Joy!

My studio progress plans for the day are shot all to heck, because none of the big box hardware stores actually sell the type of insulation I was looking for, but my brother's been chauffeuring me around all morning and we're actually getting along (and he's not in my parents' hair, which I get parental bonus points for), so even if the mineral wool insulation I bought as an experiment doesn't pan out, I'm counting the day a win.

I also found the exact chinese cooking wine the cookbook I've been using called for. Yay!

BTW, my brother in the asian grocery store is kind of hilarious. He has no notion of not looking like the idiot white guy. "HOLY SHIT, THAT'S A PIG SPLEEN!"