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October 14, 2007

new camera!

I earned my camera this weekend.....i missed having one...I promise not to just put pics of the girls but they're more photogenic than me....anyhoo...i think when my camera broke i was trying to show my new rug...here it is...i lurve the swirlies. and it all coordinates...man do i need some artwork on the walll...in due time..i still need curtains. after this last week I think it's just safe to say...I'm gone completely. *sigh* but you know this time it's so different. much more laid back and comfy (still the butterflies of course, but that's what makes it fun ;) )...in other words...way better.
 

Posted by artjynx at 09:04 PM |

September 18, 2007

floor trauma drama

 
 Well it could be worse but *sigh* I thought I was done with this.
 
 

Posted by artjynx at 05:47 PM |

September 16, 2007

home repair...*sigh*

ok no , it wasn't actually the apocalyptic noah's ark flood of water, but it may has well have been. My pretty newish wood laminate floor is now a warped mess thanks to a neighbor's empty condo waterheater leaking all over the floor and seeping into my condo. her entire ceiling is pretty much gone along with half her walls. Luckily (!) the water heater itself is centered in the condos and my walls are roughly ok. so now i get to go through the process of getting another floor. and dealing with insurance...fun.

I'm trying to get out of this funk I'm in...sometimes it works...other times, I'm kinda inconsolable for whatever reason. Keeping busy has only gotten me so far and now i just seem busy all the time and tired. must find fun. :) 

Posted by artjynx at 10:35 AM |

June 07, 2007

*sigh*

the rugs came today. and my camera has decided to stop taking pictures. dammit. oh well. one more thing i need right? hurry stock and become worth selling for crying out loud. and sadly i can't find the image of the rug so you guys will just have to take my word for they're cool. Maisy lurved them and expressed heself by rolling around on the big one with wild and reckless abandonment that only a schnauzer could muster.

Posted by artjynx at 08:24 PM |

June 03, 2007

they call me sparky..

The AC was installed Thursday.....and we rejoiced. You know how sometimes you don't know how bad something was until you get a taste of what's good? yeah, it was like that...sweet. AND I had some major help from step-dad in updating the light switches and outlets throughout the house. Now they look normal instead of looking like a lame attempt at updating the house. I even learned how to do it myself and changed out quite a few. reason being that there were a few that we couldn't get to on a count I have WAY too many books. Hopefully, if I get to replace the carpet this year, I can update those during that time. I'm loving my house now. I want to make it as pretty as possible. attempting to apply this attitude to myself as well. for some reason the house is easier.  I also ordered some pretty carpets for the living room..I'll post pics when they get here. The dogs should be thrilled they'll be able to sit around the living room without sliding everywhere.
 
 
 
 

Posted by artjynx at 06:32 PM |

May 25, 2007

erg...rain rain go away...make it humid some other day

Or at least until I get my new AC installed next week then I won't care as my new AC will kick some ass in the air conditioning and energy efficiency area. I managed to get through another exercise DVD and it made me fell old as I woke up today and realized my yoga booty had been completely kicked. So I guess what I'm doing here is trying to replace emotional pain with physical pain. At least the physical pain will amount to some good in the long run. Being driven crazy by a jerk is pretty much a no win situation. but more his loss than mine though. I just unfortunately have way too much compassion and caring. damn me. Ah a 3 day weekend approacheth though and I shall do my best to clean up the place perhaps a new rug for the living room...I found one at home depot but they don't seem to have it online...grrrr. I think I'll also go to the bookstore again. It's becoming my new place of worship now that TV has just gone to the dogs anyway. Celia Rivenbark is quite funny and I think I'll look more into the chick books as they're a nice way to relax without having to think too much
 
 

Posted by artjynx at 02:33 PM |

March 05, 2007

ah wood filler...you are my friend..

well people...installing a door to an existing frame that is pretty much a permanent fixture to the house is not as easy as one might think...it involves....chiseling wood by hand...why? wel, while the height of door knobs are pretty much standard, the placement of flushed hinges are not....good thing the doors were cheap. they still look nicer than the ones I have...even with my "handiwork". I've only done one so far, so hopefully it will go better for the other 4. and I <3 wood filler. It truly will save my lack of talent in woodcarving. anyhoo...the carpet has been officially cleaned, and it didn't even last for 24 hours before Mia "reclaimed" it...but I'm resolving to be more attentive to her subtle signs....I bolted out of bed this morning at 5:30 just as she was about to find a place to go in the bedroom...she gives no warning..she just will take care of it any way she knows how...maisy on the other hand will bark and stare at you to let you know to get your butt out of bed and take her out...you lazy ass. so a tragedy was at least averted this morning. I'm keeping the babygate on the stairs as a fixture....and unfortunately my thinking that she wouldn't go on the new wood laminate was a stupid thing to think....at least i caught it right away and clean up is pretty easy...but...it's my new floor... anyhoo...i'm going to take in the couch cushions for restuffing as after looking at new furniture just for the hell of it..(we got a new Ashley's furniture here) I think just getting my old couch spruced up is a better financial decision. I've never had a "new couch" but someday....I did notice that furniture is getting huge. which makes  me laugh because houses keep getting smaller...especially bedrooms...some of the suites I saw were absolutely gigantic....not for me though..too flashy.

Posted by artjynx at 10:11 AM |

December 29, 2006

ta-da....my own personal while i was out

except actually, i was trapped in my room for like a day and a half with two schnauzers while the professionals installed the floor. they did a great job as you can see and there is no way i would have been able to do this by myself. I recognize my limitations and i work to pay for those things that i can't get for myself. the place looks bigger and the toilets even flush better...the idiot who owned this place before me tried to fix the toilet with electrical parts...didn't see that on the home report. i'm constantly amazed at the stupidity of the former owners and how people around here don't take care of thier property. yet they expect to get top dollar for it...*sigh* I'm just very happy i did this even though it cost a little bit more than i had budgeted... my kitchen floor is now level too (hence the added expense) and the floor is providing entertainment when the girls try to run across it with no traction. the tile turned out beautiful too. so much better than the crap i put in there.

 

oh and the living room got rearranged fter the fact...see it's much bigger and it doesn't remind me of an embarrassing evening i had not too long ago...change is good. 

my furntiure actually matches the room now.. 

see the laundry? I painted it before the floor guys came...it's MUCH prettier now...for a laundry area anyway. 

 

ooooo....this made it worth while...very happy with this. 

 

Mia and maisy are not quite sure what to make of the new very cold tile. 

 

 

the huge big ass crate i got the girls. maisy is attempting to rescue her "man" a big furry teddy bear she tends to have way with while chewing on his nose. well, at least she has someone. bet he says what he means and doesn't lead her on. not that maisy gives hima word in edgewise. 

 

Posted by artjynx at 05:31 PM |

December 15, 2006

floor samples

Here are the floor samples..the tile isn't the exact one but it's close. 

 

 

 

 

Posted by artjynx at 02:56 PM |

December 13, 2006

the floors are a happenin'

I'm going to actually do it people...the yellow oak "country" crap laminate is coming out including the downstairs yellow ish-beige patterned burber crap...wheee!!! What's going in you ask? pretty reddish/warm cherry laminate all over and real slate looking tile in the both bathrooms...*sigh* can't wait. the carpet upstairs that Mia has claimed (over and over again) ironically is staying for the time being (phase 2 will be happening in a couple of months as I was told carpet should always be last). I think linking the kitchen and living room will help make the place look bigger and the red will definitely make the place look less shabby. i'm also considering a new external hard drive for the computers as the work is getting full. :) at least it helps keeps my mind off of things that are once again beyond my control. Undecided

the big event will be happening over Christmas i'll post pics then. oh and my friend Karthik has informed me that  he's a gettin' hitched soon.....whoo hoo!! Congratulations, man! Cool

 

 

Posted by artjynx at 04:45 PM |

December 04, 2006

brace face sans the braces

well i got my first set of invisalign moldings for my teeth...it's only the top actually. I think having both would've been hard but these are totally awesome. I hardly feel them. the only downside is having to brush every time you take them out...so I guess this will also be a diet for me. i have to drink everything through a straw now. i got a huge box of straws at sams tonight to get me through the 9 months of wearing them. not bad i was expecting it to be a year. after that i will be getting the whitening....i shall be stunning. pfffttt... i almost got through that with a straight face. I also bought my first pair of real hiking boots... hopefully i'll get to hiking soon. I've been looking at hiking trails in Bastrop, Texas for like a day trip. I'd like to take the girls, but i think i'll see if I can get through it first without getting lost.

I have to say Hilary Duff is getting on my nerves. this stupid movie where she's a total goody goody...makes me sick because they make all the secondary characters so crappy in comparison. oscar winning this ain't.

mia is getting used to the baby gate on the stairs although Maisy is a little pissed. I take it down during the day though.  

Posted by artjynx at 09:12 PM |

November 22, 2006

I have the power...and pretty lighting

I got tired of waiting on a man to help and decided I could do this myself...and lookeee. I only had one scary incident where there were sparks, but it was just too much twisting. The pendant lights were the annoying ones but they're purty and i'll have to figure out a way to get the cap flush to the ceiling. the ceililng box wasn't exactly the way it should be it looks like. but for now they work and they're pretty. I'm pretty proud of myself and it really wasn't that hard, just annoying at times as they make everything sound easy where it wasn't.

I also got another quote for redoing my floors and this time it actually came back rather reasonable...so I may be getting new tile and wood laminate after all pretty cherry laminate too. assuming i get all the money that is owed to me this month. and DivX stock is back up today...yea! I'm really looking forward to paying off everything.

Oh here'swhere i got the light fixtures: Tejas Lighting
They have a store in the outlet malls in san marcos, texas.

tomorrow, I tackle the tree and a new project that i was given yesterday.Hopefully the start of getting some publicity for myself. bwa hahaha. still a bit sad and lonely though, but i'm doing my best. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by artjynx at 05:54 PM |

September 05, 2006

my keeetchen looks purty

i have no pictures yet because frankly, all the crap that's supposed to be in the kitchen is on the kitchen table. But once again Carlos and his gurus of painting have come through for me and made my kitchen look awesome and like a real kitchen!

that's such an odd name for a room....kitchen. say it 3 times fast.

i'm dealing with the ickiness again and most likely the majority of it is in my head. However, I have come to the conclusion that certain people no matter how hard you try, no matter what you do, no matter how much they've hurt you in the past or the present simply have no conscience whatsoever. I'm done trying. I'm not putting forth anymore effort. It's hurting me too much to just be made to feel like a loser over someone who refuses to just confront their own crap. what is it about self-destructive people that have the capability to just cripple the rest of us with their crap that they caused. It's not like they ever learn. Are they really happy that way? I don't think I know what happiness is though. I definitely don't think anyone is TOTALLY happy. If they say they are they're lying or on drugs.

Posted by artjynx at 03:18 PM |

August 27, 2006

shopping and more home updates

This weekend was very productive in that I got alot of house updates done and i got to go to the san antonio outlet malls...droool. I wasn't able to buy everything i wanted but i did find my future light fixtures for the kitchen and bathroom. luckily i can order it online here... this company has some very nice lighting...and no i don't mean the texas star stuff. I can only take so much of that. anyhoo the target of this weekend updates were the bathrooms. I got new mirrors and the bases got painted. they're coming together very nicely and i will paint the bases soon.

Here's the small bathroom: 

 

the big bathroom: 

 

the refurbished armoir no longer a washed out yellow. I replaced the backing with new white beadboard as well.  

 

This is my new hall light fixture. I can't wait til I have all of the new stuff in place. it's just gonna take time. 

 

coming this week: Carlos is coming back to retexture the icky parts of my kitchen walls. Mainly some idiot tried to do it themselves...no it wasn't me but the idiot who lived there before me.

 

Last but not least: a gratuitous puppy pic:

 

Posted by artjynx at 07:23 PM |

August 22, 2006

weekend of painting fury

This weekend consisted of large amounts of white and chocolate brown paint along with a ruined set of acrylic nails. Key word here ladies and gentlemints...always sand before you paint. I got the craigslist armoir painted a pretty white and now it's all purty with a new beadboard backing. I'm very happy I chose the pre-painted kind. My hands were killing me after awhile. I still have the basecoves to do on the bathroom cabinets, but that requires patience that I didn't have and will have to try again later in the week. I've become quite attched to my new powertools though. This could get to be a dangerous habit installing and fixing things on my own. I will not touch the lighting fixtures though...painful memories of being shocked when I was little. *shudder*. I decided on Sunday I had to get the nails redone though as I had to meet with a new freelance client. I don't know why I even try to do the hair thing though as the humidity pretty much ruins my hair in 2 minutes. The bathrooms are starting to look very cool though. It's aggravating though that the more I improve things the more I want to improve the things I though were ok at first. Like now I think I need new bathroom accessories to perfectly match the cute shelf I got for each bathroom. They were ok before, but now....ew. and the floor. I've become obsessed with my floor. I want to totally rip out the carpet downstairs and replace it with pretty wood laminate. I've even gon so far as to get an estimate which was not so good but I know a guy who might be able to help. I'll post pics later

Posted by artjynx at 03:11 PM |

August 07, 2006

Must love mini-schnauzers...who think they're people

The organization of the office was a 90% success. Meaning the closets are gorgeous (i.e. no more cardboard boxes!) and the floor is very clean. The room looks alot bigger and the paper piles have either been filed or thrown away. *whew* what's actually left is the desk top and the top of the filing cabinet....did I mention how clean the floor was? Maisy and Mia were very good during the massive billing sort and shred...not one statement was harmed by a schnauzer during the entire process. I think because the shredder scared them...they actually napped through the whole process. as a bonus i went through my book shelves and managed to weed out old programming books that i KNOW will never be used by me again...at half price books though it's always a pretty much trading of merchandise as I found an exercise DVD and a puppet for the girls. Maybe the exercise dvd will actually make it to the dvd player. I'm becoming quite aware of the fact that I need to exercise more...especially when the emotional wear sets in and you  find yourself yelling at an IM avatar because you really can't express yourself to the individual behind that avatar...but you KNOW they're there so it's makes you feel a little better. However, exercise would free me from feeling like i need to even bother. the rest of the weekend consisted of assembling invites...I'd show you but I can't just yet for reasons I will divuge later. I'm pretty excited though. and paint!!! I bought paint!!!! to paint my bathroom cabinets! What a wild weekend eh? I do love my house more and more though....Smile

Posted by artjynx at 01:32 PM |

August 04, 2006

cleaning and documentaries

This weekend will be one of many in a vain attempt to clean and organize my house....i'm still not unpacked from moving back here. It's not like one of those subconcious things either. I'm just too busy with freelance work. I've managed to get the big stuff done for the most part but now i have no excuse.

I did start the learning process of figuring out .net nuke though and I have to say ...it's soooo cool. i will hopefully have my lovely personal project up and running in no time. but I promised the dogs i'd clean first.

On a personal rant as someone who listens to TV while cleaning....are the viagra commercials really necessary? I mean don't we all get enough spam on that stuff already? also...uh IHOP? funnel cake is not a breakfast food....

Posted by artjynx at 10:47 PM |

July 23, 2006

crabby dogs with one less bandage

Living with mini schnauzers is never dull I must say. Mia had some friends of mine come over and "hel" her remove her bandage from her de-dewclawing surgery. She was very adamant that I not touch her paw lest I receive some finger removal in the process. Not a good sign. alexi and kim managed to remove it with *ahem* little protest. They live with a gaggle of doxies so they're like dog whisperers in thier own right...Check out their doxies here. They're going to risk life and limb again for me to actually remove the stitches on Tuesday. *shudder* Mia can be quite a butt when she wants to be. Maisy has been quite distant lately, I think she'd like some one on one attention more as Mia can be such a handful at times and wants to just constantly play with Maisy. In other boring but true news, I managed to start hanging things on the wall in the bathrooms in particular...whoo hoo...progress. Ive actually had a lull in the workload so I'm trying to make the best of it. I hope once I get my laptop I'll be able to start looking around for more fun projects. I'm a bit stuck as I've promised to do some projects but they have yet to really take off yet and that sort of thing makes me anxious hence the anal retentive decorating. I'm even thinking of re-stuffing couch cushions.

Saw Lady in the Water by the Shyalmalan guy...twas quirky and mysterious like his style but he put himself in the movie way more than the movies. I like the story and the way he intermingles myth and fantasy with the real world...he really should lobby for money on the effects though...still a little "eh" on that one. I think I'm gonna go see the pirates movie next weekend and get mirrors for my bathroom in houston. 

Posted by artjynx at 02:56 PM |

June 04, 2006

the fudgecicle house is no more...

AHHHHHHHH. I'm a lovin' my home now and just one more thing to do and it will be a kick ass...would you like a tour home!!!! I'm so glad I hired someone who knew what they were doing too. I've learned that i cannot do everything by myself...and why should I? I do what I know in order to get money to pay for things that I don't. simple.and it was definitely better than killing my wrists and having them swell up to where i can't do the job i have. it turned out gorgeous way better than expected. definitely worth it. I think I could have done without certain parental comments though on my personal self as I am well aware of what my health is like I don't need a freakin' commentary on it everytime I see you. 

the girls behaved wonderfully while the painters were here. no one was bitten...sniffed and barked at at first, but no major damage and i personally think Mia enjoyed the paint fumes a little too much. she also managed to get into the spanish moss of my fake white-trash ficus tree. snot.. they got their chair back though.

 

Posted by artjynx at 11:18 AM |

May 30, 2006

Process sucks...

wiley sure knows how to make a point...I can't WAIT til this painting is done since that's the last evasive thing I want to do to this place...except for carpet...that will be later when Mia finally learns the house is not her personal toilet. (she's getting better...)

I had a very absurd dream last night. I know alot of my dreams is just a collage of crap that my brain witnessed the day before trying to weave it into some litte warped rewind story, but this was a bit different. I got the Will & Grace season 4 and pretty much had it on all day so not a whole lot happened, so not sure where this came from. I felt like I was talking to a therapist whom I'd never seen before, actually the face kept changing but the subject didn't. I sat there and just divulged all sorts of information about myself trying to make sense of it and end the end the therapist said...well, I'm still here. and I woke up crying. That's never happened before. Not sure if that could be considered a religious experience but I never felt that enlightened in church. so anyway....weird things happen i guess. or could just be the 'ol pms emotional train heading my way. 

Posted by artjynx at 08:31 AM |

April 14, 2006

deep thoughts on holidays once again....

arrggghhhh. this happens to me every holiday....damn commercials. I always ALWAYS get mushy andwalleyworld sentimental and then do something extremely stupid and pathetic. man, me and Clark Griswold could so hang out at Wallyworld together. What is this obviously meaningless quest for truth for if nobody TELLS you anything? Mainly, because it means something to me. And frankly, it makes me mad that people lack the courtesy of granting a conversation because it's too upsetting or inconvenient for them. well, get over yourself. I know I'm trying to. I will not beat myself up over this anymore. In my heart, I see nothing wrong with trying to reach out to people who have proven without a doubt they make dumb decisions. everyone makes dumb decisions...the difference between being a jerk and having compassion is what you do after the dumb decision.  Do you just ignore the fact that it's possible that you're not perfect and miss out on a wonderful human being in your life? Completely stand behind your dumb decision because YOU made it and will just not admit to it being dumb? (2 dumb decisions are even worse by the way and make you even more of a jerk) or do you actually do the right thing admit your human talk to the person you've hurt and move on to getting to know each other better? Which is the best outcome? hrrrmmmmm. well internet, frankly I write to you because you're the only one who listens and doesn't judge...like the cosmos or putting a letter into a river to be taken away. still the quest for truth continues....Laughing

Posted by artjynx at 08:41 AM |

April 01, 2006

The dogs, the kitchen, and the carpet

Well a few months have past. and I've screwed up the blog from trying to get tricky with it and I learned the explorer is not my friend. I havve learned alot about css though and decided to kinda start over and promise not to do anything too weird. or at least save a freakin' default before experimenting.

Sooooo....what's been happenin'? well I got Maisy a puppy a couple of months ago...particularly Valentine's Day. Mia was actually a gift for both of us:


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I wanted to also do something positive for myself and not wallow in depression because dammit i'm tired of crappy icky people and their complete obliviousness to those they crush with their complete inconsiderate emotional constipation. sounds shitty? well it's meant to. do i sound bitter? well frankly, i know it's not the PC thing to do and it's definitely not in "the rules" (god i hate that book) but y'know....i feel what i feel and i am trying to focus all the goodness in me on me istead of undeserving jerks. but there's always that rotten hope lurking around. wish i could turn that off.

the Kitchen

I also got my kitchen counterops done and JB the guy who did them did a fabulous job...when I can save more money to the crown molding, I'm so gonna hire him again. :)


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the Carpet
The carpet finally got cleaned this weekend. this is the first real weekend i've spent at home with no freelance or promised work to do. I'm kind of liking it. Now don't get me wrong...i love what i'm doing but i really need to find a happy balance and if that means losing some work then ok. damn, people-please mentality tends to make me fret over that kind of thing. but hey, i turned that stress into success...and darn it people like me....and got the blog started again....yeah!


I shall end my entry with a very up to date pic of Mia who is trying very hard to convince me that it wasn't she who pooped in the bathroom....
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Posted by artjynx at 09:58 PM |