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[elegant-one]

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Originally Posted by purrtykitty I don't know, yet. The carpet is a dark blacky-sage green color, so any suggestions? I was originally thinking a sage green would look nice, but now that I recall the color the carpet will be, I'm thinking that will be a bit much. The trim will be an oaky color, so I was thinking perhaps something along the lines of that. I know it will have to be a lighter color, considering the carpet is dark, so maybe a nice, latte color? I'll hafta see what swatches we get. I have a couple of weeks to mull it over.

I love the idea of a latte color! That would be a great choice. Anytime I need an idea for a paint color I look through the Pottery Barn catalog. We just did the kitchen in a medium Pottery Barn/Martha Stewart sagey green & we absolutely love it. It seems like everything looks nice with that color.

 

[panther27]

Elegant,how was your night?

 

[elegant-one]

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Originally Posted by panther27 Elegant,how was your night?

Morning!!! It was good...& relaxing. So relaxing I ended up falling asleep half way through the Smashbox show on QVC

The movie was a little bit boring even though it had some ghosts in it. The Others was much better, but dh loves old black & white movies.

I'm bored this morning

And, I already had my hot dog with coney sauce & part of a malt milkshake yesterday (my favorite & only junk food) as my Labor day celebration - yeah, I live a boring life.

You're getting Direct tv - does that have a bajillion channels?

 

[Krasevayadancer]

Welcome back Allison!

Elegant- I went a little nuts with the smashbox. I may have gotten the tsv on auto delivery, the wl cream liner with shimmer powder, the gel highlighter with brush and the wl trio

And the day is still young

 

[stv578]

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Originally Posted by Sanayhs I use a shadestick under at least the part where Sharp will sit, and it lasts brilliantly all day. I know the shadestick form itself sucks, but it works wonders with both the Tempting quad and the Shadowy Lady quad, as it really punches up the colours, gives them much better lasting power. Also, Smudged Violet is infinitely hotter packed on over a shadestick than over a paint. So yes. Shadestick + CoC Quads == Hurray!

Thanks Samantha. What shade shadestick did you use under Sharp and Smudged Violet? I tried the Shadowy Lady quad today and the colours really didn't show up much at all, and that was with Soft Ochre pp as a base. I really do want this quad to work as well though. At least I know Spiced Chocolate goes on nicely!

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Originally Posted by darkishstar Okay. I have to pay fucking $500 on textbooks. I am so angry. Amazon is no damn help, it was just a few bucks cheaper ordering from Amazon. So eff that, I'll get new books for about the same price. Used books aren't available from my campus book store? Bullshit, they just want money on new textbooks. Yeah, so did I mention that I can't afford grad school?

$500 is actually not too bad. I started university 12 years ago and finished off 8 years ago and I'm pretty sure I paid at least that if not more for all my text books each year. What really pissed me off is that we had to purchase the newest edition, so they would pretty much update the books yearly so we couldn't even buy used. Well, I guess one could've if they really wanted to, but it was suggested that we always purchase the current edition. Scammers!

As for grad school, I think if you could get a loan and work part time while in school, you should go for it. It is well worth it down the road. Or work full time for a few years after you complete your undergrad degree and then go back, but sooo many people will tell you that they never did make it back.

 

[stv578]

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Originally Posted by elegant-one I love the idea of a latte color! That would be a great choice. Anytime I need an idea for a paint color I look through the Pottery Barn catalog. We just did the kitchen in a medium Pottery Barn/Martha Stewart sagey green & we absolutely love it. It seems like everything looks nice with that color.

My multi quote function is pissing me off, so excuse my multiple posts as I try to catch up!

I too like the latte colour. We have an open concept layout in our house. We did one room that doesn't get much sunlight a very pale latte shade, I love it! I had help from the most amazing paint guy at Benjamin Moore, and he the shade he picked was perfect in terms of under tones, not really yellow, no pink (which so many latte or taupe type colours have) and no grey. So just about anything goes with it! Then we did the other room one shade darker, but again the same coffee type colour. I looked at paint colours for nine months before I found this guy and he chose them all within a matter of minutes once he got a feel for what i was looking for!​

 

[darkishstar]

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Originally Posted by stv578 $500 is actually not too bad. I started university 12 years ago and finished off 8 years ago and I'm pretty sure I paid at least that if not more for all my text books each year. What really pissed me off is that we had to purchase the newest edition, so they would pretty much update the books yearly so we couldn't even buy used. Well, I guess one could've if they really wanted to, but it was suggested that we always purchase the current edition. Scammers! As for grad school, I think if you could get a loan and work part time while in school, you should go for it. It is well worth it down the road. Or work full time for a few years after you complete your undergrad degree and then go back, but sooo many people will tell you that they never did make it back.

Ahhhh, it's pretty bad, because that's how much the textbooks cost for this quarter, I have 2 more quarters to go because we have 3 in a year. So if I pay another $500 for each quarter.. that's another $1000 this year.

 

[stv578]

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Originally Posted by darkishstar Ahhhh, it's pretty bad, because that's how much the textbooks cost for this quarter, I have 2 more quarters to go because we have 3 in a year. So if I pay another $500 for each quarter.. that's another $1000 this year.

Ouch! Well I know I didn't spend that much!!!

 

[darkishstar]

^^ Yep, UCLA is bleeding me dry. T_T

 

[Sanayhs]

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Originally Posted by stv578 Thanks Samantha. What shade shadestick did you use under Sharp and Smudged Violet? I tried the Shadowy Lady quad today and the colours really didn't show up much at all, and that was with Soft Ochre pp as a base. I really do want this quad to work as well though. At least I know Spiced Chocolate goes on nicely!

Lucky Jade under Sharp, and I simply use beige-ing under the entire Shadowy Lady quad. If you have issues with shadesticks as bases, try another one like a paint or something under it.

 

[Sanayhs]

In terms of textbooks, I know I've spent a good... dear god, $700-$800 over the course of two semesters? And that was buying USED books. :|

Ebay can definitely have some great deals. Thing is, you need to order your books EARLY or you might not have them in time for the first assignment or whatnot, and you can really get behind on readings that way.

I've had books that new would cost me $180 before taxes (yes, multiple of them), so I reeeeaaallly tend to avoid the new books.

DAMN YOU, SCIENCES!

 

[stv578]

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Originally Posted by Sanayhs Lucky Jade under Sharp, and I simply use beige-ing under the entire Shadowy Lady quad. If you have issues with shadesticks as bases, try another one like a paint or something under it.

Hmmm, that reminds me... I have a taupe-y lavender paint, can't recall the name, but I'll have to give that a try!

 

[Susanne]

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Originally Posted by Sanayhs Lucky Jade under Sharp, and I simply use beige-ing under the entire Shadowy Lady quad. If you have issues with shadesticks as bases, try another one like a paint or something under it.

That's what I will try!!

 

[darkishstar]

Ugh. I just can't believe how much science and math books cost! They're the absolute worst in terms of books!

One physics book: $184 before tax.
Math book: $142 before tax.

GAH.
I definitely need to put in more hours at work and stuff.
Either way, I'm excited for the school year. I found it's so hard to get motivated to do anything during summer break. I feel my brain rotting. What can I do to get around this?!

Anyways, I'm off to clean the house.
Gotta do something constructive. I'm going to make like once I leave the fall that it's like I'm not living here. Lol. Sad...

 

[panther27]

Morning!!! It was good...& relaxing. So relaxing I ended up falling asleep half way through the Smashbox show on QVC

The movie was a little bit boring even though it had some ghosts in it. The Others was much better, but dh loves old black & white movies.

I'm bored this morning

And, I already had my hot dog with coney sauce & part of a malt milkshake yesterday (my favorite & only junk food) as my Labor day celebration - yeah, I live a boring life.

You're getting Direct tv - does that have a bajillion channels?[/quoteHi Elegant!Yea,the direct tv package we're getting has 200 channels,plus 4 free months of starz and showtime

.And it's only like 50 bucks including 2 boxes.I am sure we will not watch all the channels but it's nice to have.I'm glad you had a good night,that hot dog and milkshake sounds delish.

 

[SuSana]

half.com has great deals for textbooks.

I just had to throw that out there

 

[purrtykitty]

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Originally Posted by stv578 My multi quote function is pissing me off, so excuse my multiple posts as I try to catch up! I too like the latte colour. We have an open concept layout in our house. We did one room that doesn't get much sunlight a very pale latte shade, I love it! I had help from the most amazing paint guy at Benjamin Moore, and he the shade he picked was perfect in terms of under tones, not really yellow, no pink (which so many latte or taupe type colours have) and no grey. So just about anything goes with it! Then we did the other room one shade darker, but again the same coffee type colour. I looked at paint colours for nine months before I found this guy and he chose them all within a matter of minutes once he got a feel for what i was looking for!​

The more I think about it, the more I really like the idea of a latte color. I won't have a window, so I think that color will really help brighten up the room. I'd like to have one as close to a neutral base as possible. I think yellow undertones would clash too much with the carpet. Pink undertones might look OK, but I don't think it would look as great as a neutral undertone.

 

[Sanayhs]

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Originally Posted by darkishstar Ugh. I just can't believe how much science and math books cost! They're the absolute worst in terms of books! One physics book: $184 before tax. Math book: $142 before tax.

Yep. I've taken physics, chem, calculus, statistics, linear algebra... Plus, a bunch of econ books are priced like that, too. I was excited one semester to find one of my econ books on ebay for $80 because that was a HUGE savings of $100+ before taxes!

And, of course, my secondary major being English meant a crapload of books to be purchased for that, too. Ha.

 

[Sanayhs]

I've secretly been dying to know how the Wicked Lovely blush is, and I'm desperately curious as to how it compares to Blooming.

 

[Sanayhs]

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Originally Posted by purrtykitty The more I think about it, the more I really like the idea of a latte color. I won't have a window, so I think that color will really help brighten up the room. I'd like to have one as close to a neutral base as possible. I think yellow undertones would clash too much with the carpet. Pink undertones might look OK, but I don't think it would look as great as a neutral undertone.

The latte colour should be good. Something that's fun to do, too, in a place with no window is create your own with a framed, decently-size outdoors image. I have a 3D castle over my kitchen sink that's super neat, and it gives a much nicer view and feeling of openness than the prior white wall.