Hubris meets Nemesis
What in the name of all that is Noodly was I thinking? I told people that **TODO's sleep was much better.
I mean, I'm nominally a materialist and all that, but honestly, there's tempting Fate and then there's pulling her beards, knocking over her sewing clobber and running away singing "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!".
Edit: In a disastrous decorating activity today, I have discovered empirically that:
(a) It is a big mistake to skip masking things off (my previous standard practice) to save time. Compared to trying to cut in, masking things off really is (i) way less time and effort and (ii) much more effective in not actually getting paint on stuff you don't want it on.
(b) Doubly so since the masking works for each coat but you have to cut in every time.
(c) Quadruply so when you're desperately clumsy, say with tiredness.
(d) The smallest room in the house is not the quickest to decorate, since it has the highest density of stuff you don't want to get the paint on, and lots of difficult corners to squeeze in to.
(e) It's harder than you think to clear up splashes and spatters from stuff you don't want to get the paint on.
(f) There's a reason dark coloured paints aren't terribly popular, and it's related to the above.
(g) Fundamentally, it's probably not a good idea to start decorating when you're desperately clumsy with tiredness.
So, you know, that's a load of valuable learning outcomes from the day, which is something.
I mean, I'm nominally a materialist and all that, but honestly, there's tempting Fate and then there's pulling her beards, knocking over her sewing clobber and running away singing "Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough!".
Edit: In a disastrous decorating activity today, I have discovered empirically that:
(a) It is a big mistake to skip masking things off (my previous standard practice) to save time. Compared to trying to cut in, masking things off really is (i) way less time and effort and (ii) much more effective in not actually getting paint on stuff you don't want it on.
(b) Doubly so since the masking works for each coat but you have to cut in every time.
(c) Quadruply so when you're desperately clumsy, say with tiredness.
(d) The smallest room in the house is not the quickest to decorate, since it has the highest density of stuff you don't want to get the paint on, and lots of difficult corners to squeeze in to.
(e) It's harder than you think to clear up splashes and spatters from stuff you don't want to get the paint on.
(f) There's a reason dark coloured paints aren't terribly popular, and it's related to the above.
(g) Fundamentally, it's probably not a good idea to start decorating when you're desperately clumsy with tiredness.
So, you know, that's a load of valuable learning outcomes from the day, which is something.