I taught my younger siblings Loom

The 2E event has used Loom as it's main method of application for the entirety of its existence. I've used it the past 2 years, and this year my siblings are applying alongside me. Since I don't want them to have to learn the…

Endurance by Alfred Lansing

Today I finished Endurance by Alfred Lansing. Of all the books I've read, it's probably the most understandable and easy to consume. Not once did I have to go back or think hard about who a character was or something that had happened. It's…

My Ender 3 is failing again

My Ender 3 (yes, I know) is messing up prints again. I think the toolhead is damaged. The printer came with a replacement, but in the 2+ years we've had the printer it's gone missing. I'm going to study how to change the toolhead,…

Geocaching, day 2

Went looking for geocaches again, this time with my sister and dad as well as my brother. We hit 3, all along the same trail. The last 2 were in pretty exposed places so we had to move fast.…

Geocaching

This morning my friend posted an Instagram story saying she was out Geocaching. I've wanted to try it, but I had completely forgotten that it was a thing. This afternoon, I got the app and set it up. Within an hour, I had found my first cache. Even…

My mom is learning guitar

One of my mom's new year's resolutions is to learn a little guitar from me. It makes me happy seeing she's now engaged enough in music to try to learn to play some herself.…

New hiking backpack

I bought a new backpack yesterday. It was on sale for 30 bucks, and I was in the market for a new one anyway. My previous backpack was a school style pack that has your shoulders bear the load. Perfect for short trips and school but it kills my back…

The autumn fog

For over a month, a fog has been sitting over the entire Californian Central Valley. The whole time, midday and midnight have both been between 47-41 degrees Fahrenheit. The lack of temperature variety usually so common in California has been interesting. Just yesterday after 3 days of hard rain…