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"non compos mentis"

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The poor people of Mongolia burn so much coal to keep warm the weather for the Capitol actually says “smoke” #lolwut

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Peter Strzok

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When you single af but you still tryna be social

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There's a little kid in all of us, Stephanie.

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Hitgirl for Hire

Me: I was reading that if your intent is to buy a gun for self defense you probably should get a revolver. Eric: Simpler, less chance of user error? Serena: Less evidence. <Serena logs off> Eric: Maybe Serena knows a lot more than we think. She’s been a trained killer all along. She just wants us to think she’s living off of unemployment. Me: She probably just logged off to take care of her next mark.. in Prague. We won’t see her for another couple weeks until that’s done. <Motorola nods solemnly.>

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Picking up a set of 16ft picture rail moulding.

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And I have a doorbell now!

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I did the impossible. I threaded wiring from the attic through a hole dropped down a foot and a half inside the middle of a wall and fished it out a 3/8ths hole in the sheetrock. Note the ancient wiring insulated by cloth threading before plastic was invented.

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At some time before I knew better I tried applying primer to the window frame without stripping off the old paint. The application turned out terrible and inconsistent.This time I decided to strip the frame down to the bare wood. After two coats of Jasco premium paint and epoxy remover and a clean wipe of mineral spirits I have a clean frame to work with. This will eventually be an off-white color matching the ceiling called Swiss Coffee.

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This was once two different rooms. After I tore down the wall I was staring at two different style of fans. I finally threw away the old and got some new matching ones. The only issue I have now is that the fan placements aren’t centered and are noticeably unaligned.

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I've finally got the walls and ceiling covered in primer. Kilz2 seemed a little thin and required two coats. It applied fairly easy. I've used an oil based primer before and this was a lot smoother and cleaner and easier. Hardly any splatter. Also I didn't need to mix it as it remains consistent throughout even straight from a resting bucket. After a couple coats a third or fourth made no difference. This was good for touch ups not appearing out of place and blending with the existing coat. Now moving on to add some color.

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Started staining the floor in the bathroom area. This is Minwax Golden Harvest white tint base stain. It really is just a paint rather than a stain but it shows the quality of the wood more so than regular paint. I was asking around if I should leave it this way with that pickled look or give it another coat and make it more solid. The consensus seems to be with the pickled coating. So I'll start laying down polyurethane and call it done after.

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Sanding floors in the bathroom area with a hand sander. Probably giving myself pulmonary fibrosis in the process. Note how bad the dust mask has gotten. The goal here is to loosen the dirt and some glue. You can generally see the wood turn from grayish to reddish from the finishes sanding up top compared to the untouched floor on the bottom. A good mount of water stain remains but once I even it out with a wood stain it’ll disappear for the most part. Next step is some scrubbing to get the rest of the glue off and a final wash and I’ll be done prepping here before applying some sort of finish.

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Started the new year sanding ceiling. It made a big dusty mess. I probably have emphysema now. But at least my ceilings are smooth. It took all day including the clean up. I'm pooped.

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I bought a chest freezer! This will be perfect for getting the more often used frozen items as the cold doesn't escape when you open it. I've seen estimates that a chest freezer is so efficient that one guys calculated a $50 annual cost. It sits on my back porch is a plus and minus as I do have to open a sliding door to access it but it's right next to the kitchen (as opposed to the garage). Note I have yet to add running water to my previously purchased stainless steel sink. I paid $100 for the freezer from Craigslist.

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Here you can see the difference in applying one coat (on the left) and two coats (on the right) of joint compound on the wall. This is actually the ceiling where I didn’t bother trying to sand it first so it’s a little more rough than usual. Note that I plaster one direction the first coat, and then apply a second coat perpendicular to the first. For this patch it probably wouldn’t help too much to apply a third coat. There is enough joint compound in there to lightly sand it to remove most of the remaining visible texture. Then it’ll be ready to prime. As this is the ceiling I am not too worried about any remaining imperfections.

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Why bother with the plastering you may ask? I'm covering up the old wall with the bad orange peel texture. I first tried removing the old paint with chemicals and that was a dauntless task. Sanding it down is fairly messy, expensive and time consuming. Even if you sand it down smooth you'll still have to apply joint compound. This pic is a corner where the new wall meets the old. It's a fairly thick application at least here. For the wall I sanded down a bit to try it even it out before applying the joint compound. Mostly the sanding takes care of some of the peaks in the orange peel and the joint compound fills in the valleys. By the time you get to a third coat, it evens it off to a silky smooth finish.