Before commencing with the main subject of this post, I suppose I should answer the obvious question:
What's a Silicon Valley redneck, anyway?
Well. I'm glad I asked me that question.
It refers the the decor in my living room.
You know how the stereotypical redneck's front yard contains at least three non-running cars, up on blocks? Well, my living room usually contains several non-running computers, up on blocks.
I may elaborate on the concept later.
Anyway, I made some progress yesterday on the 10-year backlog of house-tidying. The living room still requires the gentle application of a bulldozer, but I did some de-cluttering in the office.
Here's the "before" picture, showing the mess on the side table - today's target. Those two overstuffed bookcases are part of a set I've had since I was a little kid.
To work! The first task is to clear off the piles of clutter from the table, then the books from the bookcases. I pile it all on my bed, thereby setting a deadline for finishing the project.
Next, remove the ancient bookcases. One gets stacked atop another member of the same set (off to the left of the photo). The other will get stacked atop another bookcase in the lab - as I convert the lab back from the storeroom it's become over the years. That's another day's project. Actually, another several days....
Now that things are accessible, cover the wall with shelf rails and brackets, add shelving, and slap another two shelves on the ends. Voila!
Perfect! Lacking only a Jennifer O'Meara print... which calls for a trip to the frame shop.
The little space up top can hold things like a WiFi access point and maybe a mascot or two.
It certainly feels different! Walking in now, I hardly recognize the place. I guess I should find a proper home for that pile of swords and whatnot - they'd been blocking access to the filing cabinet. Also, there's that big heap of photos atop the filing cabinet; they should go somewhere.
There's much more yet to be done, but at least there's one large task checked off the list.
Updated:
There's the print - this library is guarded by the bookwyrm. Also by Lesser Cthulhu. (Pikathulhu and Mr. Naughty Seabird are too tall for that space up top, and will have to find other homes.)
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