new office plans

I was excited to discover the Wandering Moleskine Project only to discover that it's been booked solid. :-( The founder told me there may be a new project starting up this fall, though, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. Or maybe I'll have to start up my own.

As you may have noticed, I've updated the header to this page. I was bored of the old one, and now that I've constructed the new one in Corel Painter layers, it means I can play around with different themes, depending on my whim.

Finally got paid for a couple articles I did last year for a particular publication I likely won't want to write for again, also got a go-ahead on one of my article queries, sent out a couple more. Even got in my daily 1000 words of novel-writing yesterday. May not seem like a lot to some of you, but it's a heckuva lot more than I've been able to do lately because of tendinitis woes. Things are getting better, all around.

AND WE GET TO SEE THE NEW HOUSE AGAIN TOMORROW! It's one of our two official visits, according to our purchase agreement. Several contractors will be coming by to give estimates on renovations, but we'll also be doing some more measuring and planning.

The image above is a rough layout of my future basement office, which is twice as big as my old one. The walls marked "*" are the ones I'm currently brainstorming about. Thanks to Bryan Fullerton for sending me this marker board wall post. My ideas so far:

- Giant corkboard on one or both walls. Good for pinning up pictures, photos, doodles, quotes, etc.

- Giant sheet of metal I could use for magnets of all sorts, including fridge poetry. Not sure about the effect of all kinds of magnets on anyone carrying sensitive electrical equipment through the hallway. Anyone out there a magnet expert?

- Giant whiteboard. Not as keen on this since they tend to get messy over time, and I'd have to limit myself to whiteboard markers.

I've mostly given up on the wall mural painting idea, mainly because of the cost but also because of my lack of practical knowledge about surface prep, etc. Plus it's more of a hassle to change when I get bored with a particular image.

Anyway, suggestions and comments welcome.

And last but not least, don't forget to check out the spankin' new Web site from Graham Leathers and Peter Rempel, Stingertoons. Content includes funny stuff from Gray, comics, performance info, a trivia quiz, and a lesson on constructing Celtic knotwork.

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