Begging

[judecorp]

Hello, locals! Also near-locals, not-so-locals who like to travel, etc.

We finally got our estimate for painting the baby's room and it is RIDICULOUS. As in, way too much money to even remotely be feasible. (I was trying to give Jen a painting break and actually, you know, get to spend some time together.) So we're back to square one with Jen doing a boatload of painting. Unless you, yes YOU, want to save us!

Is anyone free next weekend (April 28-29) who also happens to at least moderately like painting? We will have all of the supplies, we will have the room sanded and taped already, and we will provide pizza or other food substitutes.

Especially wanted: tall people (painting a ceiling), nice people, people who love us, people who have messy clothes, short people, people with experience, people with no experience, people who don't like painting and want to come over and entertain me while Jen will not let me paint, people who like primer, people who like yellow, people who think we are cute - ALL PEOPLE.

Please? We're nice!

Comments

[dustyskinandall.livejournal.com]

I wish I could help. I really like painting, but I am too far away, and I'm not tall enough to reach from here!! :)

Good luck.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You just need a reaaaaaaaally long pole!

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

Let me borrow the long pole when she is done.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

For what?

[thespian.livejournal.com]

if anyone heads out there from here and wants to take me, I might be able to come along.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Fun! I will let you know if I hear anything coming from that way.

[thespian.livejournal.com]

I forgot to note, that's on the Saturday; the Sunday, I work at the store from 12-6, so can't. but on the other hand, as long as I'm back to my bed by say Midnight, I'm good for most of Saturday.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh man, we would have given up the ghost well before midnight. I get sleepy!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Now who doesn't like yellow? I mean, really! Yellow is nice!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I like your taste. :)

[lemur68.livejournal.com]

when I saw "locals", for about 1/5 of a second I thought HEY THATS ME

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Awwwh, not anymore. So sad. SO SAD.

[artjax.livejournal.com]

I would, but uh, we'll be in California.

[kieron.livejournal.com]

Likely story!

;)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Please think of us, at least a little bit! Particularly when/if you enjoy some delicious foodles. I hope you guys have a great trip!!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

That would certainly bump up the cost. Although it's tempting! :)

[twomomsarebetterthanone.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

juuuuuuuuuuuude!
i'll be in maine celebrating the 56th year of my father's life, or maybe it's the 57th...i don't know. it's a big family deal, we're all going away for the weekend together. but if you did it the next weekend i could and would happily help! i love to paint!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Tell your dad that I say Happy Birthday!! :) The weekend after is Pride and I have to be there for work, then we have to mad dash to a friend's baby shower that we're going to be "fashionably late" to, and then the next day we'll probably be visiting my grandparents. Not sure.

However, we need to get together soon!

[calliopeblogger.livejournal.com]

I wish I could help paint virtually. I LOVE to paint and, dude, I'm rockin the height. I hope you get a good crowd!
xo
Cali

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It's true. You're TALL! And you rock.

Alas, you are far, far away. If only virtual painting worked!

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Perhaps myself and the Widget will motor on out there, since Jenn'll be en-route to scenic New Hampster to party for the day/night. You may be tasked with WidgetAmusement. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, that could be fun. You know I love to entertain the Widget. Especially an almost-birthday-Widget! (And it might actually be SUNNY, how novel.)

[siercia]

I wish I could come out too, but I have plans to go help a friend elebrate turning 50 that weekend. Poop! Never going to get to see your place.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Let's make a date and you can come! :)

[whuffle.livejournal.com]

Halleyscomet and I can come and would be willing to work both days if there is some crash space in there since we're on a budget right now after dealing with our taxes. (And as a bonus, this means I can offer my sister the chance to escape our folks for the night by house-sitting and caring for our rabbits overnight. Cuz you know its just so damned tough to feed and water the little furballs and watch them run around!)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You are more than welcome to spend the night. I don't know that it will take more than one day if all you guys make it out, but even if it doesn't, you are still welcome to spend the night and have a little "get away" on the cheap. Jen is supposed to go see a friend's swing dance performance on Saturday night, but I would gladly amuse you if you guys ended up staying over.

Would the cats make you too sneezy? Speaking of furballs.

[whuffle.livejournal.com]

I should be okay with the cats if I make sure to medicate and keep taking the meds faithfully every couple hours.

And I'd say from the process you described that it might take more than a single day because the layers of paint will need drying time especially where you need to do the edges where ceiling and wall meet.
Just in case you do have too many people, I'd suggest that you have materials for a couple other projects that need doing so you can break up the group rather than having people stand around.

[kieron.livejournal.com]

Oh, heh, I have other projects indeed!;)

I also have the chiselling and recementing of the foundation seam that someone can tackle if they desire. And, if you guys and Wiley is there, I may get you all to help me put the washer and dryer up on some wood for future safety against puddles.

Also I still have insulation foam that needs to be trimmed down from the mouse fiasco...

And if that isn't enough;) We can put together the baby furniture! Except for the crib though I think - 'cause that would have to be put together in the room itself.

But we do have other stuff if people get, I dunno...bored;)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I will make sure all of the sheets and blankets are freshly washed and I will vacuum the room - and then shut the door! Hopefully that will help somewhat.

As for additional projects - HAVE NO FEAR! There is lots of fun to be had, I'm sure.

[thatpatti.livejournal.com]

man, i should have lucked out with a partner who wouldn't let me paint. i was on a ladder painting when i was 8 months pregnant! shit, i painted every day for half my pregnancy.

then again, i had a one-handed baby, so i'm not going to win that argument. ;)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha!

Well, maybe if this was our second kid Jen would be way more chill about All Things Chemical. Actually, it's not just chemicals. She won't let me carry hardly anything either and acts as Food Police on a regular basis. It's cute. I think that it gives her big tough-girl pleasure to run around doing all kinds of home labor.

I can't say that I mind, though. I actually really like painting but I can't handle the smell these days. It seems 20x stronger. Still, maybe if it's actually NICE out and we can open windows (what a novelty!)...

Last time I went outside and painted the panels of the china cabinet. At least that's something!

[thatpatti.livejournal.com]

i like painting, too. i'd totally help if i wasn't so far away!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I wish you could! You do great work!

[estrange.livejournal.com]

I'd help if I lived by you, sorry :(

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

That would be fun. I could play with Devin and Maia and we would have a good time. Too bad you're out in MONTANA. (That's far!!)

[fumblingontrack.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

I will be in class all day Saturday (hence why I am not joining E. in Maine) but perhaps can come for a bit on Sunday. Doing something hands-on and concrete might actually be a welcome relief from homework!
A

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh, fun! At the very least, we can all assemble furniture together or seal the basement! GOOD TIMES.

[bec4joy.livejournal.com]

I so wish me and Joy could help out.. that would be a blast. I like doing stuff for peeps. But weekends and us dont get along.. we never have a weekend off. Plus Me= shorty. and distance is a problem..

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I love short people!