Productivity

[dxmachina]

Despite being in a massive blue funk, I was moderately productive last night. I sanded the components of the last bookcase, then dry-fit it all and drilled the pilot holes for the screws. Also cut the last of the beadboard back panels, so tonight all I have to do is haul it upstairs, and glue & screw it together. Then I can start staining them.

I'm still trying to decide whether to stain and varnish the exterior sides of the cases. Except for the left side of the leftmost case, the exterior sides will either be butted up against the wall or against each other, with the face frame covering the joints between, so they will be impossible to see. OTOH, it doesn't take that long to do, and it'll bother me knowing they're unvarnished.

Went for a long walk afterwards. It was very foggy, so the long dark road I walk along was especially dark and creepy. I almost felt like I ought to be carrying a nice sharp stake. When I got back, BitTorrent had finished delivering the latest Buffy, so I watched it, then read a bit more of The Silmarillion and went to sleep.

Comments

[msbelle.livejournal.com]

You should stain them. You should not be bothered.

Also? Blue Mood? Yeah, you. LEAVE DX ALONE!!!

I am wearing my mouse ears right now. They make me work better, faster and more efficiently. They are magic.

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

Yay for mouse ears! (Go mouse ears... Choose mouse ears...)

[orthoepy.livejournal.com]

Put me in the "stain them" camp. Because if you don't, you will have to move them and then you will need to stain them and you won't be able to find the right stain and it won't match. That's what always happens with my sewing projects. If I think "Oh, I can always put in a pocket later" then I can't find the right fabric or lining when I need it and then I end up putting yellow pockets in a blue dress and telling everyone that it's "a design choice." Yeah, right.

And where do you get your Buffy bittorrent? I'm committed now. I need to do this!

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

Here's the link Jon posted in technology yesterday:

New Buffy BT (http://205.158.61.205/bt/buffy.the.vampire.slayer.s07e17.lies.my.parents.told.me-ftv.torrent)

[orthoepy.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Didn't even think to check in Technology ...