I'm playing around with this right now because I'm procrastinating on doing something time sensitive that I HAVE to do. INSTEAD of doing what I know and good well I have to do...I'm trying to decide on whether or not to add the fern and a white ceramic pot. I'm going to plant the succulent when I get some succulent soil but I can't decide WITH or WITHOUT the fern.
A or B?
I don't keep up with college football so I wasn't aware of Johnny Manziel until he was big time in the spotlight. He talked a lot of trash and The Robinator would frown whenever he was on the screen. Then, he'd speak and The Robinator would curl his lip and say, "What a jerk."
I started paying more attention to Johnny after that, wondering if he was getting a bad rap. He was spirited and passionate about his wins and losses. His emotions would come into play and hey...when your adrenaline is at a high...your emotions might come across kinda jerky right? But then...you calm the hell down and be better right?
His trademark "make money" dance wasn't a big deal to me because hey...they all come up with their own thingy right? I mean...I love when Cam dabs on 'em. LOL!
Since the beginning of his college football career, Manziel has been in and out of trouble. Little stuff, in my opinion, that folks normally overcome once your parents and your Elders snatch your azz and shame you up at the church when Pastor asks how college is going and your mother tells him that you out there acting like you weren't raised right. But...being the starting QB in a college town can be an ego boost that arrogance responds to differently. His parents started speaking out and Little Johnny Football got worse.
Big time partying? CHECK.
Not fulfilling practice obligations? CHECK.
Cutting the EN-TIRE fool? CHECK.
Drinking excessively? CHECK.
Rehab? CHECK.
I have always been a firm believer of respect for your parents being the first level of having respect for authority so reading about his parents saying he probably won't live to see age 24 when the child is 23 made me go HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...
Yesterday...new stuff popped off about to take Johnny on a journey. Last night? Little Johnny Football partied like a rockstar without a care in the world.
So...this morning I went into the ugly part of the internet to read what folks had to say. The ugly party of the internet you ask? Any place that allows anonymous comments. I read a few dozen and was surprised that I didn't find much reference to Little Johnny Football being a thug. Folks were praying for him to find his way back. Some people were even calling his parents to task for not staying on top of him. Basically, at 23 years old, in their eyes, he's just going through some things and he will show us all that he can still be the star QB in the NFL same as he was in college.
Little Johnny Football is getting a pass even as he is about to deal with these allegations of choking out his girlfriend.
I wonder what Cam thinks about that?
Raise your hand if you have multiple projects going on right now. LOL! I know I do. It's how I don't SNAP.
Yesterday, instead of focusing on what I already have going on INSIDE, I decided it was the perfect day for OUTSIDE projects so I got up and headed to Lowe's not once, but twice and did a lot of Spring time sprucing up outside. I started seedlings, did container planting and laid out a design for color throughout the year. By nightfall I was covered in dirt from head-to-toe and smiling like crazy happy with what I'd done.
And then...I settled in for the Oscars. I never said I was boycotting them even as I understood why so many felt it was the only way to get their voices heard. I always felt like the Oscars wasn't the problem. The Oscars was simply the end of a very long Monopoly game complete with folks stealing from the bank and straight up angry board flipping when the cheating is figured out. I watched because I'm a fan of film. I watched because I've made 4 short films and one feature film and I'm hoping to get the chance to learn from my mistakes and make another feature film soon. I watched because noting what filmmakers do with $150 million makes me laugh in comparison to the $350 thousand folks offer up filmmakers who look like me and then have the nerve to say, "Maybe if Black filmmakers made better movies...yada, yada..."
I thought Chris Rock's opening monologue was spot on but, as the production progressed, I became more and more offended. I posted my feelings on Facebook:
There were the typical comments, of course and...I just started deleting fools because if you are going to seriously sit here and tell me that you don't understand why people of color feel some kinda way about this...you're already telling me all I need to know about you and I'm good on you.
Folks ain't trying to get nothing for free. Folks ain't trying to take away from Leonardo and Cate and the filmmakers behind their performances. Folks just want an opportunity to showcase their talents as well. Folks want an opportunity to grow and learn from their mistakes too same as Steven Spielberg got to do with his evolution from "The Sugarland Express."
Hey...you can't get better if you're not give the opportunity to continue on.
Ah well...whatever. Let me get back to the project I want to finish today. I need to run out and get some Brasso after I put on the final coat of paint. And I need to finish choosing from my storage box of plant pots what I'd like to put some new plants in. And then I need to start stripping all the stain off the unique table I plan on using as an end table in the room this piece is going in and I gotta get outta here and hit up the sale at this upholstery fabric store that is going out of business so I can get some good deals on some fabrics for some window treatments my mommy-in-law is going to help me with.
Oh...here is something that I saved to my 'FAH' (Funny As Hell) folder on my phone. It's a folder that I keep with all the things I run across which me laugh like crazy no matter what else is going on. I hope it does the same for you. I don't know this guy in real life, but if you do, thank him for me for this laugh cuz baaaaaaaaaby...those hashtags tho! LOL!
I'm working on upcycling a new piece. It's a fabulous chest. I wanted to stain the top instead of painting it and started by sanding it. Well...I got worried because I didn't want all of the wood's natural imperfections to be removed via sanding so I decided I'd strip it instead using Citristrip.
It was my first time using it and it was relatively easy. The most difficult part was letting it sit for 30 minutes.
So...using a paintbrush, I brushed it on the top pretty liberally. After 30 minutes, I scraped off the gunk using my painter's tool which is seriously the best thing ever for doing so much by way of DIY. Red Devil's Painter's Tool.
And then voila! It was ready to stain. I used a stiff bristle brush to get the scraped bits in the grooves and, since I was in the sun...it dried relatively quickly.
This was seriously the easiest thing ever. Stripping paint is tedious and generally icky. This was easy and with a pleasant smell to boot. GO ME! LOL!
I love to cook. I have learned to enjoy baking since I can't find a lot of fresh gluten free baked goods. I love baking pans, muffin tins, etc. You know...cuz I like neat stuff. LOL! I have all I need or, at least, I thought I did until I rolled up on this FABULOUS Anchor Hocking 2.5 quart glass bowl at HomeGoods for $4.99. The bowl is true perfection. I wish I could explain it to you but I can't. It's just seriously the most perfect bowl. BUT...it's the size to make 6 muffins or one cake layer. And well...sometimes you need a dozen. So I went looking for a larger one just like it and HomeGoods didn't have it so I checked with Mr. Bezos 'nem over at Amazon and BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABY...check out this deal. You get two 4 quart bowls for $17.99.
They are on the way! GO ME!
Bowls. I know...weird.
