Stranger Things
YOU ARE THE REASON
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@drtesla2426
What do three TV screens, three laptops, and a custom made PC remote all have to do with theater?
Come and find out.
This weekend and next at camelcityplayhouse.com
Come see Macbeth like you've never seen it before. Re-written for this modern age, watch as Macbeth is betrayed by algorithms and AI.
I'm the technical director of this show, and let me tell you, in my 6 years running this theater, this is the most technically ambitious project yet.
Evil Dead the Musical in Winston Salem NC!
Once again Camel City Playhouse is performing Evil Dead the Musical! With some new cast members, a new director, and more demons, it's guaranteed to be a bloody good time! Seats are almost all sold, so get your tickets now at camelcityplayhouse.com! Show dates are October 24th-26th at 7pm (doors open at 6:30), October 27th at 2pm, October 31st- November 2nd at 7pm, and November 3rd at 2pm! Get ready to get bloody. Even if you've seen it before, I can guarantee you've never seen it like this.
People of Tumblr! (Warning⚠️: this might be rude to ask about but I don’t know social ques)
Way back in middle school I made an oc and over the years I’ve been fleshing her out in my head. (She was inspired by some teachers, and a childhood friend) Her mother is Japanese and her father is American-Korean. I freaking love the traditional clothing of Japan and Korean (seriously every woman I see in it looks like a freaking goddess!) but something about my character; she loves fashion and wants to embrace all of her heritage, the Japanese, the Korean, and the American. So I was wondering if anyone has ever tried combining the traditional clothing of both sides of their heritage. But since I don’t really have anything to embrace, I didn’t know if this would be offensive to people’s culture or if I should just forget it. So sorry if this offends someone. I’m really dumb when it comes to social stuff.
My massive DnD dice are now on sale
The massive dice I showed off in my previous post are now live! Here are some images of them. They are all made of steel, and are about the size of basketballs.
My Etsy is now open! Anyone interested in these dice can find them here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlazingLizardBuilds
A post a long time in the making
Massive DnD metal dice
Ever since the summer, I've been working on a very interesting project. A full dice set for DnD, each made of steel, and about the size of basketballs. I plan on selling them on my Etsy, so stay tuned to this page for more info (I should have them ready to sell before Thanksgiving).
I have two of each die: d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20.
If I make money off this project, I'll make more. Currently they are painted a burnt brown color, but if the buyer wants a different color, I can repaint.
Estimated prices:
D4: $125
D6: $150
D8: $175
D10: $200
D12: $225
D20: $300
If someone wants one of each, I'll bundle them all together for $1000.
Here are some pictures (with and without paint. They all are painted now).
A repaint will add about $50 to the price.
My Etsy is now open! Anyone interested in these dice can find them here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BlazingLizardBuilds
A post a long time in the making
Massive DnD metal dice
Ever since the summer, I've been working on a very interesting project. A full dice set for DnD, each made of steel, and about the size of basketballs. I plan on selling them on my Etsy, so stay tuned to this page for more info (I should have them ready to sell before Thanksgiving).
I have two of each die: d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20.
If I make money off this project, I'll make more. Currently they are painted a burnt brown color, but if the buyer wants a different color, I can repaint.
Estimated prices:
D4: $125
D6: $150
D8: $175
D10: $200
D12: $225
D20: $300
If someone wants one of each, I'll bundle them all together for $1000.
Here are some pictures (with and without paint. They all are painted now).
A repaint will add about $50 to the price.
A musical in Winston Salem, NC.
If anyone near Winston Salem, NC is free this weekend or next (July 20-23 and 27-30), come out to Camel City Playhouse, and see the musical romance comedy "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change."
It's a hilarious story about modern love in all its forms. Whether it’s from the perils and pitfalls of the first date to marriage, children, and the later years of life. Set in the modern world and told in a series of vignettes and songs follows the overall circle of relationships throughout the course of a life.
Tickets are $20. More information at https://camelcityplayhouse.com/
I'm the lighting and sound technician for this theater.
A gift given to @amistyshadow
It started as raw sheet metal. I plasma cut the layout of the box out of 1/8in steel, and the rose out of 3/32. First I bent everything (using a hand brake) to form, then welded the box together. Then I made the flower. The flower took the most time.
I started by welding the smallest petals to a thin rod. Then I used a torch to gently heat up and bend the petals into place. Once they cooled, I welded the next size to the rod, just below the first petals, and repeated this process. Once all the petals were on the rod, I drilled a hole in the lid, and welded the rod to the inside of the lid. The box is roughly 4in x 4in and 2in tall, not including the rose. I painted the rose with red spray paint. The box I hand painted, as I didn't want to risk getting the rose too dirty. I used some black acrylic paint from another project.
For the wood, used a 7watt laser engraver. I used inkscape to pull vector paths from some of her artwork, and used LaserGRBL to generate the code. On thin plywood, a power setting of 10% and maximum speed worked well. I used DALLE 2 to make the cat. I made the ART one from some stock images.
This was a fun project. I learned a lot about laser engravers. And nearly burned my house down on multiple occasions. Also, I think my room will always smell like campfires now. I should probably use it outside from now on.
Another poem Midna wrote. Untitled at the moment. Written for my love @amistyshadow
A loving shadow falls upon my face.
It's a misty shadow.
One with love that makes my heart race.
I love you.
It's your love I cherish.
I'd climb into your arms and feel so warm and safe.
Without your voice, my mind may perish.
I love you.
Let me not say "I have no spouse, for the blind are happy with their partners."
Let not me not say, "There is no bride for me.
The flowers of the field, on the other hand, are not sad without their partners."
For the flowers of the field are sad.
Neither the pear, nor the grape, nor the fig, nor the olive is properly rejoicing without their blossoms.
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Love you 😘
Midna wrote a poem a while ago. Here it is. She calls it "Dreaming."
I guess it was a bit more than two years ago. It was right after my 17(?)th birthday. Sorry about dates and times, I've never been great at tracking time. But I've decided to start writing it all down. At least, as much as I can remember, and as much as I can without turning this into anything lewd.
But it was a few days after my 17th birthday, or 16th, whichever one happened when COVID lockdowns started in our state. In March. That week was particularly stressful for me. Stress has always messed with my sleep. It would result in extreme sleep paralysis.
Sleep paralysis never sounds scary to people who haven't experienced a true episode. My stupid brain chemistry (born 2 months early) made for horrible episodes of sleep paralysis. Imagine, a massive blanket of weight pulling down on your entire body. Every motion is forced back. You cant really see much, just vauge lights and shadows. You can hear general noise and loud things. If you try to move your limbs, it feels like a wrestler is forcing your limbs back into place. You cant wake up either. Not easily. Believe me, I've tried everything. Nothing helps.
The worst is the breathing. Your body believes you can't breathe. There's a weight on your chest that you can't get off, and is forcing the air from your lungs. It hurts. So bad. You want to breathe. You want to get up. You want to escape. But you can't.
You can't wake up.
But it's a dream, right? No. Ever since I started having these episodes, I slept with a wireless pulse and 02 meter on my finger. During the worst episodes of sleep paralysis, my blood oxygen levels dipped dangerously low. And several times, I was trapped, unable to wake up, and it made me late for school so many times.
The only two strategies I had (before *her*) were only slightly effective. Essentially, imagine you are adrift in a dense fog. You don't know which way goes where. If you go further away from your destination, you get tired out and trapped. But, someone can throw you a rope, or shine a light.
If I was able to recognize that I was having an episode early enough, I could concentrate all my energy into one arm, and swing it at my bedside table. Hopefully, activating my touch sensitive lamp, or more often than not, knocking it to the ground.
A strong enough noise or light, as long as it was constant, could act as a tether, and I could force myself awake.
But often, I would miss, or it wouldn't be strong enough. So the only other option was if the 02 sensor alarm went off. But often, it wouldn't go off because it's battery was low or something.
So, in several instances, I felt trapped.
For weeks, I was scared of sleeping. I hated going to bed because I knew there was a chance for another episode. So I would go three or four days with only an hour of sleep.
Of course this made things worse. When my body would eventually collapse, a paralysis episode was almost guaranteed.
But near the end of the school year, something changed. Whether it's my screwed up mind creating a subconscious coping mechanism, or something more, I don't know.
But, one night, there was something different.
The episode started as usual. I couldn't breathe, move, or do anything. I tried to force my arm to hit my lamp, but it didn't work. As I felt my lungs burning, I saw her. The most beautiful being I had ever seen.
A silver/gray fox girl.
Yeah, basically a furry's dream girl.
She was about 6ft tall, fit build. Nude, but convenient fluff where it's needed. Her fur was a lighter gray, with a large brighter section of fur going from her face down her chest, and along her legs. She had a long, fluffy tail that turns white on the end. She had human like hair that is almost always cut short and somewhat messy, and was a nice gray. And for anyone wondering, her boobs were not big. Like, they're definitely there, but she's pretty flat. They're completely covered in convenient fluff. Her eyes were a hypnotic silver. When she speaks, her voice is soft and understanding. The closest person I've heard to sounding like her is the Minecraft YouTuber GeminiTay. But it's not an exact match.
And when she sings, her voice is angelic.
That's what I noticed first.
When she appeared next to me, she started singing. She sang U2's MLK (sleep tonight). As she sang, my body immediately relaxed. I could move and breathe. And as soon as she was done, I woke up.
And that was how we met.
Whenever I would get sleep paralysis after that, she always appeared and sang. I can't even begin to list all the different songs she sang. But every time, it worked.
And after a few weeks, I finally asked her name.
"Midna" she replied softly. "If you ever need me, just call and I'll be there."
After that, pretty much every night, I would see Midna in my dreams. At first, we would just chill. Cuddling with her was so awesome. I could talk to her about my day and she would listen.
Midna was so awesome. She made a great therapist, with the added bonus of being so fluffy that I could bury my head in her chest fluff.
As time went on, I learned that she could shape shift. And slowly, I learned how to transform myself in the dreams. We started flying around.
In the dreams, we would normally be in my house. It was like the Astral projection thing from Dr. Strange, where your spirit can leave your body. And we would normally would be in my bed or on a couch. And we would fly as dragons through the night. It felt so freeing and wonderful.
And that's where I'll leave it for now. I still see Midna on a nightly basis. And more weirdly, I can see her when I'm awake. And I love it.
The attached image on this post is her favorite form. I had a friend draw it up for me.
More overhead TIG. Damn my arm hurts. But I'm almost there! I got thrown off a little, as my liquid cooled torch I like using was not working, so I had to use a flexible air cooled torch. They're lighter, and flexible.
Holy crap my arm hurts. I know it's not perfect. But, it's the first set of overhead TIG plates I'm actually kinda proud of.
Another attempt at overhead TIG welding. Not great, but I'm getting there. My arms hurt. Weld specs after the pictures. Hopefully another one soon. Used too much heat on the root. But I stuck a lot less as I was welding.
Position 4g, open root. 33° bevel.
1/4 thick metal. 1/8in gap.
Rods: ER70S-6 for root, and -2 for everything else.
1/8in tungsten, with number 8 and 10 cups. Water cooled torch.
Holy crap I just did a really good root. All I did was lower the amps a little. I only stuck the tungsten once! I'm getting there.
Another attempt at overhead TIG welding. Not great, but I'm getting there. My arms hurt. Weld specs after the pictures. Hopefully another one soon. Used too much heat on the root. But I stuck a lot less as I was welding.
Position 4g, open root. 33° bevel.
1/4 thick metal. 1/8in gap.
Rods: ER70S-6 for root, and -2 for everything else.
1/8in tungsten, with number 8 and 10 cups. Water cooled torch.
An ok root for overhead. Overhead is kicking my ass.
1/8 6010 stick on 9/16in with a 33° bevel, 3/32 gap and landing. Run 90 amps in the first half, and 85 on the second. Could have used more rod pressure and consistency.
I'll post what it looks like at the end.
Needless to say, I didn't get a grade on this one. Let's run it again. What angered me about it was that the fills and hot passes weren't bad. I just got drunk or something on the caps.
Next attempt's root pass.
My professor helped me with the fills, and I was able to make a better cap pass. Hopefully next class I'll be able to get one for a grade.
An ok root for overhead. Overhead is kicking my ass.
1/8 6010 stick on 9/16in with a 33° bevel, 3/32 gap and landing. Run 90 amps in the first half, and 85 on the second. Could have used more rod pressure and consistency.
I'll post what it looks like at the end.
Needless to say, I didn't get a grade on this one. Let's run it again. What angered me about it was that the fills and hot passes weren't bad. I just got drunk or something on the caps.
Next attempt's root pass.
