|
Look at this gloriously tacky thing I spent money on: Also pictured is my contribution to the teal nails hivemind
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:02
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 28, 2024 09:00 |
|
|
I think you should paint it. Make it a rose breasted cockatoo. Also, now I want to paint my nails teal like the rest of you.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:33
|
|
|
That might be cool, but it's already been glazed and fired by the look of things. I kinda like the powder blue How hard/expensive would it be to make a couch cover? I have very basic sewing skills and could probably borrow a sewing machine Crow Jane fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Feb 8, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:34
|
|
|
i am not very good at fps games i am gonna have to cheat to get anywhere in borderlands 2
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:36
|
|
|
Crow Jane posted:That might be cool, but it's already been glazed and fired by the look of things. I kinda like the powder blue i dunno about cost but thats a huge time investment to make one
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:39
|
|
|
Crow Jane posted:Look at this gloriously tacky thing I spent money on: I'm no pro with lady toys but that doesn't look very comfortable.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:42
|
|
|
I don't need it to be super-fitted, I just need it to securely cover my ugly-rear end couch. I'd love to just buy a new one altogether, but I live on the second floor of a really old house. The stairs to my place are super narrow, with really intricate woodwork that I'd hate to damage. The only way I got this one up was by sawing off the legs
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:45
|
|
|
Crow Jane posted:How hard/expensive would it be to make a couch cover? I have very basic sewing skills and could probably borrow a sewing machine I looked into doing that a few years ago and even bought a book on slip covering. If you just want a loose cover, you could do that without any sewing, just cutting and pinning. But when I've tried that before, it always looked messy as the cover would always slide around. So when I looked at more fitted slipcovers, it looks doable but really time intensive. And real upholstery fabrics are pretty expensive. In the end, I decided I didn't want to spend that much time and effort on something I'd probably be unsatisfied with and took that slacker route of buying a new cheap Ikea sofa. (which I don't regret, it's a really comfy sofa that's lasted seven years so far and still looks decent) That's a lot of words on sofas. I've wasted the whole day reading the Sochi thread and being really glad I'm not there. Edit: If you go the Ikea route, they come flat packed so they're easy to move into place and can be disassembled to move/put on a new cover.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:51
|
|
|
Slip covers are terrible. But necessary. So I buy cheap ones on Amazon. *even cheap ones aren't cheap. Have you looked into reupholstery? Good places will pick up/deliver too.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 00:58
|
|
|
Doubleposting! I drove home in snow today. My anti-lock brakes work. It snows here like once a year, so they are NOT ready for it. My kids are outside frolicking. I stopped at 7-11 and stocked up on readymade food on the way so we're good. (Note- 7-11 in Japan is awesome and has ruined me. Good, fresh food all the time. And a spotless bathroom. Leagues above the poo poo we have in the US for convenience stores. Also, they are called konbini.)
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:04
|
|
|
VanSandman posted:i am not very good at fps games Play with a friend, it gets much easier with a buddy. Also play Sal. Because two guns = better than Borderlands 2 is so ridiculously fun 
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:07
|
|
|
The couch isn't really worth reupholstering, I've had it for years and it's pretty awful. I'd love to just get a new one, but the weird architecture of my house makes moving anything in or out really difficult... IKEA is a definite option though. Their stuff is a little plain for my tastes, but I could always dress it up with pillows and throws and whatnot. Also, my taste might be terrible I've been making due with an altered king-size duvet cover sort of shimmied over top of it, but between cats and sprawling it's starting to look a little rough
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:09
|
|
|
t_violet posted:That's a lot of words on sofas. I've wasted the whole day reading the Sochi thread and being really glad I'm not there. oh, there's a sochi thread, i looked for one earlier and didn't find it. but ugh, it's like old gbs and terrible.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:10
|
|
|
detectivemonkey posted:Oh yeah, I had thoughts on that, too. You don't have to go crazy, but ceramic really is better. And good call on protectant. I like fructis. Tresemme's heat tamer spray is quite good and it smells nice. On the other side of hot tools, what are good curling irons? Looking to do pretty mermaid waves, so I'm in the market for something with a 1 1/4" barrel.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:11
|
|
|
ugh, couch chat. I desperately need a new couch, my old one is so janky and awful. But the problem is I dunno what to do with the old one...the only guy I knew with a truck was the ex, so he won't haul it for me, and I'd feel awkward asking the guys delivering the new one to cart the old one away. Be almost worth it to call Two Men and a Truck to be like "Hey take this down the street to the dumpster kthx" because I hate my couch SO MUCH
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:12
|
|
|
lift the couch
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:14
|
|
|
i am not shine, couch lifting is beyond my abilities
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:17
|
|
|
Women's Rights? posted:ugh, couch chat. I desperately need a new couch, my old one is so janky and awful. But the problem is I dunno what to do with the old one...the only guy I knew with a truck was the ex, so he won't haul it for me, and I'd feel awkward asking the guys delivering the new one to cart the old one away. You can call St. Vincent de Paul or whatever's in your area, they do pick-ups I've done it in the past, they're really punctual and nice and it's for a good cause. Or a craigslist curb alert?
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:18
|
|
|
Crow Jane posted:The couch isn't really worth reupholstering, I've had it for years and it's pretty awful. I'd love to just get a new one, but the weird architecture of my house makes moving anything in or out really difficult... IKEA is a definite option though. Their stuff is a little plain for my tastes, but I could always dress it up with pillows and throws and whatnot. Also, my taste might be terrible I've got the Karlstad which I liked because it was pretty plain and vaguely midcentury-ish. One feature I now really appreciate is that the back cushions are kinda squishy and they make a perfect ledge for cats to nap on, right at shoulder level. I threw a sheepskin over the back and it's their favorite place, they're hanging out with me but not on me. Women's Rights? posted:ugh, couch chat. I desperately need a new couch, my old one is so janky and awful. But the problem is I dunno what to do with the old one...the only guy I knew with a truck was the ex, so he won't haul it for me, and I'd feel awkward asking the guys delivering the new one to cart the old one away. Put it on Craigslist for free and specify that it has to be picked up that day. There's somebody that will take anything as long as it's free. I do that anytime I'm getting rid of a piece of furniture and I've always gotten twenty responses in the first minute. toe knee hand posted:oh, there's a sochi thread, i looked for one earlier and didn't find it. but ugh, it's like old gbs and terrible. There's a lot of dumb chat but there's also some amazing pics and stories.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:18
|
|
|
Women's Rights? posted:i am not shine, couch lifting is beyond my abilities LIFT THE COUCH
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:19
|
|
|
My couch is awful but we're just dealing with it until we move back to the states are hopefully to our final home. Dumping large things is rough here (seriously, trash is crazy complicated) and so we'll just deal with it. I have no idea what my final house looks like anyway, so we'll work with that. I's really love a non-ironic sectional but have never had a big enough house.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:19
|
|
|
t_violet posted:There's a lot of dumb chat but there's also some amazing pics and stories. Pretty much this, my general rule of thumb for interesting megathreads is to skim the crazy goon babble and just stop to look at pictures/interesting long posts/oft quoted posts.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:21
|
|
|
Putty posted:lift the couch I took part in that challenge and did myself lift the couch
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:25
|
|
|
poopkitty posted:My couch is awful but we're just dealing with it until we move back to the states are hopefully to our final home. Dumping large things is rough here (seriously, trash is crazy complicated) and so we'll just deal with it. I have no idea what my final house looks like anyway, so we'll work with that. I's really love a non-ironic sectional but have never had a big enough house. We actually got an incredible sectional for free from a neighbor who was moving out. It was purple brocade with lovely dark wood, it must have cost a fortune. But the stairway to my place just wouldn't allow it  . I ended up giving it to a friend, so at least I get to visit it sometimesAlso, my mom recently got a gorgeous, comfy navy blue Italian leather sofa from Craigslist for like 50 bucks. I love it and I'm horribly jealous
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:30
|
|
|
I currently have an African buffalo head at my brother's house because I can't get him into my place  .I was able to get my wildebeest through the second-story window but the buffalo is just way way way too big and heavy.
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:33
|
|
|
loser
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:33
|
|
|
SOCHI TIME Holy poo poo, Bob Costas looks like he has pinkeye How much do you want to bet he got it from his hotel room? Crow Jane fucked around with this message at 01:40 on Feb 8, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:35
|
|
|
i just ate a monaco bar so my day is pretty good so far
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 01:50
|
|
|
also dreamt last night that my ghost and i developed a yiddish-language platformer centred around saving a mysterious jungle nation from a monster that looked like a chinese dragon costume and had a vacuum mouth that could suck in entire cities. the player character was an avatar of myself (short, fat, frizzy). the game got rave reviews but was a commercial flop because a) it was all in yiddish and b) i insisted on putting in a shitload of secret areas so most of the gameplay was inaccessible to casual gamers, but it was ok because we got to go on a publicity tour regardless and ariel gave a lecture about the evolution of the yiddish language in europe to a theatre of autistic children e: there was also a subplot where i was trying to go home and babysit my dog because my parents were going on holiday. i got home and my two dead dogs were there too. my parents were like "yeah they just showed up one day, they don't eat or drink or anything but they hang out and follow us around" so i hung out with vanya and ariel sharon and my dead childhood pets on my farm for a while before i had to go back to promote my game Avshalom fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Feb 8, 2014 |
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:02
|
|
|
Avshalom posted:also dreamt last night that my ghost and i developed a yiddish-language platformer centred around saving a mysterious jungle nation from a monster that looked like a chinese dragon costume and had a vacuum mouth that could suck in entire cities. the player character was an avatar of myself (short, fat, frizzy). the game got rave reviews but was a commercial flop because a) it was all in yiddish and b) i insisted on putting in a shitload of secret areas so most of the gameplay was inaccessible to casual gamers, but it was ok because we got to go on a publicity tour regardless and ariel gave a lecture about the evolution of the yiddish language in europe to a theatre of autistic children Have you read The Yiddish Policemen's Union? God, the US uniforms are basically horrible Christmas sweaters. I GET it, but ugh
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:05
|
|
|
Crow Jane posted:Have you read The Yiddish Policemen's Union?
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:11
|
|
|
Avshalom posted:i have not, but i've been told that i probably should Chabon is wonderful, even if he can't really write an ending. Read it! It's about a Jewish colony in Alaska, among other weird things
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:13
|
|
|
Pick posted:I've never used one. I don't quite get it. Then again my hair is straight as gently caress give me your hair
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:16
|
|
|
The opening ceremony involves animatronic farm animals
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:22
|
|
|
see if you can find Maps And Legends: Reading And Writing Along The Borderlands - it's a collection of Chabon's essays, including the (spectacular) Golems I Have Known (full audio here, it's very good and worth listening to)
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:23
|
|
|
Enfys posted:give me your hair i had the nicest hair in middle school now it's kind of lovely from stress and bleaching
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:24
|
|
|
loser roflolmfabbq
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:25
|
|
|
Crow Jane posted:The opening ceremony involves animatronic farm animals I have not seen it. Is it available online?
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:26
|
|
|
99% sure at least half my friends in high school only befriended me so they could coax me into letting them straighten my hair i only let it happen once and i gained about eight inches of hair out of nowhere
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:26
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 28, 2024 09:00 |
|
|
poopkitty posted:I have not seen it. Is it available online? Maybe on NBC's site Avshalom posted:99% sure at least half my friends in high school only befriended me so they could coax me into letting them straighten my hair Mine's the same way if I straighten it. And then I feel like my head looks weird without the poof
|
|
#
?
Feb 8, 2014 02:28
|
|