texxgadget | End of April, on the edge

Ive been away from Dreamwidth a bit too long.
Its bad enough that Im only sporacic in posting, but apparently we almost lost Colleen and I didnt know it.
If there was a year to make Rainbow Con, this would be it, but I cant afford the trip.

Ive been out of work since Early Feb and the bank account is about to empty.

Ive been working on consolidating storage, preparing a growing batch of stuff for the Computer History museum.
Im also engineering the closeout of my remaining storage locker in Santa Clara, which Ive had since late 2002.
Once I have the shelving in San Leandro, I can pull everything from Santa Clara to San Leandro which is closer
to home, cheaper, doesnt go up in price as fast, longer access hours and with everything at one location, I
can do a much better job of sorting.

Last weekend was the annual San Jose Printers Faire & Wayzgoose.
I went to the Silicon Valley Emergency Communications Breakfast and then on to Wayzgoose.

After that, I went to Don & Sharons in Pacifica and removed 40 feet of boxwood hedge in preparation for
laying drainage along the unhill side of their house.

Next morning, we headed to Sharons Dads place in Willits to work on a few nagging issues.

One of the things complicating Dickens Faire last season was the problem with the trailer.
It has hydraulics allowing the trailer to "kneel" so we can move heavy equipment onto it.
They werent working in Nov. Don & I completely unwired and rewired it. We got battery grease into the
electrical connections, ended up replacing the relay, and repaired failed wiring for the power button.

I waded into a blackberry briar that was endangering one of the buildings on site, while other
"weedeating" activities happened elsewhere. We got a lot done.

Next trip involves preparing the cabin for re flooring.

Meanwhile, Im hopeful on the job front.
I dont have a choice, I HAVE to be hopeful.

Ive got fingers crossed for Colleen.