Operation Evil Cabinets
The target: Ally's pretty (yet internally evil and ultimately poorly designed kitchen cabinets)
The mission: To infiltrate the evil cabinet organization and change their very makeup.
Yes. It's true. I'm still hung up on the cabinet thing. I was kinda sorta starting to get over it, until I got to feeling better last night and decided to unpack the final boxes.
And one was a box of bowls.
And none of the bowls could fit in the upper cabinets! At all. And these are perfectly NORMAL sized bowls!
(Yes, this is what constitutes drama in my life.)
But the good news is that I ventured to Home Depot today and was informed by a very knowledgeable-appearing kitchen remodeling professional that it might be possible to de-evil my cabinets!
(Also known as a cabinet exorcism.)
I'm still not sure on the details, or even how high this should be on my priority list. But it's possible. And that gives me hope.
--Ally
ps...I'm going to be re-enabling comments! But I will also be having them monitored, which means that they will have to be approved by a moderator before they appear. Any off-topic or inappropriate comments won't make the cut, I'm afraid.
The mission: To infiltrate the evil cabinet organization and change their very makeup.
Yes. It's true. I'm still hung up on the cabinet thing. I was kinda sorta starting to get over it, until I got to feeling better last night and decided to unpack the final boxes.
And one was a box of bowls.
And none of the bowls could fit in the upper cabinets! At all. And these are perfectly NORMAL sized bowls!
(Yes, this is what constitutes drama in my life.)
But the good news is that I ventured to Home Depot today and was informed by a very knowledgeable-appearing kitchen remodeling professional that it might be possible to de-evil my cabinets!
(Also known as a cabinet exorcism.)
I'm still not sure on the details, or even how high this should be on my priority list. But it's possible. And that gives me hope.
--Ally
ps...I'm going to be re-enabling comments! But I will also be having them monitored, which means that they will have to be approved by a moderator before they appear. Any off-topic or inappropriate comments won't make the cut, I'm afraid.
posted by Ally Carter at Tuesday, February 19, 2008
73 Comments:
Congratulations on your new house and that hope springs eternal for those evil cabinets! You should post some more pictures once all of YOUR stuff is moved in and arranged.
Yay, first to comment! Thanks for putting back the comment box. Ur the best!! =)
Thanks, Ally! You are awsome!=)
yay comments are back!
cool; good luck de-eviling the cabinets!
yay!
i hope your epic battle with the evil cabinets of DOOM will be succesful and you will dominate and reture victoriously.
that's 4 reanabling the comments!
well i hope that your cabinets are definitely de-evilized, because everyone needs to be able to put their Baked Lays and bowls in their kitchen cabinetry. :)
oh yeah and YOU TOTALLY ROCK! absolutely love LYKY & CMH...they're to die for. ;)
OMG, thank you SO much, Ally!!! I was DYING to post a comment! I am so glad you had a great trip to Arizona! And I just want you to know that I totally look up to you, and your one of my inspirations!!! I am now trying to write a book. (I started it yesterday) but I also can't forget the help of another GREAT author that is from my own town that wrote a book that's set in our town!(Sarah Beth Durst - she's really great - I got my book autographed by her!) Now with the help of you two, I can do what I always wanted to do. Thanks so much! (And good luck with your cabnits and Home Depot - you can do it - they can help) :)
Wow congradulations :]
BigBang~
Congratulations again on your new house! I hope your cabinets can be exorcized. Is that a word? Haha, anyway, I hope GG3 is going good, I can't wait to read it! =)
I'd also really love it if at some point you could make it way down south to Columbus, Georgia for a signing. ;-)
Sweet! First,I am glad to hear you had a great time in AZ! You were so awesome and nice. (If any of you ever get the chance to meet Ally...DO IT!)
Second, I am glad comments are enabled.
Hopefully your evil cabinet renovations won't take too long...I don't want anything to disrupt you too much from writing GG3 (or Kat, because she sounds like she has a story to tell). :-)
Hey Ally,
Well, I'm new to the whole "Ally's Diary" thing, and I just wanna say that you have a pretty hilarious life. Your cabinets for example, well, I've never heard anyone express their woes about their cabinets the way you do. So good luck with that. I also just wanted to say that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE your novels...Love You, Kill You and now that Cross My Heart is out, I'm waiting until tomorrow afternoon where I can run to Chapters after school and buy it.
Also...V. V. Very excited about the third book.
You have done an amazing job with the Gallagher Girls and I can't help but hope you make more and more and more books about them, because I just cannot get enough of Cammie, Liz, Bex and the gang.
Again, thanks so much for these books.
You're the BEST!!!
--Shelly
I'm looking for my first apartment these days and now you know I'm going to be looking inside of some poor people's cabinets!
yay! it was sad when i wasn't able to comment on some of your posts!! now i'm happy!!
it's possible to de-evilify cabinets? truly? i was thinking as i read your post that you could always take one of those handsaws and just totally cut out that annoying middle section that causes so many problems...maybe that's what they mean by de-evilifying? hmmm?? it's cause for wonder...
Briana
you show those cabinets who's boss!
Wow. You're really moved in! That's awsome! If you do re-decorate the cabinets, you should show us the 'before' and 'after'. Good luck!
Thanks for putting the comments back. I just had to let you guys know about this awesome book you and readers would love. It's called "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult. You won't be disapointed!
Hey thanks for puting the comments back up and best luck to de-evil your cabinets.
Great blog, Ally.
FYI - Did you see George Lucas discuss the Indiana Jones "MacGuffin's" in Vanity Fair?
And thought you'd like a "Where are the Veronica Mars stars" now?
Veronica - brief stint on Heroes
Logan - Moonlight
Piz - Private Practice
Parker - Eli Stone
Can you think of any more?
Good luck with your new house! Your kitchen is beautiful, but I admit, the cabinets do have an evil "air" about them. :) It sucks that nothing with fit, especially the baked Lays!! Perish the thought!! :~)
I know this is off topic, and whoever is monitoring the comments with probably delete this part, but, I was wondering when you were going to do a Questions and Answers thing again? I really enjoyed that and I have some new questions! Hee hee!
Good luck with those cabinets! :D
Yeah, I know how you feel. When we moved into our new house our bowls didn't fit in our cabinets either. My dad wanted to get them redone... my mom just got new bowls. :) now they are smaller :( yeah so...Do you like the rest your house? How do you like your bathrooms? That was a big problem with my mom. love (GG)
-nike
Thanks Ally for putting the comments back on. I think it is a really good idea to moniter them. Lol about the de-eviling the cabinets!
I know how that feels like ally. We moved to PA last summer and the built in shelves in my room are soo tiny!! It suks but good for you, you can de-evil your cabinets and soo good luck and congrats on your new house!!
it is good that you unpacked that boxes but bad because of the evil cabinets
OMG thanx Ally having the comments back!!!! LUV YOU! OH AND I WISH U LUCK WITH THOSE EVIL CABINETS!!!BYE
I hope your evil cabinets become saints soon...for the sake of Baked Lays and normal-sized bowls everywhere.
congrats on being able to de-evilfy your cabinets ally!! me and my family just moved into a new house and our kitchen looks almost exactly like yours! its got stainless steel apliances and we have the same colored cabinets ( except, to my knowledge, ours arnt evil. lol! )
sooooo excited about GG3 and Kat!
-gallaghergirl95
Thanks so much Ally! Oh, and I got my C.A. teacher to read your books, and she totally loves them! Good luck with the cabinets!
<3 Renee
Yay! Congrats on the new house (minus the cabinets). I just have to know, though - was the really cool author who you mentioned liked your books in Phoenix, Stephenie Meyer? I'm probably way off base on my guess, since my mind is Twilight-centered right now thanks to the movie news, but I was dying of curiosity when I read your comment.
I'm not sure if this will be able to go on, because technically it's not about the books. however, i will try.
anonymouse- what is My Sister's Keeper about?
and gallagher gurl @ heart- What books has Sarah Beth Durst written, and which took place in your town? also anyone else with a good read sugguestion, plz tell me. hope you read this, because i NEED a book to read. if this gets on. thanks.
u can beat those evil cabinets!!! SHOW EM WHAT YOU"VE GOT!!! GO ALLY< GO GO ALLY!
Hey What's up?
Just sayin congrats on the new house and everything. I also wanted to say that I can't wait until your new GG3 book comes out. It's totally what I'm into. Is there a possibility that you will be releasing the title and basic storyline soon? I can't wait to know when it comes out! I'm gonna go by it 1st thing that day. Is there any possibility that it will be out by summer? Have you noticed that I LOVE your books? You just know how to say everything so perfectly to get the point across. The reader totally knows how the characters feel. that's so great. And remember, if you're ever in Music City, I'd love to get my books signed! (Nashville)
Good Luck gettinhg the evil cabinets out. Thanks for putting the comment section back. You are an AWESOME author Ally.
GallagherGirl95
one day, i will be very sad for some reason, and your awesome blog will cheer me up alot!!!!!
Thanks for putting the coments back up!! And good luck de-eviling your kitchen cabinets!!!!
about your last post, if you don't look like the pic in your book, what do you look like. either way you were very pretty in that picture. : )
I'm sorry that your cabnits are evil. When I first moved into my house we had to redo our intire kitchen. The only good thing was that I got to have a kitchen that i now love. I hope that it all works out and I was really glad when you where in Arizona!!! Come again!
our cabinates have the same problem, but we deal. at least you can go get new ones. and by the way how is the new book coming?
Thx for re-enabling comments - i kind of missed getting my say in your blog...
Congrats on the new house, good luck in the epic battle against the evil kitchen cabinets... keep us informed!
Can you give us a little more info on the editing process of GG3 so far? How far are you? Any potential titles? A release date? GG is one of the best book serieses (that's not a word, i know) that ive ever read, so ANY hints would be greatly welcome (the NaNoWriMo one was really good!)
So thanks again! You rock!
Ally, that's great! I have evil cabnits also, with a two-and-a-half support brace (ok, i measured, i was bored and had nothing else to do....:). Trust me, even though i got used to them, the evil-ness never wares off.
And thanks for the comments section. You rock.
Oh, and one more thing. I am reading Love You, Kill You.
You are amazing. [end of discussion]
♥ Alli-wa II
yay!! i'm so happy u've found a mayb solution 2 ur dilemma!!
luv ya,
callie
AWESOME ALLY!!! good luck de-eviling your cabints. lol. I went out today to buy that book you reccomened ( The Squad ) but they were all sold out!!! I had to order it and it wont be in till monday!! so sad... do you have any other books you reccomend?? I completly trust your judgement. ggod luck with writing, your new house adjustments and the cabinet war!! show theose cabinets whose boss!!
My comment isn't necessarily applicable...so hopefully your "monitor" will pass on my request in case I don't make the cut... But I think you should post a pic of this Gallagher Girl Academy shirt that you've been blogging about. And what does the soundtrack consist of? Those Arizon-ians sound like pretty cool cats... :)
~abbygail
YEAH ALLY!! coments are back!! You Rule!! i wish you luck with your evil cabinets. "may the force be with you". lol. also i am so sad that i couldnt go to your book signing even though i live in michigan. lol. I think it'd be awesome if you could come here!!! also is there anyway i can purchase a gallagher girl t-shirt or button?? that would be kool if i could!! also do you reccomend any more books. I just bought the squad but If it is just as good as GG1 and 2 then it wont last me
long. any suggestions?? good luck writing and winning over the cabinets!!
thank you sooooo much for putting the comments back up! i had nothing to do when they were gone. normallly i come on like 4 times a day and read the comments. im soooo excited.
congrats on your cabinet news. good luck with de-eviling them. i know they would be high on my priority list since i get hung up on fixing things!
i hope your mission with those EVIL cabinets is succesful. good luck!!!
Ally,
Again I hope your battle with the evil cabinetry is solved. But I was kinda hoping that you would give us an update on GG3? I know everyone is absolutely dying to read it, and I know it won't be out in stores for months. I was just wondering if you had any news for us GG's. If so...please share. :)
-Smiley :D
ps. I am madly in love with Zach. You made his character absolutely dreamy and romantic. I LOVE IT! ;)
You should make a new book called "Ally vs. The Evil Cabinets". But then the evil cabinets might plot a revenge...so nevermind.
Haha your poor bowls would have nowhere to live. That's why Home Depot people are awesome, aren't they smart? Good luck with the cabinets!
darn evil cabinents. theyre so annoying! i wish you luck with your new house. i hope there arent any other evil things...like toasters or something. evil toasters are the worst. ive had one actually. had to preform a toaster excercisom (spelling?). it was quite messy. only kidding. but goodluck with the evil cabinets!
My mom read this comment and the one before about the cabinets. For the record, she totally agrees that there is waaaaay too much space between the doors. However, I think that she thinks that you are slightly crazy. Or insane. Maybe both. Good luck with them! Don't unpack any more dishes!
*Marina*
ally!! you are soo awesome!!!! i absolutely ♥L0V3♥ the GG series! ah-mazinggg! i got CMH for my birthday, read it, and finished it within 6 hours. totally in love with it, i read it again the next day! i'm so excited about gg3...i better go read CMH again to keep from exploding! if that makes any sense. lol.
good luck on your quest to de-evil your cabinets. and good luck finishing GG3!! and Kat! (which i'm also excited about reading)
-jessica
yay ally!!! You found out how to de-evilfy (if thats even a word) your kitchen cabinets. when you said that, i imagined like Cammie with Liz and Bex going on a secret mission to stop evil, and in a way, you kinda did! Now, you can fit the dishes AND baked lays! *breaths sigh of relief* i thought they werent gonna make it. anyway, i think this comment is too long so i'll stop here. Have a great day!!!
yes
the comments r back
u rule!
Yay for comments being reenabled!
lol about the evil cabinets. They truly are evil if bowls don't fit at the top.
I'm not sure if this will be able to go on, because technically it's not about the books. however, i will try.
Ali: I'm not sure if anyone answered your questions about books...
My Sister's Keeper is about a thirteen-year-old girl named Anna who was born simply to be a donor for her older sister who has been fighting against cancer. Anna decides she's had enough of being a donor against her will and sues her parents for her freedom. It's really good.
And Sarah Beth Durst wrote Into the Wild and its upcoming sequel Out of the Wild. It's about twelve-year-old Julie who is the daughter of Rapunzel. Yes, that Rapunzel, from the fairy tale. All the fairy tale characters escaped from the fairy tale called the Wild, a tangle of vines currently kept under Julie's bed. Yeah...Julie just can't be normal. But then the Wild escapes, and to save her town, Julie must enter the Wild. It is such a good book, especially if you love fairy tales.
Good luck de-eviling those cabinets...you should make a movie "the excorsism of my disfunctional cabinets" I bet you could get stephen king to direct or something :)
i don't like evil cabinets...and may the rest in peace eventually
GO ALLY
The Exorcism of Ally's Kitchen Cabinets
That would be a great book or film or short story. Hmmm... ^_^
And I'm glad you're starting to feel better!
Yay the comments are back!!! Congrats on ur new house and i hope that ur evil cabnits will get fixed i hate when i have a place for something but it wont fit cause theirs something in the way!! so i what ur going through and it get very frustrating!!!! cant wait till gg3
- Carm
thank you Anidori-Isilee for answering. they look really good!
Yayyyy! We get to leave comments again! But that really sux about the cabinets thing. I have something like that at my house, where I (accidently) spilled some water on the burners and now it doesn't really work that well lol :o hope u get your kitchen remodeled!
luv, neko chan
ps, when i was little my mom and dad went to the home depot a lot and it was so boring for me so I made a song. haha "I don't wanna go to the home depot, oh no oh no I wanna go home, 500 hours at the home depot, oh no, oh no, I wanna go home!" yeah I was pretty creative :p oops I'm rambling a little, but ur the best, Ally! :)
ahh! comments yay!! :)
cant wait until gg3!!!
Ummm, just thot id let u no ally, that i think the annoying middle thingy on the cabinet is there to support the shelves, and it mite be possible for your shelved to collapse if u completly remove the middle thingy. i think its called a brace. but u mite be able 2 downsize it or something.
Good luck de-eviling the cabnets!!!your books rock!!!
Your books rock!!!!good luck de-eviling your cabinets!!!!
i am so happy we can leave comments again and just one question WHAT IS GG3 ABOUT? plz tell us as soon as possible i need to know.
thank you thank you thank you ally! bonne chance (good luck) on your evil cabinets quest!
YES COMMENTS!! THANKS ALLY!! I MISSED THEM SO MUCH!!! HOPE THE CABINETS WORKS OUT THE BEST FOR YOU!!! LOL HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!! :]
I hope you managed to defeat the evilcabnits!
Love Ya!
I hope the evil cabinets become less evil in the near future! Also, thanks for allowing comments again.
YAY! You can un-evilize the cabinets!! WOOO!
home depot has everything hope your cabinets get fixed
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