PHOTO DUMP, BITCHES!
First off, a kitty cat!
That's Anakin (I call him Mannequin), my cousin's cat. He loves me, but just about all animals do, and I love them right back.
Here's a boat fire I saw at the lake the other day:
Everybody made it off the boat okay, then it exploded and burned and sank.
I rode to my doctor's appointment yesterday, it was fucking HOT! In previous summers, I'd wear boots, helmet, leather jacket and gloves, and I'd sweat my ass off. They'd want a urine sample and I couldn't make water because I'd sweat it all out. My buddy Jaeger gave me his old ballistic mesh armored jacket and it's just wonderful! Once you get in the wind, it's quite comfy and actually gets a bit chilly below 80 degrees! I owe Jaeger a Jaeger Bomb, methinks.
Doc Merrill wasn't there, she's out on one of her globe trotting speaking tours. She did a thing in China last year, think she might be in Europe this time. Nurse Joe took my vitals and we shot the shit for a while. I signed up for more studies, might get another MRI on my hands and maybe a lip biopsy for some DNA research. Fuckin' vampires took a dozen vials of blood out of me!
Okay, more pictures! Here's what I did tonight:
I'm into the sanding phase, where I sand and sand and sand, vacuum up the dust, then sand some more. This wood smells wonderful when you work it, but the dust is bad for ya. I started on the bottom of the cabinet, then I'll do the sides and finally the top. That way I'll have a rhythm built up by the time I get to the part that you look at the most.
The cabinet is western red cedar, and I'm going to shoot it with clear lacquer. To get an idea of what that'd look like, I licked it:
Then I wiped it with rubbing alcohol:
I LOVE THIS WOOD! When I tap on the cabinet, it rings! Western red cedar is used to make the tops of expensive acoustic guitars, it's what's known as a tone wood. It's pretty brittle, so it wouldn't make a roadworthy amp (unless you bought a nice armored road case for it), but it's perfect for home or studio (or even home studio) use. It's only 5 watts, so it'll be pretty loud but shouldn't get the cops called. If you played a gig with a drummer, you'd want to mic the amp up, but should be plenty loud for jamming. I'm pretty happy with the circuit, I've been running it through another speaker cabinet while I build this one, and it fucking rips!
Mocking up placement of the handle and logo.
First off, a kitty cat!
That's Anakin (I call him Mannequin), my cousin's cat. He loves me, but just about all animals do, and I love them right back.
Here's a boat fire I saw at the lake the other day:
Everybody made it off the boat okay, then it exploded and burned and sank.
I rode to my doctor's appointment yesterday, it was fucking HOT! In previous summers, I'd wear boots, helmet, leather jacket and gloves, and I'd sweat my ass off. They'd want a urine sample and I couldn't make water because I'd sweat it all out. My buddy Jaeger gave me his old ballistic mesh armored jacket and it's just wonderful! Once you get in the wind, it's quite comfy and actually gets a bit chilly below 80 degrees! I owe Jaeger a Jaeger Bomb, methinks.
Doc Merrill wasn't there, she's out on one of her globe trotting speaking tours. She did a thing in China last year, think she might be in Europe this time. Nurse Joe took my vitals and we shot the shit for a while. I signed up for more studies, might get another MRI on my hands and maybe a lip biopsy for some DNA research. Fuckin' vampires took a dozen vials of blood out of me!
Okay, more pictures! Here's what I did tonight:
I'm into the sanding phase, where I sand and sand and sand, vacuum up the dust, then sand some more. This wood smells wonderful when you work it, but the dust is bad for ya. I started on the bottom of the cabinet, then I'll do the sides and finally the top. That way I'll have a rhythm built up by the time I get to the part that you look at the most.
The cabinet is western red cedar, and I'm going to shoot it with clear lacquer. To get an idea of what that'd look like, I licked it:
Then I wiped it with rubbing alcohol:
I LOVE THIS WOOD! When I tap on the cabinet, it rings! Western red cedar is used to make the tops of expensive acoustic guitars, it's what's known as a tone wood. It's pretty brittle, so it wouldn't make a roadworthy amp (unless you bought a nice armored road case for it), but it's perfect for home or studio (or even home studio) use. It's only 5 watts, so it'll be pretty loud but shouldn't get the cops called. If you played a gig with a drummer, you'd want to mic the amp up, but should be plenty loud for jamming. I'm pretty happy with the circuit, I've been running it through another speaker cabinet while I build this one, and it fucking rips!
Mocking up placement of the handle and logo.
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mooncalf2:
I did have an exit plan, but that got swiped out from under me yesterday. However, I did meet a nice guy who has offered his couch and will allow my dog, even though his apartment complex wont. So, I think things are going to be ok. I went to an SG event and met a few people, so I'm now a part of SGLA! woohoo! and this little place I'm in is pretty nice. Has it's fair share of negative aspects, but there are quite a few people working on turning this place around. It actually reminds me of Cars, for some reason.
twelve:
I actually haven't, but I haven't noticed any problems either. I don't have anything to do today, and I'm 100% certain you know more about motors than I, so I'll probably go check it out.