I’ve fallen behind due to so many things happening at once. I’m not entirely sure where we are now…

The world is a political and cultural minefield. Fourth of July just happened, and LA had the worst air quality in the WORLD the morning of the 5th. Not hyperbole. The air quality was a 361, which was hazardous. By the afternoon it was down to 160ish, which is a huge improvement but still not great. With a disease affecting the lungs running rampant, having poor air quality brings paranoia to every breath. I’m happy that all my friends are taking it seriously, keeping a 6-foot distance, regularly washing their hands, and wearing masks.

This morning, July 6th, we woke to the news of the passing of Ennio Morricone at age 91. One of the true giants of our modern music world. His profound contributions to our culture changed music forever. It is sad news to lose such an icon, especially as we starve for positive light in this darkness.

The world changes beneath our feet, our concept of time keeps moving. Hopefully we continue to learn and grow.

In the meantime, I have nothing to offer of any real significance, beyond pictures of drywall. How exciting is this? Right? Just what you wanted. Pictures of drywall. The last bit of drywall went up to enclose the room. Here’s the garage area wall progressing:

Here’s the laundry area wall mudded. Still a bit of work to do on this side to finesse it, but progress continues. There’s a door now!

The door is a heavy solid door, which we got a deal on.

Just out of the frame to the left, is our washer and dryer. We will probably fill this area with shelves for more storage and whatnot.

And here’s a look at the room inside. I used my zoomed out lens which is very fish-eye and a bit distorted. It is exciting how close we are to completion, but there is still so much work to do.

It is exciting and overwhelming. They finished mudding the room on Friday, but I neglected to get a picture of it. They arrived early this morning to continue work and I’m doing my best to stay out of the space while they are working.

In the meantime, I’ll be spending today working on some new music and listening to Morricone.