We did it! "Seeker" is out!

The long hours harassing Knux as an editor and contorting my brain as a co-author have paid off. "Seeker", a standalone story in the ChaosNova setting is done and out for the public to see. This is where you'd inject a clever synopsis or throw some whimsical quotes in the air, but I'm far too lazy for that (plus, that's what twitter is for).


Instead, this image-link conveniently opens the free preview.

Being a crafty bugger: present day (2)

Sometimes I make stuff out of other stuff. Sometimes I even show off pictures of the stuff. An older round-up is on display in this post.

And here are some highlights of the recently completed stuff. At the bottom of the page I'm attempting  to embed an album with more bits and details (Here's the album link in case that fails).

Being a crafty bugger: present day

There isn't much junk I'd willingly leave behind on the ground. There isn't much junk that I wouldn't attempt to try turning into some sort of junk-art. Not each of those attempts is a success. But sometimes I'm rather pleased with myself.


Artifacts and Junk art:

Being a crafty bugger (2nd ed.)

My perpetual source of inspiration is the There, I Fixed It blog.
It holds such gems as the Origami Christmas tree ball; The DIY Poop Joke; the heroic stool; some more poop; the endless possibilities of future poop;  ...

Poop jokes aside, it has also been rather useful for my work. I have helped to put together numerous courses about the health and safety stuff in the industrial setting. And more than once when I have had to figure out an illustration or an animation, I have finalized my desctiption by saying: "I'd like you to draw something like this". It has happened with electrical works; it has happened with heights.


On a few occasions I have even considered submitting my own fixes there, but then shied away. Here, in the safety of my own space however...

It's a lamp, btw. Having been born as a wall lamp, it didn't quite suit my needs for a desk/ worktable lamp. So, hammer and nails to the rescue. We happened to have these nice-looking wooden blocks amongst our firewood. After conducting a quick beauty pageant amongst them, I hammered these three pieces together. Now having a solid sturdy stand for the lamp, I simply screwed it on top. (No hammering there. I may be crafty but I'm not a barbarian.)
Of course, there at the 'Fixedit they've seen it all anyway.