Category Archives: Toys
Stop Motion Music Video
A tribute to The Thing. The song is repetitive, the the animation is smooth considering they are using G.I. Joe men. I like stop motion animation. Something about it appeals to me. I’d rather stop motion over the CG messes … Continue reading
New Hobby
I’ve got a lathe. A little Sherline one. So, I’ve really liked it. Sherline makes a great tool. The problem for me is I really haven’t used it. I made a few little puzzles and I’m working on parts for … Continue reading
A Kindle issue
I downloaded a bunch of free books. Why? Well… Why not? They are free, I want to read them and I am spending 12 hours a day at the computer not doing anything(Except for the hour or so I spend … Continue reading
Geotagging
I’ve been playing with the Geotagging software. I’m going to start using Flickr to host my photos. If a picture is geotagged, Flickr puts it on the world map so you can sort pictures by location. And Robogeo has an … Continue reading
Kindle
I’m loving my Kindle. Especially now with my bag missing. It would have had all my books in it, now they are on Kindle. I’ve held off really saying anything about it because I wanted to get some use out … Continue reading
Why my projects take a long time.
This is my drive axle. One big issue is that after I spent three or four hours beating the keyshafts into the keyways and beating the gears onto the axle… I realized that I hadn’t remembered to cut the axles. … Continue reading
Camera
Margo wants an SLR camera so she can get into photography. So, the last time I visited my parents I asked them for an older SLR they had that I was sure they don’t use. This one in fact. It … Continue reading
Wii Fit
We picked up a Wii Fit about a week ago. I’ll be honest, I love both the Wii and the Nintendo DS. That instead of doing the Sony and Microsoft thing of “Same thing, just more”, It feels like Nintendo … Continue reading
Camcorders
I’ve been thinking about getting a camcorder. Two that have captured my interest are the Flip Mino and the Creative Vado. Both are fairly small, record an hour or two and are cheap. I’ve thought about doing video blogging while … Continue reading
Looking more like a tank
I spent today cutting, building and attaching the turret. It is sitting on a Lazy Susan bearing, that lets it turn. I’m having way too much fun just spinning it. I am going to cut a hole in the top … Continue reading