I realize those still in LJ land haven't yet seen pics of the progress I've already made (if anyone can recommend a free image hosting service that isn't a pain in the ass, please do!), but it's time for me to do another giant to-do list ( Read more... )

On Tuesday electricians came and replaced my electrical panel, all the cabling from the panel up to the weatherhead, and the weatherhead. They also fixed all but one of the little things I needed to do, like sinking the ground stakes a few inches farther and getting a cable clamp for the exterior outlet. It was awesome! ...I have to pay them a lot ( Read more... )

I got a lengthy to-do list from the electrical inspector, and I'm going to try to get it in some sort of order, in hopes that it'll look smaller. And cheaper. (highly unlikely).

Easy and cheap

• Buy and install missing romex connector for exterior outlet
• tie gas line into ground wire. Purchased extra wire and stake clamp Friday, still need bonding clamp ( Read more... )

The electrical inspector is coming today between 9:30 and 10:30, which means it's unlikely dad can make it. I need to pretend to be reassuringly well-informed on electrickery so when I say "We're replacing the panel" he doesn't say "good lord, call a professional" and I don't sound like a little girl saying my daddy knows how to do it. Even though ( Read more... )

Pinniped is going to play at the Little Creek Casino (in the lounge bit, not the giant real stage with lighting bit) on St. Patrick's day, for more money than we've ever played for before! Because booking agents are pretty cool! Now, the agent gets 15%, and we're probably going to pay someone to do sound, and we just pre-spent $250 on another nice ( Read more... )

Dad and I only worked for a few hours Saturday, but they were an eventful few hours. I made a lighting decision! As with so many of my favorite solutions, it's very Cinderella (from Into the Woods): "I know what my decision is -- which is not to decide!"

The non-painting lighting in the studio is going to be track lighting, which only requires one ( Read more... )

I'm still fretting mightily about lights -- Should they be recessed, track, or tube? How many lumens do I need to paint? Where do I want them? How much of my meager warchest are they going to end up costing me?

Before I dissolve into a little stress puddle, though, I promised to share a floor plan!


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Doing better today.

I emailed Des and my uncle W about my lighting dilemmas, so I can get advice from actual professional people (a theatre lighting person and an architect, respectively). YAY for knowing nice, interesting people!

As a byproduct of that, I now have an annotated floor plan, so if anyone is curious I can post that somewhere.

Also, one ( Read more... )

My hand is telling me I'm more stressed than I thought. It tells me this by itching like crazy, then breaking out in little whitish wheals. (Physical Uticaria and dermatographism with no apparent physical triggers = probably stress reaction, especially given the history of when it happens).

I spent the weekend drilling holes, placing electrical ( Read more... )

I CAN HAS GIANT WINDOW!


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