One of the many broken toys scavenged from Goodwill. I took this 3 wheeled monster that was missing its remote and gutted everything but the motors. Then I used the motor shield from the good people at Adafruit Industries and an Arduino board as a replacement control board. I scoured the web for tutorials on programming arduino for mecanum wheel drive and did a little creative modification to get this thing to work. Soon I will ad a top cover to conceal the innards and throw on a servo gimbal for holding a small camera.
Decoder Ring
The children (and myself) are obsessed with Gravity Falls, a kid's show on the Disney XD channel, you should check it out. It's like X-Files for kids. Recently the creator of the show made this crazy scavenger hunt using all sorts of social media #cipherhunt. The idea was built around using several ciphers to un-encrypt the clues. Unfortunately, we got on the bandwagon too late to solve anything, so instead I made this Cipher wheel for my daughter's birthday. I'm going to set clues up all over the house for her to find her presents.
Bitter Sweet
Someone goes through a lot of bitters around here. Sounds like a great reason to experiment. I'm currently working on my first batch: Grapefruit. I can't wait to come up with something good to put this in. Next on the list is Rhubarb.
Force Awakens
As the premiere gets closer, the nerdier I get. I've decided to build my own lightsaber. From PVC, of course.
BUSINESS CARDS
New business cards are on their way. The fancy cards will come later.
PICKLES
So I'm not sure when I became obsessed with pickles. I think it started a a year or so ago. For some reason I decided to make kimchi which led me to the whole idea of fermenting my own vegetables. This is my first attempt at actual "kosher" dill pickles; mason jar fermented, no vinegar, no sugar. I also got a batch of sauerkraut going. Could not have been easier. Cut, salt, smash, jar. Let's hope I don't give myself botulism.
BRAND NEW WEBSITE
The website is going up today while still building it. Squarespace can get you up and running fast. And to think, I almost coded a new site from scratch.