Prairie Landing
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Neutral-Blind
My sister has been living with us since Labor Day. The developer who is allegedly rehabbing her condo is very elusive, but on those rare occasions when Darling Angel's lawyer can track him down, he says it'll be done in about a month. For example, when asked in late July: "It should be done by the end of August." And here we are.
But! There appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. This week, the DA appeared in my room with paint chips. Actual paint chips that the developer had told her she could choose from!
The colors she picked include Snowy Owl:
Voile:
And my personal favorite, Starfish:
I asked her, "How did you pick those colors?" Because honestly, I can't imagine how anyone picks three neutrals out of a universe of neutrals. It's like choosing among flavors of spring water, when there are 416 soft drinks to choose from, half of which are spring water.
When Colliculus and I were looking at paint colors, we skipped all that and asked ourselves, "What color should this room be?" It just seemed alien to spend any time looking at neutrals. Hence our paint color of choice, Landlord White. I'll be interested to see what the DA's condo looks like.
The irony of her living with us is that she bought a condo in order to live alone.
UPDATE: Tonight she came home and said, "Good news. My lawyer called and said he got some paperwork from the developer. He says that probably means I'll close within [you guessed it] a month."
But! There appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. This week, the DA appeared in my room with paint chips. Actual paint chips that the developer had told her she could choose from!
The colors she picked include Snowy Owl:
Voile:
And my personal favorite, Starfish:
I asked her, "How did you pick those colors?" Because honestly, I can't imagine how anyone picks three neutrals out of a universe of neutrals. It's like choosing among flavors of spring water, when there are 416 soft drinks to choose from, half of which are spring water.
When Colliculus and I were looking at paint colors, we skipped all that and asked ourselves, "What color should this room be?" It just seemed alien to spend any time looking at neutrals. Hence our paint color of choice, Landlord White. I'll be interested to see what the DA's condo looks like.
The irony of her living with us is that she bought a condo in order to live alone.
UPDATE: Tonight she came home and said, "Good news. My lawyer called and said he got some paperwork from the developer. He says that probably means I'll close within [you guessed it] a month."
