AI Writes The Post
Hello once again, everyone.
I feel a bit time constrained today, so I decided to see if Dall-E and ChatGPT could help. The image above was created by Dall-E with the prompt shown in the caption, and here is what ChatGPT gave me in response to “Write a blog post in the style of Jeff Powell about painting the interior of a house.”
Paint is one of the most affordable and easiest ways to transform the look of your home, and it can be especially effective when used to update the interior. If you’re considering giving the inside of your house a fresh coat of paint, here are some tips to help you get started:
* Choose the right paint. There are countless options when it comes to paint, so it’s important to select a product that will meet your needs. Consider the type of finish you want (matte, eggshell, or gloss), as well as the type of paint (latex or oil-based). Latex paint is generally easier to work with and easier to clean up, but oil-based paint may be more durable.
* Prep the room. Before you start painting, you’ll need to prep the room. This includes removing any furniture or decorations, covering the floor with drop cloths, and filling in any holes or imperfections in the walls.
* Get the right tools. To get a professional-looking paint job, you’ll need more than just a paint brush and roller. Consider investing in a paint edger, which will help you get clean lines around the edges of the room, as well as a paint sprayer, which can make the job go faster.
* Start with the ceiling. It’s generally best to start with the ceiling, as drips and splatters are less likely to ruin your newly painted walls. Use a roller with an extension handle to reach the ceiling, and be sure to use light, even strokes to avoid drips.
* Take your time. Painting can be a time-consuming task, but it’s important to take your time and do a thorough job. Use long, even strokes and allow the paint to dry completely before adding a second coat.
With these tips in mind, you should be well on your way to a beautifully painted home. Happy painting!
Not exactly my style despite specifically requesting that, and nothing in there is really new, but at least it doesn’t suffer from my weird sentence construction issues.
So that’s it. See you next week!
Just kidding. I’ll write something.
For those who are not aware, Dall-E is an AI based tool for creating images from a textual prompt, and ChatGPT is a conversational AI that responds to text prompts and even remembers context in a conversation. Both are available on the internet for free. And no, I have done nothing more than you see above. Too busy at the moment.
In stuff that is not actually news, you may recall that last week’s post was all about a water leak and scuppers. Nothing has changed since then. Despite a fair bit of rain things are still dry inside, so it seems an actual blockage in the scupper is needed to force the leak. (Of course our rain has been nothing like my friends in California have been getting lately. I hope you are all doing well down there!)
The actual news here is that in a couple of hours I am going to meet with the contractor and his roofer to discuss these issues and start working on permanent solutions for them. So there might be more news there next week.
Update: that meeting happened and it seems we have a basic plan, but there will be no implementation until at least the spring when the weather might cooperate. And both the contractor and the roofer are under orders to think about other options. My guess is the changes we discussed will cost a few thousand dollars to make, but the result will solve the problem. Basically the plan is an additional scupper on the lower roof (to avoid the downspout going through the eave/soffit) and replacing the two scuppers off the upper roof with larger openings and larger custom scuppers. But it will be months before anything happens, so we have to live with it for now.
The last post also mentioned needing to sand and prime the trim around the back door. That’s done and it looks pretty good, even with only primer on it. Sadly there are no photos this week. (The fake van Gogh is all you get. Sorry.)
In fact I did a bit more than just sand and prime the door trim. It needed another round of filling the nail holes, and while I was doing that I also patched some holes around the windows in the dining and living rooms. Then all of that got sanded and primed, which means the dining and living rooms are next to be painted.
The other thing that happened this week was a visit to the Langara College campus. I will be filling in as shop coordinator for the first time January 16–20, and I went in this week to hear the introductory lecture for the first sculpture project. I wanted to be up to date on what they are doing. It was good to see the instructors again, and the shop environment is still great, so I look forward to doing this.
There is one possible concern: I think the intro sculpture students will be finishing their projects the week I am there, getting ready for crit the following week. There are three intro sculpture courses being taught this term, which means the place will be full of people in a mad rush to complete things. Chaos will ensue. I’ll be fine, but it will be crazy.
I think that is everything of note for now. Tune back in next week to see if I have accomplished anything useful!
Have a great week!