Well folks, it’s gonna be a hectic week. Tuesday morning, I’m heading to Cali to help Kirk make a cross country move. As you’d expect, spending all day on the highway isn’t conducive to updating. I’ll have pieces on ESPN and BSN this week (ESPN on Tuesday), so please try to check those out.
In the meantime, I’ve just finished fighting the block (again, Baba was victorious). The best part, though, is I’m doing so in my newly, partially decorated living room.

See, this is the new, mature Baba. The previous Baba has been out of his parents’ house since 1997. Since then I have hung exactly ZERO things on the walls at any of my spots. Why? Because that stuff cost money and figuring out what to do would require some thought.
But now that I’m the proprietor of the Palatial Bomaniland Estate (PBE), I feel compelled to put things on the walls. We’ve still got a lot of work to do–and pictures will be coming–but here’s what we’ve got going right now.
Living Room–a bronze (colored) clock, two brown antique Tanzanian masks, and a picture of my mama. Pending are some bookends for the mantle and a plant to put over the mantle and fireplace. The coolest thing is how the stuff’s gonna be lined up. My fireplace is kitty cornered in teh room, and there’s a mantle and large space over the fireplace. On one wall that forms that space, I’ve got the masks. On the other is the clock, and farther along that wall is my mama. On that mantle’s where the bookends will go, and a plant over that. Don’t that just sound classy?
Bedroom–a print from Lorrie. Real cool black and white number. Over the nightstand by my bed is an autographed copy of teh 12″ of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy.” Thanks, Liz. Got a big wall in there that needs attention, though. Ideas are welcome.
Office–an original from Lorrie. Thinking of putting some photos of my folks up in there. Give it a chill, upbeat mood, yanno?
Staircase–Got a couple of ebony masks. Putting one at the bottom of the staircase and one at the top. That way, we also kinda decorate the foyer at the PBE.
Now, only at 5am would I think anyone would care about that sorta stuff. So I ask that you forgive me. But this is really kinda cool to do. It’s putting together a puzzle, except it’s okay if the pieces don’t always fit perfectly. And I’ve managed to do all of this on a reasonable budget. Time to get in on that Martha Stewart money, shawty!
Anyhoo, low cost decorating ideas are welcomed. Encouraged, even.