but i grew up watching inspector gadget and the absurd and surreal humour on the show, along with it's careful moral lessons, and even it's message of gender equality, were formative, and few things, perhaps besides the zany humour in sesame street, have had a bigger influence on me than inspector gadget.
i started watching get smart reruns, which still ran in the after school slot in the 90s, as a teenager. i found it more enjoyable than home improvement or degrassi high, both of which struck me as kind of boring. at some point my dad pointed out that don adams actually voiced inspector gadget, and it was one of those rare moments of cogency and clarity when that pieced itself together, and i understood something deeper about the transcendental multi-dimensional connections keeping the universe in place.
paul mccartney's been ripping off my ideas for years.
but, in fact, this demonstrates my point. i name drop three people from the last 20 years and mccartney's all over two of them. there's not a lot out there.
i saw an article about how there's no rap music in the billboard charts and it made me wonder when the last time there was rock music in the charts. now, i tuned out of mainstream rock music a long time ago; since 2000, i could count the number of popular rock artists i've been interested in one hand and they would include the white stripes, st vincent, son lux and that's about it. my tastes have entirely separated from the mainstream for decades. i was aware that bands like mcr, paramore and fall out boy were popular and were the last wave of rock music to get any kind of mainstream success, but i wasn't very interested in them. i had long assumed that there was some continuing concept of rock music, and it was probably something like that, or close to it.
somebody did the research and i didn't realize how obscure rock music has really become, in terms of the mainstream charts. see, the flip side of this is that there have been some excellent underground art rock bands over the last 15 years, a lot of them extremely punk rock, and they have large underground followings that make them seem pretty successful. i guess you can sell a lot of records nowadays without breaking the billboard 100. if you spent the period after 2010 listening to the more popular upswell of underground punk, you might not have even noticed that the type of music that avril lavigne makes is no longer remotely popular.
i would be far more selective in my description of 'rock' than they are and argue that only fall out boy and paramore meet the definition, since 2010, and that the last rock song to hit the billboard charts was by fall out boy in 2015. in that period, though, there have been outstanding underground rock records released.
it doesn't seem dead, if you're into it.
it's certainly no longer mainstream, though; not even remotely. that's ok. i like jazz and classical music, too.
the purpose of remembrance day is supposed to be to take a moment to remember how the capitalists cynically sent a generation of kids to die to fight for control over foreign colonies and export markets, for the benefit of an elite few. millions of children were slaughtered at the alter of global capital.
we fought back against capital, and we won.
they will never do that to us ever again. we won't let them - we will rise up and pull them out of their towers and drag them on to the street and hang them on poles if they try.
we will never forget what they did. our grandchildren and our grandchildren's grandchildren will remember, and we will be waiting to hold them to grisly account if they ever try anything like this ever again.
remembrance day is not a celebration of "fallen heroes", it is not about macho attitudes and it is not a glorification of war. look those filthy fuckers on the screen speaking like that in their dirty fucking eyes and tell them to go fuck themselves.
eventually, at some point, a health care bill was going to have to pass the senate, pass the house and get signed by the president. them's the facts. you can stamp your feet and yell and scream and refuse to go to work for the next year, but it doesn't change the outcome - the democrats don't have the numbers to pass the legislation, and won't get it until jan 2027 at the earliest, if they're lucky. withholding snap funding and shutting down everything else in the government will not get the democrats the votes they need to pass the bill. only winning more elections can do that.
do democrats still claim to want to cancel the filibuster?
obamacare is a law that orders you to buy health insurance. it's not a health care system. americans would be better off getting rid of it and starting over again.
health care is a populist issue and democrats win when they run on health care. they will need to do that, now; that's what democracy looks like.
there are consequences when you lose in a democracy. adults accept those consequences and fight to win, they don't sit in the middle of the floor and cry and scream like four year olds having a temper tantrum when they don't get what they want.
another month of cut snap benefits would destroy the democrats in key districts for decades. they are better off running on single payer, universal health care.
this mess was stupid and the consequences will likely be felt for some time.
the next step is to get rid of cuck schumer any way necessary, including via carpet-in-the-hudson if it has to be that way.
appendix B - notes/summary
i want to keep track of what i'm spending on this. i don't want it to be too much, in the end.
i'm expecting an extra $2000 from the city. let me keep it under that, max, total.
i'm not close.
oct 12th:
plastic drawers: $30, and i'll use these for something else. this was regular $40. (delivered)
fan: $20, which i needed anyways. (delivered)
shoe rack: $10, which i need anyways. (delivered)
thermometers/alarm clock: $20. i broke my mercury thermometer and had to replace it, and the other weather station and clock is unnecessary, but was $10, and i think i'll use it a lot. (delivered)
- wide bagel toaster: $15 (i needed a new toaster, as my old toaster is broken). this was regular $25. (delivered)
- mini fridge: $100 (i've been meaning to get a second fridge for a long time as my fridge is always packed). this was regular $200. i could have bought a used fridge for $60-70ish, but then i'd need to get it delivered. it made more sense to pay a little bit more to get it delivered for free by walmart, and for it to be brand new. (delivered)
- mini indoor grill & sandwich maker device $30 (well, now i can make the chicken in the freezer, and we'll see if i use it for things like bacon) (delivered)
- extension cord: $5. this is for the laundry area. (delivered)
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$150*1.13 = $170.
as of oct 16th: 90 + 170 = $260
oct 17th
knife holder: $10 (with shipping), it's cheap and i've been looking to get one for a long time (delivered)
kitchen/computer table: $60. this is regular $160. i need one that is 20"x48" or very close to it and lets me put something under it, and this one will do that. i don't have a table that size. (delivered)
new kitchen scale: $12 + hst is $12*1.13 = $14. this would be regular $30. my old kitchen scale is damaged, and this is something you have to replace every few years. my last one was bought in 2021, i think. (delivered)
new bathroom scale: $16 + + delivery + hst = 24*1.13 = $27. this was also regular $30 + delivery. i've been looking to get one of these for a long time, too. (delivered)
i can use all of this when i eventually leave. i won't need to leave any of it here or find myself unable to do anything with it, in the end. further, i've found a fair bit of furniture on the curb recently, so i guess it balances out. i'd rather have bought the table used, but i couldn't find anything the right size, and this one is kind of perfect. it's a cheap and overpriced table that was marked down, but that's fine. so long as the legs are sturdy, i don't really care that it's made of composite. it's easy to clean, which is a bonus if i'm eating on it. the counters are composite. i won't have anything close to the 265 pound maximum weight on it. i simply didn't need a solid oak or otherwise expensive or fancy table in that space, i needed something cheap and functional.
i was looking at what are called console tables with a built in extension cord, but i couldn't find one that was the right size, and they tended to have metal crossing under the table to keep it sturdy, because they were so thin. i want to put a coffee table with a stereo system under the kitchen table, to save space. the kitchen table just needs to have a computer monitor, speakers and a laptop/chromebook on it, and space to eat. i will likely move the coffee warmer / induction plate to it, and maybe some other random kitchen things. 20"x48" should be fine for that.
the sturdiness issue will reduce to the legs, and i'll have to see about it. i think it looks fine, but it might be challenging to move without breaking it.
still to go:
wood plank: ??. 34" x 12" for under sink shelf & book case pins to hold it up. i need to call rona tomorrow.
wall shelving units: ???
shelf for on mini fridge (20" wide, 30" tall)? or not? i could just leave it open.
that is likely everything for the kitchen.
tonight, i'm going to get everything out of it's temporary spaces and into it's right place and see how much more shelving i think i still need. i think i need another standard wall mount, but i found a third shelving unit the other day, and i may be able to just rest it on a table. i'll have to run that by the owner, who i told i would contact before i screwed anything into the wall. the wood plank is almost 100%, but i have to have a 36" piece cut at the store and i don't know if they'll deliver it. home depot's website is useless.
oct 23
i just set up the kitchen table. it's a little more sturdy than i expected. unfortunately, the table i wanted to put under it is a little too big, so i bought a three tier side table to put under it that is a little smaller, instead. it was cheap, and a three tier "industrial" table sounds like the right thing to put my stereo system on. i can then move this system, with the two tables and the stereo/laptop system, as a unit when i need to.
a package of three items disappeared this afternoon. i think my neighbours stole it, and i think it's because they might not have understood that i bought this stuff. if there's free stuff at the door, it might as well be theirs. right? except that's not how this works. i'm asking fedex to double check. it was about $30 worth of makeup and cleaning supplies on sale. i want the items back, but i may have to ask for a refund, and i'll keep an eye on them about that.
i also just purchased $100 worth of stackable cubes that are intended to function as shelving and that i will use for shelving textbooks, mostly, as well as a portable closet for the walk-in closet area, a monitor stand for the kitchen system and a two-way wired video doorbell system for the complex door way, which prevents people from knocking on my door, which is fine. i got a wired system because the wireless systems don't work very well, and are easy to hack, which is worse because you have to connect them to your home network. if the cable is 10 m, that should be enough, but i may have to buy an extra cable if it isn't. this system comes with it's own lcd monitor and acts as a doorbell, a video peephole and a two way intercom and it has a night vision function as well.
oct 23rd:
power adapter for alarm clock: $5, after rebates. it was supposed to have one but didn't, so i asked for 50% off and got it. (delivered)
three tier 13"x17" side table, for mini chromebook and nad stereo system under the kitchen table: $40 + hst is 40*1.13 = $45. this was regular $50 + hst. (delivered)
thirty modular, stackable 15x12x12 cubes for book shelves: $102 + hst is 102*1.13 = 115. this would have been regular $171 + hst. (delivered)
portable closet: $40 + hst is 40*1.13 = $45. this was regular $53 + hst. (delivered)
monitor stand: $19 + hst is $22. this was regular $25 + hst. (delivered)
wired video intercom system: $45 + hst = $51. this was normally $102 + hst. (delivered)
two motion sensor night lights for entryway: $16 + hst = $19 (delivered)
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$302
as of oct 23rd: 380 + 302 = $682.
still to go:
wood plank: ??. 34" x 12" for under sink shelf & book case pins to hold it up. i need to call rona soon.
small desk for bedroom: ??
shelving for bathroom: ??
tweeters for celestions: ??
this is almost everything i need for the walk-in closet, the bathroom and the bedroom, as well.
i should also note the items i've recently found for free:
tall dresser for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
two tier coffee table: free, left by previous tenant
low storage shelf: free, left by previous tenant
large clothing rack on wheels for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
large ironing table (but i won't use it for that) for walk in closet area: free, left by previous tenant
electric kettle: free, left by previous tenant
coffee warmer: free, left by previous tenant
cutlery and dishes, including sharp fsih knife: free, left by previous tenant
hepa air filter, free left by previous tenant
ghetto hutch used as spice rack (two cabinets stacked on each other): free, found on curb
large craft table for laundry area: free, found on curb
matching set of wood speaker tables: free, found on curb
stove side cabinet: free, found on curb
utensil holder: free, found on curb
i can also add a few items i bought before i left the last place and will add that on at the end:
three level console table for voip (phone & zoom) and some kitchen storage: $30 (delivered)
sewing desk: $20 (delivered)
metal chair with leather cushions: $5 (picked up)
coffee machines: $46 (picked up)
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$101
$682 + $101 = $783
i will struggle to spend much more than this, i think. if i can get in under $1000 to really set this place up, that's pretty good.
oct 25
i need a few extra shelves in the kitchen. i don't need a full cabinet, just a few extra floating shelves. i have l-brackets, a drill and a studfinder, so i was just going to go ahead and drill the l-brackets in, but there seems to be some kind of metal plate behind the wall that's making it hard for me to make sure i'm not drilling into the electrical.
i instead bought a pack of 15 glue on pegs for $9, and a bunch of shelving pegs for another $10. they'll be here tomorrow. the glue on pegs will help me put up more floating shelves, maybe in the bathroom, with this pile of rectangular wood i have.
my big order from yesterday will also be here today, so the only things i'll be waiting for are refunds on the cleaning supplies (which i'll reorder), a package of j-cloths and the video intercom system.
i was looking at a dedicated zoom compatible videophone yesterday but think i should wait. they've come down in price a lot. i'm also there but not quite yet. this place is big enough for two voip phones, that's fine.
oversized adhesive wall pegs: $10 with tax (delivered)
bookshelf pins: $12 with tax (delivered)
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$22
$783 + 22 = $805
the last thing to do in the kitchen before i can pictures up late tomorrow will be to call rona today. that's step one, just about done.
this is crazy stuff for dirt cheap, in some cases. a two way video intercom for $60? so...inflation? what's that? i'm experiencing the effects of technology losing value, and the effects of superproduction coming from china, and it's decreasing prices, while my income has come up. i've probably never been better off.
i think the missed point might be that the inflation is happening in bourgeois goods and lifestyle products, while commodities for budget items are actually coming down. it might be more expensive to be rich than it ever has been, but it's probably never been cheaper to be poor.
(...)
i have now received the five items i bought at amazon yesterday, and i have mostly set up the stereo in the kitchen, and tested to see if it works by grabbing the first cd in the pile. which was cleanse, fold and manipulate. this is appropriate for the industrial strength table.i also finished cleaning the stove and started putting away loose items. there's not much more left to do.
i've been working on designing spaces like this for a while now, and a lot of people will consider this to be a sort of dream kitchen. i'm excited to post the pictures. soon.
(...)
so, i set up my computer stand and realized the keyboard is too big. this keyboard is missing a few keys and is held together with electrical tape. i have newer ones, but keyboards are things you use up and replace, so you tape them together until they're unusable, knowing the next one will break, again.
i just bought a smaller one for $15.
kitchen system mini usb keyboard: $15 + hst = $17 (delivered)
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17
as of oct 25th: $805 + 17 = $822.
the monitor stand in the kitchen is now setup and i've run an ethernet cable to it. i've now set the system up, and am eating some salsa and watching the most recent fall of civilizations.
i'll be going back to the oversight committee project and starting over again imminently, which is here:
the remaining items in my order arrived this afternoon and i was able to put three shelves up, which was the last thing to do, for now. the four packages that came in were the mini keyboard, the adhesive pegs, the bookshelf pins and some j-cloths.
the last things left are the doorbell and the wood shelf for under the cabinet. next, i need to finish some bulk purchases that i'll probably do via uber and then take a run to the bulk barn this week to fill up the spice shelf.
i'm going to take some pictures and start writing a post up.
oct 27th
my kitchen costs ended up being:
total cost for kitchen, including items previously purchased for last apartment, but not including food or cleaning supplies, including hst or shipping per item:
the next space to set up is the laundry / walk-in closet, along with the bathroom. both areas require soe venting work, which i'm waiting on. unfortunately, i'm still working on some legal documents.
this morning, i just bought another $300 worth of cleaning and bathroom supplies, after getting about $40 back on refunds for missing items. i'm buying everything in bulk, and it's actually cheaper, in the long run, but it means spending $130 on makeup and $120 on dish soap, which i also use for air freshener. i won't need any for quite a while. like, two years. i have 4x the amount of everything that i'd normally buy.
i also just bought a $39 five tier metal shelving unit for in the bathroom. these metal furniture items are inexpensive right now, and i wonder if it has something to do with the tariffs. that's fine; it's better than plywood, for the same price, or less. the other option in the bathroom was plastic, but plastic warps in humidity and under weight. this metal table will have no problem holding it's shape under the weight of 20 lbs of shampoo and other items. i also bought another $10 worth of adhesive pegs and a $16 wall mounted 6 outlet extension cord with bonus usb power outs for in the garage area. i'll need to run that from upstairs to downstairs, and it should be enough to power the work area, which i need to get a series of tables for.
i've decided to move the desk i bought as a sewing desk into my bedroom and use it as a writing desk because i found a big, sturdy craft desk outside when i first got here and that makes more sense in the laundry room and walk-in closet space. the walls are not drywalled, but they're old stone. it's not bad. i do need something on the floor, but a number of rugs were actually left here. otherwise, i think i have most of the furniture for in there already, because there was also a tall bookshelf and a low storage shelf left here that i can move into that area for that function.
bathroom shelf: $39 (delivered)
extension cord: $16 (delivered)
adhesive wall pegs: $9 (delivered)
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$64*1.13 = $72
as of oct 30th: $822 + $72 = $894
here's my update in terms of the next two spaces.
laundry items:
tall dresser for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
low storage shelf for laundry detergent: free, left by previous tenant
large clothing rack on wheels for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
large ironing table (but i won't use it for that) for walk in closet area: free, left by previous tenant
large craft table for laundry area (sewing table): free, found on curb
closet organizer: $40 + hst - $45
wall mounted socket extension: $5 + hst
rugs: ??
vacuums: ??
lights: ??
there is a working washing machine and a working dryer with no exhaust that i will borrow, as a tenant
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$45 * 1.13 = $51
bathroom:
scale: $24+ hst = $27
metal shelves: $40 + hst is $45
two mirrors: ??
wood for window, probably: ?
make up table: ??
lights: ??
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$72
these are the remaining spaces:
bedroom:
matching speaker tables: found for free on curb
shelving for books: wall shelves
pegs: $9*1.13 = $10
writing desk: $20
alarm clock / weather monitor: $17 ($6 for device + $11 for cord )
heater/humidifer: $45 (added nov 2nd)
tweeters for celestions ??
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$92 (as of nov 2nd)
in-unit garage (as of nov 10th):
motion sensor night lights: $16
extension cord to wall mounted new downstairs outlet: $16
video intercom: $51 (inclusive)
space heater: ?
bicycle rack: ?
big tables: $50
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$32*1.13 = 36 + 50 + 51= $138
side hallway:
console table (same as kitchen): $0 here, added there
shoe rack: $10
lights:
front hallway:
items for charging table:
probably where i'll put stationary for indoor bicycle
probably where i'll put cd and book shelving
couch area:
videophone:
studio:
not clear yet; probably don't need more furniture.
hepa air filter: free, left by previous tenant
the kitchen required the most work, as i didn't have a kitchen table, and i needed to replace, update or buy some new small appliances. i also had that console table, which i'm adding to the cost.
still to go:
kitchen: wood plank: ??. 34" x 12" for under sink shelf & book case pins to hold it up. i need to call rona soon.
garage: space heaters:
garage: big tables for in-unit garage: (still, maybe)
garage: bicycle rack:
bathroom: bathroom mirror:
bedroom: tweeters for celestions: ??
as all i really need to do for the laundry/closet area is clean it, i could potentially get some pictures up by monday. but i need to go back to the court documents for a few days.
nov 2nd
one of the items left behind by the previous tenant is a sfnow sap200c activated carbon hepa air filter, which i now have running in the middle of the room, and is helping clean up the smoke in the house, in general. i have also purchased a combination heater/humidifier, as the heat keeps turning off, and i need to have a solution before it gets actually cold. i don't know if the thermostat is shutting itself off or if the drug dealers are shutting it off over wifi. i've asked the owner if i can password protect it and am waiting for an answer.
(...)
the heater came in early this morning and the humidifier function is more of a novelty. it's not a real humidifier. that's ok; it's still a good deal for $40. you can either set it to just heat (high or low), and place a timer on it, in which case it will keep track of the temperature, or you can set it to a temperature and have it come on and off based on the thermostat. it also oscillates, like a cooling fan.
so, i may need to get a standalone warm mist humidifier, too, which i was looking at before i got this. that's ok. it's not the most important thing right now.
heater/humidier: $40 + tax. amazon has two sellers selling this, the other for $75. somebody is selling it on facebook for $150. (delivered)
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$40*1.13 = $45
as of nov 2nd, $894 + $45 = $939
nov 4
my video intercom came in in the mail today, so the only thing i'm waiting on is a package of nitrile gloves. unfortunately, as expected, the cable is only about 3 m long. i am going to need to run the cable through the garage and through two doors, which should be 5 m max. i'll have to see, but i think i'll need to buy another cable. that's ok. i can use this one to test it.
i'm also deciding that because i'm going to be putting a lot of wall shelving in here (the bedroom is a little small, too small for bookshelves, but it has that big closet/laundry area off the bathroom, which i consider preferable in concept; it means that multiple shelves on the walls are a better idea) and because i have a garage area that i intend to use to work in, it makes more sense to just order the wood i need and order a cheap circular saw to cut it with. i'm going to buy the same amount of wood, whether i cut it here or at the store. i can't bicycle with these wood planks, so i'm going to need to either walk it or cart it or take a bus or get a cab but some of the wood is going to be upwards of ten feet, so that even carting it from the closest store (a home hardware) becomes awkward. home hardware is also known for being overpriced. so i'm probably better off getting it cheaper online and mailed to me, and paying the $60 difference on a new saw. when i was a kid, i had a basement bedroom that had a kind of built in shelf (it was actually that the wall was about a foot from the brick, and the space lower to the ground was filled with insulation covered over by drywall, while the space higher up was not, it was just drywall over the outer layer) that i used to store paperbacks on. i'm going to build something similar to that in here, but it will be with three ten foot shelves held on to the wall with those adhesive pegs. that should be helpful to me as i work through the j's journal section of the multimedia presentation, which is the first thing to do when i get things set up properly.
it would be a shame to leave this space. it's huge. and it's cheap. i'm trying to get the furnace to work correctly and get a fan installed and get a new door on the side and i think i should be good to go after that. the landlord is absent-minded and distant but seems to be better than the last few, it's just that you have to bug him to do stuff. that's fine.
so, there's going to be another bunch of purchases when i next sit down to do it and it could actually be quite a bit, but everything else is in now except the gloves. today, i have the follow-up hearing for my harassment suit against the landlords in the last basement i was in and i will be filing something in the court of appeal tomorrow, regardless of how that goes, although i need to know what happens before i finalize what i'm filing.
nov 10th
i didn't want it to take more than five minutes, but i got stuck doing banking all day, as my bank tried to stop me from buying tables over kijiji. these are pretty big tables, for $20 each, and $10 delivery. it's an easy way to get what i needed for in there. great. i otherwise lost the weekend trying to figure out why this chromebook was broken, rather than doing court documents. i haven't called home hardware yet or done really anything in a couple of days, but hope to get some more stuff done overnight.
big tables for garage: $50. (delivered)
as of nov 10th, 939 + 50 = 989.
total list, as of nov 10th:
(0a) through amazon site:
- power adapter for alarm clock: $5, after rebates. it was supposed to have one but didn't, so i asked for 50% off and got it. (delivered)
- three tier 13"x17" side table, for mini chromebook and nad stereo system under the kitchen table: $40 + hst is 40*1.13 = $45. this was regular $50 + hst. (delivered)
- thirty modular, stackable 15x12x12 cubes for book shelves: $102 + hst is 102*1.13 = 115. this would have been regular $171 + hst. (delivered)
- portable closet: $40 + hst is 40*1.13 = $45. this was regular $53 + hst. (delivered)
- monitor stand: $19 + hst is $22. this was regular $25 + hst. (delivered)
- two motion sensor night lights for entryway: $16 + hst = $19 (delivered)
- oversized adhesive wall pegs: $10 with tax (delivered)
- bookshelf pegs: $12 with tax (delivered)
- kitchen system mini usb keyboard: $15 + hst = $17 (delivered)
- bathroom shelf: $29*1.13 = $44 (delivered)
- extension cord: $18 with tax (delivered)
- more oversized adhesive wall pegs: $11 with tax (delivered)
- heater/humidifier: $45 (delivered)
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$408
(0b) through walmart site:
- plastic drawers: $30, and i'll use these for something else. this was regular $40. (delivered)
- fan: $20, which i needed anyways. (delivered)
- shoe rack: $10, which i need anyways. (delivered)
- thermometers/alarm clock: $20. i broke my mercury thermometer and had to replace it, and the other weather station and clock is unnecessary, but was $10, and i think i'll use it a lot. (delivered)
- wide bagel toaster: $15 (i needed a new toaster, as my old toaster is broken). this was regular $25. (delivered)
- mini fridge: $100 (i've been meaning to get a second fridge for a long time as my fridge is always packed). this was regular $200. i could have bought a used fridge for $60-70ish, but then i'd need to get it delivered. it made more sense to pay a little bit more to get it delivered for free by walmart, and for it to be brand new. (delivered)
- mini indoor grill & sandwich maker device $30 (well, now i can make the chicken in the freezer, and we'll see if i use it for things like bacon) (delivered)
- extension cord: $5. this is for the laundry area. (delivered)
- knife holder: $10 (with shipping), it's cheap and i've been looking to get one for a long time (delivered)
- kitchen/computer table: $60. this is regular $160. i need one that is 20"x48" or very close to it and lets me put something under it, and this one will do that. i don't have a table that size. (delivered)
- new kitchen scale: $12. this would be regular $30. my old kitchen scale is damaged, and this is something you have to replace every few years. my last one was bought in 2021, i think. (delivered)
- new bathroom scale: $24. this was also regular $30. i've been looking to get this for a long time, too. (delivered)
- wired video intercom system: $45 (delivered)
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$381*1.13 = $430.53
(0c) via kijiji in new space:
- two big tables: $50 (delivered)
(0d) items purchased at previous apartment:
three level console table for voip (phone & zoom) and some kitchen storage, now an entrance table (kijiji): $30 (delivered)
sewing desk, now a writing desk (kijiji): $20 (delivered)
metal chair with leather cushions, now a kitchen table chair (kijiji): $5 (picked up)
coffee machines (walmart): $46 (picked up)
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$101
(0e) items left by previous tenant:
tall dresser for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
two tier coffee table: free, left by previous tenant
low storage shelf: free, left by previous tenant
large clothing rack on wheels for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
large ironing table (but i won't use it for that) for walk in closet area: free, left by previous tenant
electric kettle: free, left by previous tenant
coffee warmer: free, left by previous tenant
cutlery and dishes: free, left by previous tenant
hepa air filter: free, left by previous tenant
(0f) items found on curb since may:
ghetto hutch used as spice rack (two cabinets stacked on each other): free, found on curb
large craft table for laundry area: free, found on curb
matching set of wood speaker tables: free, found on curb
tall dresser for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
low storage shelf for laundry detergent: free, left by previous tenant
large clothing rack on wheels for walk-in closet: free, left by previous tenant
large ironing table (but i won't use it for that) for walk in closet area: free, left by previous tenant
large craft table for laundry area (sewing table): free, found on curb
rugs: ??
vacuums: ??
lights: ??
there is a working washing machine and a working dryer with no exhaust that i will borrow, as a tenant
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$45 * 1.13 = $51
(3) for bathroom:
scale: $24 + hst = $27
metal shelves: $40 + hst is $45
two mirrors: ??
wood for window, probably: ?
make up table: ??
lights: ??
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$72
appendix A - budgeting
i'm doing a little budgeting, here. i have a few more projects coming, like converting a vanity light fixture into a lamp, but i need to get the shape of things in the spaces, first. i have a makeup table penciled in to the bathroom, but i really just need the lights over the sink. the problem is that there's a window there, so i need to figure out the best way to do this, first. otherwise, i just need to clean the spaces, put together some furniture and put everything away, but i'm still doing some legal work for the next few days, first.
this is what became of my savings, after having left the last apartment:
3281.85 (as of sept 30th) +1125 (returned money deposits)+1165.18 (lmr)+2000 (hsp)+1408 (odsp)-1000 (nov rent) - 2000 (first and last) =
i filled out the canada disability benefit forms this morning, which could send me another $1000-1200. i also have a hearing on nov 4th about the second hand smoke, in which i'm asking for a large amount of rent back.
my grocery bills should be mostly produce and lower than normal for the next 4-6 months, so i should be able to put a little aside on a monthly basis, as well. i want to maintain some savings because i want to be able to buy one of these small houses here in windsor if i get attacked by another parasitic investor.
therefore, i spent the following redesigning this space over october/november:
a lot of that, however, is grocery items. i want to separate these two things from each other.
i also, as i have done before, want to add some other items that i bought in the place i lived from may 7th to oct 10th, and to take note of items i have found for free.
2 x toothpaste: $13
2 x shampoo: $16
4 x conditioner: $32
1 x coffee: 15
2 x nutritional yeast: $20
2 x face cream: $18
2 x moz cheese: $11
2 x ched cheese: $11
2 x marble cheese: $11
1 x vinegar: $2
1 x bulk margarine: $10
1 x franks: $8
4 x all bran : $16
6 x lysol: $24
16 x razors: $19
10 x ivory: $6
12 x dove: $19
16 x soft tb: $12
12 x med tb: $14
2 x laundry sheets: $10
2 x hand soap: $13
2 x comet $3
2 x vector: $20
2 x toilet paper: $16
6 x bleach: $20
10 x caesar: $30
16 x led bulb: $25
2 x laundry det: $20
2 x 50 j-clothes: $13
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~$422 + tax
2 x laundry detergent: $20
200 nitrile gloves: $22
2 x laundry sheets: $10
2 x face cream: $18
2 x paper towels: $14
5 x air freshener: $10
2 x air freshener refills: $21
8 x makeup: $112
2 x dish soap refills: $21
400 cleaning wipes: $20
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$268 + tax
297.83
oct 30th
amazon
shelves: $39
adhesive wall pegs: $9
power bar: $16
72.14
72.14
oct 31st
whole sale club
(via instacart)
0
2 x franks refills: $40
10x choc soy: $30
1 x black pepper: $13
1 x celery salt: $6
1 x garlic salt: $4
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$93 + delivery + tax
106.26
oct 31st
freshco
(via instacart)
0
5 x 18 eggs: 36
5 x 2.5 L orange juice: 35
5 x 1.5 L grapefruit jce: 30
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$101 + delivery + tax*
* - note that they charged me tax for the juice. juice is not taxed in ontario. i'm waiting for a refund, but have not had a response yet.
124.59
oct 31st
walmart
0
2 x nutritional yeast: $20
3 x coffee: $45
5 x bacon: $20
10 x doritos: $35
6 x sunflower seeds: $18
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$138 + delivery + tax
156.19
oct 31st
food basics
(via uber eats)
0
5 x marble cheese: $25
5 x ched cheese: $25
3 x mont jack cheese: $15
2 x mozarella cheese: $10
20 x original soy: $60
6 x paprika: $30
6 x cumin: $30
6 x quinoa: $45
21 x basil: $21
7 x cayenne: $21
4 x espresso $20
21 x thyme: $21
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$323 + delivery + tax
370.17
nov 1st
oxio
0
november internet: $25 + tax
28.25
nov 1st
amazon
electric heater: $40 + tax
45.17
45.77
nov 10th
kijiji
2 x large tables: $50
50
50
sum
all
463 (kitchen)
50.85
(laundry /
walk-in
closet)
71.19
(bathroom)
94.42 (bedroom)
138.99 (living
room)
138.01 (in-unit
garage)
12.13
(side
entry)
869.07 (since oct 1st)
+ 100.17 (before oct 1st)
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969.24
1683.60 (groceries)
2552.27 + 100.17 = 2652.44
i want to continue to keep track of these things, separately. as can be seen, i bought a lot of food and cleaning supplies, so my grocery bills should be less than expected for the next several months. that money should slowly go back into the savings.
chapter 2 - laundry / walk-in closet
oct 29th
this is what i'm starting with in here.
this is walking into the bathroom:
this is the door out of the bathroom and into the laundry:
this is opening the door and looking into the laundry (the device on the floor is a window air conditioner),
this is a large clothes rack to the immediate left of the above picture:
this is the view directly behind you if you're looking at the clothes rack, as though you had taken a right turn instead of a left one. it's a washer and dryer, with an ironing table underneath the dryer and a table in th back, with a fair amount of space behind there.
nov 11th
here are some pictures of the place emptied out and walking into it:
in the above picture the boxes are for the towel rack (bought at curry) and metal bathroom shelf. the white shelf is the detergent shelf and the boxes for the closet organizer and kitchen scale or on it.
you can see the dryer here walking into the bathroom. there is a broken filing cabinet in here that i don't have a clear use for at present. i will be moving that desk into the bedroom. the coffee table in this picture was actually the previous kitchen table in my last space, but it is a very low table, and i'm not sure what to do with it. it might end up in the garage.
this is just moving things out of the way so i clean.
this picture underestimates the size of this space, but you can see tat the piping is open and that it is drafty in here for that reason. i'm going to need to just cover over it with smoking to fill the space. it could be some of the old clothes lefts here, even.
as mentioned, the place is filthy and needs a good cleaning; the space is currently mostly empty and cleared out because i want to clean or replace the rugs. i think i should be able to just vacuum it but i don't know for sure. i'm hoping i can keep that rug. i am going to want to:
(1) clean the floors
(2) put some insulation in the back
(3) put the ironing table with the dryer on it beside the washing machine, so they're both against the wall
(4) move a large craft table that i found on the curb into the back wall and put a sewing machine i bought for $50 a few years ago and other art supplies on it. i don't make my own shirts, but maybe i might want to sell some.
(5) put a small shelf against the side wall (the wall directly in front of you walking in) for laundry detergent, bleach, dryer sheets. this shelf was left here by the previous tenant. (6) put a closet organizer beside that. i bought this recently for $40.
(7) put a five drawer dresser beside that which was left by the previous tenant.
total cost right now is $51ish.
between the clothes hanger, the dresser and the organizer, all or most of my clothes should go in there, which is off the bathroom. the idea is that you get dressed when you get out of the shower, not when you get out of bed, so this makes more sense than trying to find some solution to cramming clothes into a small bedroom without a closet. that also means i have more shelving spaces for books in the bedroom.
i don't need to buy anything else right now, but it's very dirty and needs to be cleaned. when it is cleaned, and i can put items in there, it will open up space in the main part of the room, as well as i can take the table, the dresser and several piles of dirty clothes out of the living room and bedroom. i'm just stuck doing legal writing, first, which sucks, but i have to do it.
i hope to get started on cleaning in the next 24-48 hours and get some stuff in there by the end of the weekend.
chapter 1 - kitchen
oct 27, 2025
step one in setting this place up was cleaning and redesigning the kitchen because eating is one of two or three things that i have to do almost every single day, whether i like it or not, on threat of starving, which means dying. no thanks.
this is not a chef's kitchen, and it's not designed to feed a family, although i could feed a party in here rather than a family. i'm not much into family, but i don't tend to have parties, either. this is a one person kitchen in every way, but i'd challenge you to find me a better one, anywhere.
my new kitchen has three entry/exit points, so i'm going to start by posting pictures from each one.
i need to acknowledge that my new vlog camera, which was cheap, is somewhat lacking in terms of picture quality, and that i need to address that. i've been considering buying a second polaroid, which was my old vlog camera. however, it gets the point across for now.
this is a shot walking in from the side entrance, looking towards the bathroom. the closed door is for the hot water heater for the whole house.
this is a shot walking in from the living room:
and this is a shot looking back from the bathroom, to the side entrance, with the to-be-installed walk-in laundry closet behind me:
that looks pretty good, right?
so, how did i get here?
first, let me say that i think i've got everything i need. am i missing something? send me an email; it's on the side. i might argue with you, but i'd like to hear as many ideas as you have.
walking in from the side, the first item is this three-tier console table, which is a hallway and not a kitchen item, and which i don't currently have a clear use for, but will probably remain where it is:
this is currently storing cleaning supplies, but i will move them to under the counter when i get a wood plank for it, soon. when i remove them, it will only have that coffee maker. i currently have three extra coffee makers, an extra toaster and a few extra scales, and they'll probably stay on this table. it's otherwise a big random shit table, which i definitely have and will retain a use for, as i always have a pile of things i can't organize or store in a clear way, yet.
i initially bought this on kijiji in june for $20 + $10 delivery to fit into a small area in the kitchen i just moved out of. it was supposed to have a voip phone and a media laptop for zoom on the top, and a stereo system and a chromebook in the middle, with whatever on the bottom. those items would feed out to the kvm peripherals on a small kitchen table. i was going to get some kitchen stools and roll back and forth.
that place didn't work out, and this table doesn't work in that context in this apartment, but will be a great second entry table to throw shit on when you come in, and a kitchen overflow table if necessary. i will probably leave the voip phone in the bedroom and get a zoom videophone for the couch. i'm almost there with the latter but want to do some further research to be sure, as i was a little turned off by the small video in the model i was looking at. i might want to run the videophone to an external monitor.
beside the console table is what i'm calling my ghetto hutch, which is two stacked cabinets i found on the curb, one of which has become a spice cabinet since i took the doors off and the other of which is a general use cabinet, with pasta and quinoa in tupperware.
this cost a total of $0 for me to recover and reclaim, and it is highly likely that i will continue to use the top cabinet as a spice rack indefinitely. i had previously placed it directly on the stove in order to replace the stovetop cabinets in my last basement, but i cannot do that here. the bottom cabinet, which retains it's doors, could be used for anything, but i like this particular use of pasta on the top shelf and quinoa on the bottom. the real function of the bottom shelf, however, is to keep the spice rack off the floor, which is why it's now a ghetto hutch.
the spices from the top shelf down, left to right, are:
bob's nutritional yeast / frank's hot sauce / garlic or onion salt
paprika / dried dill (empty space) / open baking soda for odours / black pepper
next to the ghetto hutch is the start of the counter, and there is a cut out area under the counter that likely once had a garbage can but that i filled in with a plastic drawer system, instead:
i bought four of these modular, stackable drawers for $30 after moving in. i wanted to buy a $40 unit with five drawers, but it wouldn't let me, so i instead bought a four unit version and took a large drawer out of a similar broken drawer system that had been left here by the previous tenant. as can be seen, this unit fits perfectly into the space, which was carefully measured for that outcome, and the reason i purchased this unit, specifically. the tongs and juice maker were both left here; the cheese grater was purchased in roughly 2013. drawers are something you can always use more of, and can always be repurposed for some different purpose.
next, this is a picture of the entirety of the counter:
there are items here that are old, that are new and that were found, but i want to point out that i drink a lot of coffee and that's what you're seeing here - two floating shelves i connected to the walls and the cabinet with oversized pegs and packing tape (it's sturdy, but don't push on it) that have coffee cups and various types of coffee and tea respectively, a single serve coffee maker i use with cappuccino grounds, a 12 cup or big pot coffee maker and an oversized kettle, along with a knife holder, a new toaster, a new scale and an old blender, the latter three on a microwave.
i discarded a gross old toaster oven when i moved in here, partly because it hadn't been cleaned in eons. i have a toaster and i have a microwave and i have an actual oven, too. i don't quite get the point of the toaster oven; my mom liked them for making sandwiches, but i actually tend to avoid toasting sandwich bread because it decreases the nutrients in the bread. i'll toast white bread, and i like to toast bagels, hence the new bagel toaster.
my counter items are all inexpensive small appliances.
i've had this microwave for over 20 years. it followed me from my parents' basement to my first apartment, and i've had it ever since, with no reason to upgrade it. i guess my parents ultimately bought it. microwaves used to be a lot more expensive in the 90s than they are now. this is pretty big, compared to most microwaves nowadays. i really only use the microwave for one thing, which is to melt cheese.
this new scale came in recently in the mail for about $1.
i bought this single person small blender on sale in 2013 at best buy, for around $20.
the bagel toaster came in this month, for around $15. it replaces a toaster in bought in 2014 for around $10 that was no longer working correctly.
this very large kettle has a heating component under it and is plugged into the power bar behind it. this was abandoned in the unit, and something i was looking to pick up, although i planned to get a $5 stove kettle.
this $10 knife holder came in this month. the pink betty crocker samurai fish knife and the scissors were left here, while i've had the black butcher and bread knives forever.
this $20 full coffee maker was purchase in june, and is the first full coffee maker i've had since i dropped a carafe in 2020 and had to bike down to walmart to get a single serve.
i also bought this $20 single serve maker in june, and it replaces a single serve of the same model because the long shaky electrical finally shorted. i can't get the proprietary screw out of the back to resolder it, yet. i bought some italian cappucino a few weeks ago when imported coffee was $30/tin, and i realized it works better with those types of grounds. that's how i'll be making coffee with this device from now on.
i know i've had this cutting board since 2006. i don't remember how i acquired it. i probably bought it in ottawa.
you can see the pegs and the tape i used to keep the shelf in place. the pegs are enough support for the shelf; the tape is to stop the shelf from moving around and keep it flush against the wall.
this lower shelf has coffee grounds, coffee filters and tea. it will also have espresso grounds, and more coffee ground and more tea.
i found these shelves on the curb with some bookshelves they didn't fit into around 2021.
the higher shelf has mugs and other coffee (and tea) cups. i use the beer mugs for big cups of coffee.
so, that together, then, is my coffee station, which takes up a lot of my time in the kitchen.
i don't currently grind my own beans. i might one day soon if it's cost effective. i could add that.
under the counter are two drawers:
i have had too much cutlery for a while now, and the fact that i found a pile of it when i moved in here exacerbated the preexisting issue. i need two cutlery drawers, at this point.
under the drawers is a pretty big cabinet, currently full of cereal and canned food from the food bank. i wouldn't normally have a pile of cans like that.
when i get a plank of wood for in there. i'll put the cans on top and the cereal under it, along with cleaning supplies. normally, this would be for cleaning supplies, mostly.
next to the counter is a pretty standard sink and cabinet, with an old dish drainer.
the single cabinet is big enough for all of my actual dishes, i just have a lot of tupperware, and i use it all because i eat a lot of vegetables. there's more in the cabinet than usual right now.
this is under the sink, which has been cleaned. the mountain dews are kept for water and for other items, during concert trips. the coffee containers are kept for storage.
this drain was leaking, but i tightened it, and now it's fine.
i also dumped a bottle of bleach down the drain here:
the last thing i did was scrub the floor, although it had been washed in bursts as i was doing other things (like cleaning the stove). i had also already scrubbed under and behind the fridge and stove, and under the kitchen table.
that, then, is the north side of the kitchen, itself:
next is a short hallway leading from the kitchen into the bathroom that i first wanted to extend the counter into but realized was really the best place to build a one person eat in space. if you removed the second plastic drawer system, which contains an assortment of tools and plastic bags, and then took the side table out from under the main table as well, you could maybe seat two or even three people at this table, but i don't need or want that. i want somewhere where i can sit down with a big salad or plate of pasta and watch a lengthy documentary, or participate in a lecture series. this does that extremely well.
i might have bought an actual computer desk for twice the price of the table, but i instead spent the extra money on building the table into a custom desk, using an industrial side table and a cheap monitor stand.
the table itself was $60 and purchased this month.
this is a different angle on the three component composite computer table, including the side table.
i purchased the chair in june on kijiji for $5. it's also made of metal, with leather cushions.
this is a shot of the industrial strength metal side table ($40) and the stereo system on it:
this is just the moniter stand, which was $20:
in total, it was $120 + hst, which is about the price of a computer desk, but it would not have been as customized for this space.
here is the stereo:
the receiver is a vintage nad 3020e that my dad found for me when i was looking to pa my pod:
the cd player is a sony that also plays mp3 discs and my dad also gave me at some point, although it's less clear when; i think it was about 2009. i could potentially use this for dvd video, but it's currently not connected, and there's almost no possibility that i'm ever going to watch a dvd.
the video source is a falling apart mini lenovo thinkpad chromebook i bought brand new in 2018 for $100 from factory direct because it was end of life, then. it needs a mouse and keyboard to be plugged in. this model could be converted into a laptop and, because the chrome os is end of life, i might do that. for now, it just streams youtube, and it does it fine. i may need to replace this soon, probably with the busted dell chromebook i'm typing on.
and, there's an ethernet switch on the bottom that i bought for $10 about 2022ish:
this is the mini keyboard i just got for $15:
the monitor is a philips. it does not have high end specs, and takes a vga in, but these fall of civilizations videos are vibrant, if you ask me. if i'm watching a lecture, it doesn't matter, and this is a good size without getting too big, which is the actual concern. but if i'm watching some vivid film with vibrant production, the goal is reproduction, and this monitor will do fine. what this monitor won't do is make dull source material glow, via over saturation.
these are 6 ohm yamaha ns-e55s that are rated at 50 watts. they pair well with the low powered nad, which can do about 35-40ish at 6 ohms (much lower at 8 ohms). there's also a button to cut your input volume from cd or digital media, which is helpful for cds mixed during the loudness era or youtube videos mixed into the red, with people yelling at you in them.
these speakers were sold with subwoofers, which i don't have.
this the the $5 chair i bought in june. it's a nice chair, but it was dirty when i bought it, and i take it nobody wanted to clean it, so they just sold it.
in the far corner next to the computer table/desk, is my first plastic organizer, which i bought in 2018 because the previous basement had no drawer of any sort at all. i have taken the cutlery, pills and other kitchen things out of it and distributed it more loosely, so that at this point it's largely a tool box, but with a lot of plastic bags in the bottom shelf.
above the toolbox is a small floating shelf with a bottle of vodka and a little tin container with rolling material in it, along with an assortment of lighters. the pill bottle is a shot glass, but i haven't touched that bottle of vodka since the start of 2020.
this is a combo shot of the northwest wall of the kitchen/hall/dining room.
this is the south wall of the kitchen, facing towards the living room. it's much shorter, and contains only the two fridges and the one stove.
this is the new mini fridge i bought for $100, to store produce in, mostly:
this is the fourth floating shelf, right above the mini fridge, connected to the two walls, and with an old scale as a weight to keep it put. it will just hold light plastic containers. i keep margarine containers for storage, specifically. this wood was purchased in 2013 and cut for a corner shelf.
this is the big fridge that came with the apartment:
the fridge was dirty and required a lot of effort to clean it, but it's otherwise fine, besides the missing piece of plastic. i added a piece of wood and really just taped it to the side. the bottom drawer was from a different fridge or not from a fridge at all and i just took it out as i don't need it.
the stove was far worse than the fridge, but look at it now. i scrubbed it inside and out. i added a shelving unit to the side of the stove to hold two items i want to plug into the stove, namely a coffee warmer and an indoor grill / panini maker. the idea is you move the grill to the stove top when using it.
not all of the elements worked, but i cleaned them and that fixed it.
the stove was particularly gross, but i got most of the grease out.
the pan compartment was one of the grossest things i've ever seen, but i cleaned it up:
here is a picture of the shelving unit from the side. this is another $0 curb pickup. it's mostly full of food bank food now, but it should eventually be full of items like doritos, when i get back to my normal diet.
this is the coffee warmer, with a coffee on it. this was left by the previous tenant.
this is a picture of the grill, open. it was $30.
and that's it.
what's left is (1) that wood plank for under the cabinet and (2) if i can find a very tall, skinny bookshelf, i will park it in here for bathroom stuff, but i might leave it in the bathroom, instead.
total cost for kitchen, including items previously purchased for last apartment, but not including food or cleaning supplies, including hst or shipping per itrem:
here's a vantage shot of the new eating spot that i'll be sitting in to eat at.
nov 11th update
i have some of those wall pegs left over and also bought a few more. i have enough to finish the kitchen, but then i'm going to need to buy even more. i also bought a lot more food and cleaning items. as of this morning, i put two further shelves up on the other side of the above the sink shelf on the computer/tv/stereo system side and there's going to be two additional shelves under the counter, not one. i've decided to buy a circular saw and get the wood delivered from home hardware because i'm also going to be putting similar shelves in the bedroom and maybe elsewhere for books and maybe cds. for that reason, i should have leftover wood for the under the sink shelf, so i'll do that, after all. i will maximize storage in the kitchen, even if i don't always use it. unfortunately, i don't think they'll drive the wood down the street, but i should be able to use a cart. that's the best choice. it's going to warm up on the weekend, so i want to plan around that. in total, there are now two further shelves coming and then the kitchen is probably completely redesigned, to the extent that i'm going to redesign it.
i was going to leave everything unorganized until the shelves came in, but then i took a better look at it and realized i didn't really need to wait, so i've moved everything in here around and the items are now more or less in their permanent places..
here is a picture of the side shelf full of the food items in my normal diet. i moved the food bank stuff off and put it on the console table, for now. these are items the food bank gave me and that will not be replaced in time, so the console table is doing what it should, which is holding random shit.
here is a picture of the shelves i put up this morning with cereal on them, which will be their purpose.
here is a picture of the coffee shelf full of items, including tea, cappuccino and ground coffee:
that means i now have a coffee shelf and a cereal shelf. breakfast is important.
here is a picture of the ghetto hutch full of spices:
everything in the ghetto hutch is full except the dill.
here is a picture of the walk-in table full of random shit (food bank food, storage containers and some spices in packaging) like it should be. i took the cleaning supplies off and put them under the sink.
here is a picture of the under cabinet storage, more or less as it will be, minus the shelf in the back, and the things on the shelf (tupperware containers and the drainers). i will normally have a lot of caesar stored in here, but it's currently in the fridge and i don't want to take it out; instead, i'll buy more, so i have double for now. i won't have to buy any for a while, but i go through 5-6 of these a week, sometimes. i took what was in here out and either put it on the console table (if it was food bank food) or on the cereal shelf (if it was cereal).
could i survive on franks, soy milk, caesar, cereal, coffee, doritos, mt dew, spices, pasta, quinoa and nutritional yeast? don't answer that.
here is a picture of the under sink cabinet, which is full of cleaning supplies. the shelf in the back will have some smaller cleaning supplies like jclothes, comet, gloves, etc and anything else that should go back there and fits.
i will add pictures of the under cabinet shelves when they get here and are cut to the right size, but i need the wood and the saw first.
that means everything is off the counters and cabinets and where it ought to be and the kitchen is now normalish.
i bought two extra large wood tables yesterday on kijiji for $50 so i should have the work area needed for the saw to cut the wood, even if i have to do it in the laundry area or even just in the kitchen for now.
here is a picture of the back wall of the whole kitchen, zoomed out. you should see the cereal shelf near the computer, the coffee shelf on the other side, the cleaning cabinet under the sink, the bulk food storage cabinet under the counter, the full ghetto hutch on the right side and bits of the console table with food bank stuff and the side table beside the stove.
as everything is now put away and in it's right place, and without the need to wake up sucking on any lemons, this is really down to (1) getting those extra shelves from home hardware and (2) filling in the missing food supplies.
i will need:
- two pieces of wood, cut from one 36"x24" piece
- the circular saw
- 8 pegs (i have exactly that many)
- kleenex x 4, caesar x 15, soy x 3, ice cream x 4
- hemp seeds (with one new container) x 2, wheat bran x 2, flax x 2, dill x 2 (with two new containers),
