#miikarin

ohgreatblackbunny

What service did you use to print the puzzle?

athousanderrors

Sam! Where did you make such a thing? I would love a puzzle of my furchildren.

I used Shutterfly -- I use them for most of my photo work now, especially since they always have insane coupons and some kind of deal with Best Buy where whenever I buy anything there I get like, a free photo book.

I can’t say I 100% recommend them for puzzles -- the die cut is a little loose, so the ball-and-socket fittings on the pieces aren’t super snug and I spent more than a few minutes fitting two pieces together and getting it wrong. But they’re not awful, and not super expensive. And the quality is good, otherwise. 

miikarin

Okay this is wonderful and adorable but I really thought in the first pic that you had solved parts of a puzzle and the cats conveniently chose to lie on those parts!

Such pretty babies! I continue to be jealous of all the great pics you get of your girls. By the time I get my phone unlocked and ready, mine have either moved to see what I was doing, or decide to pounce on each other and run amok! They look so sweet...no terror in this shot! :D

LOL, it’s true, no terror there. I think part of it is that I have my phone constantly on me and also it has no lock, so all I have to do is light up the screen and then swipe left to get the camera up. But also, most of the shots I take aren’t action shots, it’s them sleeping or whatnot :D

miikarin replied to your photoset “I “installed” the mud room last night, complete with a rack for coats,...”

All those tempting tassels and dangling things... are Dearborn and Polk well-behaved around them? My little one decided to learn how to open sliding doors (like the ones to my front closet) and chewed at least three of my hand-knit scarves!

They are sadly not :D Polk in particular, as the climber, liked to try and jump up the scarves and climb them, and Dearborn liked the tassels. I’ve since had to take down the scarf rack since they just wouldn’t leave it alone; I replaced it with the glove rack, because they were also attacking that from the bench, and they still try and pull down the arm warmers occasionally. The hats seem pretty safe. 

junker5 replied to your photoset “I “installed” the mud room last night, complete with a rack for coats,...”

After seeing this, I made the yard stick hangers to go in my classroom to display the kids' artwork. So much easier than getting the masking tape out everytime! I'm not sure I ever properly thanked you, Sam! :D

mouseolaw replied to your video “All Polk has ever wanted in life is a dirty running sock to call her...”

The only toy my cat ever cared about was one of my dad’s socks rolled up in the other sock which was tied off. She had that thing for 17 years. She would sleep with it and carry it around most nights.

They do love socks in general. One of their toys is an old sock with no match that I stuffed a catnip toy into and tied off. Polk loves to beat up on it. 

dorkilybeautiful replied to your photo “MY LITTLE ONES ARE TEETHING.”

PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE KEEPING THOSE.

Oh yes. I have a glass jar I’ve put them in for safekeeping. I found a third this morning, sitting in the middle of my duvet. 

peoriarhetoriapeoria replied to your photo “MY LITTLE ONES ARE TEETHING.”

You have no idea how many cats I've known well and never seen kitty baby tooth.

A lot of people don’t know cats throw their baby teeth, I think because cats tend to hide/swallow them. This is the first time I’ve ever actually seen a cat’s baby tooth after it’s been shed, though we’ve had half a dozen cats in my lifetime. 

miikarin replied to your photo “MY LITTLE ONES ARE TEETHING.”

wait wait wait - how old are they? want to know to figure out if my little one will get there soon because she's like 3 months old right now and gnaws absolutely everything (which may just be a her thing)

Mine were born sometime in late March, so they’re four and a half to five months old. This is the first real sign they’ve been teething at all, unless you count Polk’s penchant for chewing plastic. 

I’m not quite awake yet, and for a moment I was like, wow, that’s a lot of Tupperware, 5 boxes full, but that - that’s not what you meant, is it.

LOL, well technically no, though I did probably have at least three boxes of normal-sized tupperware too. I have a lot of tupperware! 

drownedinlight replied to your post “I’ve been in my new home for five weeks as of yesterday; I’ve owned it...”

u gotten the package I sent you yet?

I haven’t! I checked my box on Friday and it wasn’t there. I’m hoping to check again tomorrow! 

miikarin replied to your post “I’ve been in my new home for five weeks as of yesterday; I’ve owned it...”

I can only hope I can be as good at doing the home ownership thing as you when I do it in two weeks (related note: wait, how did that come so soon?!)

GOOD LUCK. HOPE NOTHING FALLS THROUGH AT THE LAST MINUTE. 

shadowedseas replied to your post “butterflyslinky replied to your post “I’ve been in my new home for...”

Welcome to the excessive blankets club! At least we're cozy and warm.

It’s true, there are blankets on every flat surface so that one is always within reach. 

tailkinker-to-ennien replied to your post “butterflyslinky replied to your post “I’ve been in my new home for...”

When is Urban Yurt's first album dropping?

Oh man. Can you imagine. All the ukulele and throat-singing you desire. 

niennanir replied to your post “butterflyslinky replied to your post “I’ve been in my new home for...”

Guest Yurt

I did actually take measurements of the book nook to see if it would fit the air mattress, so that I could actually build some kind of guest room, but alas it is slightly too small. 

niennanir replied to your post “I’ve been in my new home for five weeks as of yesterday; I’ve owned it...”

I need more about Mr. M, because if he's anything like Ms. Nextdoor we have got to get these two to meet.

I haven’t had extensive encounters with him, but the first time we met he excitedly introduced himself and told me who lived in the place before me, the second time he literally took the recycling out of my hands to help me dump it, and the third time he was carrying flowers and a pastry box into his apartment at like, five AM. His ways are kind but mysterious.  

terrie01 replied to your post “I’ve been in my new home for five weeks as of yesterday; I’ve owned it...”

I read that as you donated the loads of laundry and was concerned about your clothing situation for a minute.

orbingarrow replied to your photoset “I bought a fridge. BEHOLD ITS BEAUTY. It will vanquish the Death...”

If I walked into a new friend’s house, opened the fridge and saw this selection of food, I would back right out of there. Red flags everywhere that you went home with an alien just trying to pretend they’re a human. Nope! You will not fool me ET.

It does look like it was filled by a serial killer who went “What would a normal person put in a fridge?” and then misjudged it badly.  

hxans replied to your photoset “I bought a fridge. BEHOLD ITS BEAUTY. It will vanquish the Death...”

Looks nice enough, though my personal preference has always been freezer section on the bottom. But at least when you stock it it won't look like something out of Barbie's dreamhouse kitchen

I actually like freezer on the bottom too, and I love the ones with the drawers that can be either. But alas, those are not to be had for my $500 budget. 

tienriu replied to your photoset “I bought a fridge. BEHOLD ITS BEAUTY. It will vanquish the Death...”

It's GORGEOUS and so shinny and silver and mold free (the best type of free)! But my important question is how many identical jars of bbq and tomato sauce will you have? Cause I know I only have (counts) 3 in mine :D

I do sometimes have two bottles of ketchup, or of Trader Joe’s General Tso Sauce. But usually I try to consolidate....

auressea replied to your photoset “I bought a fridge. BEHOLD ITS BEAUTY. It will vanquish the Death...”

with all the cooking you do- I somehow imagined you'd want a BIGGER freezer compartment.

I dunno, I think it’s a pretty decent size. But I am used to small fridges, as a broke renter, so I’m good at really cramming stuff in there :D  

wandererriha replied to your photoset “I bought a fridge. BEHOLD ITS BEAUTY. It will vanquish the Death...”

Can you pack up all the malignant spirits and crap in the Cursed Fridge and pack them off that way?

I’m hoping that will happen! TAKE THE CURSE WITH YOU, FRIDGE. 

miikarin replied to your photoset “I bought a fridge. BEHOLD ITS BEAUTY. It will vanquish the Death...”

your fridge posts inspired me to clean my fridge and now it's clean for the new year and really it's the little wins :)

spaci1701 replied to your photo “Masking tape...”

Sam, that's ceiling texture that's unpainted. Don't sand it, it will just make everything look more obvious. Get your artsy side on. Smoosh the spackle on with your fingertips, work it under the edges of the existing to help glue down anything loose and dab it with your fingers to mimic the texture. I'd your dabs are too pointy you can let it partially dry and flatten the blobs a bit or very lightly sand. Basically, finger paint with mud.

Yeah, most smooth patches do look very obviously like patches, but it does need at least a little sanding once it’s on there, just so it’ll take the paint easily. I’m not overly worried; it’s an area people aren’t likely to be gazing at in detail :D I’m more concerned with the paint color on the ceiling making it stand out anyway, but who knows, the kilz might  blend. If it does, there are a few other patches I could hit...

breeamal replied to your photo “Masking tape...”

When I painted my living room ceiling a small chip of paint peeled away as soon as the roller touched it. I thought nothing of it and kept painting. I had the entire ceiling covered, and still wet, when it began to fall in big, wet, sticky sheets. There was much screaming.

Ooooooh noooooo, I hope you still had dropcloths down! 

sailorsol replied to your photo “Killed Can #3...”

They make whiteboard contact paper Sam. Much cheaper and easier than painting.

Possibly cheaper, but between aligning seams, trimming excess, and making sure there are no air bubbles, which is something I am not notable for being able to do with contact paper, I’m not sure about easier :D I found a roll that’s 20′ by 2′ but unfortunately the column faces are between 2′8″ and 3′8″ wide depending on the side.

It’s a very awkward column and not structurally necessary -- it doesn’t hide a support beam but rather a ventilation tube of some kind. But I figure if I need to deal with it I might as well make it something notable and lean into the “giant white column in the middle of the room” concept :D

tomboyluce replied to your photo “Masking tape...”

This looks like contemporary art

It’s kind of amazing how much photos of a paint job in progress look like something you’d find at MoMA. I might do a whole mock gallery installation of photos I’ve taken of my paint jobs :D 

missbuster replied to your post “Answers About DIY”

Sam! I had a teacher who was a scenic painter and he was living in a 3-bedroom rental that was going up for sale, thus he would be evicted when it sold. He had faux-wood grained his floors (and fooled the home estimator person so the real estate description said “hard wood floor in 3rd bedroom”) but to help the house NOT sell he painted a big horrible crack in the plaster so it looked like the wall was caving in and it took a lot longer to sell. Go theatre skills!

AHAHAAH, that’s awesome. Faux painting is hard and boring work, kudos to him! 

msbarrows replied to your post “sellahdor replied to your post...”

Re the spare key - you mentioned having a storage space elsewhere in the building. If it can be accessed without needing a key (combination lock, for example) that can be a great place to hide a spare.

I’ve got a key lock on it now, but I might change over to a combination lock, that’s not a bad idea. 

tienriu replied to your photo “Killed Can #3...”

have you considered spackling the holes in the ceiling and then instead of patch painting, doing a sort of mural (like a trail of leaves and flowers)? That way you can sort of shrug and let the fact that there's marks and smudges be a point to draw the eye.

I did think about it! But I think with the sharp edges everywhere else it would look a little weird. 

miikarin replied to your post “sellahdor replied to your post...”

during renovations of the units my mom owns she ended up on a first name basis with multiple people at our local home depot - they got to see the progress of our renos based on what questions she had that week

Yep, I’m starting to become known to the people at the local hardware store. In part because two of them visibly recoiled when I brought in the sample of red I was going to paint over. 

One of the old dudes who’s only there once in a while calls me Captain America because I always show up with a Captain America shield backpack in which to carry everything.

jmathieson-fic replied to your photo “Killed Can #3...”

Always do a second coat. I know it sucks, but the first time you have to wash a mark off the new paint, you'll likely rub through to the old...

Thanks! Yeah, it’s a really hard thing to conceptualize, but it’s so important - especially in light of animal issues, although it’s appropriate to a lot more.