first day

in

First day working in NuSanctum – though much of that Work involved installing the air conditioner as the space was uninhabitable by 1030, a placeholder until the heat pump – and it's been exactly what I've wanted in a workspace for years (the knowledge that my useless creative meanderings are no longer contributing to planetary climate decimation is also rather therapeutic). Still have to add shelving and organize things – and decide which (if any) items from The Collection will make their way out here – but that's for another day: for now, I'm going to let myself bask in the victory.

solaaaarrrr

in

Hank and Aiden, the local sun gods, are at work: four panels are on the roof, the boxes are installed inside, big batteries unpacked, Derbz is going crazy with people in his backyard, and, by the end of the day, I'll have 12kw of renewable solar power surging through NuSanctum. Also nice: not only will NuSanctum be my studio, my escape across the yard, one in which my useless creative processings will no longer be wasted contributions to the climate apocalypse, but NS will (later this week) also function as a renewable backup generator for the house when the power goes out (read: I won't have to worry about my insulin stores going bad). If that wasn't enough, I anticipate being able to ward off vampires just by opening the doors. Win/win/win.