What a mess last night turned out to be. People have told me that sanding the joint compound (which you must do) would create a massive dust storm in my house … and they were right. It was all over everything! It took me as long to clean up as it did to do the actual work. But, the good news is that there were only a few places that needed more mud. Those will get sanded down tonight and then the walls will be ready for a coat of primer paint. I made (what is becoming the standard) my morning trip to Lowe’s and picked up the new ceiling fan, paint for the ceiling and a few other necessities. Mmmm, new ceiling fan. It has not one bit of gold on it. Yes!

Needless to say, all the “home improvement” left little time to sit down with “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” Platinum Edition last night. What I got to see of the first disc is pretty sweet though.