Have house, have collection of DIY books. YouTube is our best friend now.
Yes, children, once all we had were well-thumbed Time-Life home repair books. I'm going to hug the internet now.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[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.
Ginger - Mar 28, 2012 5:38:58 pm PDT #10565 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
amych - Mar 28, 2012 5:39:56 pm PDT #10566 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
(Sometimes I still like the home repair books better) t /heretic
Atropa - Mar 28, 2012 5:43:30 pm PDT #10567 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Dear handy home repair DIY people: PLEASE COME TO OUR HOUSE. Please. DIY clothing? No problem. Any sort of home repair thing? Oh no. We do not have those skills.
I have finished packing the big suitcase for this weekend. My fancy fancy outfit, Cass' fancy fancy outfit, corsets, spare hat, spare boots, and ... regular clothes. If I could travel with a steamer trunk and a footman, I would, dammit. But the Vampire Ball is going to be fabulous.
Zenkitty - Mar 28, 2012 5:53:51 pm PDT #10568 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I would trade home repair for clothing alteration! Would that we had transporter technology.
Cass - Mar 28, 2012 6:05:24 pm PDT #10569 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I have finished packing the big suitcase for this weekend.
And I have taken all of the donation stuff out of my trunk. By actually going and donating it! It's exclamation point worthy because now your suitcase (and you) will actually fit in my car. That was not the case earlier today.
Ginger - Mar 28, 2012 6:48:02 pm PDT #10570 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Sometimes I still like the home repair books better
I've hung onto a couple of useful books, mainly Fix It Fast, Fix It Right and a fat Time-Life Complete Fix-It book, plus books about things I think I might do in a hypothetical future in which I have money, health, time, motivation and a chop saw.
meara - Mar 28, 2012 7:38:55 pm PDT #10571 of 30001
I would like a book--I would trust it more than the internet.
Sadly, smonster, I have no plumbing help.
Pix - Mar 28, 2012 7:42:21 pm PDT #10572 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Oh dear gods am I tired. I've been cleaning, sorting, and organizing for the past seven hours and every part of me aches. I still have to do both bedrooms (the guest room will be quick; our bedroom nsm as I plan to begin the Great Spring Clothing Purge of 2012), and I couldn't finish the floors because I ran out of Swiffer wet thingys, but the rest of the house SPARKLES. And smells good, which is always tricky with five furry critters. I think I need to call it a day, though. Not only am I sore as hell, but I haven't eaten dinner yet and still have to work on taxes with ND when he gets home. I am torn between feeling really too old for this level of deep cleaning and really proud of myself.
Pix - Mar 28, 2012 7:49:01 pm PDT #10573 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Coffee: I even did some sorting through stuff that had been piled in corners for ages. I have a ton more to do when it comes to going through closets and drawers and such, but it's a start.
Zenkitty - Mar 28, 2012 8:12:41 pm PDT #10574 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Pix, that's what I'm planning to do this weekend! Massive cleaning. Ouch. But it will feel great when it's done! (Right?)