Dizzying

Posted on August 31, 2004 by Gene

I’ve been painting the house here and there, on and off, for a month or two.
Don’t you love it when I’m precise?
Last weekend I started the bedroom, which had previously been a dark blue-green — so soothing for a person who gets migraines. But now, with my nice new bedroom furniture, it’s just too dark. So I’m going to paint it a color called “Haze”. I won’t even try to describe it.
Anyhow, today when I got home from work I picked up the brush and roller again, and blew through a couple of walls with Kilz, that noxious gloop that covers up almost anything. Unfortunately, I didn’t really read the label very well, and an hour later discovered that I was swaying dizzily, my eyes spinning around.
I’ve closed up the room, opened the window and turned on a fan, but the fumes are permeating the whole house, and as I sit here on the living room couch typing, the keys seem to swirl around under my fingers and my head feels like I just rode an amusement park ride.
I spent a good half hour searching for all the animals to make sure they weren’t in the room. I should have checked to see if I was in there, too.