the doors

the doors episode v: the Varnishing… After a week of curing the stain, I ended up with another day off due to overwork, and so dug into the final stage(s): the Varnishing. Friday morning (June 20), after Fajr and some time with the Quran, I cleaned the doors with mineral spirits (again; not pictured), and …

the doors

July 14 marked a turning point… we were finally going to start getting somewhere. the doors episode iv: sometimes a little stain is a good thing First, as it had been a week since the doors had seen any action, I Dyson-ed, then wiped down the doors with mineral spirits (and none of that synthetic …

the doors

the doors episode ii: in which we bring out the big guns… So after two disappointing days with the stripper (aren’t they all?), and after consultation with Alex,*I returned to the home improvement center yet again, and picked up something I had wanted since I was a painting student: a corner cat power sander. It …

the doors

We interrupt regularly scheduled programming to bring you a special event… Ladies and Gentlemen… the Doors episode i: it begins I guess it was 6 or so weeks ago, my dad was over for dinner, and—like every other male family member with any professional or technical knowledge—advised me on what needed to be taken care …

on the road at the golden hour

Golden Hour always make me think of Tina Turner’s raspy delivery of the theme song for that similarly named Bond film… No idea why. Especially since her delivery isn’t particularly throaty. I think I was imagining a Tina Holliday or Billy Turner rendition maybe… Anyway. Driving home from visiting some old friends last week, I …