Argh, I’m never buying a hewlett packard again. I got my laptop just over a year ago and already the battery is dead and it crashes every ten minutes because the sound card they put into it is absolute crap. I’ve run all the diagnostics they told me to run, I’ve taken good care of it, I’ve never dropped, pretty much always kept it in its pretty laptop case, run Norton regularly, defrag religiously, and yet it’s still crappy. The hardware is supposedly good, I’m not taking up all of the hard drive. Ergh. I’m going to try and take matters into my own hands and look for new drivers – their tech support is crap. The stuff they told me to do didn’t do anything, just made it crash more.
Crap, no new information about the sound card. And I’m not even the only one with this problem. Originally, I’d be working, not doing much, then my laptop would start screaming at me. Literally. Turns out one of my friends has the exact same problem with the exact same laptop model. At least that put my fears at ease that I’m lethal to computers everywhere (I always take good care of my machines, but they always die strange and inexplicable deaths. Same goes with watches – all of my clocks are always wrong. I reset them and reset them, yet they always go sour.) I want my laptop to work, dang it. I’m afraid I may have to do what I’ve been dreading; reinstall windows. I hate doing that.
I’m just about ready to switch to Linux. The cute little penguin is calling me.
Anyway. Other than my computer crashing, it’s been a nice day. More nice emails, met a nice new person who found my blog, and went out shopping for a little while. Nothing exciting this time – I just needed rubber cement and had to look at fabrics for the guest room. My Mom wants me to redecorate it, but she keeps forgetting what I had planned, then changing the design. I think she should just do it. She wants me to base it around a china pattern, but it’s pink, green, and blue flowers. It’s not ornately girly by any means, but that’s so not my style at the moment. I’m not a flowery, pink, china-ey person. I was going to modernize it with geometric shapes, but using the same colors as the china. Then, there’d be a contrast between the “harsh” lines of modern geometry and old world china. For example, the walls were going to be pale green, then at about eye-level there would be squares of blue. Inside each square I’d hang one of the china dishes, letting the wall act as the frame. The bedhead was my favorite idea – a huge plank of MDF from floor to ceiling, brought out about two inches from the wall. It would be painted the very pale pink from the china pattern, and then all over it there would be evenly spaced and lined up three inch by three inch squares, painted just a few shades lighter. The geometry would be mirrored by the curtains, which would be sheers with squares that are just an extra layer of sheer fabric, so they’re just a bit darker. I saw the fabric at a fabric store and it inspired the whole idea. It’d be feminine but not “girly”.
I guess I’m just not into girly designs anymore. I could do it if I really wanted to (or if I was getting paid enough to do it). For instance, I was designing a room for a friend and she wanted really ornately girly stuff, and I worked it out to the point that she loved it. And earlier this year I had to design a “Martha Stewart’s Garden” themed wedding, and did it beautifully. But it so wasn’t me.
Right now I’m into what I’m calling “Uber-modern Japanese.” Not shogi screens, no calligraphy, no greenery, not even what you’d think of as typical interior design “Japanese.” Nope, I’m taking all the inspiration from origami and Asian fan dancing. I’d tell you more, but I’m afraid of someone stealing my idea. It rules way too much to be blabbed about. I can’t wait to put it into play somewhere. Bright colors, meanings in the smallest of objects, complex curtains… it would definitely qualify as kick-butt decorating. Well, in my opinion at least.
Dang it, I need to find someone who will allow me to design a whole commercial space so I can do my Uber-Modern Japanese theme on a grand scale. I need two to three storey ceilings, I need huge walls, monsterous windows, I need concrete and metal. But most importantly, I want a big budget. Notice, I didn’t say ‘need’, I just reeeeaaaalllly want it. 🙂 Honestly, the most expensive items would be the custom furniture I’ve dreamt up, but the rest would be really cheap. Mostly just fabric and paint. Bright colors. Intricate curtain systems… yummy.
And I suppose I need sleep. I might read for a while first, though. I’ve been convinced to read Lord of the Rings, and after about a week of trying to read I’ve only gotten to chapter 6. I’m enjoying it, and once I get on a reading marathon I’m hooked, but I just haven’t found time to get caught up in it.
Now off I go, to dream pleasant dreams of curtains, closets, sculpture, furniture, and to try and figure out how I can possibly get this skylight shade system to work. It’s a feat of engineering, but I think I can make it work… but I’ve got to resist the urge to talk about it! I should be keeping it quiet, waiting for the right moment to patent it and release it on the market, then make millions of money from my Uber-Modern Japanese movement. Hey, maybe I should start unbuttoning my cuffs so I can channel Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. 🙂 Haha. Quick, run away before I start donning chintz suits! Nah, I like his stuff usually. Only kidding, Mr. Laurence!