Success. I have circumvented the framing people. I have two semi-professionally framed pieces of art on my walls, after spending Sunday afternoon cutting various boards into rectangles with a very fancy framing tool that Eric has—artists always seem to have useful but random tools like this. I might even go crazy tonight and frame one more piece tonight, just because it is so easy.

Those framing people, man, I tell ya, they have themselves a racket. It is absurd how expensive they are. I did the same thing they do for one-tenth the cost. One-tenth of the cost! Sure it is worth getting a frame professionally done if you have a valuable piece of artwork, but if you have something you like enough to put it under glass, you can do it just as well and just as safely as THEM. Mind you, there are good framers out there whom I urge you to use if you can, but a little bit of DIY is good for the soul—and the wallet.

Maybe I should start a framing and furniture store. Anyone want something framed? I promise to overcharge you.