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  • May 6, 2024

    My parents came by the shop today to see it. I was nervous about them coming through because that’s my space, where I go to get away and work on ideas. It was interesting to see them seeing the place. What they were looking at and what they saw was different from where I think…

  • May 5, 2024

    The weekend certainly didn’t turn out the way I was hoping it would, but it couldn’t have been any better than it was.

  • April 22, 2024

    It feels like I’ve been getting sick more often lately. Before, I’d get really sick once a year and then I’d be good. I’m not sure what to do about it. When I’ve been unproductive for this long, I start to get in my head. I’m now in my head. My fingers are crossed that…

  • April 21, 2024

    I’ve grown bored of watching TV. I borrow The Master and Margarita from the public library but I’m too lazy to start reading it. This is as far as I managed to get today. I’m hoping for more from tomorrow.

  • April 20, 2024

    It’s incredible how getting sick can put a stop to a lot of things. If I had stopped, would I have gotten sick?

  • April 5, 2024

    The beginnings of a modular shelving unit.

  • March 30, 2024

    Keeping myself organized is difficult. When I’m given the time, my mind floods with ideas. The rush creates a breaking crest. This is a four-day long weekend.

  • Mesmerizing Swirls: Chatoyant Curly Maple Rollerball Pen

    In today’s video, I turn an Odyssey rollerball pen using stabilized curly maple, infused with lime green, and matte black pearl hardware. This was my first time turning stabilized wood and it went okay. It was dustier than I was expecting but it sanded out really well. I forgot to replace the cutter head on…

  • March 3, 2024

    I was hoping to write something more today but it’s not going to happen. Now, I’m just writing these posts to keep up my streak.

  • February 10, 2024

  • December 16, 2023

    It’s coming on 11:30 at night and I’m at the shop working on an order for pens. Brasstracks is playing on the Bluetooth speaker and I got an Afghani takeaway for dinner. At some point, I stopped calling this space my “workshop,” and started referring to it as just the “shop.” That must be a…

  • October 6, 2023

    It’s 11:30 pm on a Friday night and I’m at the workshop. I become obsessive about things. My ideas become my vision. My hands have to do the work. My patience can’t seem to wait. I have to go home but I don’t feel like I’m done yet. There’s still so much more to do, so…