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livingdebYesterday I went to a new friend's house to see his latest project.
Maybe it's secret, I don't know. I don't feel like it's that appropriate to write about other people (who are not already in the public purview) here, except for the problem that I am often affected by other people.
Basically it's an invention that is fun rather than useful and that has required a lot of tweaking not to mention pipes, electricity, and keeping a fire extinguisher handy.
The guy who's making it said that last year he didn't do any projects. He merely took an inordinate amount of classes. I reminded him that he had also learned quite a bit of ballroom dancing. Plus, there was also some very convincing evidence of garden projects. Apparently he's the kind of guy who doesn't consider classwork, physical skills or gardening to count as projects.
Have you ever met someone who is better than you at virtually everything that you're good at, plus several things that you suck at? I have. It's disconcerting. Deflating.
After a while I realized that you can become good at more things if you spend your childhood making stuff and doing stuff than if you spend your childhood playing board games, watching TV, and saying "I'm bored." My childhood was over, but my life wasn't. Since then I have become better at many more things.
In conclusion, this guy reminded me that I also would like to do projects. Maybe even some big, hard-seeming, crazy ones.
P.S. Not secret. It turns out he has a web page explaining all. See a video of the musical fire machine in Edwin's journal entry. You can also learn about some of his other projects. Yes, he wrote all those books.
Maybe it's secret, I don't know. I don't feel like it's that appropriate to write about other people (who are not already in the public purview) here, except for the problem that I am often affected by other people.
Basically it's an invention that is fun rather than useful and that has required a lot of tweaking not to mention pipes, electricity, and keeping a fire extinguisher handy.
The guy who's making it said that last year he didn't do any projects. He merely took an inordinate amount of classes. I reminded him that he had also learned quite a bit of ballroom dancing. Plus, there was also some very convincing evidence of garden projects. Apparently he's the kind of guy who doesn't consider classwork, physical skills or gardening to count as projects.
Have you ever met someone who is better than you at virtually everything that you're good at, plus several things that you suck at? I have. It's disconcerting. Deflating.
After a while I realized that you can become good at more things if you spend your childhood making stuff and doing stuff than if you spend your childhood playing board games, watching TV, and saying "I'm bored." My childhood was over, but my life wasn't. Since then I have become better at many more things.
In conclusion, this guy reminded me that I also would like to do projects. Maybe even some big, hard-seeming, crazy ones.
P.S. Not secret. It turns out he has a web page explaining all. See a video of the musical fire machine in Edwin's journal entry. You can also learn about some of his other projects. Yes, he wrote all those books.