just a quick note to let you all know i am safely ensconced in florida (and still furniture-less, for the time being, except for the camp chair i got on what will inevitably be the first of several major target runs). actually i arrived this afternoon but i only just remembered that i can use dialup to get online while i wait for my cable and internet to be installed! YAYYYYYYY internet access! it's vital when you get to a new town and are totally phonebookless.
anywya, i had a great time in atlanta with charles and neko (flying biscuit is dead on weekday mornings--no wait for yummy breakfast!) and suddenly i'm interested in watching lost again. spent both my drives blaring various mix cds and this american life episodes, which makes a road trip more amenable. (they also help when you get lost every time you try and drive somewhere in your new hometown.)
i'm hoping to be more settled in the next few days, with the arrival of all my stuff, the purchasing of a couch, and stocking the kitchen with food.
hey, i know several of you are crafty/home-improvement types--can anyone point me to a basic primer on installing curtains? i need some for the kitchen windows and the glass french doors, 'cause it freaks me out that people can look in and see me sitting against the wall typing this. or whatever. is this something i should ask metafilter? :)
by the way, sleeping on the floor sucks. my next trip to target may involve an air mattress.
I second the pring loaded rods. I think Target (and other places) call them "cafe rods."
ReplyDeleteYou can make cafe curtains (the kind that hang over just the lower half of a window, maybe in a kitchen or office, to let more light in) out of cloth napkins. (The "cloth" part was probably obvious.) They are square and very easy to work with, and Target probably has some cool ones. You can either fold them over and sew a tube with a machine, or hand-sew ribbon loops every few inches. Have fun making this place your own!
ReplyDeletethanks for the advice, everyone! my mom also recommends spring rods/cafe curtains, so i will be following through as soon as i measure all the windows and get myself to target, yet again. :)
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