When I Get Bored

K, so I stayed home the whole of today. IKEA's clearance sale ends Sunday. I guess if I wanna get something that's on sale, it's either tomorrow or Sunday. But the young adults are having Captain's Ball on Sunday!!! Oh man! I feel like going! But like, also don't feel like going coz... I dunno. Don't really know them that well? But if someone else came to me for advice, I'd tell them, "That's why you should go and get to know them!"

K, I guess I convinced myself. Haha! Now to try and convince Tiff & Pat too...

Anyways, I kinda slacked at home today. Kinda coz I did actually do something worth mentioning. I painted my step stool. I painted it blue! I was complaining that the blue I got was lighter than the blue indicated on the paint cap. The hue is livable, but I'd prefer a darker shade though. Unfortunately, pictures taken with my phone's camera AND my Lumix show that they're the same colors. In my defense, I must say that digital camera sensors have difficulty reproducing blue and purple hues. It's true! Haven't u ever wanted to take photo of a beautiful purple flower, only to find that it looks more blue than purple? Yeah, that's the effect I'm talking about.


Anyhow, here it is, my completed plain blue stool:

As you can see, the cap's color looks exactly the same as the stool. But I'm tellin' ya, it's different! For those who believe the camera tells it all, wait till u come to my place for a visit. *pfft*

All in all, I'm glad that the stool isn't just plain, birch colored anymore. And I'm proud to say that my spray painting skills are still pretty good! If u came and felt my stool, you'll see that it's SMOO-OO-OOTH... haha! Of course, that's just the top surface. The legs and all are rough, because I didn't BOTHER sanding them down. Not that I didn't know how. I didn't BOTHER... mind you. For the record, I've spray painted Jared's car bumper from black, to match the white of his car. And not just to match the color, I had to match the gloss too ok! For all you spray painting rookies out there, you'll know that's not easy to achieve. Ha!

K, enough boasting. I might decorate my stool with some patterns later on. We'll see how that goes. Damn, I need to start taking before and after shots of the things I do.

I shall try to take photos of my next project: BUILDING A LAVA LAMP!!!

Yes, I know I've been piping about it for the past few years. But I'm finally gonna make one! I now have the ingredients necessary to make my own! Woohoo!

What's that? Yes, of course u can buy a lava lamp. And yes, you can get them real cheap nowsadays. But buying is different from MAKING... FROM SCRATCH... How many of you actually KNOW someone who's made their OWN lava lamp? Hmm? How many of you even know people who OWN a lava lamp?

Now, what color should I make the goo? Hmm... and what color should I make the liquid in which the goo shall be suspended? *ponders*

Possible Goo : Liquid color combi:

Black : Red
Blue : Yellow
Purple : Pink
Lime : Clear
Orange : Clear
Blue : Clear
White : Red?

Hmm... I'm out. Any more ideas? Tag me or comment in this post! =)