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Look at me, actually posting!
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Yeah. That worked real well.
So. Last few days I've been watching a couple of people's video blogs on youtube (I hate the word 'vlog' for really no good reason and refuse to use it) and decided it looked like fun (again for really no good reason), but, after recording a good few minutes of me talking pretty much aimlessly at my camera and loading it onto the computer to edit, I discovered my camera is absolute shit for this. The video quality wasn't the best, but the audio was just terrible. So much for that idea :( And I was really starting to get into the idea. Oh well...
What else have I been up to?
Well, knitting. A lot. No, really. Knitting. Long story short, my current total obsession with Doctor Who led me to finding a knitting pattern for a Dalek. I HAD to have it. And I just happened to have a 'teach yourself to knit' kit that I bought two years ago but never did anything with. So, after a few false starts, I knitted myself a god damned Dalek.
This was from before I actually stuffed him. He's all full of Fiberfil now, but I haven't taken any new pictures. And his name is Lumpy, since he's, well, lumpy, due to my lack of counting skillz (which you can't really see the results of in the picture, but trust me, he's got random bumps all over his body).
The ladies at the yarn shop were amazed that I did something that complicated as my first project. Most people make scarves. Me? A Dalek. Though my next major project will be the Fourth Doctor's scarf. All 12+ feet (and $50 worth of wool yarn) of it. And my current large project is a TARDIS. (Did I mention that I'm a bit into Doctor Who right now?)
And yes, I've made some non-Who-related things. A headband, a hat, a crystal ball (don't ask), and a couple of stuffed toy things for my friends' baby who's due next month. And, when I'm done with the scarf, I plan on working on some stuffed South Park characters for John.
I just had an.... interesting (more likely lame, but we'll see) idea on how to make a video blog where the sound doesn't cut in and out randomly. And I've got 4 hours before John gets off work. I'm going to go try this out.
ETA: My idea didn't pan out. The microphone that came with my sister's old computer doesn't work so well with mine. As in, not at all. Damn.
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....
Yeah. That worked real well.
So. Last few days I've been watching a couple of people's video blogs on youtube (I hate the word 'vlog' for really no good reason and refuse to use it) and decided it looked like fun (again for really no good reason), but, after recording a good few minutes of me talking pretty much aimlessly at my camera and loading it onto the computer to edit, I discovered my camera is absolute shit for this. The video quality wasn't the best, but the audio was just terrible. So much for that idea :( And I was really starting to get into the idea. Oh well...
What else have I been up to?
Well, knitting. A lot. No, really. Knitting. Long story short, my current total obsession with Doctor Who led me to finding a knitting pattern for a Dalek. I HAD to have it. And I just happened to have a 'teach yourself to knit' kit that I bought two years ago but never did anything with. So, after a few false starts, I knitted myself a god damned Dalek.
This was from before I actually stuffed him. He's all full of Fiberfil now, but I haven't taken any new pictures. And his name is Lumpy, since he's, well, lumpy, due to my lack of counting skillz (which you can't really see the results of in the picture, but trust me, he's got random bumps all over his body).
The ladies at the yarn shop were amazed that I did something that complicated as my first project. Most people make scarves. Me? A Dalek. Though my next major project will be the Fourth Doctor's scarf. All 12+ feet (and $50 worth of wool yarn) of it. And my current large project is a TARDIS. (Did I mention that I'm a bit into Doctor Who right now?)
And yes, I've made some non-Who-related things. A headband, a hat, a crystal ball (don't ask), and a couple of stuffed toy things for my friends' baby who's due next month. And, when I'm done with the scarf, I plan on working on some stuffed South Park characters for John.
I just had an.... interesting (more likely lame, but we'll see) idea on how to make a video blog where the sound doesn't cut in and out randomly. And I've got 4 hours before John gets off work. I'm going to go try this out.
ETA: My idea didn't pan out. The microphone that came with my sister's old computer doesn't work so well with mine. As in, not at all. Damn.