Anyway, yesterday I acquired a White sewing machine which someone modified from rotary to electric and mounted in a cabinet. It looks like it just belongs there, in front of my window. After I used my aunts I just needed one…then my mother came to me when I was working at the flea market, she was all excited about these chairs she bought and there was one, sitting right next to her new (old) chairs. I asked if it worked and they assured me it did, I knew the guy so I took his word for it. He sold it to my mother for $35 (with the stipulation that I would put gas in her car this week) and said he would deliver it to my house. It came with both a ruffler and a button holer. The manual is mysteriously missing though. I plugged it in and the damn thing works beautifully. It needs to be oiled and I need to play with the tension, and since the cabinet isn’t an original, I am probably going to sand it down, stain it a little darker, and change the knobs. It is made out of good, sturdy wood, and when it is closed and the machine is hiding it makes a nice writing desk. It also came with an adorable little chair. Also this weekend:
- My sick grandfather won a little television from the casino and decided to give it to me. Patrick said he would pay for the cable so I guess I am adding cable to my music room. This was something I was originally against but I realize that other people want to come over and that television is pretty standard these days and I kind of miss Big Bang Theory and Anthony Bourdain, and I can watch the news. Trying to get free shows on my laptop iss how I ended up getting a virus…twice. So as much as I wanted to kick the habit, not happening. Giving me the television made him so happy.
- My father said he has a friend who is “not just a normal electrician”, like he does restorations of antique wiring, and he is interested in rewiring my big old stand up radio as long as I buy the parts. I am so excited…imagine if I could get it running! Tubes and all! With the lighted display! And the turn table in the back! Asrlkjhgfdgbf.
- I found an AC/DC wire for my Crosley that works. So my one functioning turn table is up and running.
- I have a stack of new books sitting next to my bed waiting to be read.
Life is good.
