Michael8402

It's the fairy folk messing with you. lol

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I was feeling kind of manly and proud of myself earlier but now I hurt and have to push through the pain at work.

I am thinking that it's funny how I can demo the floor in a room, change out a poorly installed kitchen sink, and move a fridge by myself with no issues only to pull my back picking up a glove I dropped afterwards.

I am working my cleaning job. Hopefully there will come a day where I can twirly be self employed.

I am starting to get better from the illness and had a good start to the day yesterday. Chel and I bought a double wide and everything seemed to be going ok. Then I got a call from my dad with lots of bad news. Now I don't know how to feel. I am both happy and excited but depressed at the same time. I guess life is a roller coaster.

I am thinking that I may need to put the call out for help. Chel and I closed on a double wide yesterday so we now can start doing some of the work that needs done to it. The carpets are in rough shape through most of the house so I want to install a floating laminate flooring. We also need to get a washer and dryer and a new stove. No other major projects after that except the actual move itself. We have till the end of January to get everything done and us moved in. Luckily it isn't very far from where we live now but it is still a few more items on my ever growing to do list.

I was wondering why my news activity list wasn't blowing up. lol

I have been there before. Sounds like it's time to look for a new job. I feel sorry for you and hope that it gets better. Let me know if there is anything I can do.

I have to surrender and admit that I am sick. Blah. I feel like I need some chicken soup, a hot toddie, and about 20 hours of sleep. Oh well. I have Monday off so I will just have to man up and muscle through it.

Not well. Blah.

I figured out how to make a tube setting from a piece of brass dowel. It is very difficult since I am using 3mm stones but I think it is worth it. Here is one before final buffing and polishing.

Prepping to attempt making a stone setting. I couldn't find tubing that would work for a tube setting so I am going to try using a metal dowel. We will see how it goes.

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Somebody sent me a new bowler. I opened the box and put it on before I even took my coat off. The grumpy face is because of the cold. lol

I actually had to use epoxy to hold the stones a bit better. I like to put my jewelry through a pretty rigorous wear ability test and I found that the stones weren't secure enough with the limited skills I have at the moment. I used a needle to apply epoxy to the inside of the setting and re beveled my setting the best I could. It seems to be holding better now but I still feel that I need to practice a bit more. I will make sure to bring it to the next gathering I attend so I can get your opinion once you see it in person. I feel that pictures seem to make it difficult to see any flaws in jewelry which is sad because some of my pieces are ment to have what I call a rustic finish while others are more defined.

You may be interested to know that I am thinking of experimenting with using a similar technique used in stained glass to make sculptures out of burnt out light bulbs.

I forgot to post the finished product. Here is the ring with cogs soldered on.

It has been a long time. I would have to get some new supplies but I could figure it out. Did you have something in mind?

This is an open carry state. You just need one of your law abiding, gun owner friends to sit on your front lawn with a side arm.

Cameras would actually be a good thing because it could give the police "probable cause" to search the other house if someone is seen climbing the fence onto your property. It would also give them a possible ID of the person making it easier to catch the individual.

That sucks. I know the feeling. I had a major back injury when I was 16 and spent a year in a bed from it. I hope you get better soon. Try to keep doing your stretches and soak in a hot bath with epson salts.

Not really thinking of anything right now. Trying to zero out a bit. Sort of like running a defrag on a computer.

I'm sorry you are having to go through this. If there is someway I can help, let me know. That kind of stuff is actually one of my big fear about me moving out here. We didn't have much theft in the country so I was afraid of it happening when I moved closer to a city. I still keep a pistol in my room ready just in case.