Monday, with caulk jokes and no cock

[aldersprig]

Friday, we caulked the tub in the House. Well, I tried, ruined my favorite shirt (still sad about that), and made a mess. It turns out I'm not very good at caulking. :-( T., on the other hand, is pretty good at it.

I can be a bit puerile at times, though, so there were more than a few "caulk" jokes flung about while I was making a mess - and the ugly tub is a bit less horrid for the new, clean, white caulk (however, the shower doesn't work. Guess I'm getting new tub faucets sooner rather than later (the lever you "pull up for shower" is no longer attached to anything).

Then we were at Lowes ordering a window, sort of shooting the shit with the windows-and-doors guy, and I was talking about learning to use tools from my father, and the salesman asked...

..."Did you dad always want a son?"...

I swear, power tools and carpentry and toy trucks and I don't think anyone has ever asked this. I think I answered "No, he just didn't see any reason I shouldn't know how to use tools," which is probably accurate (Dad? Close?).

Wow.

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djinni is having another free icon day; tips are appreciated & incentivized but not required. If you're not familiar with Djinni's work, here are 4 icons he's done for me:



and some more

Did I mention meeks has illustrated Autumn in the very first story I wrote about her?

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Link du jour: a lego bedroom

Comments

[inventrix]

*raising of the eyebrow*

Fun fact: I also love all those kinds of things and did all kinds of carpentry and repair work and whatnot with my dad my whole childhood.

He always wanted a daughter. So. XD

Also is that fourth icon the one because it is adorable and perfect and you are knitting and it's perfect even if it's not the one but it looks exactly right so it must be! Right? Right.

[aldersprig]

Yeah, that's it, isn't it awesome?!

*grin* I didn't want to go into the fact that Dad woulda been horrid with a son with his hating-men issues. So nya, salesman.

[inventrix]

ohman I love that icon so much it is so perfect and perfect and way better than anything I draw and IT LOOKS JUST LIKE

[aldersprig]

*grin* It's awesome... but you can't say it's better than anything you draw. I've seen your arts.

[clare_dragonfly]

My fiancé wants a daughter so he can teach her to use a battle-axe. And probably a sword as well, considering he collects the things.

And in my house it's my mom who does the carpentry and repair work!

[aldersprig]

To quote my father, "gender, hell, your mother has her own chainsaw."

[clare_dragonfly]

:D Your father is awesome.

[aldersprig]

Generally, yes :-D

[cazzyline]

*snigger*
Caulk doesn't sound at all like cock in my accent. Shame. We have to spread a load of stinky white goop around in our bathroom too. Like they say on regretsy, someone REALLY likes baths.

My dad taught me to wire a plug (I was about 4 or 5) but generally kept me away from sharp objects. I had a reputation of being quite clumsy. Still can drill horizontally, but if you want anything mounting at a perfect 25 degree angle, I'm your gal!

[aldersprig]

(this is the icon Dreamwidth randomly chose)

I used to help Dad saw wood :-)

(his answer is over in the LJ and is pretty awesome)