a doozie from failblog... Awesome.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
how I spent my summer vacation
With only one week left to go, I have to say, it's been a good summer. Aside from spending some quality time with family & friends, achieving an A+ in Introduction to Educational Research, and moving the boyfriend home, there were a lot of changes in my house. And they are all good changes!! Not all of them have photographic evidence, but here are a few:
This is what my bedroom looked like before (pictures were taken 3 years ago):
Unfortunately, what you can't see is the pink carpet. But here's another one that shows the hideous pink bows that had been stencilled around the top of the walls.
And now, the "after" pictures:
Then there's the office.... I have no before pictures of it, but let's just say that some training in acrobatics might have come in handy when navigating from one part of the room to the other... and my Dad has now actually noticed the big beautiful office desk I've had in there for the past two years. :-) Here's the end result (walls were previously white, carpet was a speckled orange/brown combo...where you could see it, that is!)
Finally, there's the kitchen. The only thing new there is the flooring, so I won't bother with the before pictures. It had white linoleum before (with all sorts of permanent marks and nicks in it.) Here's what it looks like now:
I also spent some time weeding my garden after the house was more or less done... It's been a good year for long-lasting blossoms, it seems:
And, if you don't mind my saying so, I think it's quite possible that at this time of year I have the prettiest tree on my street:
And while we're on the subject of summer vacation and home renos, I might as well also post the living room before and after pics from summer 2007 (pre- the existence of this blog). The living room remains one of my favorite rooms now...
Before:
Note the grey deep pile carpet, the shabby sectional couch, the fibre-wall behind the piano, and the pink vertical blinds...
After: (with blue walls, laminate flooring, chocolate brown curtains and teal blue accents here and there... You can't see it except for a little corner in one of these pics, but the couch has also been replaced by a big comfy leather sectional.) The "extras" are me, my dad, and my grandpa. :-)
Oh yes, and THANKS to my dad for spending a day installing a pump in my basement... Hopefully it won't be needed from hereon in, but it was yet another home improvement for the summer of 2009!
This is what my bedroom looked like before (pictures were taken 3 years ago):
Unfortunately, what you can't see is the pink carpet. But here's another one that shows the hideous pink bows that had been stencilled around the top of the walls.
And now, the "after" pictures:
Then there's the office.... I have no before pictures of it, but let's just say that some training in acrobatics might have come in handy when navigating from one part of the room to the other... and my Dad has now actually noticed the big beautiful office desk I've had in there for the past two years. :-) Here's the end result (walls were previously white, carpet was a speckled orange/brown combo...where you could see it, that is!)
Finally, there's the kitchen. The only thing new there is the flooring, so I won't bother with the before pictures. It had white linoleum before (with all sorts of permanent marks and nicks in it.) Here's what it looks like now:
I also spent some time weeding my garden after the house was more or less done... It's been a good year for long-lasting blossoms, it seems:
And, if you don't mind my saying so, I think it's quite possible that at this time of year I have the prettiest tree on my street:
And while we're on the subject of summer vacation and home renos, I might as well also post the living room before and after pics from summer 2007 (pre- the existence of this blog). The living room remains one of my favorite rooms now...
Before:
Note the grey deep pile carpet, the shabby sectional couch, the fibre-wall behind the piano, and the pink vertical blinds...
After: (with blue walls, laminate flooring, chocolate brown curtains and teal blue accents here and there... You can't see it except for a little corner in one of these pics, but the couch has also been replaced by a big comfy leather sectional.) The "extras" are me, my dad, and my grandpa. :-)
Oh yes, and THANKS to my dad for spending a day installing a pump in my basement... Hopefully it won't be needed from hereon in, but it was yet another home improvement for the summer of 2009!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
art
I wonder if someone told this girl she could do anything she wanted. If they did, she seems to have come up with something completely new - and amazing! Moving, too... enjoy.
Monday, August 10, 2009
WOW!
This is too cool. Pretty inspiring what nature can do...Thanks to Andrew for posting it on Facebook, where I found it.
Friday, July 17, 2009
giggles
http://icanhascheezburger.com remains one of my favorite sites of all time... And now a friend has me hooked on also checking the other links across the top of the page... LOLdogs, LOLcelebs, LOLnews, fail blog, etc.
Anyway, I just had to share this very cute picture, because it makes me smile pretty consistently every time I see it!! The giggles are almost contagious, it seems!
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
Anyway, I just had to share this very cute picture, because it makes me smile pretty consistently every time I see it!! The giggles are almost contagious, it seems!
see more Lolcats and funny pictures
Monday, June 29, 2009
musical humour
A colleague shared this with us at work today... Very fun...
Or how about this spoof of "Jesus Take the Wheel"?
Then there's his take on the song, "I Can Only Imagine"
They just keep coming...
More on Youtube... Enjoy!
Or how about this spoof of "Jesus Take the Wheel"?
Then there's his take on the song, "I Can Only Imagine"
They just keep coming...
More on Youtube... Enjoy!
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