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Wind your spring
A spring is what a mechanical watch uses to store energy. There is a lot of interesting engineering involved but at the end of it, the winding of the spring is what builds up the energy that is then used to run the watch. I was reminded of this by a small passage in Norwegian…
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Reclaimed wood shelves and mantle
Although the house renovation is mostly complete inside, there are a few things still on the list. Until recently, adding a mantle and some shelves around the fireplace were one of them, but no more!
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Deus ex machina
I’m nearly done reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami and I came across the mention of deus ex machina. I never knew what it meant. “Deus ex machina is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence (Wikipedia). I thought that…
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All about the path (Affinity Designer practice)
This week I became reacquainted with the almighty path. Not the proverbial path of life but the paths created in a vector design tool or, more specifically, the path tools available in my vector design tool of choice, Affinity Designer.
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Making pattern fills in Affinity Designer is easy to learn, like everything else
I’ve been learning how to use Affinity Designer since last year. I love drawing and design, both physically and digitally, and after getting a Wacom tablet for Christmas, I’ve started to make “making stuff” a daily habit.
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Reading many books at once
I’ve always wanted to be a promiscuous reader and not let myself get “stuck” with a book I feel obligated to finish, but I seem prone to falling into that trap. I’ve never quite been able to have multiple books going at a time, quite books I’m not into, and start new ones whenever I…
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My wok fried omelettes look like crap, but they are delicious
This post doesn’t need to exist, but it does simply as proof that I’m now starting to try cooking more that just asian cuisine in my wok. Tonight Last night I made omelettes with a side of stir fried shitake mushrooms, potatoes, and yeasted waffles.
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Work (and play) in spikes, not slogs
Since going part-time last year, my schedule has become more fragmented then ever. To an outsider it could certainly look like a nightmare of context switching. However, I’ve started to become more comfortable with my routine being very “on and off” and, instead of viewing it like a long slog, I view it like a…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
