by Brandon Quist | Jan 12, 2015 | Hobbies
I like to buy in bulk, and I like to order things online. As you might expect, I have cardboard boxes serving as shelving, and as… boxes. Even then, I have cardboard laying around, just waiting to be consumed in the spark of inspiration. Let me show you the ashes. Go...
by Brandon Quist | Jan 5, 2015 | Home and Family
Happy New Year, this is Brandon reporting from Ohio. Which is actually rather fortunate, because that is where I already have the subjects of this article premade, years ago. It all started in seminary, where one of the people there brought a coil of wire and made a...
by Brandon Quist | Dec 29, 2014 | Home and Family
Most 3D printers are fairly complicated, and require a specialized program to operate. However, if the objective is to lay down layers of material that hardens into a coherent whole, we already have the tools. A low temperature hot glue gun: the poor man’s 3D...
by Brandon Quist | Dec 22, 2014 | Home and Family
If I could measure time with a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do is to flip it over and over again and watch the sand fall. Hourglasses are nearly as mesmerizing as lava lamps, and are much classier. Sadly, they are not nearly as common nowadays, with...
by Brandon Quist | Dec 15, 2014 | Home and Family
Sometimes, it’s hard to feel manly. You have knitted too many mittens, you have a pile of plastic bottles that you really should recycle, and a bowl of ice cream is your psychotherapist. It’s all too soft and cushy. But there’s a way out. PROSTHESIS Get that yarn. Tie...