I made another puzzle. This time for my brother Andrew. Apparently he likes pandas? When I was making it Andrew would come outside to see what I was doing and to bring me sammiches and I would yell at him and tell him to go away and that nobody wanted him around. I figured that by the time it was finished it would be appropriate to give to him so that he would love me again.
Forty-nine pieces.
I wish that I'd sliced that separate white block into four pieces instead of three. It would have made the pieces more consistent with the rest of the puzzle. It would also have given me an even fifty pieces. OH WELL.
Here it is completed. I stole the panda from the logo for the
World Wildlife Fund.
Link: Support groups.
I had this thought while I was jogging.
What if I were at the gym lifting weights? The weights I'd be lifting would, of course, be pretty small. Maybe two guys would walk up to me and insult the teeny tiny weights I'd be lifting. They might say something like, "I've only seen girls and sissies lifting weights that small ... and I don't see any boobs." To which I would reply, "Well I see two boobs right in front of me."
Eh? See what I did there?
When I related this to Andrew he noted that they would then proceed to beat me up. So, as an addendum, when they realize that I insulted them most heinously and begin to advance with their fists ready to get all punchy, that is when I look past them, point, and say, "No really." Then as they're turning Andrew punches them both at the same time swinging his fists inward so that after their faces are smashed by his fists, they smush together all kissy like. After which, of course, Andrew and I say "fags" in unison, high-five and then carve us some gnarly pumpkins.
These are the proverbial good times, folks.
Link: Time to get ready for Halloween.
Classic, wooden jig saw puzzles are not made with jig saws. Whaaaat? I know. I'm as shocked as you. I guess a crude puzzle could be made with a jig saw, but if you want to make it like a professional you gots to have a scroll saw.
I was inspired by the amazing puzzles that
Chris Yates creates. He calls them "
Bafflers" and they are pretty neat.
To this end two weeks ago I purchased a scroll saw. I would have to say that I am a pretty satisfied consumer. I made my very first finished puzzle for Erin's birthday. It is a map of the United States of America! Hay! Lookit:
I know the western states pretty well (okay, the FAR western states) but the eastern states are mostly a messy hodge podge. Where does Georgia go? Really, who cares? Some of the states were too small to cut out, so I just mushed 'em together. That explains why New York is so impressive.
I really like the colorful splay here. This was really fun to make and playing with it for just a couple of days helped improve my geography skills a great deal. I know where the shapes go, though I don't know their names. Eh.
Link: I'm a meat powered knitting machine.
I asked Elizabeth to ask Rylee what I should draw. She said "Joshua" so I drew myself. It is only a sketch, but I think it captures the essence of Joshua.
I think I probably need to work on drawing feet. It is hard when you've never seen them before.
Link: The world would be a much better place if this happened all the time.
