Mortaine’s Blog

Join me on Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19th. Aye, we’ll be writin’ in the salty-dog talk, talkin’ with a mouth full-o saltwater, and reliving the tales o’ the Dread Pirate Roberts and the saucy Captain Morgan Adams.

Rum to be havin’ by all ye blown maties!

I found the rebate forms/receipts last night, thanks to John. Yay! Mailed them this morning.

John and I figured out that a marble top dining-room table would be the very best to put into the living room. Of course, whether or not that’s even possible…. well, I don’t know.

Tried cleaning the scratch on my car. Didn’t help. Needs to be professionally buffed and touched up.

To-do today:
Work stuff — gotta get something done!
Go to S.V. library for Kitchen (on recommendation of )
Jo’s review (thank you for sending the links!) — As soon as I get home.
Remove hardware from den walls [15 minutes - 6:45-7]
Clear space for painting [30 minutes - 7-7:30]
Drape [30 minutes 8:00-8:30]
TSP Wash both walls [30 minutes 8:30-9]
Spackle/Sand [15 minutes, then 15 minutes 9-9:15, then 9:30-9:45]
Practice dulcimer, piano (30 minutes)
Flylady: kitchen (5 minutes: clean kitty litter)

To-do tomorrow
Work (obviously)
Paint coat #1 of red [30 minutes: 6:30-7]
Paint coat #1 of off-white [45 minutes 8-8:45, or during break in SRPG]
Practice piano, dulcimer [30 minutes]
SRPG, 7-11 PM
Declutter kitchen [15 minutes, decluttering drawers]

Wednesday:
Piano class, home at 8 PM
Paint coat #2 of red [30 minutes, 8:45-9:15]
Practice dulcimer [15 minutes]
Move china cabinet out of kitchen [30 minutes]

To-do next day (Thursday?)
Paint coat #2 off white [45 minutes, 6:30-7:15]
Paint trim [30 minutes, 8:00-8:30]
Move wine rack into the kitchen, where we are setting up the bar
Practice piano, dulcimer [30 minutes]
Declutter kitchen [15 minutes: drawers and next-to-sink area]

To-do next day or Saturday
Remove draping/masking [15 minutes]
Replace hardware on off-white wall [10 minutes]
Replace furniture, let John hook up entertainment system [30 minutes]
Accept delivery of sofa and chair (!!!!) [30 minutes]
Practice piano, dulcimer [30 minutes]
Clean kitchen floor [15 minutes]
Game [6 hours]

Sunday
Rest.
Read book from the library.
Start putting things back into the house.
Rest.

Saw (finally) Pirates of the Caribbean.

Very nice. Not exactly an original plot, but fun, and the ghost story made it even moreso.

Yes, Capt. Jack is wonderful. So are Elizabeth and Will; it’s nice that they let Johnny Depp steal his scenes like that– very well done.

No, I will strongly resist adding a ghost ship plot to my D&D campaign.

Yeah, right. Who am I kidding?

I will be adding the soundtrack to my collection of adventuresome music for gaming, though. It goes on the shelf with Cutthroat Island and (for my horror-inspired moments) Prince of Darkness for good mood music.

Also: The wedding this weekend was wonderful. A lot of booze was drunk by me, leading to the utter collapse of both John and me on Saturday night. We’re doing better now, thanks.

I managed to practice piano each day this weekend, but fell behind on dulcimer. Will practice tonight before bed.

Stopped at Scandinavian Designs tonight and bought a loveseat and a massage chair. Oh, my god. The massage chair– I think I’m in love. It was an expense we probably shouldn’t have made, but…. oh. my. god.

Also bought some paint for the den– we’re going to do something “a little different” over by the fireplace this week (before the furniture comes in).

And I need to find the receipt and such for the rebates before going to bed. I wonder where I put those….. ??? They have to be postmarked by tomorrow, so it’s more than urgent now!