The Metamorphosis
Thursday, September the 11th at 9:37 AM
in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eight (3 years, 8 months ago)
I
n a completely un-subtle stretch to tie some photos I took last night to the work being done on the church ceiling, I managed to come up with a nicely hackneyed title.
I do it all for you.
This guy has been hanging out in the first floor of the sanctuary for a few months now, getting pretty dried and dusty. Last night I was putting a sealer coat on another batch of ceiling planks for the carpenters to use this morning, and I walked by this huge bug about a dozen times thinking it reminded me of something... (other than the apparent need to clean that room). I remembered Kafka's story The Metamorphosis and suddenly felt the need to give the guy a name and take a few photos. He's now the official guard-bug in that room. No bark, no bite, but he's all heart. And chitin.
I managed to upload a few more recent photos of the ceiling before I caved to my despair and hired some real carpenters. Not much in the way of shocking departure from other ceiling & truss photos, but I figure it's proof of some sort of progress. This is the Northwest corner, for anyone keeping track.
The guys have been working for a total of two days as of noon today. I find myself keeping careful track because, well, it's a ridiculous amount of money per hour. I'm so used to tiny bits being spent to buy materials, and then doing the work myself that it feels very lavish, and very decadent to be able to come into work and know someone else is in my home making it move forward. I'm still pretty ambivalent, but the results are pretty rewarding to see at night.
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