Bloggy Stuff

went to Cal-Ranch and got a horse whip.  Totally guessing on the type.  Went with this polyester thing that, I dunno, my guess is that for two meters it has a rod inside the woven rope, and then it just becomes rope.  But it's A very gradual, bendy thing.  with a white whip part on the tip.  Others were a rod, with attached rope.  With a toy tied at the end, my dog loves it.  It was a bit too long, so a hangman's noose seemed like a perfect way to shorten it up without cutting anything. DONE 10 loops later, it might even be a little TOO short.  but I can adjust it.  It's surprisingly simple, with this handy dandy picture to guide me.  It doesn't tighten like a lasso, that is not something I was anticipating, and I think it will be great to get it off of his super tugged-upon toys post play.  For the test trial (just random knot tying-not an official lasso) it got so tight that I needed to undo the knot from the other side. ...

well, I was ecstatic when I had navigated the tide-turning conversation, but I haven't posted it.  Why?  Something felt... plaigary. So I set out to research it.  Yup, according to this guy I hit a bomb.  But there is a solution, to mark the canon material by color and font. The Blair Partnership The Blair Partnership represents J.K. Rowling internationally and across publishing, digital, film, digital, television and all other projects. Please direct any permission enquiries to  info@theblairpartnership.com  and a member of the team will be in touch directly So I've sent them an email. Worst case scenario, I'll only get to remix/write it on my word processor, and email pdf's or something. I feel better, even though I'm uncomfortable imagining how long it may take to get a reply.  I'd rather not upset anyone or get my butt sued.

Didn't look at when the blog was due, I assumed it would be with the project. I have the resistive swatches sewed on, working on connecting them to my lilypad.  Rather difficult not to have cross-over from the A's and +... maybe I should have rotated the thing.  too late now. I got the 1/4 neopixel soldered.  without a separate power source (ugh, read product descriptions, people) I am playing it safe by only using one of the 4 pieces I bought.  They are impressively bright, for wanting 5 V and only getting 3.3V.  Anyway, I soldered on some wires to curl and sew around: for the circuit as well as simply anchoring it a little better.  Had two of them snap on me already.  not ideal. Janell's man has been very helpful concerning programming, and the specific circuit of my glove.  He figured out a clever way to have each finger addressed by a different A pin, and two states depending on where on the swatch is touched. Oh yeah, I sewed on ...

Things to do: Thermo Beautiful Homework CS Tic-tac-toe program ><><><>< (for this project) Get suspenders to anchor leds, and arm bands to guide/anchor wire. Knit four resistive swatches, 1 2 3 4   ....................................(am I knitting these right?  I am going 6 across and long.  Should it be 18 across and short?  Like, how are the resistive properties directionally?  I have no multimeter!  I can never remember the industry term for the directions.)  I feel like the way I am doing it would supply more resistance? Research that question before knitting any more.  " 46 ohms per foot across the rows (stretchier direction) and 460 ohms per foot across the columns (less stretchy direction)"   Well, my long way is the stretchy direction... looks like I AM knitting them wrong!  psh!  (since, greater resistance would imply greater variation depending on where it is touched...  hmmm!) ...

phew!  ordered some reflective suspenders and "ankle straps" for my final project.  This should be the end of my purchases, I will have all of the framework.  Approximately $60 out of pocket, and I was able to use a $40 in-class budget.  (I mean, I would have saved 25 just being able to scavenge the controller from an old class project, but she wants a giant show-and-tell at the end of the semester.  And I did go fancy with the leds.  Just didn't think suspenders would cost 17!  psshhhhh!  But materials to make my own crusty ones would cost about the same, and take a lotta time.)  Which goes for the arm bands.  Buy velcro, elastic, reflective tape (okay, that was optional), find a sewing machine, hope it doesn't fall apart or otherwise suck.  Knit some?  I did not see them sticking to my arm very well, and it would be closed loops to pull up.  I guess... how would one attach velcro to a knit swatch?  But the TIME. ...

I thought of a dragging dog, and how i could use a knitted resistance-range sensor that pulls it. Well, I'm not butching a real draggy dog toy, and didn't have time to make one. Sooo, stroke sensor with a soft stuffed animal. DI, here I come! I got a cutie.  Almost didn't want to ruin him by cutting and pulling out his insides.  "Well, why don't you go get another, crappier animal and use that?"  "because.  Two stuffed animals would be... too many."  "Not really!"  A male saying this...?! "Why?"  "You've hugged it, like, ten different times just since we left the restaurant."    :[ ! But I can DO THIS!  so I did.  Ran out of time to go to DI again anyway.  Confidence!   such a lovable face!  *clears throat*  Anyway, I decided that cutting his bottom open would be the least ugly-ifying.     lets have the stroke sensors where you hold him, thought I.  also this was gonna look...

I have no idea what to do.  I thought time was going to be a challenge this semester, but the real challenge has been "ideas."  I will figure it out after spring break, I thought. Only a week to make this thing?! So much for experimenting with the dual-tone library. Simple simple.