Minoooshiah

Got a cute vintage movie screen in mint condition to match my newly acquired 8mm film projector (with gorgeous bakelite details). All were part of the Lori "16mm" Surfer collection. She is parting with things and moving out of town. That sux. I never got to see her installations either. Well, maybe in the mid 90's I happened upon a show at Emo's she projected.

I had an old 8mm projector that sputtered out carcinogenic fumes last I tried to use it at a party. I peaked into it's belly and it had sparks. I asked Lori to take a look at it and she did and confirmed that it was dangerous and a fire hazard. She also saw the sparks. Lori said it had parts from other projectors. I never caught that but it all made sense, things were always shaking and it was tres noisy. She was kind enough to dispose of it for me at the metal recycling scrap yard. Thanks, Lori!!!It is rare for me to find some relic that is completely useless and cannot be repaired. I was pretty lucky the thing didn't go up in flames the few times I used it.

Mail order: I have purchased a dress and tried on three different sizes, sent it back three times. I am awaiting a 4th size, we'll see how it goes. I'm bigger and smaller than I thought. Mail order gets old when you have to play ping-pong with the vendor. Still, it's a perfect dress so...I do what I gotta do.