Other Projects In Mind

Here is a brief and incomplete list of other things I have in mind, (some in the early planning stages, others with concrete work finished) they are as follows:

Continued construction on the conversion of my parents garage into a multi-purpose office. It already has the new wall built into where the garage door used to be, with the new front door and a double-hung window in its place. It was either that or replace the old doors with a new metal door, and that doesn't look so great from the perspective of the interior. It will, when complete, have space enough for two computer workstations, a very large drafting table/model building space, a small table saw, (I like working with scaled plywood) and finally a bed alcove in the roof fit for a futon, and a 2x6 ladder. (Also thinking of making a rope-and-plank bridge out the back to a tree platform.) Summer of BBQ party in the trees. Yay. This is actually coming along fairly nicely. I will post a picture or two when I have it completed to the degree that I can set up shop in there.

Starting a redesign proposal of the Woolworth building that has been vacant in my town for close to 50 years. The idea is simple enough, it is a multi-story building which could easily accommodate several varied smaller businesses with a unified theme, like a mini-mall. It would have a main colonnade in the center with an open glassed-in elevator bank, and skylights down the center of the building. In my mind the more uses to a building the better, my main proposal would also have small apartments attached to each of the stores, so commute is minimized.

My brother and I have purchased an XL-1s Digital Camera. I planned a movie set on the site of Danvers State Hospital, but I'm broke, and they have it slated for demolition between 2004-2005. I would have to organize a covert operation, including but not limited to; breaking and entering, trespassing, loitering, and possibly disturbance of the peace. It would also have to be at night, and that would seriously give me a raging case of the heebie-jeebies. I might shudder, I could cry, I may also gallantly wet myself if I start to hear noises that don't belong in a derelict building. If anyone has tips on either filming at night, or filming on location sans permit, let me know. I don't know why, but after seeing what can be done with layering and blue-screen technology in The Others, I'm inspired to try my own ideas out.

As you can tell, I'm fairly busy for one who remains unemployed. It is either that or fall full force into a fit of depression. Stay tuned for more updates...