The last two weeks, I've had the Ghostbusters bug in me and have been working steadily on the new proton pack. At the current rate of progress, I believe I will be able to start a totally new item (PKE or ghost trap) by the end of July. Here's my current status:

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When last we spoke, I was trying to set up a means of mounting the bottom plate to the body of the gun. At one point, I had this:

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If we remember:
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Let's take a closer look at an untouched part. The main gun body/box for the particle thrower.
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Yeah, yeah, I've done a whole lot of nothing on LJ in a long time. And not for lack of activity. But just haven't felt like keeping up. What can you do ( Read more... )

Why I don't cook
Two weeks ago, this happened... I'm quoting from an e-mail:So, the idea to make pizza entered my head a few months ago. I bought a pizza stone and then my mom gave me some Chef Boyardee "pizza in a box." It had some mix, sauce, and cheese. Just add water. I finally used the mix but scrapped the rest. Things started going ( Read more... )

So, I bought a new pressure sensor and piece of small pipe to connect it to the water line. And I climbed into my dank hole. When I let all the pressure out of the system, the pressure sensor kicked in suddenly. I didn't look a gift horse in the mouth, I figured it was a one-time fluke, and I ran the water for a while to ensure it was ( Read more... )

Snow and SnowblowersSaturday, I slept late. That's good. And then I went outside to try to start my snowblower. It was cold. That's bad. I decided to check the spark plug and found that it was gunked up. That's good and bad. Bad for the snowblower, but good because it presents a possible explanation for why it won't start. So I bought a new ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to see this movie for some time. It seemed like it might be funny. It got rave reviews. A number of my friends saw and enjoyed it ( Read more... )

I know I've gotten into the bad habit of waiting a long time and posting one big entry for a large chunk of time. I can't do anything about the past. Except post a whole bunch of small entries in sequence, which I don't believe will solve anything.

Last WeekendLast weekend I went to Albany. Hades has since left to go to the New York State ( Read more... )