Posted 00:53 by Tycho

Cead Mile Failte!

Stand up and fight! And I'll stand up with you!

Alright, today's events. Learned several important lessons today [well, relearned].

Had a nice breakfast with my parents at Mannion's, on me. Then whisked off to the world of robotics.

Lesson #1: slivers of metal going up the flutes of a bit are SHARP [good thing I shut off the machine before attempted to remove them!]

Lesson #2: soldering irons are hot [didn't burn myself, but the other young gentleman did]. 570 degrees fahrenheit...not exactly warm...amateur...

Lesson #3: solder can and will stick to skin. Yowsers!!! Thank goodness that stuff cools quickly!

Lesson #4: do not, repeat DO NOT stick fingers near moving saw blade! BAD IDEA!!! VERY VERY BAD IDEA!!! [FUCK THAT HURT!!!]. Now, thankfully it didn't break skin, but it could have ripped my fingers off had I not been on the bounce. Damned Skill Saw! Note: this didn't happen today, but happened recently, and so I lumped it in with today's lessons.

Lesson #5: if the fastener containers are clearly labelled, the correct size will NOT be there [spent half an hour trying to find 10/32 set screws that would match with 10/32 nylon locking nuts...wtf mate!].

Aye, then it was off to my aunt's and uncle's house, where we chilled for the evening, ate pizza, watched TV, shot the breeze, etc. Really good evening.

Almost died about a hundred times on the way home. What the hell? Was everyone drunk?

Got home, everyone agitated from so many damned close calls. Read part of Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein. I keep reading it. It's a GREAT book!

And now, here I am, though I won't be watching Dogma tonight...it's too late.

Promised someone I'd read their story, so off I go! Au revoir, mes amis, couchez-vous bien, et bon reveiller!