summertime and the living is not all that easy, tbh

[rose_griffes]

I think I'll make this a politics-free post, because... yeah.

At any rate: my travel schedule this summer is weird, and mostly happening in the second half of July, so currently I'm tackling house projects. Which is a nice change of pace, except for the tiredness, lack of skills, and indecision about things like color, sheen, and all that jazz.

I cleaned a section of the garage this morning and found two paint roller frames--this after buying a new roller frame earlier in the week. Oops. I also found some car maintenance items that belonged to previous inhabitants, which is both hilarious and sad (given how long I've lived here).

Media stuff: the movie "Jurassic World: Dominion" deserved its bad reviews. Was it fun? Yeah, a fair amount--after a realllly slow start. At least part of the fun was the opening weekend crowd. Was it good? Nope!

Just realized that I don't actually have any TV shows to report--the home decor changes have put the tv in a fairly inaccessible place, and I've spent that time reading instead. Mostly about politics. Which we're not talking about in this post.

So back to home renovations: thoughts on flooring? I'm inclined to tear out the carpeting in the space I'm tackling, but NOT inclined to put down new flooring (which I've never done and which my back doesn't wanna do), but also not rolling in funds that would allow me to pay someone else to do it. Heh.

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[unicornduke]

Flooring: everyone I've talked to has said the click lock vinyl planking is relatively easy for less handy people to put in. I'll have a review hopefully within a month or so when we put ours in. It is watertight when installed correctly so it can be mopped which is nice for cleaning. There also seems to be a range of budgets on them, the cheaper stuff is kind of a greyish color but that's the only difference in price.

[rose_griffes]

After whining about the mere possibility of putting down new flooring, I got over myself and realized: it's not a huge space. It's the spare bedroom, so it's ideal for attempting a new thing--if I mess it up, I won't be seeing it all the time. I could even put down a good-sized floor rug and not have to see it at all.

In other words: ugh, now I really am going to have to remove the baseboards! 🤣

[rose_griffes]

I JUST REMOVED THE BASEBOARDS. I feel weirdly victorious. Thankfully they were real wood, because I've heard that the more recent stuff (fiberboard??) just falls apart when people try to take them out.

Next: sanding walls, painting another layer of primer, then actual wall paint. And THEN I can get some flooring. I'm gonna leave the carpet there for now; might as well use it as a paint-catcher and rip it out after I'm done painting.

[unicornduke]

Nice!!! Particle board/fiber board yeah, just falls apart. Lots to do but sounds like a great start for you!

[yourlibrarian]

I'd assumed Jurassic World wasn't a real standout or I'd have expected to hear more about it from more people. Granted, viewing is so fragmented now but when something really clicks it tends to break through.

[rose_griffes]

Yeah, the people who really wanted to see it probably did so in the first two weekends, and word of mouth isn't pushing the film into any kind of breakthrough. Unlike, say, the new Top Gun movie, or Everything Everywhere All At Once, which both had good staying power for their respective types of movies.