Mysterious Light

Mysterious Light,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Zia is drawn to the mystical light.

Tunneling

Tunneling,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Here's Maggie in the TUNNEL OF SHAME.

Hanged Up

Hanged Up,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Here we are hanging something beautifully backlit.

Miniaturization

Miniaturization,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Maggie works on some of the complex miniatures coming into play for this party.

You'll see what they are.

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Charlie and I working on improving the lighting in the Fakehouse with a SPECIAL light.

So Far to Go

We spent another 5-6 hours today working on the party. Got the blacklight up, the second projector running, and started on the some of the miniatures.

Everything is really coming together well. This is going to be SO spectacular, I get giddy when I think about it. The sheer scale and epic scope of this bewilders me. We're now all part of something so much bigger than ourselves, something that will fucking rock.

The Bearded Men of Space Station 11

May Your Blade Chip and Shatter,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

I will not shave until the day of the space party. My rebirth will be like that of the phoenix, risen from the ashes and redolent of aftershave.

This is my solemn vow.

auspicious beginnings

Mars Rover Freed

Well I'd say that this bodes well for the party.

oh captain, my captain

oh captain, my captain,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

aye aye sir!

the proud flimshaw flag

the proud flimshaw flag,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Zia poses with the flag she just made.

Magnificent.

shadow puppets

space party,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Shadow puppets are an important part of the preparations.

the bridge ascendant

the bridge ascendant,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

This is, more or less, the command console for the Spacehouse. It's not finished.

entrance

entrance,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Charlie's hanging up the drop cloth in the entrance area and lighting it from behind.

On the day of the party a complicated sound system and a series of lights will...well....I don't want to ruin it for anyone. Suffice it to say that your minds will be totally blown.

spraypainting

spraypainting,
originally uploaded by deafmute.

Here I am spraypainting the bridge, outside in some junkyard behind the fakehouse.

The fumes were choking.

things taking shape

Just got back from decorating for the space party. Spent a good, I dunno, 5 hours taping and spraypainting cardboard. We got a lot of stuff done, and had some good proof-of-concept thing work out, but we still have a ton of shit to do.

Where there is a will, however, there is a way. We must do this. I want my epitaph to read "space party".

This will be the defining moment of our generation.