Painting prep--and some painting

This morning we finished all the painting prep work--all floors were taped, and we laid newspaper on top of the tape and then drop-cloths (shower curtain liners and tarps) in the middle of the floors.
We also lined up all the doors in the dining room area to be primed:Since we finished before lunch, we decided to go ahead and start painting this afternoon--especially since the weather was dry and not too warm!

The primer we're using is called Zinsser's BIN Shellac-based primer, and it was recommended by several friends to cover up the smoker/nicotine smell and stains, as well as to cover the oil-based painted trim. But it's pretty strong stuff--or so we read online. When we bought the primer last night, we also picked up a bunch of "safety" equipment. Here's G. and me--all ready to paint:
We followed our usual painting routine where I cut the walls and trim with a brush and G. comes after me with the roller. I started off wearing the face mask, but it made me so warm and claustrophobic, that I soon took it off and just took breaks from painting if the smell bothered me (it's not terrible--smells a lot like an open bottle of rubbing alcohol).

We got 2 1/2 bedrooms and most of the hallway primed before we ran out of paint (that was 5 gallons of the primer). It looks awful (primer does...), but it seems to work well and the alcohol-type smell left when the primer dried. I'll post pics tomorrow when we (hopefully) have the whole house primed. We have to run out and buy more primer tomorrow morning.