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My health unceremoniously tossed me back onto night crew, so I'm having a cuppa and pummelling some todos with many pacing breaks.
So far, the library benches have their first coat of sealer. I'm hoping to get the library carpet taped next.
Let's do this.
Library update:
The bench top is painted!
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While it dries, I've been prepping the floor for carpeting.
I still need to add a top coat to the bench, so it's a race to see which will get installed first.
Mission accomplished!
@SocialGaff once again gets credit for wrangling #Wattsworth, the electric tentacle monster who lives in the walls of #ThisOldClownHouse.
The upgrade is significant, and the lighting is so much better.
Some days, you build your dreams.
Some days, you discover water damage.
Today's been a bit of both.
While rearranging and unpacking props, I found a bit of damp floor in the theater. We moved a few items, and found moldering carpet.
Thankfully it's non-infrastructural, and the fans are being deployed fans to dry the area.
It seems that old bar fridge we've been ignoring demanded attention. We're planning on taking it for a walk shortly... ;)
I win today's round of jank tetris by combining craft supplies, found objects, and a mild torture test of my tetanus booster shot.
I've managed to do some gluing on that soda crate we found. I was able to cut the inserts down and get them fitted back in.
As soon as the glue dries, I'll add felt feet, figure out some way to cover the rusty strapping, and declare this janky side quest for a crafting tool organizer complete.
Found the dog!
Important update:
Sherbet the colorful felted dog has been spotted twice in the last 24 hours!
The first hiding spot was peeking out of a bag at eye level, which lasted for over a month.
The second was behind a door a day later.
Where will they go next?
Another basement find in #ThisOldClownHouse
The dividers broke when I pulled them, but I think I can glue them back together. I'm thinking the crafting corner is about to get a janky retro tool holder.
Made some more progress on the reclaimed boards for the library bench today. They are now cut to size, roughly sanded, and are a percentage wood putty by volume.
We found mystery wood in the basement that was so nasty that we need to sand it in order to see what sort of reclaimed plywood nonsense we're dealing with.
If this works out, future generations of clowns can sit comfortably on garbage in the library.
A couple of hours of sanding later...it's wood, and it's good!
Lots of patching up to do next. Then we'll have materials for the bench seat.
We found mystery wood in the basement that was so nasty that we need to sand it in order to see what sort of reclaimed plywood nonsense we're dealing with.
If this works out, future generations of clowns can sit comfortably on garbage in the library.
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I'm currently part of a small crew of clowns revitalizing an old building. We post about it under the #ThisOldClownHouse hashtag.
In between renovation steps, I'm usually in the theater practicing circus skills or making things like theater masks, linocuts, or other mistakes.
Earlier today we finished framing and installing the structure for a giant bench in the library!
It will eventually have a front and top, be covered in pillows made from old costumes and set pieces, and be large enough to nap on comfortably with a book over your face.
We are currently being vexed by a piece of warped wood.
Currently in design stages for adding a large bench to the library.
#WorkInProgress
#ThisOldClownHouse
#ClownsMakeTerribleCarpenters
And just as unexpectedly, the unexpected dumpster has finished its visit to #ThisOldClownHouse.
It leaves with many souvenirs. :)
I have unpacked another box in the theater today, and it was full of nostalgia!
Among the bits was a prop we built we call the 'brain-a-lator'.
It has been used to extract memories from characters in at least three different shows.
Here's a sample of the extractor in action:
Today at #thisOldClownHouse ,
Finally labeling all of the updated electrical work. Because that shit isn't supposed to just live in my head and vaguely on some scrap paper. For actual safety reasons!
And now it's time for porch coffee to celebrate.
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