progress.

well, it turns out the wall behind the sink WASN'T fucked up after all.  it was in fact, the counters that were already there.  while this doesn't surprise me that much, it is a little shocking, 'cos it's amazing just how inept the people were!  

by the by, when we were taking the countertops out, they literally CRUMBLED!  i gave it a few smacks with the mallet, and it just disappeared. 

the faucet and the sink have been the biggest issue.  #1) was with the faucet.  since it's a european faucet, none of the little fasteners fit.  anyhow, that got fixed after 4 different runs to home depot and ace hardware.  #2) was the sink.  the only issue was the hole for the faucet.  you use this really wacky metal tool that you spin around with a wrench.  it uses pressure and torque and all that physics stuff to eventually punch a hole in it.  it took SO much work to do it!  

the counters took a while to cut, but they went fairly smoothly.  and everything is looking so nice!  we only have to do a little fiddling with the drain pipes and with the hot water knob under the sink.  

i'm excited for it to be done, i'll take pictures, obviously :)

t-minus one week

one week until my final semester as an undergrad.  and then, hopefully, grad school!  wow. (i bought 11 (or, 1/3rd) of my books for the semester.  can you believe i have 35 books i'll be reading?!  but, every class will be in one building!  yay!  i've NEVER had that happen.  not even when i was at washburn, a substantially smaller campus.

work has been kicking my ass this week.  mostly 'cos i've been sick sine the 24th of december, and my body still hasn't been able to kick back yet.  (but, today i feel remarkably better, mostly 'cos i was able to sleep until 8!)  but, that does mean i'll be working at 3. boo.

i'm 95% sure i'll be doing my kitchen project now.  if only i can convince chris and shay to help me cut my counters.  (i'm terrible at using saws, and they are amazing at it)  i really hope i can, i'd love to have my ideal kitchen!

these are the materials, in case you didn't want to have to retype all those weblinks. a backsplash, two countertops, a sink, and a faucet.  obviously. lol

all images are property of IKEA. they aren't my pictures.  all credit goes to www.ikea.com

kitchen remodeling. bwahahahaha!

i've changed my initial plans for roadtrip '09 quite a bit.  but, i'll still be taking one.  length, and location are going to change for sure, but, i need to do what i can afford right?  

hmm... anyhow, on to the meat and potatoes of the blog entry.

i am trying to do a lot to make this house look a bit better.  par example.  i am going to put up some frame pictures of the SF trip, and a rasterbation picture in the living room.  i'm going to paint those ugly-ass shelves in the kitchen a shade of greyish blue.  i'm going to put up a new bookshelf (somewhere?).  i am going to paint the ugly bathroom vanity a nice shade of chocolate brown (it's waterstained "oak"-color right now).  i'm going to paint the little hallway between bathroom/kitchen a shade of pale pink.  and i'm going to see how much work it'd be to rip up the NASTY linoleum tile in the kitchen.

my MASTERPIECE though... is the kitchen counters. and sink. and faucet.  

i am going to (perhaps) take out the countertops (they are WARPED beyond repair, because they were installed incorrectly, and water has seeped into them.  the sink is an abomination, and grosses me out so much, we do the dishes on top of plastic containers.  and the faucet... LOL.  

these are the projected plans.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S09847462

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70059657

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00085042

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10124081

yeah, i know, it will cost money.  duh.  but, i figure we have another 3-4 years (at the very least) in here, and i'd like to enjoy what i live in, ya know?  

eventually, i'm going to try and rearrange the set up in the house too, and get a new dining table, and use my current table as a desk.  (it's really hard to have more than two people sit at this table, considering it's made for two people LOL)  but, that's all future-war stuff.  

anyhow, i think i shall take a nice shower now.  toodle-oo.