I bet you were thinking, Man, what’s it going to take for Patrick to BLOG again? Something ridiculous and
Well… you’re wrong! Wait, no, the other thing: totally right. You’re totally right.
(Also, I hope you’re reading this via RSS or something, ’cause I’m sure no one ever visits this ghost town in person any more.)
Because I only take to these forgotten corners of the intertubes to share some big freakin’ news. I’m… well…
…Other than that I like the new additions to my bedroom.
Or maybe I just like being lazy and watching other people work.
You might have noticed that Halloween is coming up, sooner than expected even. This year I decided to team up with Liz and get back to my nerd-child roots: Star Wars, my first obsession ever. (I won’t go into detail about how deep that obsession was.)
So we’re going as Han Solo and Princess Leia. I have a costume on order, but since it comes with a holster (a badass one), I needed a blaster. Instead of paying through the nose for a replica (on eBay, no less), I figured I could make this toy a little more authentic. (It looked like this when I got it.) The results:
I think it turned out pretty well. I used the replica as a guide, and the only part I’m not really happy with is the grip. I need to darken the brown, which I may be able to do by wearing away at the brown paint (there’s black underneath). If that doesn’t work, I’ll get darker brown spray paint and use the leftover black to try to give it a bit of a gradient.
Carl Sagan, you rock:
Alright. As promised, a full recap of what’s been going on since I was last regularly posting. But it’s a long one, so set aside a few minutes, then click below.
Yes, I fully realize how long it’s been. I can subtract one (or two) from nine as well. But some very big things have been happening, and I want to share. So settle down for a long evening (I’m only slightly exaggerating) of reading.
(Or here’s the Cliff Notes: I got sick of my job, I found another job, I quit my first job, started the new job, fell in love with the new job, and found an incredible girl who is more amazing than I could ever deserve or have hoped for, and went ahead and fell in love with her too.)
Oh, and I got a tattoo.
Expanded version coming soon.
