150" Movie Screen Assembled (11 feet wide - 335 cm)

 

Song:  Theme To The Mod Squad

Just before noon...

my wife made grilled salmon...

and gave me some gobo and veggies...

miso soup...

and a large bowl of Natto

(It kept me filled all day).

I decided today I would assemble the 150" movie screen (as measured diagonally)...

(the three laser Ultra Short Throw movie projector...

and the small table upon which it will sit...

will arrive in a few days).

As the fully assembled screen will span over 11 feet wide...

the components had to be shipped in portions half that length...

and then customer assembled using supporting brackets.

After unpacking the rails...

I began to assemble them into the frame.

I had two mid rail connectors...

one for the top long rail...

and one for the bottom.

I then slid attachment components into the rails for later wall and tensioning attachments.

I then had to slide in angle supports on each corner of the frame...

...and attach them.

After assembling the frame...

...I stood it up against a wall to make room to unroll the screen...

but before I did that...

my wife carefully vacuumed the floor...

as I would have to unroll the screen front side down to complete the assembly.

As you can see...

the frame comes with a 2" black velvet border to absorb light spillover from the screen.

My wife then helped insert the fiberglass tensioning rods into each of the side screen pockets.

I then had to partially attach the screen to the corners of the frame...

but before I could finish attaching the screen...

I first had to install a frame compression crossbar

to ensure the frame remained rigid in the center portion.

I then finished stretching out the screen by attaching it to the frame...

ensuring there were no wrinkles in the screen.

I then stood the completed screen up against a wall until I got

a new stud finder with a laser emitting level indicator

(all of the old type of stud finders had never worked for me...

as no matter how I held them...

or where I had placed them on a wall...

they would always just point back at me....

... :)

Our movie projector...

a small projector stand...

and the stud finder / level...

will all arrive in a few days...

and so...

I can do nothing more right now...

except...

I am thinking of moving my recliner to this room so I may enjoy 

my Japanese and Korean Dramas immediately upon mounting the frame...

at least until we buy more furniture

(we will eventually have at least two recliners in this room...

or a large viewing sofa).

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Having a home movie theater has always been a dream of mine.

Although I don't watch TV much...

I very much enjoy Asian Dramas...

and certain movies and TV series.

And so...

I will soon be able to enjoy watching them as if I were in a movie theater...

complete with a very comfortable recliner from which to view them...

and a kitchenette in which I may easily make popcorn...

and keep drinks ice cold.

My wife enjoys certain Asian Dramas...

TV series and movies...

but I have a feeling I will be using this room far more often.

And...

as this will still be our main guest room...

we just packed away the airbed and the pillows and comforters

into the very large closet near the Finnish Sauna...

until we actually have guests.

Our guests will be sure to enjoy watching TV or movies in great comfort...

and even from their bed.

Delayed Project / Home Theater Shopping / Delicious Meal

 

Song:  Warmth of the Sun

Group:  The Beach Boys

Earlier today...

I was going to unpack the equipment necessary for Milo...

but in one of the boxes...

there were many parts missing.

I searched back to find the seller...

only to find he no longer exists online.

Luckily...

the equipment wasn't expensive...

so...

I just ordered another one from a different seller.

The essence of the exercise of...

Milo...

is the placement of heavy weight across the upper back and walking with it.

I bought an especially strong olympic bar (holds half a ton easily)...

but I will have to wait until the other equipment arrives before I go into the exercise.

As the sun began to set...

my wife had just finished cooking a new dish for me to try.

I love the way the clouds glow during sunsets.

My wife has been busy setting up the kitchen to her liking.

My wife made another dish of which I was unfamiliar...

but I loved it.

It is Asian mushroom and shrimp pasta.

She first butter sautéed Shitake, onions, and garlic...

and then seared shrimp...

and then added pasta and added Memmi.

She also cut up some avocados for me...

with Memmi drizzled on top.

It was so good.

She is making new dishes for me everyday...

and it feels so good to be eating the new tastes of dishes of which I am unfamiliar...

but absolutely love to eat.

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I already ordered a 150" movie screen for the downstairs entertainment / guest room

(it should arrive next week).

In a few days...

I will be driving into Colorado Springs to buy the movie projector I have been wanting

(A triple laser - Ultra Short Throw projector)...

and I will then set up the room so I can watch Japanese and Korean dramas

on a truly large screen

(My wife and I still have to pick out more furniture for both...

the entertainment room...

and the second floor great room...

as well as for other areas of the home.

Perhaps we will go next week.

I have already stocked the downstairs kitchenette with tons of popcorn.

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I am presently researching IR saunas...

as the one I have now...

I was unable to fix.

Many of the circuit boards were sandwiched together...

and so...

 I could not access them...

and the company has proved impossible to contact.

I will just have someone come and haul it away...

and I will soon buy a high quality one for the exercise room.

I will then use it almost everyday...

and after each session,,,

I will then cool off on the exercise room floor as I do many stretches...

and I will just shower on the first floor instead of climbing the stairs while sweaty...

to shower on the second or third floors.

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Depending on the Autumn color reports...

we will be leaving on our one day mountain drive on...

The Million Dollar Highway.

We should be leaving in another couple of weeks.

Before we go on that road trip...

we will be going to the top of Pikes Peak...

as my wife has never been up there before.

Most likely...

we will be going next week sometime.

And so...

I will soon be posting many beautiful photos.

Beef Tataki Salad / Project Day / Salmon Sandwich / Salmon Salad

 

Song:  Five O'clock World

Group:  The Vogues

Last night...

my wife had made a 2 lb roast...

and then made beef tataki with it

(recipe earlier in blog).

She then made me a beef tataki salad...

and I liked it so much...

I again ate it this morning.

This Green Shishito dressing went perfectly with it.

I also had hummus, sourdough bread (dipped in the hummus)...

and some baked purple and yellow yams.

As I have been eating a lot of various salads lately...

I have been eating two times a day instead of one.

Although...

I am thinking of just eating a little more for one meal...

just once a day once again.

I feel best eating at about 3 PM...

and not having any other food before or after.

I have only been eating twice lately because I am not used 

to having salads as the main meal

(although with some sort of protein).

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The rest of the day consisted of my wife unpacking some more...

arranging the kitchen to her liking...

restocking the pantry in an order to her liking...

and then she and I brought up some deliveries to the loft...

where she put together a night stand...

and I had helped her put together an L shaped computer desk...

and a 9 cubicle wall storage unit...

and then she put together a computer desk chair.

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Then...

this early evening...

my wife grilled some salmon...

whereupon I had a salmon sandwich...

and she made herself a salmon super salad...

with Natto on the side.

My wife also sliced up some avocados for me to eat on the side...

and she used the above ingredients to flavor the avocado slices.

I put on some Yuzu Ponzu on my salmon sandwich.

My wife loves her veggies.

There were an incredible number of different fungi...

and different types of veggies...

along with salmon...

in her salad.

She had earlier stir fried Shitake and King Oyster mushrooms...

along with different colored bell peppers...

soy beans...

carrots...

and onions...

and then put some in her salad.

She ate her salad with green shishito dressing.

There are just so many very healthful and delicious Japanese dressings

that are completely unknown to the vast majority of Americans.

Her final salad mixture.

There were so many various veggies...

and some nuts...

that I had lost count.

But she usually adds either fish or tofu as her main protein source in her salads.

And...

 she so often eats a package of Natto with her salads.

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I am unsure of what I shall do tomorrow...

but I will do some little project.

We still have much furniture shopping to do as well...

but it will come in time...

perhaps in a few weeks.

My Watch / Asian Shopping

 

Song:  Poor Side Of Town

Artist:  Johnny Rivers

I hadn't worn my watch for years as it is a special watch designed for certain militaries...

made extra rugged with a specially thick crystal to withstand impact...

extra rugged parts and casing...

and fully able to go down to 300 meters underwater.

As a result...

most watch shops where I used to live refused to change the battery

because they said it would be expensive as they had to put it in a special

pressure vessel to test it afterwards.

And so...

I just didn't wear it for years.

However...

as I no longer dive...

I just took it into Colorado Springs to have the battery changed.

It took a few minutes...

and cost but $15.00.

This watch has an extra large face and an extra thick casing.

As a result...

it is extra heavy...

but...

I much prefer to having something upon which I may depend in all circumstances...

than having a watch with which I must be careful.

Plus...

all I need is the time at a glance.

Sometime in the future...

I plan to install special tritium 100 capsules on the face and hands.

As they will last 20 years...

it should be a one time only installation.

After the watch shop...

my wife and I went to the Asian market...

mostly for veggies.

I didn't know there were different kinds of daikon.

They have white, green, and purple daikon.

My wife bought Japanese sweet potatoes.

As I just picked up Japanese sweet potatoes before...

I never noticed how many different types of fruit and veggies they had there...

many of which I had never before seen.

They also had giant avocados.

And...

they had a whole range of peppers.

On our way out of Colorado Springs.

On the way back...

we stopped in at Walmart for a few other items.

As my wife shopped...

I just waited in Subway.

I had a double bacon BLT...

...and I had hot honey beef nachos...

which, to my surprise...

were delicious.

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As my wife is receiving many packages...

I stopped off at the post office on the way home.

She is still busy unpacking...

and I will be helping her putting together some of the furniture she bought online.

I will soon be shopping for a movie projector for the downstairs movie theater...

and I will probably get the screen online

(I am looking at 150" screens).

In a couple of weeks...

we are going to drive the Million Dollar Highway.

It is a few hours away...

but we will just make it a day trip filled with beautiful sights and Autumn colors.

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This morning...

we took Bandi to see the dog sitter we will be using when we go to Japan...

and so long as everything works out...

we will be using her for all of our overseas trips.

The sitter wanted to see Bandi before she fully committed to having her stay with her 

for three weeks.

Everything worked out well...

and the sitter is just 15 minutes away...

in a nice house on a couple of acres in the mountains.

She plans to take Bandi on nature walks.

Bandi immediately took to her...

and the sitter liked her as well.

Bandi is very gentle by nature...

so...

I knew there would be no problem.