This morning I did some more work on the music I’m going to perform at Katie’s dance-troupe benefit show in two weeks. This will be the first public outing of my improvisational-electronica project; I’ll be opening up for a couple of bands with an hour of downtempo. I’m a little nervous; despite the fact that improvisation is the whole point, I think I’m going to feel underprepared until approximately five minutes after I’ve finished playing.

After a nice lunch with Lena at Salmon Bay Cafe, I did some cleaning at the Rocket Factory and then started in on a new pair of legging-lights for next week’s product photo shoot. These are about 5x brighter than the actual product; the idea is that they might stand up better against Thomas’ studio flash and help reduce the need for post-processing.

Adam, Michael, and John came by while I was working, to check out the space and pick up the stereo system. John and Holly bought a piece of forest land in Eastern Washington, and they’re having a big campout over there this weekend.

I am thinking about hiring a part-time assistant for my sewing projects. Lena suggested I might be able to get an intern through Seattle Central, which is an interesting option. I’m not sure how much time I would need, or how I would fit this around my work schedule, but the idea of amplifying my creative process via parallelization has a definite appeal.

Adam and Janet invited me over for barbecued kalbi steak on their rooftop deck, so we all sat around drinking wine (brought by a neighbor Adam pulled in at the last minute!) and watching the sunset glow fade on Mount Rainier. Beautiful city.

After dinner Dawn came over and we worked on the lining for her coat. We only do a little bit each time, but it is steadily coming together; the lining is finished now, and next time we’ll stitch it into the fur.