USMB Coffee Shop IV

[ChrisL]

Mr Gracie picked up a vintage 50's/60's tall chest of drawers today at a yard sale. Been looking at Bing Images for ideas on what color to paint it. Right now, it is shabby chic white. Um. No. My room is very colorful and bohemian style. So...since it is going next to my pc desk..which is black...which is next to the tv desk, which is also a dark brownish-black, and all will be against one wall...it makes sense to make it black or blackish brown to match. However, the drawers can be any color...with design.
This is the hardest part of painting furniture. WHAT COLOR, WHAT DESIGN. Oy.

I like these...but not sure which one yet.

I like the last one.

 

[ChrisL]

Mr Gracie picked up a vintage 50's/60's tall chest of drawers today at a yard sale. Been looking at Bing Images for ideas on what color to paint it. Right now, it is shabby chic white. Um. No. My room is very colorful and bohemian style. So...since it is going next to my pc desk..which is black...which is next to the tv desk, which is also a dark brownish-black, and all will be against one wall...it makes sense to make it black or blackish brown to match. However, the drawers can be any color...with design.
This is the hardest part of painting furniture. WHAT COLOR, WHAT DESIGN. Oy.

I like these...but not sure which one yet.

The 4th one is pretty nice too.

 

[ChrisL]

I think we might have this conversation before, IIRC, but anyway, death metal is the one genre of music that I really do not care for. It's not the music that I dislike, but the vocals and lyrics in most cases.

It's not for most. I perfectly understand people not liking death metal. It's intentionally extreme, angry, violent music. There's plenty of death metal I don't like, but I'm good with the genre. Angry and sad are the two emotions I most connect to in my music.

I feel the same, and I do listen to some heavy metal and other songs with "questionable" lyrics (most times however, it's not the lyrics that make me like a song). It's more the WAY they "sing" if that's what you would call that "growling" that they do. I just can't get into that. Also, when they talk about things like killing people, devil worship or something else outrageous, etc. . . . that's just a bit too much for me.

Heh, none of it is too much for me. My 2 favorite death metal bands are Cannibal Corpse and Deicide, which fit quite well into the categories of killing people and devil worship respectively.

What's about some oldschool stuff? Bolt Thrower, Obituary, Dismember...

A warm Coffee Shop welcome to quorthon who is visiting for the first time today. Welcome, welcome, and we're happy you found us. Drag up a chair and make yourself at home.

Your first timer's complimentary beverage:

That looks yummy! I want some too please!

 

[Ringel05]

About a week and a half ago I picked up a personal sized watermelon some strawberries and blackberries...... remembered the berries (buried in a bottom fridge drawer), they were already producing penicillin....... Pulled out the watermelon just now, one half already had that dark green "over-ripe" look..... Nope, the innards are fine and it's delicious......

 

[Montrovant]

About a week and a half ago I picked up a personal sized watermelon some strawberries and blackberries...... remembered the berries (buried in a bottom fridge drawer), they were already producing penicillin....... Pulled out the watermelon just now, one half already had that dark green "over-ripe" look..... Nope, the innards are fine and it's delicious......

That's my problem with fruit. A lot of it is yummy, but it goes bad so damn fast.

 

[Ringel05]

About a week and a half ago I picked up a personal sized watermelon some strawberries and blackberries...... remembered the berries (buried in a bottom fridge drawer), they were already producing penicillin....... Pulled out the watermelon just now, one half already had that dark green "over-ripe" look..... Nope, the innards are fine and it's delicious......

That's my problem with fruit. A lot of it is yummy, but it goes bad so damn fast.

A lot of times I'll just cook the berries with a (very) little sugar, vanilla and a little water and use it as a topping for ice cream or pound cake. It lasts a lot longer that way especially if it's on sale and I buy a lot.
Generally though I'll cut up most of it and have my own fruit mix, sometime I'll add pecans to the mix at the table.

 

[Sherry]

I've always been mainly a classic rock girl, but one in awhile I hear a country song that catches my ear. I love the sound of Josh Turner's voice...

 

[Foxfyre]

Another foggy morning in Oaklandtown - but it's supposed to clear off this afternoon, and heat up tomorrow.

Go Warriors!

I don't trust 'supposed to' when it comes to weather. Ringel was noting how far off Accuweather's report was this morning. Yesterday I called up Accuweather for Albuquerque and it said rain would begin in seven minutes. I went outside--bright blue skies, almost no clouds anywhere, beautiful day.

 

[boedicca]

Another foggy morning in Oaklandtown - but it's supposed to clear off this afternoon, and heat up tomorrow.

Go Warriors!

I don't trust 'supposed to' when it comes to weather. Ringel was noting how far off Accuweather's report was this morning. Yesterday I called up Accuweather for Albuquerque and it said rain would begin in seven minutes. I went outside--bright blue skies, almost no clouds anywhere, beautiful day.

We have achieved blue skies and sunshine before noon...that hasn't happened in quite awhile, so I'm happy.

 

[Montrovant]

About a week and a half ago I picked up a personal sized watermelon some strawberries and blackberries...... remembered the berries (buried in a bottom fridge drawer), they were already producing penicillin....... Pulled out the watermelon just now, one half already had that dark green "over-ripe" look..... Nope, the innards are fine and it's delicious......

That's my problem with fruit. A lot of it is yummy, but it goes bad so damn fast.

A lot of times I'll just cook the berries with a (very) little sugar, vanilla and a little water and use it as a topping for ice cream or pound cake. It lasts a lot longer that way especially if it's on sale and I buy a lot.
Generally though I'll cut up most of it and have my own fruit mix, sometime I'll add pecans to the mix at the table.

If you add nuts I want nothing to do with it.

 

[Ringel05]

About a week and a half ago I picked up a personal sized watermelon some strawberries and blackberries...... remembered the berries (buried in a bottom fridge drawer), they were already producing penicillin....... Pulled out the watermelon just now, one half already had that dark green "over-ripe" look..... Nope, the innards are fine and it's delicious......

That's my problem with fruit. A lot of it is yummy, but it goes bad so damn fast.

A lot of times I'll just cook the berries with a (very) little sugar, vanilla and a little water and use it as a topping for ice cream or pound cake. It lasts a lot longer that way especially if it's on sale and I buy a lot.
Generally though I'll cut up most of it and have my own fruit mix, sometime I'll add pecans to the mix at the table.

If you add nuts I want nothing to do with it.

You're on the USMB ain'tcha........

 

[Gracie]

The dresser is going to have to stay outside today. Health issues decided to visit today and it sucks. But, I will get to it eventually.
I decided on the black. ALL blacks, gold knobs, gold trim. It will match the tv stand and pc desk.

 

[Foxfyre]

So I'm reading where a woman, Sonja Baumstein, rowed out of the marina at Chosi, Japan, today. Her 23 ft row boat has no sail and no motor, she is completely by herself, and she will have no escort on a 6,000 mile trip across the Pacific. She hopes to row into San Francisco bay in late September. And I just wonder when I was at my most physically fit, if I had had the financial resources and the leisure to do that, would I even think about doing that? And if I am honest, I would have to say no. And I still have to admit I am asking, why would somebody do this?

News from The Associated Press

 

[Dajjal]

So I'm reading where a woman, Sonja Baumstein, rowed out of the marina at Chosi, Japan, today. Her 23 ft row boat has no sail and no motor, she is completely by herself, and she will have no escort on a 6,000 mile trip across the Pacific. She hopes to row into San Francisco bay in late September. And I just wonder when I was at my most physically fit, if I had had the financial resources and the leisure to do that, would I even think about doing that? And if I am honest, I would have to say no. And I still have to admit I am asking, why would somebody do this?

News from The Associated Press

I hate to say it, but we may never hear from her again.

 

[saveliberty]

So I'm reading where a woman, Sonja Baumstein, rowed out of the marina at Chosi, Japan, today. Her 23 ft row boat has no sail and no motor, she is completely by herself, and she will have no escort on a 6,000 mile trip across the Pacific. She hopes to row into San Francisco bay in late September. And I just wonder when I was at my most physically fit, if I had had the financial resources and the leisure to do that, would I even think about doing that? And if I am honest, I would have to say no. And I still have to admit I am asking, why would somebody do this?

News from The Associated Press

Some people will do anything to get out of doing laundry or taking out the trash.

 

[Foxfyre]

So I'm reading where a woman, Sonja Baumstein, rowed out of the marina at Chosi, Japan, today. Her 23 ft row boat has no sail and no motor, she is completely by herself, and she will have no escort on a 6,000 mile trip across the Pacific. She hopes to row into San Francisco bay in late September. And I just wonder when I was at my most physically fit, if I had had the financial resources and the leisure to do that, would I even think about doing that? And if I am honest, I would have to say no. And I still have to admit I am asking, why would somebody do this?

News from The Associated Press

I hate to say it, but we may never hear from her again.

I sure hope that isn't the case Daschal. Apparently she is staying in contact with folks on shore via GPS and satellite phone, and I presume she can't carry enough food and water for more than a week or so in that little boat so somebody will be resupplying her, but geez, if she gets into weather trouble or gets sick or whaever out in the middle of nowhere. . .
News from The Associated Press

 

[Ringel05]

The wife's complaining about her old laptop, way too slow..... Okay, grab my old (much newer than hers) 17 inch which I forgot I loaded Linux on....... Grab the Win 7 disc for that machine, start the install, 30 minutes later - Installation Failure. Try again, same result, grab a different Win 7 disc...... will not read CD DVD drive, No Driver....... Turn off and put a Linux disc in, loads the Linux, finally put the Win 7 disc in and it's loading fine now I'm installing hardware drivers.
If only I could get her to use Linux.......

 

[Ringel05]

Yeah Mont, go ahead and laugh...... I'll get you yet my pretty and your little dog too........

 

[Gracie]

So I'm reading where a woman, Sonja Baumstein, rowed out of the marina at Chosi, Japan, today. Her 23 ft row boat has no sail and no motor, she is completely by herself, and she will have no escort on a 6,000 mile trip across the Pacific. She hopes to row into San Francisco bay in late September. And I just wonder when I was at my most physically fit, if I had had the financial resources and the leisure to do that, would I even think about doing that? And if I am honest, I would have to say no. And I still have to admit I am asking, why would somebody do this?

News from The Associated Press

I think I would give it a go if I were younger. I did some pretty wild stuff when in my 20's.

 

[Gracie]

So I'm reading where a woman, Sonja Baumstein, rowed out of the marina at Chosi, Japan, today. Her 23 ft row boat has no sail and no motor, she is completely by herself, and she will have no escort on a 6,000 mile trip across the Pacific. She hopes to row into San Francisco bay in late September. And I just wonder when I was at my most physically fit, if I had had the financial resources and the leisure to do that, would I even think about doing that? And if I am honest, I would have to say no. And I still have to admit I am asking, why would somebody do this?

News from The Associated Press

I hate to say it, but we may never hear from her again.

I sure hope that isn't the case Daschal. Apparently she is staying in contact with folks on shore via GPS and satellite phone, and I presume she can't carry enough food and water for more than a week or so in that little boat so somebody will be resupplying her, but geez, if she gets into weather trouble or gets sick or whaever out in the middle of nowhere. . .
News from The Associated Press

She will be tracked. And she can fish for food when bored. I wouldn't worry too much about huge storms either. Little boat like that will ride the waves easier than a big ship.
I'm pulling for her!!