day 153: first you accomplish, paint the fence!

03.14.10 (posted 03.17.10) - oh mr. miyagi (karate kid)... it's because of you i snicker every time i see a paint brush. who knew that painting a fence would help someone learn karate moves! it's "all in wrist. wrist up. wrist down. all in wrist."

my buddies, t+j, just got a new duplex apartment and organized a painting "party" today. they supplied the food, music, and of course the paints and equipment... we were the labor. mr. migayi's sage advice came in handy. our group of friends did plenty of painting. afterwards, we were all probably just as sore as daniel-son after his training.

our goal was to finish painting four accent walls in their duplex. we divvied up the tasks. a couple of us taped off the edges, some did the cutting in, and others were in charge of putting on the primer and subsequent coats. it was one of those times that it helped that my buddies and i are all different heights and sizes. we needed the tall friends to climb up on the ladder to reach up high. my petite stature helped in crawling underneath the spiral staircase to paint the wall next to the winding banister.

even with the eco-friendly, fast drying paint (natura line) they purchased from benjamin moore, it took a few hours for us to complete the job. all in all, i think the walls looked great. i can't wait to see how t+j's new place looks once they are settled in.