MONDAY NIGHT - Assembly Work

Dear followers and by-chance readers.

Yesterday, I featured Manic Shopping Monday at PriceSmart to get much wanted and needed equipment for Studi 21 D here in Panamá.

For those who don't know me, I am a host on MSP Waves Broadcast and I am specializing in Video and Audio Productions via CHAOS Audio Productions S.A. Great fun.

Starting a new life in a different country on a different continent is an exciting project. To become productive and efficient, it is a good idea to create a level of functionality and comfort, which Monday Mania Manic Shopping Day was all about.

Here is what I had to load in the Ueber SUV after trip 1.5 to PriceSmart and Office Depot:

If you remember, I had to return a 3rd time that day to PricesSmart, as the router's power adapter was missing from the original box. During trip 3 to Via Brasil where PriceSmart is located, I picked up a raisable desk while I was at it.

Back Home

Sometimes, about 3ish pmish, I find myself back home. Quick router setup to secure the network properly and add the Wifi extender to increase the network range out the balcony and to the kitchen. I am much happier already.

At this time I realize that the glass wine I am having during the router setup is having quite an effect on me. Oh, I haven't eaten yet. OK. Ordering a Chinese... I found this amazing place that delivers quite fast and their food is just as I like it. I don't think there is a town in the world where you can't get Chinese food. Odd. Don't get German food all over the world... Who is the invader... :D

In any event. It's not such a good idea to eat and then plan to attack a couple of physical evening projects. But I am determined. In order to let the food digest, I am starting to label cables in the office for half an hour... Maybe I shouldn't have had that third glass of wine.

Switching to gummy bears.

Chair Assembly

I am taking my time with the chair, taking pictures in between. @r0nd0n's @freezepeach is starting soon. The network is working and apparently, @meno has the handover in hand... Ninja! Gracias amigo.

@Familyrpotection

Only now r0n is asking me to come on the air and talk about @familprotection at the beginning of the show. How could I refuse. 15 minutes turn in to 30, even 40 minutes, I think. But how could I refuse. It's a lively discussion and we receive good feedback from our listeners.

Finally, I am off the air and free to get started on the chair assembly. It is now 7 PM, and I am keen to get started.

The thing was fairly straightforward to put together. But wine and a long day urge me to take my time. I am approaching with pragmatism, as I really don't want to do this more than once.

Here we go...

Globi	Studio	Chair	Assembly

Finally, the chair is securely put together and I am sitting it... Heaven in the office. Good decision. I did test sit four other candidate chairs in Office Depot. This was the clear winner.

The Raisable Desk

One heavy thing. I look as much forward to using as much as the chair. Made in California. The desk. Possibly the chair, too. Not made in China. Is there a difference between China and California these days? I am pondering the question and count 16 + 4x screws to fix, which seemed to be straight forward... but not so fast Globi!

What do California and Russian Tractors Have in Common?

I started to cuss a bit (baaaad globi!!!), as the design of the keyboard tray is, well, nice, but its assembly took me longer than that of the chair. It reminded me of trying to service a Russian Traktor in the seventies when I was still prisoner in East Germany.

These tractor things were impossible to dis- and reassamble, as all nuts and bolts were in places a kittie would have had difficultie squeezing into -- Never mind my not exactly slim hands.

Yep. This is what I rode in 1979/80...

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I survived listing to r0n's overdrive banjo music pirate, which made the job at hand bearable. Painful nevertheless.

Those Californians... I muttered over and over again. Where is that wine?

Finally, all secured, double, treble and quadruple checked. Monitor placed on top. Cables routed and space re-organized. Incidentally, r0n is having enough and is ending his Pirate show.