Rm w/a Vu - 10/12/2006

I was just painting the front entry way about two hours ago and pretty much stopped mid-stoke. I'm gonna pull a "Battlestar Gallactica" on you. Here we go.

48 hours ago:
I bring down a manila folder with all the paint samples available at Lowe's. HUGE folder. I asked David to look through it for ideas for the front entry way.

36 Hours Ago:
David shows me 5 different pamphlets. Each pamphlet has about 7 samples in it. I ask him to jot down which ones he likes. He mentions he likes the silver/grey color best. I mention it is too dark.

12 hours ago:
David calls me at work and asks me if I looked at the 5 cards he pulled out. I said yes, but he had not marked which ones he was talking about. He mentioned the silver/grey again. I mentioned again that I did not like it.

10 hours ago:
David calls me at work to say he has marked the samples with numbers 1-5. The silver/grey being his favorite. I should look at them, but the grey is his favorite. He then calls to say he's already gone and bought the grey paint.

4 hours ago:
David calls me from his work to ask if I had seen the grey paint. I said yes, and it's ugly and too dark. He gets upset that I never like what he chooses.

Side note: We have painted 10 rooms/areas, with a total of 15 colors. Ask me how many *I* chose? Five of 15. I chose the yellow loft, Jake's 2 colors, and helped choose the 2 in the kitchen. The other 10, David (the formal living room = 2. The formal dining room = 1. The family room = 1. The entry way =1 not counting grey. Our daughter's room = 2. Our master bedroom and bath = 2. He chose all those himself. And the UGLY turquoise color chosen for the family room that was not used.) He chose 10 colors! And he says I don't ever like what he chooses?

2 hours ago:
I start painting the main wall to the entry way. The front door entrance. What people will see when they first walk it. I am going to give this a shot, by gum. Maybe it will grow on me like the "Pensive Plum" did. This is not silver. It is grey. Steel grey. J walks down and says "Eww! Who picked that?" I stop after doing maybe 1/4 of one wall and go to clean the brush and pan. Maybe I need to see it with daylight? I don't know.

5 minutes ago
David just came home. I gave him the paint-choosing stats in his favor. We're sort-of just standing in the hall staring at the grey. We'll get back to you on it.