one nurdle, please.

so- the little sis and the boyfriend (*boyfriend: belonging to afore-mentioned little-sis) came down this past weekend to do some home-improvement projects (aka: PAINTING) to the new house. oh yeah, and in case i've failed to mentioned it yet--i moved.

anyways-all of this painting/priming/color-choosing-ness led to a GREAT deal of quality time spent at HomeDepot. (and after our 2.5 hour visit- i have deduced that the time one spends in H.D. is directly related to the amount of handyman-knowledge one learns during afore-mentioned trip.) *and was that really the second time i've used "afore-mentioned" in one post? yikes. new-favorite-word/nerd alert.

so, at some point during the second hour of paint-aisle perusing--(and finally deciding on a "dark/rusty" shade of reddish-orange for wall color #1)--our new best friend (aka: H.D. employee) informed us that in order to paint a dark wall color, it is VITAL to use a tinted primer. (and for all of you out there who are planning on eventually painting a wall anything darker than sunshine yellow or baby-blue --take note: this is very useful information i'm sharing)

and at this point, new-best-friend begins his schpeel on paint-tinting...his experiences with dark wall color, and the CRAFTS & PAINT-CONFERENCE he attended several years ago. (yes. there are conferences dedicated to crafts and paints, and obviously H.D. deems it necessary to send their employees) Well, N.B.F. was saying that we could purchase a small tube of tint, and add it to our own bucket of primer to save some $ (which is always a plus)...and he said that it would only require a nurdle or two....

hold it:

NURDLE?

yes. apparently this i the official term that should be used when referencing a tube of (anything) that can be squeezed. A nurdle is produced when you use two fingers to squeeze the direct center of afore-mentioned tube. (*3rd-time? yes. this is definitely my new word.) Once your two fingers meet, you've got yourself a nurdle. (however, you should be careful where you use this terminology: as it can also be a reference to a sexual term, in Australia.)

so, in conclusion: tinted primer works wonders, "afore-mentioned" is a stellar word, and (in addition to knowing rare-terminology) N.B.F. smelled like cinnamon gum...