If I had drapes the rug would probably match.
January 12th 2007 16:55
So, I'm a little irked at my mom. Just a little. I think everyone knows by now that my basis on whether or not the complaint is valid is that if it irks me while on anti depressants, I take it for what it is. I know she didn't mean anything BY it, and I know that everyone has their opinions, but sometimes, sometimes, I think people should just not say anything you know? What probably irks me the MOST, is that now that she's said something, I can see where she is coming from, and I've lost my luster for the object in question.
So, what is the object in question? My living room rug. I know. Completely petty right? But, but! I can't help it! I liked my rug until she said something, and fuck it all, if she's not kinda right.
I've mentioned before that our house is basically a mish mash of crap. We pretty much have our friend Mikes old aparment, from his curio cabinet, his dining room set, and his couch. We have a lot of stuff from Goodwill/garage sales. Pretty much everything we own is secone hand. One thing we felt we were always lacking was a rug for our living room. A nice comfy rug to pull all our craptastic stuff together. Somewhere the kids could play with their various little things. (my kids LOVE little toys) The only problem is, rugs are freaking expensive. Buying a rug at Target or a furniture store is so out of our price range, that we might as well want to buy a persian one of a kind. I mean to spend $200 on something we're going to WALK on? Hmmm. I think I'll pass. Hell, I don't even have curtains in my living room.
We had friends coming over and the desire for a rug become overwhelming. We needed to cover the stains that would not have been there if we HAD JUST BOUGHT A RUG T BEGIN WITH! So, instead of paying $200 on a rug, we'll probably have to pay $1200 to replace the carpet. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? We checked out rugs, and were unable to find anything to go with our living room. Why? Because everything was, well.... to nice. Everything would have looked totally out of place in our craptastic living room. Apparantly we have the most OUTDATED color scheme ever. While everyone is doing golds, reds, hunter greens, khakis, and pumpkins, we're doing blue. Not cornflower blue, or seafoam, or navy, or saphire. Just... blue. It's as blue as blue can get without getting a fancy name. If I were to find it on a paint swatch it would be called Just.... blue (yawn).
Also, everything is a geometric pattern now. Squares, and ovals, and circles, of varying colors. Pumpkin, gold, plum, hunter green circles on a black. Pumpkin, gold, plum, hunter green circles on cream. Pumpkin, gold, plum hunter on... well you get the picture. Finally we found one that was perfect. At the JcPenney outlet store (should have been my FIRST clue) at a decent price (under a $100) and BLUE. Plain blue, with some other accent colors. Probably why it wa at the outlet store.
We get it home, and we LOVE it. The kids LOVE it. We are so excited!!
My mom sees it yesterday and said "Pretty rug" I am thrilled becuase its one of the few new things we have in our home. Later I see her and want to discuss my rug again. She says "Well, it's very country"
Country?
Country?!?
COUNTRY?!?
And she's right.
It IS very country. Now I detest the fucking thing.
If my MIL comes here and gushes over it, that's it, I might as well hang up apples in my living room, and quilts.
Fucking country.
So, what is the object in question? My living room rug. I know. Completely petty right? But, but! I can't help it! I liked my rug until she said something, and fuck it all, if she's not kinda right.
I've mentioned before that our house is basically a mish mash of crap. We pretty much have our friend Mikes old aparment, from his curio cabinet, his dining room set, and his couch. We have a lot of stuff from Goodwill/garage sales. Pretty much everything we own is secone hand. One thing we felt we were always lacking was a rug for our living room. A nice comfy rug to pull all our craptastic stuff together. Somewhere the kids could play with their various little things. (my kids LOVE little toys) The only problem is, rugs are freaking expensive. Buying a rug at Target or a furniture store is so out of our price range, that we might as well want to buy a persian one of a kind. I mean to spend $200 on something we're going to WALK on? Hmmm. I think I'll pass. Hell, I don't even have curtains in my living room.
We had friends coming over and the desire for a rug become overwhelming. We needed to cover the stains that would not have been there if we HAD JUST BOUGHT A RUG T BEGIN WITH! So, instead of paying $200 on a rug, we'll probably have to pay $1200 to replace the carpet. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? We checked out rugs, and were unable to find anything to go with our living room. Why? Because everything was, well.... to nice. Everything would have looked totally out of place in our craptastic living room. Apparantly we have the most OUTDATED color scheme ever. While everyone is doing golds, reds, hunter greens, khakis, and pumpkins, we're doing blue. Not cornflower blue, or seafoam, or navy, or saphire. Just... blue. It's as blue as blue can get without getting a fancy name. If I were to find it on a paint swatch it would be called Just.... blue (yawn).
Also, everything is a geometric pattern now. Squares, and ovals, and circles, of varying colors. Pumpkin, gold, plum, hunter green circles on a black. Pumpkin, gold, plum, hunter green circles on cream. Pumpkin, gold, plum hunter on... well you get the picture. Finally we found one that was perfect. At the JcPenney outlet store (should have been my FIRST clue) at a decent price (under a $100) and BLUE. Plain blue, with some other accent colors. Probably why it wa at the outlet store.
We get it home, and we LOVE it. The kids LOVE it. We are so excited!!
My mom sees it yesterday and said "Pretty rug" I am thrilled becuase its one of the few new things we have in our home. Later I see her and want to discuss my rug again. She says "Well, it's very country"
Country?
Country?!?
COUNTRY?!?
And she's right.
It IS very country. Now I detest the fucking thing.
If my MIL comes here and gushes over it, that's it, I might as well hang up apples in my living room, and quilts.
Fucking country.
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Comment by Anonymous
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Comment by Lily
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be blue be proud ...
~Lily
Comment by Tracy
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My mum has the same talent as yours. I can understand why you're frustrated.
I love blue rugs.....embrace your rug...
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~Jenn
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Comment by Lilla
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the story was funny...
but the teletubbie geese...
(((hillarious)))
Lilla
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You're in Mikes Apartment and your worried whether or not your rug matches your drapes?
BLIMEY!!!!!