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Went from Via To They say that moving is a major life stressor. I can believe it. It's almost like I feel a year older! Time for bed!

And after all that headed down to Burlingame to catch up with Joannes tall Australian nephew to hear all about his project work for Nvidia before catching the red eye back to New York. He very kindly gave us his'n'hers house warming gifts from Joannes sisters and himself. Also spotted in Burlingame

Revised our plans ... To match reality For the big move tomorrow. The accent wall is on hold, for now.

Turned out nice.

Todays painter progress Can you tell the difference between the Desert Tan in the South Facing "Primary" bedroom - the previously accepted term is no longer PC, apparently, And the Rich Cream in the north facing bedrooms/planned offices. ?

(or rather what the painter did today)

Oh you heard about the Accent wall in the lounge? Lighter/ Darker / Shorter / Longer ? Previous short / long comparison OK long it is, But Rich Cream? Or Desert Tan? The Correct Answer, as always, is: Yes, Dear.

^ And Blurple?

But wait. There's more! Joanne is having second thoughts on the north facing rooms and is considering something lighter ( or technically a higher LRV) so our friend with taste (she worked professionally with fabrics and has a good eye) suggested "Rich Cream" as a lighter alternative to Desert Tan. A soft beige sweetened with a touch of peach, this neutral brings to mind a decadent crème custard. https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/2153-60/rich-cream Time for another trip to the hardware store for a paint sample and paint up a color board.

We had a friend with "taste" come and have a look, and apparently What we want is "Desert Tan" Capturing the sunbaked warmth of a desert landscape, this yellowish tan is low-key yet luxurious. https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/2153-50/desert-tan Well OK then. The Office Renders look Ok. Like I have a choice.

If Only AI suggested "Saybrook Sage" "A soothing aloe hue cooled with a splash of gray." Was rejected as "too dark". Manually eyeballing color swatches etc ended up with candidate short list of 4. AI allowed me to place some candidate furniture in a picture of of one the bedrooms / potential office, and with the right prompting and sample "digital dollops" ... WIth the original walls it looks like The Candidate Colors chosen were Budding Green CSP-790 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/csp-790/budding-green Calming Aloe 533 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/533/calming-aloe Stolen Moments 477 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/477/stolen-moments Sweet Caroline 478 https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/478/sweet-caroline

Had Joanne compare similar different greens under various lighting conditions in various locations. Apparently getting Gemini / nano banana to replace wall colors in a picture isn't good enough 🤷‍♂️ Also, how many greens are there. Many many many apparently.

Happy Birthday, Knucks!

Happy Birthday!

Deconstructed Sushi? Red, White and Blue Apple Pie. 'Murica.

Well, you could sit in non moving traffic on 101 for about an hour and a half while 5 lanes filter into 1 flooded lane as motorists warely make their way through it. Highway 101, gas station in Larkspur, Corte Madera area flooded following storm - ABC7 San Francisco https://share.google/aOfzvsGh2LXsSjdjg No shit, King Tide Sherlock https://local.nixle.com/alert/12104315/?sub_id=0

https://bbc.com/news/videos/cx2052jqqzqo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/03/caracas-explosions-venezuela-maduro-latest-news-updates-live

Lox Scramble Ratatouille @ https://www.oceanviewonfourth.com/

Happy Boxing Day Birthday!

It's those Blue LED eyes, right?

Happy AI Birthday, Ric.