patentdragon | Entries tagged with task 52

I'll be brief.

and by that I mean...

( Jeans To Skirt: Pics follow! )

Finished my key "log jam" craft project after, oh, a couple of years...

Current Mood: Been VERY crafty today...
Current Music: *a satisfied sigh*

ITEM! Saturday at The Zoo is ON. All I need now is to make sure the camera is charged (and in my bag), and that I know what bus to catch!

ITEM! The craft project associated with Mission 101 Task 52 - Complete some craft projects I've started CAN be completed on time, if I get enough free time in the early evening - I don't want to be hammering in eyelets at THIS hour. A BIG chunk of Saturday just became unuseable for crafting, so Sunday better be hassle-free.

Tonight, I did finish a paracord bracelet that's been lying unfinished for quite a while - could that count as the *SCORE* if I "drop the ball"...?

ITEM! Holy crap - was our Ultima Online Sunday Charybdis hunt the very first of its kind on our shard? Sounds like I played a significant part in history! Wheeeeee...

Shame about the loot, though.

Current Mood: Cuttin', hammerin' 'n' stuff
Current Music: Intermittent hammering, and the "rain" of UO champ spawn gold...

Sent in the comic order. Didn't make that big purchase - it actually worked out a bit more expensive than I'd thought. Oh well, I can spend that on a laptop instead...

Development News... The final part of the current Brighthawk "trilogy" - TDD-704 "title tbc" is moving towards its conclusion, as I find myself "back on the horse" writing-wise. The whole story is going to do a good deal of scene-setting for the post-Pandemonicum/Emperor universe, and NOTHING is going to be as easy as it first appears.

Expect TDD-703 to start posting next weekend!

Mission 101 News... I'm seriously considering taking myself to the Zoo on Saturday to hopefully address several animal-related Tasks - at least I can expect to get some good photos, and do some uninterrupted shopping. I just hope the phone call relating to last weekend's semi-successful outing doesn't come before then... Uh oh - think I may have jinxed things...

Tonight, I've been getting to grips with the one obstacle to my easiest Mission *SCORE* - the long-neglected jeans-to-skirt conversion, associated with Task 52 - Complete some craft projects I've started. I have FIVE days to complete this and get it "under the wire" for October - without annoying interruptions, I can achieve this small victory.

I'll take all the wins I can get. Unlike the 3-3 Redskins.

And finally... A New Jersey F1 race? Sweet.

Current Mood: Up an' attem...
Current Music: Another dose of the STAR TREK Movie closing titles "suite"...

That's better.

Yeah, I'm rather glad to see the back of this weekend past. It ended with a near "crash-and-burn" for my book-binding Mission 101 Task, as the piece I've been working on went messily wrong, and I retreated to the bed-room to catch the football on the radio, rather than risk pushing my luck.

Today, things went better. I got my new ID card, and that means discounts at several Mission-relevant outlets in town, whilst the book-binding was salvaged somewhat as I switched to my back-up project, and made substantial progress - some gluing, some sewing, and it will be DONE. And that, as far as I'm concerned, will count as a Task *SCORE*.

Now, I just need another Task to complete before the end of the week, and I should be able to hold my head up for a change, come end-of-the-month report time. Oh, hold on - what about

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

- that continual thorn in my side? I finish off one modified garment, and that, too, is a *SCORE*!

And finally... Holy sZQt - is summer here...?

Current Mood: I hate messed-up weekends...!
Current Music: *a malfunctioing mechanical pencil bouncing off the walls...*

"Slow and steady wins the race", so the saying goes. Well, let's see where that gets us...

Book Report... My latest attempt to complete Task 85 of my Mission 101 - "...make my own books" - continues! It's a gradual process, but I have avoided the pitfall that screwed things last time. There are still steps to foul up ahead, however.

Other Tasks... It's looking more and more as though Saturday is going to be a wash-out. The skies stay clear until Thursday, and then the heavens piss all over us again, right through Friday and Saturday. So long, Task 4...

Splendid.

Oh well, I'll just have to find some other Tasks to complete. My "complete unfinished craft projects" Task (Task 52) could be lined up for s *SCORE*, with a bit of effort, and I could always start watching The Prisoner for Task 96 if I have nothing else to do.

I'm feeling energised, with possibly no way to burn that energy off if Saturday falls through. Time to get busy.

Current Mood: Ready to get it on!
Current Music: Brighton Rock (live) - Queen (for Freddy)

Development News... Still nothing quite ready to post yet, but TDD-702 - The Learning Curve IS continuing its development cycle at a pace only matched by the REIGNFALL "push".

Mission News... This weekend, I'm planning on making a book (Task 85), and completing a long-standing craft project (Task 52). That would shift those Tasks into the *SCORE* column...

Move News... ...however, a lot of things could get punted into the long grass if nothing is done about bringing the living room into some kind of usable order, despite much talk of doing so this weekend. Absolutely no "living" has actually been done there yet, and the total length of time anyone has actually been in there counts in the minutes - but part 2 of this season of Doctor Who begins TOMORROW, and a there's a Grand Prix on Sunday - Belgium - and both would be very much improved by an HD TV set-up, which has languished in its boxes since it was delivered. Justice MUST be done...

Current Mood: We WILL prevail.
Current Music: the soundtrack of the Doctor Who trailer...

It's a bit weird today - I'm still energised by yesterday, but when I sit down, boy am I tired. THOR gets a full big-screen week starting Friday, so I might just go and see it again on my birthday... :)

The Weekend Of Madness may be over, but where to go from here? There are certainly a good crop of blockbusters still to come, but what else can I cram into the summer? Are we looking at a Summer Of Madness?

I have craft things in mind - I made a set of Emotional Spectrum "prayer beads" in preparation for Green Lantern (June 17), and there is still a couple of Mission tasks along those lines...

51 - Create something to sell, and sell it!
52 - Complete some craft projects I've started
84 - Learn to make my own paper...
85 - ...and make my own books!
91 - Create a "personal goddess"
94 - Make a PD-worthy pair of boots from scratch!
97 - Build a diddley bow

Still got Rush in three weeks, remember (Task 90)... oh, and no CLAN to fanny things up!

Development News... There's every chance I might just have TDD-701: After The Fall finished before REIGNFALL even starts posting! There wasn't a great deal of writing done today - I actually managed to do more yesterday - but progress is progress, and the rest of the story is pretty much writing itself on the scaffolding of pre-planned story threads. A bit more work tonight will push things ahead, maybe even reach completion...

Current Mood: The Madness spreads?
Current Music: the "Sucker Punch" soundtrack

Development News... I have broken ground on the first story of Season Seven - TDD-701: After The Fall! I pretty much had to, given that it's an "as the dust settles" wind-down with some genuine consequences for the future.

"Weekend Of Madness" News... Ah. So the Royal Wedding isn't 'til next week. So that means it's not quite as much of a WOM as I'd anticipated. No biggie, though - actually, it makes life a little easier.

Watching the local cinema listings for signs of a preview showing of THOR - that would comfortably count towards Mission Task 98, which is

98 - See each of the "Avengers" cycle of movies on opening day! (Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America - The First Avenger (2011), Avengers (2012) (1/4))

although the official opening day of Wednesday 27th would still suit me fine.

Talking about the Mission, I'm rather needing to score some more success now that I'm closing in on, at or just past the halfway point. My "complete some craft projects" task (52) would fit, and I could probably fit in a couple of episodes of The Prisoner some time (Task 96) every now and then...

Summer is approaching, and I must make some progress!

Current Mood: Time for craftiness...?
Current Music: Coming Home (live) - Scorpions

Another month approaches its end, and let's be honest, I really haven't done much to make progress on my Mission 101. Some of the monthly Tasks are proceeding - cooking, dinner, buying books, walks, movies, in particular - but some are directly competing for my free time, such as writing and art. I know some tasks are already lining up for big progress in the coming months - another concert, two of the "Road To Avengers" movies are coming this summer, the whole "clear up my crap" thing - but there are still things that aren't seeing any progress, or have even been considered for starting. I don't even take my Mission journal to work with me any more...

I've started the year in not exactly the best frame of mind, although writing for the "REIGNFALL Push" has helped considerably in that respect. There's still stuff on the horizon I have no control over, and the biggest upheaval of my life - the biggest easy excuse anyone could hope for...

So, what do I do about it? Well, how about selecting ten genuinely achievable Tasks and really doing something about them, such as:

18 Renew passport - how hard can it be?
32 Buy commissioned art - deviantART is rife with people offering to do art...
44 Master some origami - I can do boxes - and I already have a damn book!
47 Refresh art skills - Grab myself an evening just to work on that, and we're done!
50 Create hangable art - See Task 47...
52 Complete existing craft projects - ...and another evening should sort this one out too!
84 Make paper - Needs a bit of research...
85 Make books - Just needs some binding research, methinks.
96 Watch the original Prisoner in its entirety - Just buy the damned box set!
99 Get myself an audience - Just keep working at Charloft, for starters!

I'd like to double my number of completed tasks by day 501, if at all possible - May 17th, I'm estimating. That sounds doable...

Current Mood: deciding on doables!
Current Music: the soundtrack fo "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"

Sorry - that's something of a work-related joke: phocena phocena is the Harbour Porpoise. Get it...?

Yes, spank me - I deserve it.

Back to the world of sanity... The Seven Gifts of Patent Saturday are all ordered, or purchased. The last four were acquired in town today, and are smaller, more mundane gifts than the first - but even so, I think I can put another *SCORE* beside Task 65

65 - Celebrate each and every Spiritwalk (May 22) and Patent Saturday (December 1) like they really mean something (which they do!)

Talking of Tasks: I may have just managed to cross

87 - Get a decent computer desk that DOESN'T have a metal frame!

off the list, having been successful in absentee-bidding for a suitable piece of furniture at the local auctions! It'd be nice to be able to declare one task a full *SCORE* this month, and this will most likely be the one.

Unless, of course, I manage to finish my current outstanding craft project before Wednesday, and fulfill

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

That I can definitely achieve, with a bit of effort...

Current Mood: got crafting on my mind...
Current Music: a whole £10 worth of Amazon downloads...(ooops)!

Sunday's been something of a day for recovering from yesterday, and so it's not been entirely constructive - BUT a variety of things have been going through my mind, and hands. I've been...

- pursuing some crafting endeavours, using my expanding knotting abilities to equip a new flash drive case with a strap/belt loop (courtesy of the excellent knot-tying blog by Stormdrane)
- finishing off the repairs to a paracord bracelet I had to cut off, replacing the Monkey Fist button with a Celtic Button Knot (that's for the knotting enthusiasts)
- giving serious thought to refreshing my footwear options now that I have a satisfactory storage solution at Site B
- considering the final touches to the craft project that will see me able to put a *SCORE* beside my Mission 101 Task 52 - Complete some craft projects I've started, and
- contemplating an approach to something that could just count towards Mission 101 Task 88 - Create usable stage/screen/cosplay props of three pieces of costume or equipment from my own projects

- so not a wasted day, all in all. Writing hasn't made it out of the starting gate, however, but I'll see if I can get something done this evening. Oh, and I'll be needing to assemble a Mission report for October at some point, too.

I've taken something of a leap forward in the crafting field, mostly thanks to the excellent web resource that is Instructables. I'd looked into its value for my Mission craft tasks, but only now that I became a subscriber, the full potential has been unlocked - ah, the joy of being able to print out customised instructions!

Current Mood: DEFINITELY feeling creative!
Current Music: Closer To The Heart - Rush

The opening double-bill of The Event is on again right now, and every time I see that opening sequence of Episode 2, I'm strongly reminded of a certain event of my own, coming very soon, and which has been coming for quite some time. Except my airliner is a Boeing 707...

Development News... Talking of which: the new Mane-of-Night story may have to take a "back seat" to allow a successful, and timely, completion of The Road to Reignfall. It's not the ideal situation, I know, but the events of the former won't directly affect the latter.

Elsewhat... I might just be able to complete a craft project before bed - pity it doesn't qualify for a certain Mission 101 Task...

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

- this is something quite new, not something that's been gathering dust for a while. Something along that line I can finish before The Move, and that would allow me to cross off another Task...!

And Finally... Today saw the second part of the latest Sarah Jane Adventures story to feature The Doctor, and it was surprisingly low-key. The fate of the Earth/the universe wasn't quite in the balance - nor did it need to be. The two former companions (Sarah Jane and Jo Grant/Jones) worked well together, although I still find it hard to see Jo as a grandmother (!!!), and it was nice for pre-Eccleston Doctors to get some recognition in the context of the "new era", especially Jon "The Real Deal" Pertwee. I can see this as paving the way for new characters joining the SJA cast - c'mon, don't tell me you couldn't see it coming when Santiago showed up...!

Current Mood: *gasp* ACTUALLY making stuff
Current Music: Snake Charmer - Rainbow

In Today's Episode... The Pandemonicum Symphony: First Movement continues, as battle is joined between a god-like power and a real deity, with a whole world in the balance. Meanwhile, on that world, a tragedy becomes a triumph - but what does this miracle signify...?

Release Notes... I missed a slot, but that's hardly surprising, given the busy weekend and whatever muscle I managed to pull/tear/whatever on Thursday night. My head hasn't been 100% "in the game", but even so...

Development News... I'm currently working on the next Mane-of-Night story - not directly part of The Race To Reignfall, but it does need to get done before the next stage of Darkhawk Season Six. Our heroine gets an unexpected few days off, but relaxation is not on the cards.

Oh, and watch out for some new(-ish) faces - including a character whose first and so far only appearance was back in TDD-102...!

Elsewhat... Gradually, I'm gathering all the equipment for just about any craft project imaginable - could be that I might get something in the craft line finished, and grab me a Mission 101 SCORE!, as in

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

Yeah, and a room full of monkeys with typewriters will eventually reproduce the works of Shakespeare...

Current Mood: Got crafting on my mind...
Current Music: Outlaw Torn (live) - Metallica

This just in... According to one of my fellow CLAN Gathering objectors, Environmental Protection officials have told her that the Gathering will not be happening at the school again. If this is confirmed, and local objections are the root cause, it will make my Mission 101 Task

79 - Protest against CLAN

solid, 24-carat WIN. Yes, it's already marked down as completed, but can I possibly stretch it to a "bonus" SCORE, for totally and completly blowing the objective out of the water beyond all expectations...?

In other news... Today's Move preparations were somewhat curtailed by the unexpected heat - it was too glorious an afternoon for gardening - but progress has been made. I'm starting to feel more comfortable with the whole situation, as the first round of "Musical Furniture" takes place. Things are starting to get interesting.

So what's next...? Let's see what Tasks I can focus on next. I still have one task on the verge of completion, that being

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

- one in particular, I'm thinking, and there isn't much more to do to earn a big, juicy SCORE.

Once an additional matter gets worked out, a lot of things should move closer to the launch pad. Just how big things get... we shall have to see.

Current Mood: Overheating...
Current Music: the "Lost In Space" movie theme

...7...

i.Resist 2010 Update...

79 - Protest against CLAN

Things are picking up pace now. I've changed my style of banner, which won't now require me to fiddle about with TWO pieces of sheet, my flyer for local delivery is taking shape, I've even ordered an "add-on" domain to point to the page hosted at THEPatentDragon.com - over the next week, I'll be photocopying flyers, buying paint, painting a banner, delivering flyers, setting up my camp, attending the Community Engagement meeting...

Busy busy busy...

Oh, and work, of course. It's been suggested to me that I could take some "time off" as my bosses both find themselves "out of the office" at the same time. Think I might just take them up on that, and have a week to cover both the majority of the protest period AND the aftermath of my Perth excursion.

So that's FIVE Mission 101 Tasks I can either complete, or make solid progress with in the next two weeks:

19 - Visit five cities not on my regular "list"
23 - Camp outside at least once
52 - Complete some craft projects I've started
79 - Protest against CLAN
90 - Go to at least five concerts

Crikey O'Reilly...

And I may just have an idea for another task. More soon!

Current Mood: ...7... (busy busy busy...)
Current Music: Klendathu Drop - the Starship Troopers soundtrack

...8...

Got my "Peace And Quiet Camp" bedding, but that's about all I have to report on the Task 79 front

79 - Protest against CLAN

Remember that letter, and accompanying article last week? This week's response...?

Zero.

Maybe I should've used the religious angle. People would have at least tried to confront the "hate-filled atheist". My letter this time last year was a bit more geared in that direction, and someone criticised me for "wanting to limit the ways people expressed their faith" - my answer to which was along the lines of "not at all - I don't mind what CLAN do if they're too far away to bother me".

No-one can say I haven't tried. I have received an e-mail or two from another concerned resident, confirming my feelings that the Council have had a very snooty attitude about this whole business...

Listen up, neighbourhood: you better get the most out of me while you can, 'cause this time next year, it'll be YOUR problem, not mine. As long as I'm here, I'll fight. Next time, I'll be in my office with headphones. You have been warned.

At least I'll nail another Mission 101 Task, at the very least, maybe even THREE - Task 79 (see above), Task 52 (craft projects - I'm getting to that), and

23 - Camp outside at least once

Better throw together a pre-campaign timetable - but for now, it's back to the craft projects - one of which may be my "NOBODY ASKED US" banner, if the weather holds...

Current Mood: ...8...
Current Music: *the tumbleweed rolling by as NO-ONE utters a peep...*

...9...

The golf begins, currently not being rained out, and I'm busy crafting in the peace and quiet, as planned. No writing so far, as crafting is going really well - meaning a yard and a half of hand-sewing - but maybe later, most likely after tonight's Ultima Online hunting expedition.

On The CLAN Front... My "peace and quiet" camp is one step closer to realisation, as I make bedding arrangements. Hopefully, there'll be some dry spells later in the week, to allow me some outdoor banner preparation...

Wow - I could have TWO Mission 101 Tasks in the bag by the end of the month...

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started
79 - Protest against CLAN

but before then, I'm rather looking forward to tomorrow's reaction to last week's "press release"...

Current Mood: ...9...
Current Music: some nice peace and quiet - enjoying it while it lasts!

10...

Ten days to go, and on the eve of the golf, here comes the rain. Lovely - guess I'll be having a lie-in tomorrow. Mmmmm, lie-in...

...or as I have a golf-induced extended weekend, I could put in some serious crafting time. I finish what I've been working on recently, and I can cross off a Mission 101 Task!

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

Also, I'm needing a few more pieces of camping equipment for i.Resist 2010... oh, and an official t-shirt, like last year.

Gonna be a busy ten days - next up, the printed response to last Friday's "press release". Sadly, no-one has contacted me directly, except for our "local bobby" yesterday morning. Some time-tabling may be in order.

Current Mood: ...10...
Current Music: Love Reign O'er Me - The Who

In Today's Episode... "The Ragged Edge" continues, and while Mane-of-Night deals with unexpected diplomatic complexities, Rhagaan and the crew of the Destroyer get ready to pay an unexpected visit to Confederacy space - where they are not at all welcome...

Release Notes... YES I KNOW - two days late, but there it is. Recent Mission 101 business rather caught me out.

Development News... Lunch-time progress with TDD-607 The Endless Dance of Light and Shadow IV is continuing

Meanwhile... That's the latest reply to the Council's laughable correspondance about the CLAN Gathering away - and so are copies to our MP and MSP. Next up, a letter to the local newspaper to drum up support, and get people to the next Community Engagement meeting at the school - TWO DAYS before the Gathering starts!

The whole "keep 'em in the dark" business is a slap in the face, and people need to realise how they're being assumed to agree with CLAN, all because they don't even know their neighbourhood is about to be invaded...

Mission 101 News... More good news for Task 52, a.k.a.

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

- we have a new crafts shop in town! The old Art Shop was a real favourite of mine, even when my artistic side tended to falter, and it was sad to see it go, but I hope the currently thriving "Create And Craft" movement will keep this place going.

Please?

And finally... Holy crap - this month's comics just arrived!

Current Mood: It's 4th Quarter time...
Current Music: nearly nothing - went back for my charging cable!

It's the day after Task 95, and I'm looking towards my next possible task completion. One task also advanced at the same time as Task 95, and that's

52 - Complete some craft projects I've started

- I "fast-tracked" the jeans-to-skirt project that's been in progress for... years, I guess, and which featured in my "Dawn On Vinyl" photo. There's some fastening to complete, a bunch of seams to finish, but I'd count the result as a partial victory.

Also, I've been thinking about

50 - Create "proper" pieces of art, fit to hang, or give as gifts

- all I need now is some inspiration...

Stay tuned...

Current Mood: Craftiness imminent...
Current Music: The Doctor Who theme (live) - Orbital and Matt Smith

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Entries tagged with task 52

SCORE: Task 52 - Complete Craft Projects I've Started

The Late-Night Headlines

Finding My Feet Again...

The Far Side Of The Weekend.

The Tortoise Approach

The Best Of Intentions...

A Wind-Down Day...

The Reignfall Report: After The 'Fall

Some Mission Musings...

"Let's move like we got a phocena phocena...!"

A Sunday Of Sorts

Midweek Bits And Bobs

Welcome To The Room Full Of Monkeys. Please Take Care Not To Trip Over The Typewriters.....

Could It POSSIBLY Be True...?

ONE. WEEK. TO GO.

I Think I Hear The Flower People Calling... NOT.

Lazing On A Not-So-Sunny Afternoon

It's Raining... Rain.

Tripping Over Myself (Again)...

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