So impressionable

Ask my former roommates, they'll tell you -- at times, I can be quite impressionable. If I regard someone highly, I'll often take his/her word as gospel. For instance, if he/she say leggings are cool, I'll say (and truly believe) leggings are cool. This very phenomenon happened to me last Friday when my coworker Amanda introduced me to Jordan Ferney's blog. Jordan's blog is full of pretty clothing, furniture, artwork and other nice things. After reading just a couple of her posts, my mind was made up: Jordan was the coolest girl ever and I would take her opinions to heart. I liked the stuff she posted so much, that I went out that very night and bought myself some new pretty things for my home.
For the rest of the weekend, I balanced my indulgence in pretty stuff with a bathtub's worth of ugly stuff. I tore out all the old, cracked, mildewy caulk on my tub and gave it some new life with a fresh bright white bead. I found instructions online at this site and this site, assembled my tools and then dove right in. The whole project was trickier than I thought and I'm not 100 percent pleased with the finished product. It took some serious elbow grease and sheer determination to remove some of the grimy old caulk. In addition to a putty knife, I enlisted the aid of a flathead screwdriver, utility knife (my utility knife is very pretty by the way, it has a flower design on it) and my hairdryer to remove the most stubborn bits of caulk. Once I was satisfied with the removal, I used rubbing alcohol to clean away any mildew and then propped a box fan up in the tub overnight to help speed up the moisture-wicking-away process. The next day, I applied the new caulk. I used painters tape to help mark off the edges of the tub and (fake) tile seam so that I'd have clean lines and then filled the tub with water as instructed by one of my online sites. I had barely gotten started with the caulk gun when I promptly sat in the water. boo. :( A bit soggy around the eges, I proceeded to apply the cualk and smooth the bead with a wet fingertip until I thought everything looked OK. Upon final inspection, I realized the width of the bead varied considerably around each side of the tub and I'm beginning to notice sections that could have been a little smoother. But still, for my first time, it's not so bad...and best of all, I did it myself!

Speaking of myself, here is a picture of me as a Simpson. You can turn yourself into a Simpson too at http://www.simpsonizeme.com/. Warning: the site was super busy and super picky about the photo I used when I tried it, but just look at me, wasn't it all worth it?

One last thing - I've really got to hand it to the folks behind all of the marketing for the new Simpson's movie. They've put together one helluva campaign that's left quite the impression on me!