life would be easier if it didn't suck, too.

[kaigou]

I ache all over, I managed to get bitten by a nasty spider (though it took me a day to realize that's what that ill-looking bruise/knot was from), my head hurts, everything is covered with a not-so-fine layer of drywall dust, I haven't written in a week (or more?), the rebuilt iMac is still under sheetcover with all the rest of the electronics to protect it from the dust, the paint color is just a bit too off to be tolerable, the ceiling is only half-de-popcorned, the entire living room is mostly in the dining room, did I mention I ache all over, every outlet in the room is hanging half-out of the wall waiting for drywall surround, ache too much to bring in the most recent drywall compound purchases from the car, and do I ache, do I ever ache.

On the other hand, for better or worse, about five hours of battle at least, FINALLY, got me this.



Yeah, so it doesn't look like much, but in between popping advil and wishing gypsum powder would miraculously fade like disappearing ink or something, and gnashing my teeth over lack of applicable examples in any online (or inbook) code, I had to apply logic and just freaking figure it out MYSELF.

foreach ($pov as $value) {
$value="INSERT INTO t_role (`chara`,`title1`,`pov`) VALUES ('$value','$sid','1')";
$result = mysql_query($value) or die(mysql_error());
}
$result

Which, fortunately, I did.

Tomorrow, back to de lovely popcorn and drywall.

Comments

[pixiepilot.livejournal.com]

*head scritchies and back, neck and arm massage* I'm sorry you ache. But you also rock. So at least you have that going for you. ^__^

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

Well, it keeps the annual mid-autumn depression at bay, so I figure in the end it's worth it. Plus, no more freaking POPCORN!

[pixiepilot.livejournal.com]

It's true. And I like popcorn, but not on the fricking ceiling.

[okaasan59.livejournal.com]

Spider...yikes!

We got lucky when the tree fell because we're having the entire ceiling in two rooms replaced--no scraping popcorn. In the other bedroom we're considering putting drywall up over the existing ceiling. We'll lose about 3/4 of an inch but not have to scrape popcorn.

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

Heh, yeah, whomever came up with popcorn probably made a fortune thanks to lazy contractors, and has pissed off a bazillion homeowners since.

Big plus idea, if you don't have the walls back in place -- get some of the R-13 insulation and insulate the bedroom walls. Sound dampening! That's a big part of my reasons for the drywall between the living room and the bedroom, because otherwise sound just goes right through what's really nothing more than two layers of drywall and 3 & a half inches of air.

I thought of just putting up another layer of drywall on the ceiling but no way was I up to lifting that over my head. Ugh. And I thought about maybe paneling the ceiling, which I think would look really awesome, but that's money I don't have right now. So, I scrape, and on the plus side I'm getting the knack a bit better which means less sanding/patching afterwards.

Ah, another thing: taking down popcorn is actually not that hard, just tedious. The trick is a bottle of warm water with about a tablespoon of dishwashing soap (hey, Palmolive for the hands, and for the popcorn!). Spray it on, let it soak for a minute or two, and honestly the stuff just peels right off with very little effort. It's something to do with soap having an effect on water tension or suspension, blah blah blah, who cares, it WORKS.

Besides, if you have drywallers around, I'd strip the popcorn and then ask THEM to do the sanding/mud so it looks like a nicely done job -- that's actually a much harder part than the stripping part.

[okaasan59.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip about the soap and water. I really did not know it would come off that easily. I always wondered how you could scrape it off and have it look "even" afterwards.

[tiercel]

I've always found aching from hard work to be strangely satisfying - which just goes to show how little hard work I do. Think how proud you'll be when you're done, though!

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

Right now I'm willing to settle for "free of drywall dust" even if that means "halfdone for a week or two". Ugh! It's everywhere!

And totally tangential to that, what the HELL is on your ICON!? *stares*

[tiercel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nt0yi4wbro

About 3:20.

[bonniers.livejournal.com]

Spider bite? Yuck. Not a brown recluse, I sincerely hope.

[kaigou.livejournal.com]

Eheh, I have no idea, actually. I mean, I didn't even notice the bruise/knot on my left hand until possibly a few hours later (if I'm correct in assuming the spider got me in defense when I was pulling down the fake beams in the living room). Even at that, I didn't finally figure out it might be a spider bite until the next day, when I realized it just didn't match what I'd expect if it were from whacking my hand really hard with the hammer or the crowbar at any point.

Which is rather unfortunate for the spider, since that's just a total lack of drama. Then again, the last place I want to leap back in horror while holding a heavy tool in each hand is when I'm seven feet up on a ladder. Really no place to leap, and too many things below to get damaged by flying tools. Or a flying me!

[kraehe.livejournal.com]

Coming in late, as always... hope the spider bite thing is long gone by now!

Been there, done that (the drywall thing, that is). NO fun, but very satisfying once it's all over with.