Meditations and Popcorn

[kiya]

Okay, the hole in my wall is now actually a hole; I can see the laths. xiphias, do you have any handy advice on patching same? Kevin says we have plaster of paris, but I'm not sure that's the right stuff.

This time I split the heel of my hand -- only a little cut, really, but I think it was right over one of the veins in my wrist. I've got a bandage on it; it's stopped bleeding and such.

I . . . think . . . I may have gotten the drainage (see also styrofoam cups) dealt with so I'm not going to expire from emotional exhaustion anytime soon. I consider this an improvement. We'll see if we can get the plumbers in.

I have popcorn, too.

Comments

[keshwyn]

Err. I hope you feel better soon, roomiesan.

There's this stuff you can get at paint stores and hardware stores (Home Despot sells it) called joist compound, if it's just cracks, and spackle if you have a hole that needs filling. Fill it in bits and let the spackle dry before you put the next layer on; you can also use gauze as a base and then sand down. Joist compound also worked well for filling the cracks after the spackle dried, at least for us.

Get a good wide putty knife for applying the stuff.

[kiya]

I think I'm feeling better now. I'm not sure of it; I may be too tired to tell.