moist, moist, moist, moist, moist – yee-ha! ok, so i’m still moist about getting my car back – i’m sure it will wear off soon, but not too soon, i hope.
this past saturday marked the final installment of the Trash Film Orgy, and it was a big success! We had the director show up for an interview segment before the show and during intermission, and he surprised us by bring two of the stars of the film, Rat Pfink and Boo-Boo, Carolyn Brandt and the other guy, whose name escapes me at the moment. We also had internet darling Ouchy the Clown, a Clown Dom, show up with his brand of comic S/M, along with TFO’s regular helping of zany antics.
Yesterday was devoted to installing the “seaside ledgestone” facade onto our fireplace in the family room, a task best devoted to a mason, or at least that’s what I would have thought, but Rick had other ideas. My tasks involved washing off the mud that had accumulated on the pallet of stone that we had delivered earlier in the week, mixing the pigment into the mortar to make it match the color of the stone, carry the stone to the jobsite, and providing aesthetic commentary to Rick, whose job it was to actually lay the stone. If you have never done this sort of work before, believe me, you don’t want to. I moved well over a ton of stone, washed it, examined it for pattern and placement, and convinced Rick that a particular stone belonged in a particular place. Mixing the mortar wasn’t so bad – place a sixty pound bag of mortar in the mixer, stir in a pound of pigment, add water, and push the mixing cylinder around the patio until well combined.
We got about halfway done with the job yesterday, and decided to stop to allow the mortar to set before continuing. If you move too quickly, the stone can collapse under its own weight.
I must admit, I didn’t want to take on this particular project without talking about it more, but Rick has done this sort of stuff before, and urged me to trust him. I didn’t particularly care for the stone he chose (I was at work) but after cleaning it carefully, I can see the subtle pattern in the stone.
Just as soon as it’s done, I’ll post up a link to some pics of the process.
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