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alexiscartwheel) wrote2009-04-19 10:08 pm
alexiscartwheel) wrote2009-04-19 10:08 pm
I have many skills.
This weekend was very busy. I read some articles, wrote a paper, read some more articles, looked up articles online, read those too...
Saturday afternoon I took a break from school things and headed over to the Home Despot. Strangely enough it was quite busy on a sunny Saturday afternoon in April. Who'd have thunk it? I went there in search of a new mailbox. The plastic flag had long since fallen off before I moved here, and this week the door broke, so every time the mail is delivered it falls off. It was definitely time for a new one, but I almost changed my mind when I saw the huge $70 ones for sale. Who pays that much for a mailbox? Luckily they had the small, plain $15 variety tucked away down the aisle.
So I thought to myself, "How hard can putting up a mailbox really be?" I unscrewed the old mailbox successfully, then discovered that the new one was smaller and wouldn't fit on the base. So I'd need a saw. Or four.
The right tools for the job, I has them.
Those who know me well know that I'm liable to cut my hand off just cutting a bagel, let alone sawing actual wood. (Notice the sad looking, doorless, flagless mailbox to the left.)
The little saw is less scary looking, but was also less effective.
But eventually I shortened all three of the support boards, and collected many strange looks from the neighbors. Then I had to unscrew and move them, because the holes on the sides of the new mailbox didn't line up right. That whole process would have been a whole lot easier with a cordless drill. I had a ratcheting screwdriver. That's, um, almost the same.
I finally got the mailbox all secured... and the door wouldn't open. More unscrewing and wishing for a cordless drill ensued.
But finally I got it all put back together, with no bleeding involved. And I only hit myself in the face with a tool once. Because I am awesome! Now if only I got anything in the mail besides bills and Netflix DVDs.
Also, I tested out my new-old waffle iron this morning. I will be eating chocolate chip waffles for breakfast for the next few days because I made way too many for one person. Yum! There's also some Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream I picked up at Trader Joe's last night that's calling to me. End of semester stress requires lots of comfort food.
Saturday afternoon I took a break from school things and headed over to the Home Despot. Strangely enough it was quite busy on a sunny Saturday afternoon in April. Who'd have thunk it? I went there in search of a new mailbox. The plastic flag had long since fallen off before I moved here, and this week the door broke, so every time the mail is delivered it falls off. It was definitely time for a new one, but I almost changed my mind when I saw the huge $70 ones for sale. Who pays that much for a mailbox? Luckily they had the small, plain $15 variety tucked away down the aisle.
So I thought to myself, "How hard can putting up a mailbox really be?" I unscrewed the old mailbox successfully, then discovered that the new one was smaller and wouldn't fit on the base. So I'd need a saw. Or four.
The right tools for the job, I has them.
Those who know me well know that I'm liable to cut my hand off just cutting a bagel, let alone sawing actual wood. (Notice the sad looking, doorless, flagless mailbox to the left.)
The little saw is less scary looking, but was also less effective.
But eventually I shortened all three of the support boards, and collected many strange looks from the neighbors. Then I had to unscrew and move them, because the holes on the sides of the new mailbox didn't line up right. That whole process would have been a whole lot easier with a cordless drill. I had a ratcheting screwdriver. That's, um, almost the same.
I finally got the mailbox all secured... and the door wouldn't open. More unscrewing and wishing for a cordless drill ensued.
But finally I got it all put back together, with no bleeding involved. And I only hit myself in the face with a tool once. Because I am awesome! Now if only I got anything in the mail besides bills and Netflix DVDs.
Also, I tested out my new-old waffle iron this morning. I will be eating chocolate chip waffles for breakfast for the next few days because I made way too many for one person. Yum! There's also some Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream I picked up at Trader Joe's last night that's calling to me. End of semester stress requires lots of comfort food.
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