Lovely Distraction
This SXSW podcast might give you inspiration for your craft and technology projects. Panelists talk about their relationship to crafting, their work, discuss community, fashion, and hacking into cheap electronics.
High-Tech Craft: Why Sewing and Knitting Still Matter
One suggestion is to think about what you want to make first, then think about what the materials would be. Another is to focus on one project at a time, to become a specialist.
Afterwards, you might want to visit craftzine and instructables.
It’s what I’d be doing if I weren’t revising a piece for workshop. The other night my professor said, “It can go to sex, it can go to death; there are only four or five places literary narrative can go.” I thought that was super funny, though I think he meant it as plain old truth.
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I’m feeling all off because my eyes won’t focus. Normally (normal since the fall) it goes away by late morning, like it’s a sleep thing, but my eyes will not get better today. I worry I’m developing my mom’s eye problems (it’s not about needing to go get glasses). I could be a hypochondriac, but my eyes are still blurry.
Also getting sadder because Susan moves this weekend, and I was supposed to go see her today, but I can’t. I love school so much it’s been easy to say no to other things, but this is different. And it’s extra, extra hard.
Sorry to hear about your eyes bothering you. Is this from staring at the computer for a prolonged amount of time, or is it from reading, or do you think both? On occasion, my eyes start to mess with me as it gets late into the night and I should be sleeping. Once or twice it’s lasted ‘til morning.
And I’m wondering what those two-three places that they can go are.
Thanks. Yeah, I think it’s eye strain from lots of reading and computer time. It’s entirely possible I’m getting to the age where *gasp* I need Proper Lighting.
hmm heehee, interesting question, where else can it go?
sex, death, rebirth? restoration? fail? ftw? Kidding. um, Shakespeare is an obvious example of everything leading to death or marriage. Maybe there’s just a third - rebirth.
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