friday; here we go.

woke at 6, slowly got up, sent some emails, walked seth. took off around 8, i think. got chai, went to TBM.

spent the morning hanging the door for the darkroom, planing some protruding edges on the framing i've done, cleaning some more. nervously re-arranged where the presses are sitting, so as to make a bigger clear spot around the darkroom. did tons of random little things to polish off the rough state of completion that the shop is in.

finally at 1:30, steve the inspector arrived. got about ten feet in the door, said "so this is it, huh?"

i said "yeah, unless you tell me differently."

"okay, looks good."

after one question about if i had specified that i'd be insulating the roof (i hadn't, but plan to address that in a couple years when i can afford to replace the roof), i had the green light.

GO!

off to the lumber yard to order drywall, they couldn't deliver 30 sheets until monday. grrr.

john hastie, as always, came to my rescue. arrived 30 minutes later with his empty van. load 10 sheets, drive to TBM, unload, returned for another 20 sheets, back to TBM, unload, send john on his way.

i hung four sheets myself before 5:45, when i had to leave. 5/8" drywall is a lot heavier than the 1/2" i am more used to, and is closer to the limit of what i can lift into place and screw to the studs by myself with only two hands.

drove south to kip's, where dianogah had our first interview and photoshoot for a magazine article about the new record. went pretty well, aside from the shock that the interviewer already had the whole album (we've been super tight about not sharing it). thanks, record label!

home again, trying to get back in time to go to a movie with di, who hasn't been answering her phone all afternoon.

at home, she's here, but we decide not to go out.

i answer emails, di goes to sleep.

i will now, too.