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Mad Scientess Jane Expat

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I spent today using a powerful vibrating object to prime smooth surfaces.

Sadly, this translates rather unsexily into "sanding down all the woodwork in the stairwell, landing and hallway".

An ungodly amount of gloss painting awaits me tomorrow.

In marginally more exciting news, I wrote a character study of The Observer.

Detachment (1809 words) by

nanila
Fandom: Fringe
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: The Observer
Summary:

The Observer struggles with retaining his humanity.

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From:

nanila
2012-01-08 21:41 (UTC)

Nope. Spent 10 hours today painting. The fumes gave me a massive headache on top of the muscle ache from yesterday. Feh.

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shadowdaddy
2012-01-07 23:17 (UTC)

Oh, the agony of refinishing floors...my sympathy. Worth it when done but oh the chore to get there. When I redid the living room in my house in Seattle, I ended up pulling an all-nighter because it was the only way I could manage enough time to get three coats down without having to sand again in between.

Good luck!

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nanila
2012-01-08 21:43 (UTC)

Hahaha, the floors. We decided to recarpet rather than sand and finish the front hallway. The sanding was all the above-the-floor woodwork (doors, door frames, skirting boards, picture rails, bannisters). There is way more of it than I ever perceived initially.

Thanks!

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From:

jixel
2012-01-09 13:18 (UTC)

Aw c'mon! (said like Bruce the shark from nemo)

Power tools are virile! And having a garage full of stuff is awesome!

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nanila
2012-01-09 15:19 (UTC)

Re: Aw c'mon! (said like Bruce the shark from nemo)

Garage? Clearly you're working from the American notion of the amount of space that constitutes a "house". :P We have a "cupboard under the stairs" for our power tools.

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From:

pbristow
2012-01-09 16:09 (UTC)

Re: Aw c'mon! (said like Bruce the shark from nemo)

[NODS] That is correct. The Cupboard Under The Stairs^TM is the officially recognised and sanctioned location for power tools and spare lightbulbs in all British homes. Including the ones that don't have any stairs. =:o}

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