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Timasomo 2025: Roll Call

October 1st has already hit in some parts of the world, so Timasomo has officially begun!

Posting in this topic is your official entry into Timasomo.

Let everyone know what your actual plans are. What are you going to make?

Anyone who was not already on the notification list will be added with a comment in this topic.

Once the date turns over to October 1st wherever you are in the world, feel free to start creating!


FAQs

What is Timasomo really though?

Timasomo is "Tildes' Make Something Month": a creative community challenge that takes place in the month of October. It is a chance to create something/anything!

There are no restrictions on what you can choose to make.

The best way to get a feel for Timasomo is to check out our previous Showcase topics, where creators share their creations with the community at the end of the event:

Can I participate?

Yes! Timasomo is open to anyone on Tildes! Please make sure you are subscribed to ~creative.timasomo.

The greater Tildes community is also encouraged to participate in discussion threads even if you are not actively working towards a creative goal. This is meant to be an inclusive community event -- all are welcome!

If you are interested in participating but do not have a Tildes login, please e-mail the invite request address here for an invite to the community.

If you do not want to create something but still want to check out the showcase, let me know in a comment here and I will add your name to a separate notification list that I will ping for the showcase topic only.

How do I sign up?

Make sure you are subscribed to ~creative.timasomo and/or are included in my notification list (simply comment on this topic to be added).

On October 1st, there will be a Roll Call thread. By posting your plans to participate in that thread, you have formally signed up for Timasomo!

Didn't it used to be in November?

Yes. Timasomo was originally inspired by NaNoWriMo, the National Novel Writing Month, which takes place in November.

Initially, I wanted people participating in NaNoWriMo to be able to share their work with Timasomo as well. In the entire time it has run, however, no participant has publicly submitted any work from NaNoWriMo to Timasomo. Instead, Timasomo has gained its own identity independent of NaNoWriMo (which, after recent events, is probably for the best).

Many participants from previous years have shared that October would be a better month for them personally, so we moved the event to October.

Also, the event was so fantastically popular that it regularly upstaged American Thanksgiving, thus we only felt it fair that Canadian Thanksgiving be targeted as well.

What are the rules?

Timasomo is self-driven and its goals are self-selected.

On October 1st, participants will commit to a creative project (or projects) that they plan to complete within the month of October.

There is no restriction on the methods/products of creativity: writing, painting, code, food, photos, crafts, songs -- if it's creative expression for you, it works for Timasomo!

Though most will be participating individually, collaborations are welcome too!

What is the schedule?

Timasomo begins October 1st and ends October 31st.

All creative output towards your goal(s) should be confined to this time.

This week prior to the start of October is for planning. There will be a few days at the beginning of November given to "finishing touches" before we have our final thread, which will be a showcase of all the completed works.

Below are the dates that I will be posting weekly threads:

Tuesday, October 1, 2024: Roll Call Thread
Tuesday, October 8, 2024: Update Thread #1
Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Update Thread #2
Tuesday, October 22, 2024: Update Thread #3
Tuesday, October 29, 2024: Final Update Thread
Tuesday, November 5, 2024: Timasomo Showcase Thread

Do I have to share my creation(s) publicly?

Tildes is a privacy-respecting site, and you are not obligated to share your creation here if you do not want to. We'd still love to hear about it though, if you're willing to share process and details!

Is it Timasomo or TiMaSoMo?

Either.

I personally use "Timasomo" because I think it looks cleaner and because too much time on the internet has made my brain incapable of reading "TiMaSoMo" as anything other than sarcasm, but go with whichever you prefer.

The best option, however, is “𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑶𝑴𝑶” for reasons that are self-evident.

46 comments

  1. kfwyre
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    Pinging all Timasomo participants/conversationalists: here’s the official start of Timasomo 2025! Notification List @ali @Amarok @aphoenix @Areldyb @arqalite @Banazir @boxer_dogs_dance...

    Pinging all Timasomo participants/conversationalists: here’s the official start of Timasomo 2025!

    Notification List

    @ali
    @Amarok
    @aphoenix
    @Areldyb
    @arqalite
    @Banazir
    @boxer_dogs_dance
    @CannibalisticApple
    @chocobean
    @crialpaca
    @delphi
    @em-dash
    @Falcon79
    @faye_luna
    @Fearghal
    @first-must-burn
    @fnulare
    @Habituallytired
    @IsildursBane
    @longwave
    @mat
    @Pavouk106
    @RheingoldRiver
    @scrambo
    @sorkceror
    @Tardigrade
    @TheRtRevKaiser
    @TonesTones
    @Tygrak
    @tyrny
    @unkz
    @Weldawadyathink

    If you would like to be removed from the list, let me know.

    Anyone not on the list but commenting on this topic will automatically be added. If you would prefer not to be added, please let me know.

    22 votes
  2. Banazir
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    I'm going to forge out a fire poker for a friend. If I have the time, I'd like to make log tongs as well, but I will probably get 12-ish hours at the forge all month so I don't want to push too hard.

    I'm going to forge out a fire poker for a friend. If I have the time, I'd like to make log tongs as well, but I will probably get 12-ish hours at the forge all month so I don't want to push too hard.

    10 votes
  3. [2]
    chocobean
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    I'm going to write a short story. Length unspecified, topic unspecified. It's a very low threshold but that's probably all I can manage :|

    I'm going to write a short story. Length unspecified, topic unspecified. It's a very low threshold but that's probably all I can manage :|

    10 votes
    1. lou
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      I'm sure you can manage, but a short story is a great thing and not a "very low threshold" at all. It is worthy thing to do. I am rooting for you!

      I'm sure you can manage, but a short story is a great thing and not a "very low threshold" at all. It is worthy thing to do. I am rooting for you!

      9 votes
  4. [4]
    delphi
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    I'm going to build a calculator! You see, the modern calculator is essentially a solved problem. If you're a scientist, specifically a mathematician, an engineer, a physicist or anyone who fights...

    I'm going to build a calculator!

    You see, the modern calculator is essentially a solved problem. If you're a scientist, specifically a mathematician, an engineer, a physicist or anyone who fights numbers for a living, you'll have a favourite calculator - not because it's any good, but because it's what you've always used. Your TI-84. Your Casio Classpad. Your HP 35. These work, and they can be pretty damn good, but very few people "choose" a calculator. They get told which to use by their school, because their teacher used it, and this is how we got to the biggest improvement in graphical calculating being the fact that you can now sometimes have graphs with multiple colours, but no anti-aliasing.

    For accountants, the matter isn't much better. Most use Excel or their specific brand of CPA armour to crunch their numbers, and if you do need (or prefer) a physical device, the HP 12C exists, and that's the end of that.

    If you're anyone else, use your phone, or pop to the Poundland (or Five Below in 120V countries) and grab a plastic calculator with a seven-segment display and a sometimes fraudulent solar cell that you'll use exactly once and then forget in the junk drawer. And those things suck, let me tell you.

    It's strange because by all accounts it should be very easy to build a good calculator. Everything already has the things you need built in. Thermostats should have these - there are no dependencies. Still, nobody (except Numworks, I guess, but they only cater to the education market) has made a good, pleasant, and high quality calculator. I aim to fix this.

    And as a side note: The offerings from SwissMicros don't count to me since they're not very original designs. They cater to the people that did use the HP 32 or the 12C forever but now want something that's not flimsy. It's a reinterpretation, and while they're very good calculators, it's not what I'm looking for. They're also really expensive.

    My requirements for the calculator are as follows:

    • Needs to look nice. This one's non-negotiable, if I see one more piece of injection moulded landfill with poorly printed on buttons where some labels are sideways, I will forget myself.
    • Needs to feel nice. I want tactile, pleasant keys with travel and the sensation that you did something today.
    • Needs to be genuinely useful to me personally. I'm a designer, and I do a lot of print work. That means calculating bleed, cut points, element sizes and so on.
    • Needs to use RPN. Reverse Polish notation just is how I calculate (you enter the numbers first, then what you do with them) because that's just how I think and it eliminates the need for parentheses and PEMDAS.
    • Needs to be a self-contained unit with a rechargeable battery and ideally readily available components.

    I've never designed an embedded device like this, but I'm looking forward to figuring this out! I'll see y'all at the monthly checkins and the presentation round at the end.

    9 votes
    1. fnulare
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      I'm looking forward to following this. I've never really used (R)PN but it's one of those mathy/computery things I find intriguing (like Lisps) that I never found a way to dive into because:...

      I'm looking forward to following this.

      I've never really used (R)PN but it's one of those mathy/computery things I find intriguing (like Lisps) that I never found a way to dive into because: reasons.

      The tactile part also really speaks to me!

      I've just bought myself a soroban and a mathbook for "everything" up until university-level. Finally I get to take small steps toward my dream of nerding out on math!

      4 votes
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      em-dash
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      I love this, and as an electronics nerd I'm happy to provide whatever help I can, should you need it. The world needs more unashamedly made-for-a-specific-kind-of-person tools. (After a recent...

      I love this, and as an electronics nerd I'm happy to provide whatever help I can, should you need it. The world needs more unashamedly made-for-a-specific-kind-of-person tools.

      (After a recent incident where I had to install four different calculator apps on my phone to find something that could calculate atan(10°), I picked up my first Real Calculator since school this week, a used HP Prime G2. I've only ever used a TI-8x, but it's been long enough to forget how to use those too. I'm unreasonably excited about having a physical calculator again.)

      2 votes
      1. delphi
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        Thanks! I might get back to you on that one, since my current game plan is just a raspberry pi running a custom JavaScript app in a browser (I’m comfortable in web and don’t mind the boot up...

        Thanks! I might get back to you on that one, since my current game plan is just a raspberry pi running a custom JavaScript app in a browser (I’m comfortable in web and don’t mind the boot up times) but I bet with a custom chip or something like an ESP32 I could get it much faster if I had the knowledge.

        1 vote
  5. [2]
    Bullmaestro
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    With NaNoWriMo officially dead as of a few months ago, I'll throw my hat in the ring and do a novella for Timasomo. Not sure about the exact length of the story though. A full 50,000 word novel...

    With NaNoWriMo officially dead as of a few months ago, I'll throw my hat in the ring and do a novella for Timasomo.

    Not sure about the exact length of the story though. A full 50,000 word novel would have been much for me to handle, espeically with me having started a temp job two days ago.

    I'm not gonna revive a project I had failed to complete for NaNo, but rather write something I had considered doing in the last few years. A story revolving around a vigilante/serial killer who murders their victims with golf clubs, known by the police as "The Caddie."

    9 votes
    1. kfwyre
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      I originally conceived of Timasomo to fit “on top of” NaNoWriMo. It used to run in November alongside NaNo, and I expanded the scope for us from “write a novel” to “make something” because I...

      I originally conceived of Timasomo to fit “on top of” NaNoWriMo.

      It used to run in November alongside NaNo, and I expanded the scope for us from “write a novel” to “make something” because I figured that, in such a small community, a wider net was better than a narrow one. At the time though, I expected it to be primarily made up of NaNo people with a few others making something else instead.

      We never actually had a NaNo submission for Timasomo (though we have had attempts), and over the years Timasomo has drifted away from my original vision (in a good way) and acquired its own identity. After what happened with NaNoWriMo, I’m happy that Timasomo stands independently on its own legs now.

      That doesn’t mean that I’m not excited about a novel submission though! It would be cool to have that come full circle. Good luck with your writing, Bullmaestro!

      7 votes
  6. crialpaca
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    Count me in for art with cosmetics! Specifically teaching myself the basics of nail polish application with my own polishes. I ordered the second half of my collection yesterday to complete my...

    Count me in for art with cosmetics! Specifically teaching myself the basics of nail polish application with my own polishes. I ordered the second half of my collection yesterday to complete my "color wheel," and I'm hoping it'll get here in a reasonable amount of time for me to try like maybe one thing before I need to put my wedding color back on (which was graciously provided by a coworker). Wedding color is Ghosts of Hecate by mooncat, unless I do another polish trial between now and then that steals the show and partner approves.

    7 votes
  7. sorkceror
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    I'm going to try to avoid scope creep and aim for a "one-page" TTRPG system. I have an idea for what I think is a unique albeit very silly character creation / skill system that I'm looking...

    I'm going to try to avoid scope creep and aim for a "one-page" TTRPG system. I have an idea for what I think is a unique albeit very silly character creation / skill system that I'm looking forward to exploring.

    7 votes
  8. feanne
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    I'd like to join and finally publish a game on Steam! My goal is to just publish there even with zero prep and zero marketing. I'm not sure I'm following the rules exactly though because I've...

    I'd like to join and finally publish a game on Steam! My goal is to just publish there even with zero prep and zero marketing. I'm not sure I'm following the rules exactly though because I've already started working on the game. But my goal this month is just to learn the process of publishing a game on Steam.

    7 votes
  9. TheRtRevKaiser
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    I'm planning on hand embroidering a patch of this classic comic. It's only my second project like this - here's a in-progress picture of a Bill Cipher patch that I've been working on for my oldest...

    I'm planning on hand embroidering a patch of this classic comic. It's only my second project like this - here's a in-progress picture of a Bill Cipher patch that I've been working on for my oldest kid.

    6 votes
  10. kfwyre
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    I’ll be writing posts for my blog! I have three posts planned. One is an exploration of some mental health issues that hopefully will be helpful to other people. The other two are me trying to pin...

    I’ll be writing posts for my blog!

    I have three posts planned.

    One is an exploration of some mental health issues that hopefully will be helpful to other people.

    The other two are me trying to pin down two different maladaptations of discourse that the internet has wrought on us. A bit of a tired topic, I know, but I hope to bring at least a somewhat fresh perspective to them.

    I’m trying to decide between posting them as I get done, or saving them all for the showcase. I’m leaning towards the former, because I think the full-cycle closure that I get by posting one will help me work on the next. I think if I baked them all separately but just left them each in the oven, I would be left with that “unfinished” feeling on each.

    I also have a bunch of other scattered loose end thoughts in a note, any one or several of which might congeal into a post over time, but I’m making only three posts my goal, with anything above that being considered a happy extra.

    6 votes
  11. TheWhetherMan
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    My project for this year will be creating a discord bot that automatically notifies the user whether a sunrise/sunset is predicted to reach above a user-set threshold according to this Sunset...

    My project for this year will be creating a discord bot that automatically notifies the user whether a sunrise/sunset is predicted to reach above a user-set threshold according to this Sunset quality prediction website

    6 votes
  12. Areldyb
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    Months ago, I bought an HF radio kit from QRP Labs. And then work and life got in the way and I never built it. This Timasomo, I plan to fix that!

    Months ago, I bought an HF radio kit from QRP Labs. And then work and life got in the way and I never built it. This Timasomo, I plan to fix that!

    5 votes
  13. Evie
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    I have had a kind of surrealist fantasy novel (or maybe novella) slowly amalgamating in my head for the last year or so, just a half dozen incomplete ideas cohering into something enormously...

    I have had a kind of surrealist fantasy novel (or maybe novella) slowly amalgamating in my head for the last year or so, just a half dozen incomplete ideas cohering into something enormously intimidating that I haven't dared to start in on. This month, I think I'll try to draft it.

    5 votes
  14. patience_limited
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    Late add in the Announcement thread. I'm making hot pepper sauce experiments thanks to an impending abundance of ghost and habanero peppers from the garden, and a month where I'm not tied up in...

    Late add in the Announcement thread. I'm making hot pepper sauce experiments thanks to an impending abundance of ghost and habanero peppers from the garden, and a month where I'm not tied up in work travel.

    As far as Timasomo is concerned, my output will be mainly informational - techniques, recipes, and photos. Possibly PM for a sauce sampler if I think it's gone well.

    5 votes
  15. WrathOfTheHydra
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    Count me in! Life has managed to punch a hole in my song writing, so my project will be completing one song draft by October's end. Nothing heavily produced, just some notation for basic guitar...

    Count me in! Life has managed to punch a hole in my song writing, so my project will be completing one song draft by October's end. Nothing heavily produced, just some notation for basic guitar chords and some lyrics. I've had a main chorus thats been in my head for more than a decade, so I'd like to finally get a messy version of the song out of my head.

    I won't be able to start really working on it until about halfway through the month, but I know if I don't set some kind of goal for myself I'll end up naturally waiting until next year to start. So here's to Timasomo!

    5 votes
  16. first-must-burn
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    I think my thing is going to be a rat fountain. The breeder my wife is in contact with uses an aquarium spillway with a litterbox, but I found a small submersible pump online, and I want to design...

    I think my thing is going to be a rat fountain. The breeder my wife is in contact with uses an aquarium spillway with a litterbox, but I found a small submersible pump online, and I want to design and 3D print something more elegant (and smaller). It might end up being a collaborative project with my wife because she has some design ideas.

    4 votes
  17. CannibalisticApple
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    Alright, I've decided: I'm going to dedicate the month to finally building a buffer for my ongoing fanfics because I feel bad about the big gaps in chapters. I'm also going to try to work on the...

    Alright, I've decided: I'm going to dedicate the month to finally building a buffer for my ongoing fanfics because I feel bad about the big gaps in chapters.

    I'm also going to try to work on the clock. I have no clue of repairing it is possible (it may be a matter of a part not being made anymore...?), and if not, I'll try to think of some other use for it. Maybe I can make it into a diorama...?

    4 votes
  18. davek804
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    I'm looking forward to following along! I won't be able to participate due to some intense time commitments early in the month. Hopefully next year!

    I'm looking forward to following along! I won't be able to participate due to some intense time commitments early in the month. Hopefully next year!

    4 votes
  19. Pavouk106
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    I'm a bit of a cheater as I'm participating with something I already started making - the open PC stand/case 3D model for 3D printers. I'm still participating as I will be finishing the model this...

    I'm a bit of a cheater as I'm participating with something I already started making - the open PC stand/case 3D model for 3D printers.

    I'm still participating as I will be finishing the model this month. I have the basic structure but I have to make a few addons (for various sizes of motherboards and various PCIe configurations).

    I do 3D modelling just for the 3D printer, I'm learning new things with every model. This particular project isn't that hard for modelling it as it is for thinking far ahead and calculating a lot of things so it all comes together after printing.

    4 votes
  20. tyrny
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    I got some really cute rainbow yarn and have a pattern for the blanket I am going to crochet. Now I need to make sure to prioritize setting aside time to work on it. Very excited for the new...

    I got some really cute rainbow yarn and have a pattern for the blanket I am going to crochet. Now I need to make sure to prioritize setting aside time to work on it. Very excited for the new project and hopefully some internet accountability being part of this.

    4 votes
  21. IsildursBane
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    As stated, I will try and get my audio player project into a fully portable status. Here are the tasks I need to complete, with an explanation of current status: Redesign the case to fix the...

    As stated, I will try and get my audio player project into a fully portable status. Here are the tasks I need to complete, with an explanation of current status:

    • Redesign the case to fix the issues with the current one. I have not started this task yet, but it should take less than a day to do.
    • Finish knitting the pair of socks I started that are a thank you gift to my friend 3D printing the case. I am getting close to finishing the ankle of the second sock, and soon about to start the heel flap.
    • Code the capability to connect to new WiFi networks, enabling it to fully portable. I have been fiddling with this for about the past week. I have started to understand how to code the various pages, so am slowly making progress on this one. I do have an issue of having to make my python script run commands as sudo, and have not figured a preferred solution for that one yet.
    • Fix the bug that is leading to Openbox not launching my program 100% of the time. I have not even taken a look at this beyond preliminary Google search, but odds are that to start on this I will need to enable logging and then look at the results of those to help me figure out the culprit.
    • Authenticate Raspotify, which will hopefully solve the issue of having to start playback from a second device. I started digging into this issue last night, and seems like I will need to use OAuth, but that should be easy since my frontend is also running OAuth so I should be able to just copy and paste that file.
    4 votes
  22. Tygrak
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    I am going to make something in this month! This coming weekend is going to be Ludum Dare 58, if I like the game from it I’ll continue working on it, otherwise I’ll move onto another project...

    I am going to make something in this month! This coming weekend is going to be Ludum Dare 58, if I like the game from it I’ll continue working on it, otherwise I’ll move onto another project afterwards.

    4 votes
  23. bendvis
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    I'm going to take Timasomo as an opportunity to build custom desktop D20 lamps as holiday gifts for my DND group. Goal: 5" diameter D20 desk lamp with a base. Each of the D20's sides should be...

    I'm going to take Timasomo as an opportunity to build custom desktop D20 lamps as holiday gifts for my DND group.

    Goal:

    • 5" diameter D20 desk lamp with a base.
    • Each of the D20's sides should be able to illuminate individually
    • A custom programmed Raspberry Pi will provide a few selectable animations when the lamp is on its base
    • A small battery inside the lamp will allow it to provide light for a few hours when not on the base.
    • An accelerometer in the die will allow you to roll it, and the side that lands face-up will illuminate. The color of the illumination will depend on the value rolled with special animations for rolling 20 or 1.
    • The battery in the main body will recharge when placed on its base (magnetic attachment? wireless charging?)
    • The body of the die and base will be 3D printed. I might include TPU bumpers on the edges/corners to help protect the body and internals.
    4 votes
  24. dhcrazy333
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    I think I may want to sign up, I have some thoughts in my head of a piano song I'd like to get back into and flesh out.

    I think I may want to sign up, I have some thoughts in my head of a piano song I'd like to get back into and flesh out.

    4 votes
  25. Fearghal
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    I'm doing something pretty simple. I'm a sound recordist for TV and movies. I use a cart as part of my kit to keep everything together and to rest my recorder on. I've been working on a few...

    I'm doing something pretty simple.
    I'm a sound recordist for TV and movies.
    I use a cart as part of my kit to keep everything together and to rest my recorder on.
    I've been working on a few documentaries lately and filming inside people's houses where there's not much room for a cart as well as all the cameras, lights, c-stands etc.
    So I'm building a shelf that can attach to a c-stand which I can use as a mini cart as well as a boom holder.
    I've completed the drawings and ordered a Neewer Super Clamp, shouldn't take long to make the shelf.

    4 votes
  26. ali
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    I'm going to focus on improving my art daily, And if I can find the time, I will build a 3d Printed Focus Companion

    I'm going to focus on improving my art daily, And if I can find the time, I will build a 3d Printed Focus Companion

    3 votes
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    chosenamewhendrunk
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    I don't want to commit to anything new, however I would love to actually finish one of my copious works in progress....

    I don't want to commit to anything new, however I would love to actually finish one of my copious works in progress....

    3 votes
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      zixx
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      I feel like that should count, at least unofficially. You're doing art!

      I feel like that should count, at least unofficially. You're doing art!

      1 vote
      1. kfwyre
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        It definitely counts!

        It definitely counts!

        1 vote
  28. mat
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    Still quite wanting to do the built-in bookshelves project but need to check some budget/time availability stuff. I have a couple of other ideas I could do instead. I guess y'all will find out...

    Still quite wanting to do the built-in bookshelves project but need to check some budget/time availability stuff. I have a couple of other ideas I could do instead. I guess y'all will find out when the first progress post comes along...

    3 votes
  29. wysiwyg
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    I want to work again with looping animation, I'm planning on working on at least a couple GIFs, hopefully turning them into something longer, or with sound. That or a short comic.

    I want to work again with looping animation, I'm planning on working on at least a couple GIFs, hopefully turning them into something longer, or with sound.

    That or a short comic.

    3 votes
  30. zixx
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    I'm going to try and finish my Fadewalker gloves for winter. Also, r/sketchdaily is running some October drawing challenges; I'm hoping to do at least one a day. Maybe something scifi-themed...

    I'm going to try and finish my Fadewalker gloves for winter.

    Also, r/sketchdaily is running some October drawing challenges; I'm hoping to do at least one a day. Maybe something scifi-themed...

    3 votes
  31. RheingoldRiver
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    I'm going to finish & post my "how to get a 9000-piece jigsaw puzzle framed" blog post!

    I'm going to finish & post my "how to get a 9000-piece jigsaw puzzle framed" blog post!

    3 votes
  32. Kraetzin
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    For a long time I've been meaning to learn the basics of the Rust-based game engine Bevy. TImasomo is the push that I've been needing to get started on that! Alongside that, I've always loved the...

    For a long time I've been meaning to learn the basics of the Rust-based game engine Bevy. TImasomo is the push that I've been needing to get started on that!

    Alongside that, I've always loved the idea of getting a very basic industry/logistics simulation going with some sort of visualisation to go alongside it. Not so much of a game but more of a "fish tank" that evolves by itself over time.

    I'll be looking to use this month to both learn the basics of getting a Bevy app running, as well as using it as a view for the simulation. Already I feel I've over-scoped this, but I guess I'll see where I get by the first update thread!

    3 votes
  33. Tardigrade
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    I'm taking my Brother AX-20 typewriter and reassembling it in working order. Once I've managed that I'll be taking the inputs from the keyboard and hopefully reading them using a (probably but...

    I'm taking my Brother AX-20 typewriter and reassembling it in working order. Once I've managed that I'll be taking the inputs from the keyboard and hopefully reading them using a (probably but depends on what I have in the cupboard) Teensy 2.1 and converting it into a normal USB keyboard output. I'm hoping doing both using it as a normal typewriter and pc keyboard at the same time doesn't fry it and results in a pseudo carbon copy equivalent. If I can get that working I'd like to then try the same in reverse where I can send inputs from my PC as if I've pressed the key on the typewriter. If all I get done is reassembling it though that is a win.

    3 votes
  34. aphoenix
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    I will record at least one rough-and-ready song (ie. very few tracks, with a "live on the floor" feeling) and post it on my site, and probably make a section on the website specifically for songs....

    I will record at least one rough-and-ready song (ie. very few tracks, with a "live on the floor" feeling) and post it on my site, and probably make a section on the website specifically for songs.

    I've started practice on a few songs:

    • In The Garage by Weezer
    • River Below by Billy Talent
    • Santa Monica by Everclear
    • Mad World by Tears for Fears
    • Both Hands by Ani Difranco

    I have to get my voice back in good singing condition. I really haven't been doing a lot of music lately.

    3 votes
  35. em-dash
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    I will be getting my workshop into a usable state so I can do real projects again. I've been doing some basic woodworking for other house projects in the space already, so first task is to clean...

    I will be getting my workshop into a usable state so I can do real projects again.

    I've been doing some basic woodworking for other house projects in the space already, so first task is to clean up the massive mess I've made there over the past couple of months. That (and the requisite yak shaving for it) is what I've been up to the past couple of nights. I might get to start on flooring this weekend?

    3 votes
  36. Tmbreen
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    I've got to finish a decorative Nintendo Switch dock for a friend. Well, to be specific, a dock for the switch dock, with a backlight piece of acrylic branded for Nintendo I got at an arcade I...

    I've got to finish a decorative Nintendo Switch dock for a friend. Well, to be specific, a dock for the switch dock, with a backlight piece of acrylic branded for Nintendo I got at an arcade I used to work at.

    3 votes
  37. Falcon79
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    I'm going to write a fantasy story. It'll be a bit to much for a single month but I have some milestones in mind. Create an outline of the main story Write the first chapter Write at least two...

    I'm going to write a fantasy story. It'll be a bit to much for a single month but I have some milestones in mind.

    • Create an outline of the main story
    • Write the first chapter
    • Write at least two scenes
    • Specify five world building ideas

    If I can manage two of those, I'm happy. All four and I have an excuse to celebrate.

    2 votes
  38. Weldawadyathink
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    I think I am going to have to pass. I am switching to a new winery for the last month of harvest, and I’ll be working crazy hours. But please keep me on the notification list.

    I think I am going to have to pass. I am switching to a new winery for the last month of harvest, and I’ll be working crazy hours. But please keep me on the notification list.

    2 votes
  39. faye_luna
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    Bit late to the whole post but. I started learning some very basic sewing techniques. Like a back stitch and a up-and-down stitch (i don't know the real name of it). I have also already created...

    Bit late to the whole post but. I started learning some very basic sewing techniques. Like a back stitch and a up-and-down stitch (i don't know the real name of it).

    I have also already created very very simple patches out of denim patches.
    (Basically I have created more work since I now have to attach them to my clothes but that is fine.

    2 votes