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11/6
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Not just a creativity log today, but I will start with one. . .
I.
Other than the piece I am writing right now, the only other thing I
will create here on Saturday is the lapboard I am using to hold up
the laptop I am typing these words on.
This piece actually means a lot to me. The board is from a little
writing desk that my grandfather had made for me when I was a child.
The bench underneath was a little storage chest and the writing
surface was connected to arms that could come down to make it able to
be a desk.
When my mother moved in with her now-husband, I inherited the piece.
At the time I took the arms off of it and used the chest to store some
stuff, but that left the top writing surface in the wood pile.
Well, now I cut it down to a size that works as a lapboard. The lines
for cutting were marked on one of my Grandma's old pencils. I did the
first cut about 90% of the way with an inherited jigsaw, but I got sick
of the vibrations and did the last bit with a handsaw. After that, I
did the cut on the other side with the handsaw, taking at least one
full break and a few small ones to stop and look around, just making a
pleasant time of it.
II.
Ah, the pump drills. I have three in the works: one to take sleeves
that have drill bits, and two to use to start fires (one of which I am
planning to give away as a Christmas gift).
My progress had been halted several weeks ago as I needed to get more
supplies. Now it is time for me to explain my procedure for allowing
myself to buy fun things, which includes supplies for the shop.
I have a point system to try to make myself things do things I don't
really want to, but I should. A regular exercise is a point. Cardio
is two points (I hate doing cardio). Chores are broken down into
bits that are worth a point -- the details of which I assume would be
tedious.
A point is only worth a dollar, and I only get to spend my dollars
once I hit 100.
All of this goes against the whole point of consumerism, where I am
supposed to "treat myself" and get in on all of that immediate
gratification and all, but the limitations I put on myself force me
to be creative in ways that I deeply enjoy. It's all just another
layer of play to me.
Last weekend I hit 100 and so I am finally able to get some supplies.
Here's what I got at the Walmart today:
1.) making tape
2.) painters tape
These items will allow me experiment more with the paper roll
sculpture techniques.
3.) epoxy
4.) chording from the camping section
These are items I need to make pump drills. The cording for all of
them, and epoxy is to hold a drill bit into the sleeve for, you know,
actual drilling.
5) Angry Orchard brand Apple Cider
6.) Corona Extra beer
Like I said, it's *fun* money.
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I love to hear from people. My email is the handle minus "net" (so, a
work by Voltaire that starts with "c"), at sdf.org.
While we're adding boiler plate: this work is hereby in the public
domain. Do what you want with it.