Color Me Pissed Off

We were up until stupid o'clock last night painting the two dining room walls from moss green to Parisian Taupe. Toward the end we realized that in order for Terry to function properly at work today he was going to need to go to bed. I kept painting to get finished so that I could wake up today and start painting the other two walls Deep Garnet.

I ran out of paint during the final few minutes and grudgingly went to open the brand new second can only to realize that it had never been mixed. I had about three square feet left to give a second coat and no paint to do it with. He tried to convince me that once it dried you would not be able to see the difference. This morning I see the difference. I am not a happy girl.

To add insult to injury, someone here in southern Florida has pissed off the Gods today and they have unleashed torrential rain on our neighborhood.

So, I get to go back to Home Depot, with three children, in pouring rain, to have my second gallon of paint mixed up today so I can finish the job. I am tired from having been up too late and cranky because of the dumb paint bitch messing up my stuff while I politely ignored the fact that she clearly felt like I was asking her to cut off her own arm by having four and a half gallons of paint to mix. Not to mention she insisted I had to prime the walls, especially the Deep Garnet, or I would just be back in there complaining to her when the colors didn't come out perfect. Like I have never painted a room in my life. I am painting over a satin finish New Burgandy with a flat finish Deep Garnet. I don't think there is going to be a problem there. I am basically painting it almost the same color just in a flat finish because I didn't realize what a hideous reflection Satin paint gives.

This, boys and girls, concludes my completely boring home decorating rant for today.

Posted by gwendolyn on May 22, 2003 at 11:12 AM