Day: December 24, 2004

Room is now properly masked at the ceiling. In a painting project the bulk of your time is spent preping the room with masking and trimming out the edges. I procrastinated putting the masking tape on the border using “the blue paint has to cure” as an excuse but really I was avoiding it because I exaggerated the tedium in my head.

For painting use Ready Mask Painting Tape instead of traditional masking tape. It goes on strong but doesn’t remove paint like masking tape that is left on too long would.

 

It’s Christmas Eve! I love this time of year. Christmas carols are fantastic. I had a goal of doing luminaria this year. Perhaps next year I can organize the whole neighborhood. I also want to do caroling from house to house one Christmas Eve. I did that as a child and really enjoyed it! I got my shopping slipped in yesterday. I feel great! The house will come together at the last minute. My wife will stress badly tonight. But tomorrow will be beyond magical!

Merry Christmas to all!

Favorite Christmas song this year: Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt (track 22)

  

The tree is decorated! (yes, I know.. the top has a lighting issue) 

Current state of the room. Needs to have the molding at the top taped so I can finish up there. Needs another coat. Needs a coat of polyeurothene on top of it. This is going to be tight. 

It’s starting to look like a light Tennessee marble. Speaking of which, I’ve ridden horses through one of the quaries used to marbleize some of Washington D.C. I’ll have to go back wih camera and show some pictures.