Paint Work I

Paint Work I This was supposed to be a deeply philosophical entry on the wonders and perils of vegetarianism, but I got a little involved this evening with Ruth painting our new fall rooms. As Lynn Kamimoto 05 would Ooh, ooh, Im super-tired right now, yeah? Not gonna lie. And when Im super-tired, you know what that means picture entry! If youre on dialup, you better just not even bother clicking the link below; trying to download all these pictures without high-speed internet access will be as futile as trying to study for the 5.43: Advanced Organic Chemistry final. Just come back tomorrow and read about homemade gnocchi in butter-thyme sauce and Rachael Rays salsa stoup. Its thicker than a soup, but thinner than a stew! Ruths room before phase one of painting, with a fresh coat of Institvte White put on this summer. After several hours of taping down old copies of the Wall Street Journal (sorry Mitra), Ruth applies the first gentle strokes to the top third. Less than five minutes later Ruths room with two coats of Parisian. Ruth is opting for a subdued combination of Parisian and Earth Dance, while Ive chosen a somewhat bolder palette of New Orleans and Mango Tango. Its funny, because we both selected our colors to match pre-existing design elementsRuth is painting her walls to complement a delicate celery-green curtain she found, while Im trying to highlight my famous pink polyester pants with more achingly bright colors. Economy Hardware is actually really expensive, but its within walking distance of MIT, so thats where we went. On the way, we passed by the MIT Campus Police headquarters, in front of which we saw this group of four adults in black belts. So, parents, you dont need to worry anymore about sending your kids to a city college in Bostonapparently, MIT has hired undercover ninja police officers to patrol the streets at night. Shortly after this was taken, a low-flying plane caused a loud sonic boom or something and I fell over in shock. The ninja police did nothing to rescue me. Maybe it was their first day. Ruth laughed heartily. I managed to get a little paint in my hair, but thats okay, Ill just match Levi from yesterday. By the way, I saw him today and his red streaks are excellent; much better than my more sparse dye job, shown above. Oh, I can be like your very own queer eye here Kyans Grooming Tip: If you want red highlights, let a professional do it with a highlighting product, dont just stick your head in wet paint. How did I stick my head in wet paint, exactly? No clue. Well, the cabinets do move, but its a bit more work than Ruth and I were willing to put in at that moment. Vegetarianism tomorrow! I promise! You can hold me to that. It would tear my soul in twain to break your heart again. Oh dear, now this is turning into a bad xanga. EDIT 08/09/05: Ruth and I painted for five hours tonight. My room is the color of a green tea frappucino. Then we celebrated Gemmas un-birthday while watching Dance 360. You know those giant cookies with frosting that you eat like a cake? Dude, theyre just like the greatest invention of ever. I actually think they were invented by Otto von Giant Cookie 27 (Course XX: Nutrition Sciences). That was a lie. Anyway, Kels move on the 360 was the sip, but the real highlight was this guy playing with his shoelaces. Then 5 people randomly had a discussion about Magic: The Gathering and Ruth and I didnt know what to do, so she said I should blog it. And then you can post this on your blog, and the prefrosh will ask, Can you play Magic and get into MIT? and you can post a comment and be like, Yeah, but you have to play your Dark Wizard Marilee Jones card or something.