GAH! A praying mantis in the living room!
KEV! THERE IS A PRAYING MANTIS IN HERE! I DON’T THINK I WANT TO KILL IT! AHHHHH!!!
Kev: it’s just a praying mantis, don’t worry about it.
praying mantis: I shall fly around all huge like and freak you out some more. And then land on the couch and stare at you.
ESC: ok ok finding something…finding something…TUPPERWARE!
PM is carefully captured and released, free to find a girlfriend and get his head eaten off, thus completing the beautiful circle of life.
ESC: PRAYING MANTIS HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF! No thanks TO YOU! WHAT GOOD ARE YOU???
Kev: geez, it’s just a praying mantis!
ESC: flying around the living room! all big! and landing in places!
Kev: oh…they fly?
ESC: YES THEY FLY! Well, um, at least the males do, apparently.
Kev: sorry, I didn’t know they flew.
Large apparently flying insects notwithstanding, today I felt that the best thing to do before finishing the 3 or 4 home improvement projects left in various states of doneness around here is to start a NEW one. CABINETS! IN THE DINING ROOM! Because seriously, there is no storage here. Large pots, mixing bowls, the microwave - all on a metal rack. Also stacked on the dining room table. And taking up space on my limited counter space. And…on the floor. which, while it does add nicely to that industrial look, does NOT scream BUY ME to potential condo buyers.
We need cabinets. Now. Or cabinet-like furniture pieces. And where do completely broke people go to buy cabinets?
IKEEEEEAAAAA!!!!
So what it boils down to is…we can use some non-cabinet cabinet like things - actually in the office furniture section - which when we add all the pieces up will cost a little over $600. But ready to go. just slap together and put in the room. Or we can buy actual cabinets that will require some assembly and a counter top addition and some chair rail removal but will cost under $400.
So yeah. we’re going with the “more work, less money” option. We don’t actually posses the cabinets yet, maybe sunday. I am nervous about the chair rail removal - MORE WORK! that will involve joint compound and painting, which we haven’t even finished in other rooms.
On the other hand…storage…beautiful storage…
also we saw some plastic dog bowls for 75 cents that would be good for traveling with Sadie.
dude, I love Ikea. Here is some Ikea-related fun for your enjoyment.
In other news, I’m going to be updating my links page soon. If you feel that somehow you have been cheated out of a link, let me know, and I will assess your link-worthiness. Bribery and flattery helps. Also, if you are unhappy with your assigned link-icon and have a better idea for one, let me know.
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Yay for Cabinets!
You can do it, ESC. If we can, you can. And I want pictures of the progress.
Um, I think my link is fine. Thanks for asking.
I hate Ikea. Traffic in Canton is just terrible because of them.
I’m singing the I Hate Ikea Song (with interpretive dance) as I type… that being said, “Yay Organization!”
And dude, the PM — “all pest control is the husband’s responsibility” is in the vows, dammit. I don’t care if it is a “good bug” or not.
“PM is carefully captured and released, free to find a girlfriend and get his head eaten off, thus completing the beautiful circle of life.” Bwahahahhahahha
Just sitting here giggling about the beautiful Circle of Life
So, large, predatory, buggy-eyed insect - bah! what’s the big deal??
IT FLIES?!!! Jesus! EVACUATE!!
Now we know what really freaks Kev out.
I want a Jerker desk from Ikea. Their cabinets are pretty nice too, specially since they don’t need to be permanent.
Good story, with nice photos and an interesting blog. The stuffed dog story is good - maybe he needs a place of honour on the new cabinets.