So I started to paint the cabinets

On Monday. I painted the fronts of seven cabinets and the surrounding areas. On Tuesday I decide to see what staining was going to look like. I figured if I stayed on one wall then I'd be safe, see if I liked it first. I mean, I was doing this project on my own, no one offered to help me. Phish, and it was my first time ever staining too. So I needed a test run, right? Tuesday my grandpa says he'll help me stain the rest of the cabinets because its the hardest part. So today, Wedneday, we stained 14 cabinets, 11 drawers and 2 lazy susans. I sand papered every bit of those woodworks. My fingers are in pain, my backs at a cramp, and my shoulder is tense. Tomorrow, we will stain the surrounding areas of the bottom portion of the cabinets. And hopefully be able to put the cabinet doors back on by the afternoon. Then perhaps star painting the rest of the cabinets, 20, +2 since I made a mistake. I sanded from 830-330, with a 30 minute lunch. So pardon me for my following rant:

My dad is sitting in the kitchen tonight. There is no television right now because well the kitchen is under renovation. My father says to me, why haven't you painted the cabinets yet, we need the counter space. I said, Grandpa wanted to do the staining first because its the hardest. His reply, He didn't say that. I said, Yes he did (thinking in my head, wtf you think i'm lying you untrustful father figure you are). I say, okay if you want it done why don't you paint it or help. I mean, I bet if he did the painting, the job would have been done much faster. I mean, I'm pretty sure he is a painting contractor. He is professional and I am a novice. I am doing it because no one else will. I think he has no right telling me how fast I should be painting and how I have to get thing done. If he was aware that he is also living in this house then maybe perhaps he would have enough sense to realize that he could help too. He could help out with the daily chores around the house, instead of hanging out with his adoptive family every weekend. I have no qualms with you not being home on the weekends, but when you start to dictate how I should be doing things in the house you don't even seem to have any concern with, well them boo to you. You fail.

cake pops

I might have mentioned it here once, but while I was abroad I went on a dessert cruise. I had the most delicious dessert of my life and have no idea what its called or what it was made of. I am hoping that CAKE POPS will somewhat recreate that delicious flavor. And if it doesn't, I'm going to tweak this recipe until it comes out to what I want it to be. My mom bought me some fondant and I was going to decorate my own cake, but these cake pops have caught my attention.

Today, I sketched the design I want to implement in my backyard. I think the deck will add a wooden feature that is needed in that concrete jungle. Plus it would be nice to put a lounge chair OR my hammock on the deck and look out at the sea. The fire pit, well I've always wanted one and well, winter...it gets cold :) It could also be used to make awesome SMORES. The benches would also add a good seating arrangement for hosting parties. Who knows if the rest of my family would agree with this.
I also sketched out a design for a cat house.

Liquid Deglosser costs $6. I can't wait to get some white paint to start the cabinets in the kitchen. YES, I'm going to start. AND I don't have to sand either :)

a few days ago,

(inspired, probably, from Twilight mania)
I had another dream about being a Vampire. The first dream, I did not bite anyone, but the other night, I did. I bit a vampire hunter, a female Van Hielsing. For some reason I was on a run and I had all my cats with me. The taste of human blood did not taste good at all, and at first I couldn't even breach the skin. But I had to do it to save my life.

Today I had a dream within a dream. But mostly it was about falling for a tall handsome boy who was presumably not human. He had a family too. I think it started from staring into his eyes. When ordinary people stare into his deep brown eyes, they look away. But I was different and he knew it. So I became a follower. I think one of their kind got caught and we had to go and save her. And it gets fuzzy from there, because thats where the dream turns into another dream.

Harry Potter is on television today. I love Harry Potter.

whats my age again?

hahahaha.
so i was trying to "ho-ha-ho-ha-ha" to that kaiser(?) commercial.
i was definitely trying hard for at least 2 seconds.
i look to my right and realize that little guys big eyes are staring up at me, then i look down and little girls big eyes are also staring at me.
they were concerned.
hahaha.
still funny.

And this tells me how I can add glass to the cabinets. So cool.

This is how I want to make our kitchen cabinets.

earth day wednesday.

i want to plant a tree
and watch the hannah montana movie.
i also want a wii
and guitar hero world tour.

i forgot what it was like to want 'things'.
its fun, and consuming.

yay for birthdays.
and years older.

Birthday week.

I went to the Fashionistas Market today, and it wasn't what I expected. It was a madhouse of nothing. The clothes were gone so fast, taken off the racks, probably in handfuls. I didn't fall in love with anything all day, except maybe another pair of shorts, white or grey. Finally got to go to HIC, wanted to buy a pair of slippers, but they didn't have the straps I wanted, so we'll have to wait on that. Too bad Lahaina is so far away, as my grandpa put it (in a way that I never thought hard about), on the other side of the mountain. Oh, I went to Lahaina Farms today, first time, they have my ICE CREAM, but I want to try the yogurt next. WOOHOO. I think this is what I want for my birthday. Its the only thing I've fallen for.

Anything is possible.

This is my inspiration. I'd like to build a sofa somewhat like this using large cushions. Our living room is currently a smorgasbord of three televisions (one broken, one in a box, the other used), a dining room table with three chairs, an unused coffee table that is angled in a careless manner, two pieces of a four piece sectional, both at opposite ends, and a papasan chair. I wonder if my grandpa could help me with the technical parts of nailing pieces of wood together, because as far as I know, thats all it takes ;)


Little Girl was fixed today, it was horrid having to be by her side as she went through "heat" because she was miserable. All she wanted was relief...how sad. It was pretty sad becoming her up at the vet too, it sounded like her meows were asking, "WHY?" Its Friday, I hope we are going to borders cause I need to look at wood working magazines.

cravings

I am craving fried chicken and a hotel brunch buffet.

Happy Easter!

Here are the eggs I decorated. I only got to decorate 8 because having 10 year olds share 4 dozen eggs is too difficult, they work fast and messy. Next year, I'm doing it alone. And yes I think it would be more fun. Obviously I'm not ready to have kids yet... I've been waiting for FOUR years to color eggs, and I wasn't satisfied. Maybe I'll buy a kit and do it year round to get it out of my system. Then again, Easter wouldn't be special anymore if I did that.

dream state

I had a dream that I was working for Ellen and Dwayne Johnson was a guest star. He gave me his autograph and when he shook my hand, he pulled me up and did a WWF motion, twisting me up in the air. It was a rush.

dusk

Spritzing Versace first thing in the morning prompted an aromatic cue of a taste of Aotearoa. Driving home in the sun after dropping my mom off at work, put my mind into a state I haven't visited since I was there. Walking into Starbucks with the scent of coffee, petrol, Versace, sea salt wind and hard breezes was misplaced and welcomed. Encountering road work on my way to pick up my mom for lunch, prompting me to drive on the left side of the road was ironic. What were/are the reasons behind the blissful memories today? Is my conscious telling me to dive forth into the world with what I learned while I was there? Is it telling me to spend my money on an adventure I've been wanting to experience? Should I ignore, for once, my urge to not spend a dime regardless of how its taking a toll on my soul? I think so.

This is what I'm going to do, its already decided.