After spending entirely too much time at www.makezine.com and volpinprops.blogspot.com, I feel like I should be making more things. I'm not even sure what, but for some reason all this time churning out music (okay, not that much music) and the occasional book has left me with a desire to make something, I dunno, physical. An object. Something I can point at and say “I made that. Me. With THESE HANDS!” I still don't know what I would make, but I'm trying to keep my mind open. Clever ideas have included buying an old car and tuning it up (giving me the opportunity to get a cool old car in the process) a synthesizer or some other bit of hardware music generation, or maybe some neat furniture, or some video game thing I can hang on my wall. I should probably start simple, maybe a question-mark box or two. Maybe I can make stuff out of Legos? I dunno, I just feel like I want to make something that's not software.
Tyler does not stop! He's been practicing pulling to stand and today he took his first, tentative step at what is know in 'the literature' as 'cruising', or walking along while leaning on something. He's used his newfound skill to get himself into his toy box and pull toys out...and put them in his mouth. I'm so proud! He also does a new, totally adorable thing where he's eating, where he'll get a bite of food and then shake his head 'no, no, no, no'. And then you get to look at him and go 'Yes, yes, yes, yes', which distracts him long enough to let you put some more food in his mouth. Fun game.
Oh, and in other neat news, our down-the-street neighbors, who pretty much my entire family has met at this point, the one with the baby a few months older than Tyler, they're pregnant again! Another little guy for Tyler to play with. They're also building out their house, which was already pretty huge. We're going to go over tomorrow and say hi and look at the construction and everything. Pretty neat.
Also, Video game season is upon us! I've picked up a few great ones, and anyone who needs help picking out video games to play, which I believe is none of you, may feel free to ask for my advice. I've been playing the new Batman game (which is great) on my own, and a new Ratchet and Clank game with Jessie. As soon as my sister finishes moving, she should totally buy it and play online with us.
Maybe some art for the walls? I could learn to paint. Or get into woodworking. Do I really need a new hobby, though?
-N
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When this bug came to inhabit me, I realized I just liked the feeling of being competant, being able to be manifestly constructive. Like you said, being able to see something that I did that was good and useful. I also liked the comfort of knowing I could "do over" any mistake, that nothing was fatal and anything was forgivable with another saw cut and a coat of paint. Have you thought about a playcenter for Tyler? Swing/slide/Marine net/etc? Doesn't take heavy-duty shop tools, very imaginative in design.....gives relatives many Christmas tool excuses...
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