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Today on Bad Omens Theatre:

I saw the robin of spring today. Second for me, rather than first, but I can't help but think it's a bad sign that it was dead.

(From the look and location of the corpse, I think it flew into a building window and hit the ground too hard to recover. But it's still a bad omen.)

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Didn't get any work done on the new furniture last night. I was too exhausted when I got home from work to do anything much more complex than mixing pumpkin puree with Shula's cat food- I'd underestimated the amount of caffeine in Starbucks iced coffee and consumed two of them late in the afternoon on Sunday, and sleep was not my friend that night... anyway. I'll be working on the nightstand when I get home tonight, I think. I've already sanded it a good bit and put on the stain prep. I'll probably go over it with the fine sanding sponge (equivalent to 320-400 grit sandpaper) when I've put the stain on and let it dry, since I plan on French polishing the thing and that's supposed to be part of the process. I made a point of buying a particulate respirator mask at the hardware store this weekend, because the finer grits result in a LOT more sawdust and I think my lungs have had enough crap to deal with, thank you very much.

Will post links to 'before' pics shortly. My browser's being annoying.

ETA: ( Arrival day pictures behind the cut. )