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Filed in BlogToday I spent a goodly amount of the day in the paints aisle, blissfully matching the little bottles of acrylic paint with their place on the shelf. There were nice neat dividers to squeeze them into and little colored tabs which often bore no resemblance to reality. I chuckled at some of the colors. Beachcomber beige. How do they come up with this stuff?
This is a blissful job for me. I am the sort of person who, were she wealthy enough, would purchase one of every color just so that she could look at the pretty colors. In the early days of my marriage, Don and I went down the towel aisle at K-Mart and bought one of every color, simply because we could. I love color–color just for the sake of it. My parents sometimes had to prevent me from taking one of each different paint-shade card at the home improvement stores.
Towards the end of the day, one of the bottles burst. It was brown. Not just any old brown, though. This was special solid poop brown, and now it was all over my fingers.
I giggled all the way to the bathroom. ;)
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8 Comments, Comment or Ping
pussreboots (157 comments.)
There’s something about brown paint. It’s always the one to randomly open up or burst or spring a slow leak. And it’s always the one that’s poop colored and somewhat slimy. LOL.
Sep 6th, 2007
Delrond (5 comments.)
is it just me or is this post - formatted funny?
Sep 7th, 2007
Buffra
Really?
I’ve often *said* paints were that color, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one for which THAT was the official name. That is too funny!
I’m glad you’re enjoying the job.
:)
Sep 7th, 2007
Linda R. Moore
Hee! No, that’s just me being silly. :)
Sep 7th, 2007
Buffra
Well…it’s good you like stocking the paint. Because I don’t think they will give you a job naming the paint any time soon.
:D
Sep 7th, 2007
Linda R. Moore
Brown paint is special. ;)
Sep 8th, 2007
Linda R. Moore
Buffra: LOL! Probably not. I was looking at the amazing variety with such silly names and thinking, “Why not just say light yellow, dark yellow, etc.”
No, probably not my vocation.
Sep 8th, 2007
Linda R. Moore
Delrond: “under construction” ;)
Sep 8th, 2007
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