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What's Happenin'? XLIV: The Post Awakens!
Jan 1st, 2016 at 5:41am
 
Welcome to the first "What's Happenin" thread of 2016 named in honor of the long awaited and totally fabulous STAR WARS: The Force Awakens....

AND SKYWISE IS HOME!!
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Reply #1 - Jan 1st, 2016 at 5:49am
 
And we've just welcomed the new year at 12:48 am -- astronomical midnight....
  

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Reply #2 - Jan 1st, 2016 at 7:02am
 
I'm tired and ready to hit the sheets.

Everyone sleep well, be safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Smiley Smiley
  

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Reply #3 - Jan 1st, 2016 at 5:21pm
 
Greetings!
Ah... the luxury of sleeping in! I woke up about half an hour ago. I was really, REALLY worn out and I might still be sleeping if it wasn't for a leg cramp. Not the best way to wake up but it does guarantee that you don't go back to sleep easily.
I'm making tea and after I have some, it will be time to get dinner in the crockpot.
  

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Reply #4 - Jan 1st, 2016 at 6:47pm
 
*sigh* Eyes are bothering me. Time to get away from the computer for a while. Later.
  

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Reply #5 - Jan 2nd, 2016 at 12:04am
 
Back. It's been a lazy day, so lazy that I've had to keep reminding myself that it is NOT Sunday. These holidays coming on Fridays confuse me!
We are now entering the slow winter period and the heavy "mail days" that are coming now -- St. Valentine's and Tax Day -- are nothing compared to the Christmas Rush so I'm expecting a reduction the the ridiculous amount of OT Skywise has been putting in. The money's nice but we aren't as young as we used to be and we both need more "downtime" than we used to!
Currently working on dinner and since the Queen just got out of my lap, it's time to head for the kitchen.
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Reply #6 - Jan 2nd, 2016 at 2:00am
 
Dinner is over and I, for one, am stuffed!
  

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Reply #7 - Jan 2nd, 2016 at 2:51am
 
I've been sitting here working on my "sword making plan" while digesting my dinner. I need to look up a couple of things but it's going well. The hard part will be the custom pommel. I'll have to determine where the "sweet spot" on the new sword will be and then test until I find out exactly how heavy the pommel has to be to achieve that. Then I get to drill the hole for the tang to go in. I have one shot at it and it HAS to be STRAIGHT!  Smiley Hopefully my portable drill press is up to the job!

The scabbard for it will be made of wood (like the one I made for the first prototype) and will be stained a VERY "red" red. I bought a sword hanger pattern and I'm currently trying to decide if the hanger should be made up in red or black -- should it "match or contrast"? I'm not planning on making the sword belt -- unless I get ridiculously ambitious -- so it will be black. I may just end up making one of each color as the design is pretty simple.

Then..... I may dig out my copy of "Medieval Swordsmanship" and see how much I remember. I expect my footwork to be lousy but it isn't all footwork. Who knows? I may make myself a shield to go with it.... Smiley


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Reply #8 - Jan 2nd, 2016 at 5:33am
 
Okay. Head hurts. Eyes hurt. I'm tired and the cognitive functions -- as mention elsewhere -- are shutting down so I'm gonna take my little self to bed. The first day of 2016 has been pretty good.

Everyone sleep well and be safe. Smiley Smiley
  

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Reply #9 - Jan 2nd, 2016 at 5:40pm
 
Greetings.
Back from Saturday stuff and sliding back into the "Not Christmas Rush" routine. Gonna get caught up and then get busy.
  

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Reply #10 - Jan 2nd, 2016 at 7:56pm
 
Skywise is at work and it's time I was too. Later.
  

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Reply #11 - Jan 3rd, 2016 at 5:05am
 
Currently working on dinner and my "sword making plan". The instructions I have are for making knives rather than swords but the principles are the same. After all, what are swords if not "big knives"? (The difference between an 18 inch dagger and a 24 inch short sword is 6 inches and how one uses them in a fight.) So I'm going back through the booklet that I got decades ago and pulling out the meat of the the thing since some of the instructions are not in order and/or not very clear. The section on soldering is making my head hurt but I "think" I remember what I did last time and I'm making notes this time! I'm anxious to start and there are some things I can do in advance but I can't do the actual assembly until my eyes are fixed. I simply can't see well enough to be trusted with a propane torch!
  

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Reply #12 - Jan 3rd, 2016 at 6:50am
 
Dinner is done. The "plan" is done. I've added more new material to Book 4, there are gaps and it's mostly dialogue but it's NEW MATERIAL! And Skywise is home. Therefore I'm going to take myself off to bed. I don't know what we're doing tomorrow -- maybe another trip back to the Children's Museum. It shouldn't be as crowded. -- but whatever we do, we will be busy. Standard Operating Procedure for us!

Everyone sleep well and be safe. Smiley Smiley
  

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Reply #13 - Jan 3rd, 2016 at 8:52pm
 
Greetings.
We went to the museum, got the parts that Skywise needs to fix the toilet and came home.
My legs are killing me, especially the left one. I used the cane all day otherwise I probably would be in worse shape than I am. I'm going to catch up and then get prone.
  

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Reply #14 - Jan 4th, 2016 at 1:05am
 
Back. Legs currently feel better. A couple of hours from now, who knows? I have the Queen in my lap so all I can do right now is catch up.
  

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Reply #15 - Jan 4th, 2016 at 2:56am
 
Dinner cooking.
Ordered another -- more recent -- book on swordmanship. You can't learn the sword from a book but I'm pretty sure I can learn something even if my body doesn't cooperate.
  

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Reply #16 - Jan 4th, 2016 at 3:04am
 
Okay.... ordered another book by the same author.
I'm hopeless but at least I'm interesting. "All write and no play makes Penth a dull -- REALLY DULL -- girl!" Besides this counts as "research".
Yeah, that's it! Research!  Smiley
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Reply #17 - Jan 4th, 2016 at 6:52am
 
I'm committed.
I just ordered the "hardware" for the sword. I'll order the sword blade in the next few days.
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Reply #18 - Jan 4th, 2016 at 7:02am
 
Smiley Okay, I made it to 2 am so it is time to head out, back up Sanctuary and download it. We don't have anywhere we have to go tomorrow so I'm hoping to sleep in. *fingers crossed!*

Everyone sleep well and be safe. Smiley Smiley
  

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Reply #19 - Jan 4th, 2016 at 5:13pm
 
Greetings.
I've been up for about an hour. Sleeping in is glorious! I really need to catch up on my sleep after the Christmas Rush. Skywise will start his stint on the Super-late shift next week and we plan to get as much done with that "extra" daytime as we can. Anyway, I'm drinking tea -- already have had something to eat -- and getting caught up.
  

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Reply #20 - Jan 4th, 2016 at 11:44pm
 
The satellite connection has been temperamental today which is why I haven't posted much. Also the Queen has been on my lap -- like she is now *sigh* -- which makes typing difficult. I did however get some work done on Book 4. It's still "gappy" and needs considerable polishing but I'm getting the bones of the scene down so it's all good.
  

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Reply #21 - Jan 5th, 2016 at 7:39am
 
I got a little more done and now I'm heading out.

Everyone sleep well and be safe. Smiley Smiley
  

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Reply #22 - Jan 5th, 2016 at 6:57pm
 
Another busy, turbocharged morning.
Skywise is on the way to work and I'm deciding what major chore to do first. I'm hoping that I can actually stay on my feet long enough to get something done.
We're considering replacing the dining table we've had since we married. We no long eat at it -- it's holding up this computer -- and one that is rectangular would give us more space for the computer, the scanner and a large cat who likes to stretch out and shove things off onto the floor than this one does.....
  

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Reply #23 - Jan 6th, 2016 at 12:18am
 
I've been doing laundry all day and still have dishes to do but I'm taking a bit of a break to catch my breath and have a "very" late lunch before I dive back in.
  

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Reply #24 - Jan 6th, 2016 at 4:24am
 
Everything is done -- for today -- except dinner. Smiley
  

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