Done This Week
Apr. 19th, 2026 12:05 pmMy big excitement for the week was a salvage job at work. The HR department was replacing some bulletin boards and discarded the old ones against my workbench for mysterious reasons, expecting us to just scrap them. The old ones were all metal and in good condition, apart from some easily buffed out marks left by long-term stickers. Unfortunately, they were much too long for the space in the office where I’ve been wanting to put a whiteboard.
But I realized I had a) free time on a Friday and b) access to assorted power tools. So with a band saw, I trimmed it to a more suitable size, and with tin snips, the sheet metal folder, and the pneumatic polisher, I gave it a finished edge that matches the rest of the design.
It looks exceedingly professional; I’m very proud of myself. It’s just right for the spot, and I’ve moved my stickers-turned-magnets onto it. I have some more stickers to convert, now that I’ll have a place to put them. I do plan to use it for organizational purposes as well, though rotating art sticker gallery is nothing to sneeze at.
Lewisia: 3 new pieces written
Day job: 35 hours, with a day off for mum’s birthday
Crafting: created magnet board from work scrap and wall mounted it
Gardening: more seeds planted, succulent club meeting, spread loads of compost in planting beds
Reading: FEY: A Guide to Butch of The Fae Variety edited by Annalise Jensen (a cute little field guide type book of queer fairies that I picked up as part of a Kickstarter by the same group)
Watching: picked up my rewatch/watch of Stranger Things again, starting with season 2 episodes 6-8
Listening: DANTS by Louie Zong (a cute collection of boppy dance tracks)
Playing: got a bit farther in Pokopia, having a little trouble telling the scope/pace of the game--am I still in the tutorial stages? Should I be pacing myself???
Clock Mouse: 109 minutes of planning work, plus 1878 words written
But I realized I had a) free time on a Friday and b) access to assorted power tools. So with a band saw, I trimmed it to a more suitable size, and with tin snips, the sheet metal folder, and the pneumatic polisher, I gave it a finished edge that matches the rest of the design.
It looks exceedingly professional; I’m very proud of myself. It’s just right for the spot, and I’ve moved my stickers-turned-magnets onto it. I have some more stickers to convert, now that I’ll have a place to put them. I do plan to use it for organizational purposes as well, though rotating art sticker gallery is nothing to sneeze at.
Lewisia: 3 new pieces written
Day job: 35 hours, with a day off for mum’s birthday
Crafting: created magnet board from work scrap and wall mounted it
Gardening: more seeds planted, succulent club meeting, spread loads of compost in planting beds
Reading: FEY: A Guide to Butch of The Fae Variety edited by Annalise Jensen (a cute little field guide type book of queer fairies that I picked up as part of a Kickstarter by the same group)
Watching: picked up my rewatch/watch of Stranger Things again, starting with season 2 episodes 6-8
Listening: DANTS by Louie Zong (a cute collection of boppy dance tracks)
Playing: got a bit farther in Pokopia, having a little trouble telling the scope/pace of the game--am I still in the tutorial stages? Should I be pacing myself???
Clock Mouse: 109 minutes of planning work, plus 1878 words written
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Date: 2026-04-19 07:39 pm (UTC)