Upper body strength

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Yesterday I converted the sewing room. I put all the fabric scraps in their bin, cleaned up most of the stacks that have accumulated, put all the hand-sewing notions in my little sewing box, and fit the remaining table clutter into the drawers of the sewing cabinet. I collapsed the ironing board, unthreaded the sewing machine, and put it in its case in the closet. I then set about taking the cabinet machine out of the cabinet. The thing is cast iron and weighs a ton, but I managed it with the help of some videos online. There are two set screws holding the body of the machine to the hinges, and then there’s supposed to be a way to unplug the power cable but whoever refurbished this machine last I guess did away with it in favor of gaff tape which. no. don’t do that. That whole cable needs to be replaced anyway so side cutters it is. To get in there I also had to remove the skirt guard, revealing some expired glue and worn felt. Fractal repairs are not normally my favorite but for whatever reason I’m excited about the details for this project. It also needs a new indicator knob for the top tension, as well as the new drive tire I already knew about.

COVID-19 update: CMU is moving to all online instruction next Wednesday, with Monday and Tuesday’s classes cancelled to give instructors time to prepare (laughable, a good online course takes a year+ to develop, but we’ll do the best we can with what we have). Students may stay where they are or come back to the dorms at their choice. This addresses the problem Harvard and others are having with what to do about students who are otherwise homeless, but creates a new problem re how to feed them. Dorms depend on cafeterias, and food service staff can’t really wfh.

Meals all good, still reading Ancillary Sword, still watching DS9.