Category: crafts and skills

NaNoWriMo VP 5 – It takes senses to make sense!

October 31, 2023

Being able to see and hear and touch and taste and smell all of those things for themselves. Being able to turn them in the light and sneeze at the dust upon them or smell the lemon of the furniture wax. Too many writers make the mistake of just telling people that it is raining … More NaNoWriMo VP 5 – It takes senses to make sense!

NaNoWriMo VP 3 – What’s In Its Pocketses, Part 2, FANTASY and Sword and Board.

October 20, 2023

Shifting temporal gears here, medieval fantasy novelists, friends, you are also not immune. As someone who spent two years in the company of hard core Renn Faire artists and LARPers, let me assure you should really do some research into what your characters are carrying. Take it from me, you absolutely cannot swing a broadsword … More NaNoWriMo VP 3 – What’s In Its Pocketses, Part 2, FANTASY and Sword and Board.

NaNoWriMo VP 2 – What’s In Its Pocketses, Part 1

October 16, 2023

So to begin with item one, in a rather famous dark cave a short little hobbit with hairy feet whilst riddling for his life once asked a seeming little monster with throat issues, “What’s in my pocket?” Okay, as a riddle this was unfair, and frankly Gollum should have called the sneaky, feelthy hobbit on … More NaNoWriMo VP 2 – What’s In Its Pocketses, Part 1

Science!

September 21, 2023

I just discovered that there is a person who thinks I was lying about making my own furniture because I was ignorant about wood glues. JESU IMMANUEL! Cultures have been making furniture without glues for literal millennium, but I am a liar because I don’t use/know glues. I am allergic to most chemical glues and … More Science!

Pastoral mode

June 3, 2022

Today, despite the hottish weather, I went outside and did some routine lawn and garden work. Since the day was quite warm, I doused my straw gardening hat in cold water, put on a sleeveless tee, and took one of the frozen bottles of water I keep in my fridge or the purpose, and rounded … More Pastoral mode

I gave up social media for 40 days. Here is what I learned.

April 17, 2022

Things I learned by being social media free for 40 days (!). TL;DR – it’s true. People do not talk (vocalize/verbalize) anymore. Also smartphones are increasingly necessary just to get through the day. First, let me define social media. During this period, I used Lent’s forty days, I did not use: Facebook Instagram Twitter Quora … More I gave up social media for 40 days. Here is what I learned.