March blew in like a lion yesterday as three different art spectacles took over my day.
The first, the "glue," was a home project, cleaning and painting the laundry room. Piece a' cake? Oh no, of course not. Last week I got out the caulk to fill in the gauges Woodbridge left when he dug at the electrical socket. Then came the sanding, which I am pleased to say turned out pretty well.
Then it was prepping and painting. I had picked a color earlier in the week based on the muted greens in the wallpaper border I was planning to use. Thankfully, Will went down for a nap, and I lept at the chance to start taping and painting. Baby boy was exhausted, because I not only got one coat up, I moved the washer and dryer, cleaned under those (ew), then got a second coat up. The color is a muted leafy green, soothing and charming although I'm worried it veers a little too close to industrial/80s green.
Next, I put up some wallpaper boarder that was left over from the last owner. It went up pretty easy, but I'm horrified to realize that I have now run out of said border, when I was sure I had enough. Crap! So I can either chalk this border up to "practice" and buy a whole new roll or set out to match it.
Lastly, I'm looking at other little touches in there to make it not only an effiecient work space, but a welcoming one as well. I'm thinking about hanging the white sheers with the red stripes. How about abstract art made of clothespins? I have an old knick knack shelf that would be great hanging next to the ironing board.
I put home decor aside to prepare for Lady Gaga. I've been to a lot of shows, so how to explain...
The crowd was as wild as any at a Ministry show.
The dancing was BETTER than a Madonna show. And the music was as multi-layered as Madonna's work in her prime.
The band was as tight as any R&B show.
Here is the ongoing monologue of the show as a texted a friend: "lots of 80s prom dresses... lots of OMG and f-bombs by young in audience... place is packed... Ooo, group wearing light up wigs from "Let's Dance"... show starting!... leopard print bodysuit, yellow hair, stiletto boots, looks like she should be serving drinks at a biker bar on Division... monkey bars, purple crown... red cape, amazing trio of dancers... big diff between her and Madonna, she's highlighting her musicians... high school wrestling headgear... video of someone blowing chunks on her white dress... high school girls crying in aisles... subway car, men in spanx, Gaga in opaque white nun habit... Olympic torch!... she's screaming like Frau in the Austin Powers movies... sweet monologue... "are u having a good time?! I can't hear U!!!"... dedication to her gay bffs... boys, boys, boys and she's gone!.... she's in black leather on a riser with a keytar... Beyonce on the line!... diner dance!... pointy shoulderpads and asked someone to show her her teeth while jumping on subwoofers... in a lift with dancers and Dave thinks it is a level 2 lift; it was actually a level 3 platter lift... fur fring sunglasses... now she's bloody and talking about bullies... tribal... Alejandro and the place smells like b.o. ...
black veil, poker face... Paparazzi, and she's dressed like a tree, about to be eaten by a fish... fireworks bra!... she's calling Grand Rapids G-Rap... she's in a gyroscope for bad romance... pale yellow rubber dress - condom? Born This Way... WOW!"
And the gahhh? I've had a heather gray dress that I got for a steal at Old Navy last year. What I loved about the dress was the laser cut, scalloped edging in the skirt. What I didn't love was the fact the dress overall was simply too big everywhere but the boobs. Drop-waist, I didn't love that either. Oh and an overall heather gray is simply depressing. With a deep breath, I cut it above the tie waist and tried it on with a white shirt. Instant transformation, it went from matronly to very cute. The extra I cut above the tie waist did a cute gathered brown paper bag thing. The top I cut off, I tried that on and well... that went in the Goodwill bag.
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