Desk revisited.

You may remember my recent post ondesk organization featuring the Ikea PS Laptop Workstation. Well, Dad checked it out and it was really kind of wobbly and not all that great. To spend $65 on something that wasn't exactly what I want (I much prefer wood), we decided to try to make our own.
We fretted and planned and decided on a unit about 18" tall and 20" wide. We still wanted to have a separate shelf to hold a power strip, so we left that in. But I couldn't figure out what exactly I would put on those side shelves if I was just using this for a laptop holder, so we were able to take a lot of size off of this thing. We made it about 6" deep instead of the 7.45" of the Ikea model.
We bought this beautiful birch plywood and currently have the box finished. We simply have the two doors, shelf, and some staining to do and we'll have a customized laptop desk! I'm really excited about it, though I'm still not sure how the hinges Dad got will work. He's tried to explain it to me but I guess he'll just have to show me. I was picturing something more along the lines of a simple door hinge but he got something else that was rather strange. I still can't understand the way he explained it. We're better at visual explanations.
Pictures to come!

Oh also, I had my colonoscopy today. Not something I'd like to revisit. I should get my results sometime next week. Mom got really angry because the doctor wouldn't give us anything for nausea to call in to the pharmacy before I woke up, even though we have a long history of not doing well with anaesthesia. On the bright side I only threw up once! The best quote of the day, though, was when they gave me my glasses back in a biohazard bag. I kept saying "my glasses are a biohazard!" I don't remember saying this because they put an amnesiac in my IV, but apparently I was a real cut-up under the influence. I hope tomorrow to be settled enough in the stomach to indulge in the Chick-Fil-A sandwich I've been craving since my prep began on Thursday (is there anything more boring than a clear-liquid diet? I mean, come on!).

Also, if anyone has a real killer cheese cracker recipe, I would love it if you shared it with me! I've been craving that, as well. Mmm...and a milkshake. Sigh...my poor tummy is so small for all the food it wants!