Red Mosquito

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:Wife just bought a new chandelier (not as fancy as it sounds) and a few pendants, and we have a couple guys giving us quotes on a new deck. Also getting the exterior painted this spring.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Bammer wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Bammer wrote:Pretty sure all the gardening threads were lost in the purge so I will tell you here that we planted flowers this weekend, strawberries, peas, and bell pepper.

Are you guys out of the freezing night temps already?

Dammit. No, we are not.

yeah i had a hunch this was a bad call. Strawberries and peppers should be fine. Peas are probably toast. No idea on the flowers.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

dad wrote:going to replace an outdoor gfi on the front porch, and a puck light in the kitchen.

i'm far from a handy person, but i've watched a few videos, and it looks simple enough that i'd save myself the $200 service call for an electrician to come out and fix the two.

if i don't post after today it's because i'm dead.

Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

tragabigzanda wrote:sat down last night and mapped out a budget for ext. painting, new decks, new windows, some new light fixtures. We've got a solid gameplan for getting everything done between now and July. If we can through it all without any big surprises, we'll spring for a new garage door.

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:sat down last night and mapped out a budget for ext. painting, new decks, new windows, some new light fixtures. We've got a solid gameplan for getting everything done between now and July. If we can through it all without any big surprises, we'll spring for a new garage door.

$33k right

contamination wrote:I got this beautiful piece of furniture recently and I'm absolutely loving it. It's from the 60's. I got it dirt cheap too and could easily sell it for double the price I bought it for, but I'm never selling this one.