First two days of "TradingMesses"... Two days. No computer. No cellphone. Just elbow grease and an eye for dumpster-dive chic. Last week's inspiration to finally clean up my fricken house resulted in 2 rooms lookin' pretty damn good. You ask: Sean, How could this possibly happen? Spend 20hours a day at the computer doing pro bono work you think just might get you your next contract. Have tunnel vision. Be more interested in writing your new song than filing your old bills away.... It's an adventure that six months of misguided tolerance created. LIVING ROOM. I admit it, I'm a stacker. I keep everything in lil stacks of stuff I'll never, ever go thru again.... then finally throw or file the stack away. Well, I'm now Stackless in the LivingRoom. Dusting is never any fun, but I fixed a Gothic chair leg, super-glued a bunch of broken/cracked stuff and hey, look! the fountain I got for Xmas! coming soon to the LivingRoom... Sand/Stain the table a redish-hue, and possibly stain the fireplace mantle from hell a darker color to match the tall gothic chairs. KITCHEN. Dishes, out of neat, yet dirty stacks, into clean cupboards(notice the doors are hung properly). Replaced spotlights in the ceiling with my suctioncup-onastick tool. Even created a large prep table with my huge 1970s audio mixer, flimsy 80s plastic shelf, and 21st century ingenuity. Cleaned out my pantry...appears ONE of the mice/rats that once stayed with me (before the RatHunter took care of them)... not only enjoy Atlanta's own, Coca-Cola, but also, accidentally extended his stay. Bleh. Enjoy the rat in a bottle. coming soon to the Kitchen... Going to build a different, more elaborate table with the mixer... and some other stuff, I'm sure. BEDROOM/OFFICE. Can't think about it yet. Amazing what effort it took for the other rooms. peace- seanrox