When I talked to Dorian about my plan, he went ahead and told Beth that I was looking to set up a home office. Beth researched and did the math. How much it would cost to buy versus the frustration of building.
Apparently she had the same idea as me, probably for a while since she was the one who pointed out the free pallets to me.
We met up at the store Monday night. The lucky bum got a ride from work because she stayed late to help someone. We did kind of rush through the displays, because we both had a budget and the moment we walked in started oh-ing and ah-ing over the setups.
Then went back to my place where I polished off Contract Renewed some more and we both ate pizza.
I’m not certain I’ll ever be happy with the book. But you should hear Beth go on about her published books never being good enough for any audience.
I got my delivery early in the morning. Beth shortly after. I know because we texted each other. We get way too excited over new furniture.
The last three times I’ve had deliveries, it’s been the same team of guys. Very respectful, quick, and relatively clean. Just a little dusty because they’re moving dusty packages.
When I opened the door there was no identifying marks and my first thought was, “shit.” Thankfully it was the delivery, but I whined at Beth about it.
An hour later I got a text, “You didn’t say the older one was drunk!”
Apparently we both had the same delivery guys. We proceeded to get in an argument because the company always calls afterwards to check and I was going to report it to the supervisor. So I ended up not hearing from her until she had put her desk together. It was the least expensive, while not looking like it was cheap, so we both got the same thing.
“How did you connect the desk top to the trestles?”
“Dunno, just doing it now.”
We can’t figure it out. I contacted Dorian and he sighed and said he’d fix both desks when he got back. Just drilling some holes, but while I’m not great with measurements, if it’s off I’m going to go crazy. So I’ll leave it for the guy with a construction background.
It took nine hours of work to paint the bookshelves. The paint remains tacky despite drying overnight. The air feels moist though, so that may be it. Even the thin first layer I did on the last piece of the second bookcase felt that way. The first piece of the first bookcase wasn’t tacky by the end of the nine hours so it must have to do with humidity.
Trixie: hopped onto the first piece, leaving paw prints all over it and the floor. Twice. I got non-toxic paint just in case. Surprisingly she let me put her on her back and wash her paws.
She leapt onto the desk top, sitting on the trestles but not attached, and rolled all over the desktop. Claiming it as hers.
After I built the first bookshelf, she jumped onto it, almost taking it to the floor. It’s now attached to the wall.
Jumped onto the drying side, leaving permanent kitty prints up it.
Used the trestles as an obstacle course. The trestles which are under a desk top not yet bolted down.
Used the boxes as toys, getting irritable when she couldn’t simply bat them around.
And finally, this morning attacked me when I had my mug in my hand, getting coffee on my new keyboard.
I have an important meeting today at work. Thankfully the coffee missed me.
It’s almost built though. Soon, I’ll have more space to work. The coffee mug will be to the side, where it never comes over the keyboard.
And I’ll be able to get to work.
August 1st I’ll be restarting D.o.t.A. I still don’t have a title for the first one. I wish it were a simple matter. I know the full plot of the first one. I could do Cracked and Broken. As the first arc is at least two books. Or Self Discovery and maybe Self Destruction.
I’ll have to really think on that.
Aya DeAniege 