the last two days.

you know when you needed a new couch when...

Salvation army throws it in the trash...yep...i went back last night to donate a few bags of clothes i forgot about and i saw my couch in the trash pile. it May have had something to do with the fact that i forgot to bring the 3 inch legs of the couch with me in my rushing around when i dropped it off on Saturday and so the couch looked even more pathetic on the ground...but, still...it was in the trash. love it.

doggie therapy...

my dog tried to commit suicide when i left to do laundry this morning. i, like an idiot, left the windows open and left to go to the basement to put in a much-needed load of laundry. i returned thinking that everything had gone well...and then a few minutes later i found this:

good thing he didn't jump. and though i don't think he'd rather die than live without me (i'm not That self-absorbed), i think he panics and tries to get out to not be alone...either way tho, he owes me Another screen.

Reshae the handy-man ...woman...whatever..

so, a few years ago i bought this fabulous armoire from salvation army for $99 that was probably purchased from Pier One Imports long ago from some nice/donating rich people with good taste. the problem is, even if it was made as a TV cabinet, it was made poorly, even though as a cabinet and bookshelf it couldn't be better. it's not very deep and the tv didn't fit as i have a massive flat-screen that is nearly 2 feet deep...well not really, but almost. anyways. i now live in an apartment that doesn't involve room for a bookshelf/armoire And a TV stand. and so i decided to figure out a way to fit my TV in the cabinet anyways. and so i did...

First i placed the cabinet on it's front so i could cut a hole in the back...
Then i measured out a 13" by 13" square in the middle of the back...
Then i used this nifty saw i bought at Home Depot last night and after nailing a few holes in line with the hole i wanted for a starter, i started sawing a few straight lines...
I bought nifty hinges and a latch to have the extra wood swing up so that it could swing back down whenever i'd not need it as a TV cabinet anymore. but i decided not to because it would have made more holes in the back and i didn't want to see them through the front. plus, there's a portable shelf that fits in the space that has a backing on it and you won't even ever see the hole if it's used as a shelf again anyways.

i think it worked well...
i think i'm going to put a shelf above the tv for dvd/vcr...as there's plenty of room and my tv looks mini in the cabinet! but i'll save that for another day. i totally felt like i was in an amature version of New Yankee Work Shop though, and i loved it!!

It's good to have good friends...that hook you up with great tickets...

So a month or so ago, Death Cab for Cutie tickets went on sale for a concert at Millenium Park, and even though i tried to get some, within three days, they were all sold out. I received an email from a friend of mine stating that he had a 'handful' of tickets and wanted to know if i still needed one...turns out i'm headed to see them tonight afterall...which is FREaKIng awesome!!