Spent my first day off work, painting all night. This time it was purple paint in the freezer (3 of them) half of darkroom #2. Cleaning and moving the small freezer, cleaning some more, then puttying holes before painting the wall behind the freezer. Also cleaned and painted the frames and wall areas of 2 of the 3 in the space.
The other parts of the night were spent setting up the safe, as well as a new TV I bought for $40 and a small fridge I picked up for $65. The seller said the fridge was new, only 2 weeks old and that he paid $150 for it. He asked $75, I offered $65 and went to pick it up tonight with the truck. The TV is an older model 32 inch from Emerson. I bought it mostly because the seller was only 3 minutes driver from the fridge guy. Two birds with one stone sort of thing. I also pick up a Pentax super tough body digi camera, used mountaineering etc. Got 4 batteries with for $40, not a bad deal, plan to use it in the dump. I need a tough point and shoot digital for situations like that. Not worrying if gets dirty, wet or banged around is comforting.
The most difficult part of the night was lugging a large heavy mattress up the the front stairs to the top floor. Dad and I would have gotten that done in a few minutes it too me over half an hour of large effort. Dad used to move fridges-freezers up and down those same stares when he was in his 70s. He was definitely a stronger man that me. Strong in many ways.
Here is a look at some of the new Kijji used toys, that should add a comfort level to darkroom #2. Tonight as I was working I had "12 Angry Men" (Henry Fonda) on the tube. Mostly just listened to it, there was not much watching. The plan is to play movies I know, that I have seen many times, there is a comfort level there and it will help me pass the time when I am doing things that do not require a lot of concentration. Hope this $40 TV lasts 5 years. Even if only lasts a couple of years it's a good deal, $20 a year.
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| This is the model camera I got for $40, a Pentax Optio WG-2 |
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| $65 Fridge, loaded with pop, water, apple juices, and glasses (to keep them clean) |
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| Free tube TV, free positive projection negative tool (you view the negatives as positives on the TV), and large light table |
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| The purple part of the room |
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| $50 fire safe (rated for 1 hour) for my most important negatives The top shelf has various contact printing frames |
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| Small stereo area with cassettes and CDs |
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| $40 TV with cheap DVD player |
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| Wide view of darkroom, enlargers, sinks and TV stand (from dads days in the space) with new TV |
