The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 240

desertgrandma · 05-28-2009, 07:23 PM

Well, RM, as long as YOU know where everything is, thats all that matters.

How are you feeling today? Less stressed?

RickyMaveety · 05-28-2009, 07:23 PM

Oh and one other clean bit ....

RickyMaveety · 05-28-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Well, RM, as long as YOU know where everything is, thats all that matters.

How are you feeling today? Less stressed?

I went into town for more paint, but the truck hadn't come in, so I came back empty handed. I was so tired, I ended up taking another long nap. However, I did get a few more walls painted and a few loads of laundry done. I am just plain tuckered out after all that inspection prep.

And, now that you've all seen how bad the office looks, don't let me hear any of you whining about how bad your desks are. I mean REALLY.

RickyMaveety · 05-28-2009, 07:29 PM

Oh, and, the piano I worked so hard on to refinish. Have to show that .... right??

ShortNCuddlyAm · 05-28-2009, 07:33 PM

Sod the mess - I'm very jealous of your desk chair, Ricky - looks like an Aeron?

badgoodDeb · 05-28-2009, 07:33 PM

Oh, that piano is gorgeous!! The rest of the clean part is too, but I've already expressed mild jealousy, and don't want you to think evil of me.

But the piano is indeed, *very* pretty. Wow!

RickyMaveety · 05-28-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Sod the mess - I'm very jealous of your desk chair, Ricky - looks like an Aeron?

Yes, I've got two Aeron chairs in the office. The desk is close to 30 feet long ... it sort of wraps around two walls in the room. Then in the center is a large island sort of thingie that is a foot high in stuff I need to go through). Then the far wall has those bookcases that I built .... earlier in the year? Maybe late last year? I can't remember.

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Oh, that piano is gorgeous!! The rest of the clean part is too, but I've already expressed mild jealousy, and don't want you to think evil of me.

But the piano is indeed, *very* pretty. Wow!

It was my grandfather's piano, built in 1901 or something. It was in our house growing up, and I learned to play piano on it. After my mom died, it was pretty much the only thing I wanted, so I got it. This after a long argument with one of my aunts who thought it should go to the museum where my grandfather's papers are kept. You can imagine my response to that. However, it got moved several times, and the cats did a lot of damage to the pedals, so it was a bit of a job fixing it up. I still need to have a tuner work on it. Most of the time now, I just pull out my keyboard, plug it in and play (drives the cats crazy ... the only thing they seem to like is Bach).

Lady Blue · 05-28-2009, 07:40 PM

RM, do you play that piano?

I have that same ergo chair at my office at work and a similar one at home.

A Pottery Barn kind of woman, I see. After my own heart.

Can't wait to see the AFTER shot of your office. Bet it will really be something.

RickyMaveety · 05-28-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Blue

RM, do you play that piano?

I have that same ergo chair at my office at work and a similar one at home.

A Pottery Barn kind of woman, I see. After my own heart.

Can't wait to see the AFTER shot of your office. Bet it will really be something.

Oh yes .... I would say 99% of the furniture that I did not build myself came from Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, and Restoration Hardware. I like the PB stuff the best because it's really easy to build pieces that match or compliment it.

The stuff I built myself is stuff like the green love seat in the library/media room. I'm really rather proud of that piece.

Oh, and the other questions were actually being answered as you were posting your questions.

Lady Blue · 05-28-2009, 07:50 PM

I love Restoration Hardware too. Don't have any of their stuff though.

RickyMaveety · 05-28-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Blue

I love Restoration Hardware too. Don't have any of their stuff though.

Hah!! Well, let me tell you something ... there is nothing in the world more heartbreaking than going through a Restoration Hardware Store and seeing what your freaking expensive leather sofa, club chair and ottoman USED to look like before the cats decided to claw the hell out of them.

I know I need to either reupholster them or slip cover them sometime soon, but cleaning the office really needs to come next -- before my next medical emergency anyway.

montsnmags · 05-28-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

I now feel the need to clean off my desk so I can post a photo. Right now, if you saw how messy it is, you'd laugh till you dropped. Really, let me know if you want to see exactly how bad a desk can get, and I'll snap one, if just for the joy of complete public humiliation.
...

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

You think you have problems?? Right now I'm in THIS room, trying to make sense of it.

Actually, the reason for me posting my picture was just serendipity with posting it on a photography mailing list, where I posted it to publicly shame myself. Amongst that mob, towering reaches of likely firecode breaches, calling themselves "desks", are badges of honour. I've been asked to unsubscribe from the mailing list.

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Originally Posted by nekokami

That is one of the best optical illusions I've ever seen.

What? DGMa's suddenly clean room?

Cheers,
Marc

desertgrandma · 05-28-2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

What? DGMa's suddenly clean room?

Cheers,
Marc

It wasn't "suddenly" a clean room!!! I worked my hoo-haa off getting it that way, and that weren't no easy task while at the same time posting here...........

lilac_jive · 05-28-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Blue

I love Restoration Hardware too. Don't have any of their stuff though.

MMMmmmm Restoration Hardware...I wish I could afford that place *sigh*

I will be doing some damage at Crate and Barrel on Saturday though

phenomshel · 05-28-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

MMMmmmm Restoration Hardware...I wish I could afford that place *sigh*

I will be doing some damage at Crate and Barrel on Saturday though

I've done ENOUGH damage for the next several years. First we bought THE DESK, and now today I found the matching pantry to our microwave stand marked down 2/3. Yes, I bought it. My poor husband. He went from being able to get all his worldly goods into two duffel bags to a small house full of LARGE furniture....in about four years. Which is exactly how long I've been here. I think he's still in shock.

All this furniture buying is seriously denting my book budget....

05-28-2009, 07:23 PM	#3587
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Oh and one other clean bit .... Attached Thumbnails

05-28-2009, 07:29 PM	#3589
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Oh, and, the piano I worked so hard on to refinish. Have to show that .... right?? Attached Thumbnails

05-28-2009, 07:40 PM	#3593
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	RM, do you play that piano? I have that same ergo chair at my office at work and a similar one at home. A Pottery Barn kind of woman, I see. After my own heart. Can't wait to see the AFTER shot of your office. Bet it will really be something. Last edited by Lady Blue; 05-28-2009 at 07:42 PM. Reason: Cross-posting question about playing piano. Never mind, you answered just as I was asking.

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05-28-2009, 07:23 PM	#3586
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Well, RM, as long as YOU know where everything is, thats all that matters. How are you feeling today? Less stressed?

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Sod the mess - I'm very jealous of your desk chair, Ricky - looks like an Aeron?

05-28-2009, 07:33 PM	#3591
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Oh, that piano is gorgeous!! The rest of the clean part is too, but I've already expressed mild jealousy, and don't want you to think evil of me. But the piano is indeed, very pretty. Wow!

05-28-2009, 07:50 PM	#3595
Lady Blue the snarky blue one Posts: 6,001 Karma: 3877825 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: deep in the heart Device: PRS500, 505 & 600, PRST1 & T2, Kindle PW, Moto Razr, Galaxy Tab 2-10"	I love Restoration Hardware too. Don't have any of their stuff though.