davidd's A Doll A Day 2018

[davidd]

How did the old set get in in the first place? Regardless of that, I hope you'll be able to get it done without any further kerfuffle. Just don't let Yasmina's voices get into your head!

Are those new lenses?

I surmise that the previous owner installed the old washer-dryer combo unit prior to installing the door and the built-in countertop. It was not a particularly "forward thinking" installation.

I tend to maintain a running conversation with myself during projects of this sort. It's a combination of thinking out loud and "if you swear loudly enough it will finally work."

After saving for a long time... longer than it needed to be because spending is so much easier than saving... I was finally able to replace my DSLR camera that "disappeared" (aka "was stolen") during our long-distance move three years ago. I thought I'd be content with a point-and-shoot and a "bridge camera," which is sort of a hybrid between point-n-shoot cameras and interchangeable lens cameras. The Fujifilm S1 "bridge" camera has been a disappointment. I've been using a Panasonic point-n-shoot almost exclusively for the past two years. Finally I am back in the "real camera" game! Or, I will be, when I can find the time and energy to open the box and figure everything out!

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18 August – Joe Team in Action

The Curse of the Retrograde Planets strikes again!

Yesterday, in response to "simple" projects becoming not-so-simple, I mused that perhaps my astrological chart was plagued by "planets in retrograde." While I am not an astrology adherent, out of curiosity I looked online for my current astrology reading, and this is what I found:

"August will be a month of contrasts. On one hand, with two retrograde planets, Mars and Mercury, the month will proceed slowly. There is no use in trying to push your projects forward, for your efforts won’t work and you will just get more frustrated."

That's pretty concrete for an astrology forecast!

And, unfortunately, pretty accurate!

Today's "simple" project involved disassembling an old air conditioning unit that has been sitting on the "decrepit" back deck for an embarrassingly long time. The unit was far too heavy for me to move by myself or to load up and haul to the dump, so I decided to disassemble it in to more manageably sized pieces.

Other than taking longer than eected... which was eected... that project was fairly straightforward.

Then, being a clever sort, I decided to disassemble the old washer-dryer unit for the same reason. I tried to be extra careful, because the sheet metal edges on appliances are notoriously sharp. But of course, while removing the dryer drum (the big round spinny part), I managed to jam the very tip of one of my fingers directly in to a knife-sharp eosed edge. Much bleeding and whimpering ensued. Now I'm sitting here trying to type with a bandaged finger and of course wondering if it will ever heal, if it will heal properly, if I'm in danger of blood poisoning or tetanus, if there's nerve damage, if there will be a permanent scar, if I will lose feeling in the tip of my finger, or if it will become so ultra-sensitive that I will never be able to play the banjo... not that I can play a banjo or know anything about playing the banjo or had any definite plans to suddenly take up the banjo.

I also was not able to finish disassembling the washer, or to load up all the junk and haul it to the dump, or to get started on the other clean-up and repair projects I had on my list today.

Plus, I'm finding it difficult to type on the keyboard. It's amazing how challenging simple tasks become when one finger is taken out of action.

Today's photo is the action figure dudes I found at the dump a while back eloring a setting comprised mostly of blood-stained parts salvaged from the appliances I took apart today.