14 July 2009

light bulbs

I have to go to Ikea to buy light bulbs. The light in my bathroom is situated so that the shower is very dark and you can't see what you're doing. I was at Ikea one day and got a cheap light fixture and ghetto-rigged it to the wall. It kinda looks like a sick and twisted porno camera, but it lights up the shower fabulously and now my legs get shaved correctly.

Please ignore the half-painted shower ceiling and the crappy hurricane damaged stuff that's falling apart. It's all on the list to be fixed. But admire my awesome ghetto-rig! All without duct tape and only one extension cord!

One of these days we'll get the time to re-do the walls & ceiling, put baseboard in, and wire the lighting correctly. It's like they just stopped what they were doing in the bathroom, called it a day, and never went back to finish. You can even see the words "shower ceiling" scrawled on the shower ceiling because they never painted over it. But, my dad works hard to support us and is tired when he comes home, so it's not that big of a deal.

See how it can be creepy?

Just run it along the edge of the ceiling...


...and plug it into the socket when you need it.


I can't wait for the "after" pictures. One day!

The bulb (and my ghetto-rig) has lasted for about a year. A few days ago the bulb burned out. It was in the middle of my shower and I was washing my face. When I opened my eyes back up, it was dark.

I looked for replacement bulbs, but it's a weird bulb. That's how they can get away with selling cheap shit- you have to go back to get replacement bulbs because I can't find this kind anywhere else.

Ikea is next to the theater where I'm seeing Harry Potter (!!!!) tomorrow, but I have to say I don't like showering in the dark. I might just waste the gas and go tonight.

In the meantime I'm on a serious menstrual-fueled ice cream binge. I just can't get enough. I should really work out.

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