This is a sketch of the entrance to Sun Eden which is my little slice of paradise in Yalaha Florida. This little Fast Food Mart has the best price for gas in the area, so this is where I tank up my Prius after long road trips back and forth to Orlando. The owners of this mini mart must be doing pretty good since they have a large house down by the lake with a large pool. 48 is the busy road in front of the Mini Mart and it is challenging turning into Sun Eden since there isn’t much of a turn off lane and most traffic is going 55 miles per hour. I almost missed the turn the first time I drove into Sun Eden and thought I might slam into the community sign but I braked hard as I swerved right.
After the move I realized a large table I had, just didn’t work in the studio space. Stella Arbelaez had IKEA shelving in the garage that wasn’t assembled yet and we decided it was a much better solution. It was a good choice. I will have to get the same shelving the next time I need to move. It is hard letting go of something that has worked so well in the past. To save weight when I was packing the uHaul to move out of the Chatswoth studio, I left one piece of the table behind. It was a large slab of metal that extended down the middle of the table between the sets of legs. I figured I would have more space to store stuff under the table without that metal piece in the way. Well, when I reassembled the table as the Yalaha Studio it wobbled like a drunken sailor. Without that metal support the table was useless.
Rather than have the heavy and solid table go to land fill, Stella took a short video and posted it on a community site. The table was free to anyone who wanted to pick it up. I kept it in my Prius as we ran errands. we were ready to go to the landfill, when a couple expressed interest to the online posting, and arrangements were made to meet in the mini mark lot. I parked near the air pressure station, which I couldn’t get to work. The table exchange happened like a clandestine drug deal but in broad daylight. It felt good knowing the table would have a new life probably sporting antiques or flea market goods.
I made a similar mistake with my Disney Feature Animation table. I left behind the heavy metal hardware that is used for adjusting the angle of the flat desk surface. I figured I don’t use any other angle that lying the desk flat to support my computers, so I could just hammer in some supports myself and spare myself the heavy hardware. It was a stupid decision and I rushed back to Orlando the next day to recover the hardware. Thankfully it hadn’t been removed. On the lawn it liked a bit like a lizard with a large square head. It took me hours to assemble, but I am glad the integrity of the desk remains intact.