Wild Ride
08/24/2007
The past two weeks have been a wild ride for dr. filomena, hence the absence of postings. My life is never boring, but recently it may have reached certain records. Running 12 km around Lake Bohinj (yep!), very busy at work closing a couple of difficult real estate deals, translating a set of contracts and a catalogue of cosmetic products, going to opera and concerts, trying to fit in some quality relaxation time and now for the cherry on the top, the project of expanding the kitchen onto the balcony has just begun. Enjoy some ‘real time’ footage ๐ taken for a before&after.
original state minus sliding glass
divider wall out
new windows in
radiator waiting for the next step of remodelling
essential tools for ensuring a job well done
…more to follow.. hopefully the project will be finished in a few weeks? ๐
pengovsky said,
August 24, 2007 @ 11:21 am
OMG! I love what you did with the place! ๐
But most of all I love your solution for the TV set! The chief-engineer in me is going ga-ga! :)))
Morska said,
August 24, 2007 @ 11:23 am
Is there some cocktail party coming? ๐
pengovsky said,
August 24, 2007 @ 11:29 am
Uh, uh! Me, me, me…! ๐
dr. filomena said,
August 24, 2007 @ 11:35 am
@Pengovsky: Jeez seems the TV thing is a general guy magnet. These guys loved it, but when I told them it’s being replaced by a large plasma TV set up directly on the wall, probably connected to the computer as well, the comment was and I quote: Oh my god I wish all women understood about plasma TVs… your husband is a lucky man. (WTF?)
@Morska: That’s a promise. When the kitchen is remodelled, both P and you are invited for a kitchen-warming cocktail party ๐ Adriaan will be there as well, I’m sure… Let’s see.
Adriaan said,
August 24, 2007 @ 11:48 am
Of course I’ll be there, if invited…
BTW I think this means we have to add “interior designer” to all your other talents. How have you managed to cram an extra couple of days into your week? A nine day week (inc. 4 day weekend, of course) would be fantastic for me, at the moment.
pengovsky said,
August 24, 2007 @ 11:53 am
@adriaan: You can say that again!
@dr.f: Please, do something about those toasts… Just looking at them makes me wanna squirt some mayo and ketchup on the screen, carve it up and devour them…. Yummy!
dr. filomena said,
August 24, 2007 @ 12:12 pm
@Adriaan: consider yourself invited. Date to follow.
@P: this batch is long gone, but the toaster’s out again after a very long time so fresh ones might come available. Better food will be served with the cocktails, though ๐
Morska said,
August 24, 2007 @ 1:11 pm
Then I have to spare the gift from London for that ocassion, otherwise I’ll have to get another one ๐ Well, I’ll bring some stuff to put on those toasts.. ๐ Will somebody teach me how those blow jobs work? ๐
Camille Remarkable said,
August 24, 2007 @ 1:28 pm
Great! I was about to inquire with SOVA as to your whereabouts! ๐
The kitchen project looks great. I have a bit of remodelling I need to do when I get there, so I will have to get your opinion since you are an expert! ๐
Oh, and I am sitting here idly in the corner waiting for my hand-engraved invitation to the kitchen warming. I always bring beautiful gifts ๐
pengovsky said,
August 24, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
@dr. f.: You… can’t… mean…. pepperonipizzawithcheeseandextraanchovies? ๐
pengovsky said,
August 24, 2007 @ 1:43 pm
@Morska: For a blowjob to do its magic, I humbly reffer you to my guide to blowjobs ;)http://www.pengovsky.com/2006/12/29/special-guest-star/
dr. filomena said,
August 24, 2007 @ 3:34 pm
@Morska: well my friend I will have to practice with the blow jobs then just so I can make a proper demonstration for you ๐
@Camille: wow not even here yet and already a local. You sure you’re not being placed here as a mole? Hand-engraved invitation on its way. It will, of course, self-destruct in 10 seconds after opening.
@P: I *love* anchovies and always put them on a home-made pizza.. but! no cigar ๐ … PS I think Morska was thinking more along the line of the blow job performed on the last photo here: (click). Nevertheless, thanks for the educational link ๐
Ok so let’s see… Adriaan, Camille, Morska, Pengovsky… sounds like a nice party already! We’ll add to it, for sure. Update: might get the works done sooner than anticipated (i.e. before mid September). Will keep you posted!
Camille Remarkable said,
August 24, 2007 @ 4:40 pm
@ dr. f – What can I say? I am a New Yorker, I like to keep my social calendar full! ๐
Morska said,
August 24, 2007 @ 6:06 pm
Dr. Fil is right and Mr. P. wrong ๐ I don’t need lessons “how to perform a BJ”, I’m practising it since the birth ๐ I’m familiar with hard things in my mouth but not with those you can’t bite ๐
Anonymous said,
August 24, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
Sabina pravi…
Ko bo kuhinja oz. bivalni prostor konฤan, se povabim k tebi na ฤajฤka ๐
buba ลกvabe said,
August 24, 2007 @ 7:28 pm
Wow, looks great!
Mmmmm, big screen plasma TV…. [exit-homer-mode]
dr. filomena said,
August 27, 2007 @ 7:44 am
@Sabina & buba ๏ฟฝvabe: of course you will both receive your own virtual, keyboard-engraved invites ๐
crni said,
August 27, 2007 @ 5:08 pm
Nice job, but I just don’t understand the Slovenian obsession with converting the balconies. The balcony is there so you can hang out in the open from time to time, yet most people close it up in some sort of winter garden or just build it up like you. What gives? Are the cubbyholes that sell as condos in LJ too small? Is the air too polluted to hang out on the balcony? Is there no privacy in hanging out on the balcony, admiring other people’s underwear drying in the wind? Inquiring minds want to know!
dr. filomena said,
August 28, 2007 @ 4:21 pm
@Crni: in my case, I didn’t have a real balcony, but rather what we call a ‘lo๏ฟฝa’ (loggia?) i.e. a completely enclosed room with sliding glass instead of real windows and no insulation on the wall. Basically an uninsulated tiny room. If it were a real balcony iI’d have kept it. Also, the middle of my three new windows is in fact a sliding one and I plan on setting a table right underneath. Bringing the balcony into the room, so to speak ๐ The plan is to extend the kitchen/dining room to allow for a small couch, which makes it a slash-living-room as well, which in turn means I have an extra bedroom. Ta-daaa! ๐ I hope that answers some of your questions LOL
dr. filomena said,
September 6, 2007 @ 2:13 pm
Update: another invitee to be: Doug from Canada ๐
dr.filomena said,
November 7, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
Party coming soon, guys!
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