is it my imagination
or are
gargoyles
beginning
to look
more human
these days?
–
“in fact, i have never met anyone who didn’t like gargoyles.”
-keith david
Jun4
Tag Archives: house
Oct25
“life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.” – danny kaye
not me or anyone i know,
but we do share the same room painting technique.
—
paint project
in
my loft bedroom
up high in the cottage
paint clothes on
sweat pants with lost drawstring
falling down
somehow rear end
gets painted
and
lying back
on my tarp covered bed
moved to the center of the room
painting
the low arched ceiling above
paint on my face
in my ears
in my hair
nacho the cat not the food
crying downstairs
the whole time
finally coming up
getting wet paint on him
tracking downstairs
must have been
raised by
depressed
coyotes
he does not meow
like a cat
it is more of a
soulful mourning
bug flies
into the whirlwind
and creates
a textured wall
head hit
on angled walls
time and time again
arms covered
in splatter
i stand
on tippy-toes
balanced precariously
on the edge of the stairs
to reach tiny corners
paint dripping and drying
on wood floor in kitchen below
chip it off
curtain downstairs
taken off
to avoid paint
but
rod broken in process
painting quickly
before the dark of night
when it’s impossible to see up there
in the mood lighting
wow
that’s a lot of color
i can’t wait
to see it
in the daylight
out of paint
put empty can in car
paint gets on seats
goo be gone
leaves a mark
i’ve decided
not to become
a professional
house painter
—
‘one must act in painting as in life, directly.’ -pablo picasso
Sep12
if a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. – tom peters
called a guy
to get a quote
to replace
two tiny windows
in my cottage
he came from
a national chain
friendly
salesy
schmoozy
trying hard
but
too
too
too
much
song and dance
and
it went on
and on
and on
he made me take a quiz
i just wanted
something
a
step
up
from
saran wrap
and
it didn’t
have to
be
able
to withstand
armageddon
he used
his special
infrared light
to demonstrate
the heat factor
all i wanted
was a clear piece
of glass
to keep out
snow
bugs
flying squirrels
and
large enough
to allow
a
friendly fireman
to
fit through
he had
no
sense of humor
and
was
nervous
and so
next
we
began
the
jumping
on the glass
test
the whole thing
took two hours
he made a series
of fake phone calls
to his office
to get me a
very special deal
and i waited
for his phone
to ring
while he was ‘calling’
then
i thanked him for his time
he packed up his things
headed out
with all
of his equipment
and i kind of
felt for him
called another guy
and
this guy
was
standing
at my door
when i opened it
a couple of days later
a gentle giant
with a smile
and
a handshake
my hand
disappeared
into
his bear claw
of a hand
he came in
sat down
asked me
what i wanted
measured my
two tiny windows
he was calm
told me about his daughter
how proud he was of her
almost a doctor
asked me
about
my own children
we laughed together
he used to build houses
now a window guy
guessed the age of my cottage
more than 100
he was right
gave me the price
a very good price
no frills
no quiz
no jumping
no lights
no calls
he was here for
a half hour
he will be back
to put
my
windows in
very soon
–
it’s about listening first, then selling.
– erik qualman
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image credits: benderconstruction.com, drip book.com, bilingual monkey.com, izismile.com,mybaycity.com
I didn't have my glasses on.... 