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Pirate Swing: What I spent my week doing in Ann Arbor, MI!
As you may or may not know, I'm a swing dancer. I started dancing back in my freshman year of college, because I saw some high school friends doing it and it looked like fun, and a week or three later -
The flu & electronics
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The time has come to speak of many things...
It wasn't just the walrus that said it. He's simply the most famous ( Read more... ) -
Climbing: hurts so good!
Another good day at the rock climbing gym. I got there more than half an hour later than I wanted to, so I only got in 20 minutes on the bike before it was time to get my harness on. But in those 20 minutes I was putting out about 20% more wattage than I was 2 months ago. So, win! Progress happens. Since I'm spending this coming weekend dancing, I ( Read more... ) -
Makerbotting my herd of minions.
OK, so, I haven't made minions yet, but I'll get there once I have yellow. :-D
I convinced the bot to make 4 at a time:
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Makerbot: The Legend Continues
What have I been up to? Well, a little bit of this, and a little bit of that...
Later, I'll post pictures of a herd of emergency orange bunnies. For now, though, I give you: Firefly's Serenity!
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Housework!
I've been doing a little cleaning and handiwork around the house. I just vastly improved the storage for some of the stringed instruments in the basement:
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Let's get physical!
I just had my annual physical. Or whatever you call if it's your first physical in 15 years. Anyhow, I passed with flying colors: they like what I'm doing for myself, like the results, and said to keep doing what I'm doing. Their only suggestions were to decrease sodium and starches/pasta/bread from my diet. Since I pretty much never eat pasta and ( Read more... ) -
Climbing: getting it back
Monday I managed three climbs, the last of which was a 5.8 on a 40' pillar with a lean-back over its entire height, and three minor overhangs to navigate. I needed to rest twice on that climb, as my grip entirely gave out and I needed to let it recover in order to continue climbing - I'm rather sure I spent more time resting on that climb than I ( Read more... ) -
Makerbot: Emmett's Gears
This is, by far, the coolest thing I've made on the makerbot yet. It's a cube, composed of 8 gears attached to a central hub, meshed together so that you can twist the corners and the whole thing rotates, resembling a cube not at all during the middle of its transit, but forming up again after a rotation of 90 degrees.
( Images behind the cut, for there are many, and I am kind. )