for the office room) but he also makes some awesome curtainy things and even dishes.
Posted by K Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:29:00 GMT
Things to not miss about DC:
That stupid D-40ES form that you have to fill out and send in with your DC tax money quarterly when you live in the District and, say, work in Maryland, and whatever entities that exist can’t figure out how to take the actual taxes out of your paycheck.
I am not sure if this is one of those things that is just a sometimes thing or if it is always the case if you live in DC and work in a Real Live State, but I am not looking forward to dealing with it, in any case.
Also: no word on the closing yet. I would be annoyed but I am TOO OVER IT.
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