That's what my mom said after they finished repainting their house, once the paint is on the wall it never looks exactly like the chip,
My artist friend reminded me that this is why they make primer. Apparently the grey kind is really good for that.
Sweetie, we're crooks. If everything were right, we'd be in jail.
Wash ,'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
brenda m - Oct 15, 2007 7:30:57 pm PDT #9877 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
-t - Oct 15, 2007 7:33:27 pm PDT #9878 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
She actually hired people who supposedly knew what they were doing to do the painting. I have to wonder why they didn't use primer - I'm pretty sure, from the little I saw of them working, that they did not.
Eta: and now I'll have to decide what i will do for painting my house. Hm.
meara - Oct 15, 2007 7:34:25 pm PDT #9879 of 10001
Hmm, if the walls weren't already white, I'd think primer was key, but...
The bedroom is very very blue. It may be too much. I tried to just do two walls, but then the third wall (the fourth is door and closet) looked silly. So I restrained myself in the other room. Just one wall, grass green. :)
Burrell - Oct 15, 2007 7:40:29 pm PDT #9880 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Laga, I have to say I feel like I am on the other side of the situation you are in. My sister, whom I love, hates my husband. And he, truth be told, really seems to hate her as well, but the animosity began with her. I won't get into the reasons here, as they are complex, but I will say they are mostly the product of misunderstanding and hurt feelings on both sides, and likely if even one of them was willing to talk about it they could resolve it. But they don't.
I felt that I was very unfairly put in the middle of it and forced to take sides. I found the only safe ground for me was to refuse to be held responsible for their sparring, and in the end only my husband granted me the freedom to do that. It's been much harder with my sister. The damage done to my relationship with my sister has yet to be fully repaired and it has been years.
So I have been reading your posts and finding it impossible not to project my own experiences onto them. I hope you and your sister find a better resolution.
brenda m - Oct 15, 2007 7:44:13 pm PDT #9881 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Hmm, if the walls weren't already white, I'd think primer was key, but...
Yeah, that's what I thought, which is why I didn't use it. But according to her, that's why my walls are bluer than expected.
DCJensen - Oct 15, 2007 7:48:03 pm PDT #9882 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Discussion in Bureaucraxy on the new Bitches thread title has started early.
Spike's Bitches 38: Well, this is just...neat
Seems to be winning.
Laga - Oct 15, 2007 7:48:47 pm PDT #9883 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
OK I give up. What episode is that from?
DCJensen - Oct 15, 2007 7:50:55 pm PDT #9884 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
White walls have been known to amplify colors painted over them. Depends on the shade of/starkness of white. You would think it would be neutral, but it often isn't.
DCJensen - Oct 15, 2007 7:51:35 pm PDT #9885 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
OK I give up. What episode is that from?
Fittingly, "Halloween."
Laga - Oct 15, 2007 7:53:30 pm PDT #9886 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
OK I think it's coming back to me now.