Blake's Blog

Next month I'll hit my 5-year anniversary for living in the LA area. After 5 years of living in my condo, I finally decided to make some changes--yes, more drastic changes than just removing moldy food from the fridge (although it is probably time to do that again). This weekend I'm up to my eyeballs in a painting project in my bedroom. Although the painting is a challenge and has given me a sore painter's muscle (for those that haven't taken anatomy, the painter's muscle is the muscle that runs up your right arm, across both shoulders, up your neck, down your spine and down both legs), the toughest part of the project has been choosing a color--and I think I chose poorly. I started with 4 options--shades of blue, brown, green and slate. Unfortunately, I'm colorblind to greens and browns, so three of the colors didn't look quite right to me... so I ended up choosing the shade of blue.
This is a picture of the before shot...
This is a picture of the after shot...
For those who plan on painting in the future, remember this wisdom: colorblindness, determination and bordom are a bad combination. I think I was about 10 minutes into the project before I started thinking "this doesn't look quite right--it isn't really the color I thought it should be..." It was in that moment of doubt (I know myself well enough to know I shouldn't trust my eye for color) that should have put the paint roller down and back away; however, that is exactly when the deathly combination of determination and bordom kicked in—5 hours later, the whole room was painted (except for a little touch up needed). True, the color is blue (which I like), but it also has enough green in it to make me feel like I was aquaman waking up in a fish tank this morning. I could repaint the whole thing, but at this point, I think it is going to just be easier to go and get a few fish stickers and pin-up mermaids—then i'll feel like this wasn't an accident and I intentionally turned my room into an aquarium. Oh well... paint is cheap and labor is free. Since my bedroom is now in my living room, I might as well try it again and get it right...