the popcorn is DEAD.

I killed it with the orbital sander.  it was pronounced DEAD around 2:04 p.m. EST.

my home is now a popcorn-free school zone.

it was a deltoid workout.   a patience workout.

dust floats in that room right now.  it is the spirit leaving the popcorn, stubbornly refusing to pass into the beyond.  it will settle to the floor, then I will vacuum it up.  then I will dump it in the back yard where it will get rained on and join the earth.  then probably microorganisms will eat it.

next step is to skim coat the whole ceiling in there.  shouldn’t be too hard.  120 sq ft.