There's a lot of reasons behind this, including some things I didn't consider when setting up the trailer as a work space, new problems with the space that have reared their heads as I've delved deeper into the art of film scoring, and the fact that the garage which we thought was going to be saved for my wife's use is now going to be available. On top of that, I found out that I could get into trouble with the city for putting the trailer behind the garage, so it would have to stay where it is in the driveway, kind of blocking the flow from the front of the house to the back (and getting in the way of finally putting up a basketball hoop, a dream of mine since my childhood in Manhattan, watching 80's movies that all took place in the SF Valley where everybody seems to have a basketball hoop)...
The fact is that we're planning on staying in this house for the foreseeable future. While I could probably fix a large majority of the problems that the trailer is presenting if that was my only choice, I'll be in a position soon to invest in a space that can be a little (a lot actually) more comfortable for the amount and kind of time I need to spend in it, and won't block up half the driveway. If I'm going to invest more in it anyhow, might as well go in the best direction for the long-term.
Not sure what's going to become of the trailer. One of our budgetary considerations when I got it was the idea of investing about as much in it, and not more, than I would paying rent for one year using some little post-prod room in some media center (or something like that) that I'd have to commute to. We stayed within that goal, and I've been in it almost 2 years now, so I don't feel like I'll be losing money at any point. Like I said, the trailer allowed me to actually get working, which would have been almost impossible trying to work out of either our old apartment or in our new house with little tornado toddler around pulling off knobs, punching in speakers, knocking over any kind of stand that's around, throwing instruments around, etc..
It might now be most economically efficient to strip the inside and pull out every scrap of 703 and 705 I put in it, to put towards my needs in the new space. I can probably also sell off the fancy RV AC unit that never got hooked up. Then I'd probably sell it super cheap or give it away to whoever would come tow it away, or junk it if it comes to that. It seems SO sacrilegious to even think about that, but I've got to be realistic about whether or not I could really sell it for much as is (definitely not in a shape/weight that could be legal for regular road use), and I have to remember to not be greedy, trying to scrape every penny I can out of something, but instead be thankful for what it's done for me and let it go at that. We'll see what happens.
First things first, got to build a small storage shed behind the garage and move the storage items in there so I can start construction. One good thing - almost half of the "storage" in the garage is instruments and equipment that I haven't had room for in the trailer, so HELLOOOooo WURLI TUBE ORGAN (among other things)!!! In the mean time, I'll of course be still working out of the trailer until I'm done with construction (and really who knows how long that'll take...)
Oh yeah, and I'm keeping the fridge iso cabinet, that's for DAMNED sure!!
