paul

NorcalGma2, 9 months ago to random

At one time, I was trying to collect at least one painting from every coastal county in California. Matt Beard's pricing structure takes into account the number of miles he travels from home, the type of accommodations, and even if he encounters ticks or poison oak.
It's complicated.
So the further south the scene generally the more expensive. The SoCal pieces were the hardest for me to fill in.
This piece is named Escaping Santa Cruz Crowds: circa 1880.
It would have covered Santa Cruz County, but it didn't because it isn't mine.
#MattBeard

brentendo, 9 months ago to random

hey man, did you know that everything you post doesn't have to start off relatable and then turn into some weird attempt at a joke like and then I fucked some marshmallows on the end of the stork's beak, right? Right?

paul, 9 months ago to random

Working. Really…

ItsJenNotGoblin, 9 months ago to random

The grumpiest beggar butt has logged tf on

paul, 9 months ago to random

Walking through the neighborhood at dusk today, we saw a pair of Great Horned Owls on a telephone line. Photo is terrible, I know but… owls!

#SantaCruz #wol

TheManyVoices, 9 months ago to movies

I knew that photo reminded me of someone...

..Prince Vigo of Carpathia ( #Ghostbusters2).

#TrumpMugShot #TrumpMugShotDay
#MugShots #MugShot #GeorgiaIndictments #GeorgiaArrests #TrumpArrested #Ghostbusters #P01135809 #Movies #InmateP01135809

paul, 9 months ago to SynthDIY

Happy #WorkbenchWednesday to all those who celebrate. This week, I learned how to resize traces in EasyEDA and did a test run at 0.7 mm. Haven’t done continuity tests on every trace, but I’m guessing that this is going to be a smidge too narrow. Still, good progress.

Q: Why are you spending so much time on milling when you can get five perfect boards from JLCPCB in a week?” A: I want to get the hang of milling a known-good layout before I attempt something of my own design. #synthDIY

paul, 9 months ago to random

Just look at this handsome fellow I rescued from the sink drain! They appear to be a white-lined sphinx moth according to https://www.butterflyidentification.org/information.php?primary_name=white-lined-sphinx-moth. I put them outside on the jasmine plant, and they started shaking their wings rapidly, maybe to dry off? #KitchenCritters

rotfarm, 9 months ago to art

Does anyone have any pointers for shipping prints? I have 11X17s and looking for a way to ship them out without damaging them, maybe a bubble mailer with the print sandwiched between 2 pieces of heavy stock cardboard?

#prints #art #mastoart #shipping

paul, 9 months ago to SynthDIY

It’s #WorkbenchWednesday! What’s on your #synthDIY bench today?

I put together a new, smaller Gerber for testing circuit board milling params on my 3020-PRO Max. I think I can comfortably mill traces down to 0.7 mm wide with a 0.1 mm, 15 degree V bit at 0.07 mm depth. Now I need to go back to the LFO Gerber and see if I can widen the traces.

paul, 9 months ago to random

Five down, one to go… Finished the Bear Creek Half Marathon (13.1 miles, 3,088’ elevation gain) in 2:44, good enough for 3rd in my age group. Somehow I missed that there were three significant climbs, not two, so it took a little extra mental fortitude to get through the last couple of miles. Still, a good day, and I’m looking forward to Rocky Ridge in September! Traditional port-race brewery is Headlands in Lafayette; highly recommend their beers and ambiance.

https://brazenracing.com/bearcreek/

Paul, a white, middle-aged man, standing in front of a banner that reads, “Age Group Winner”. He is wearing a grey shirt, a blue cap, and two wooden medals.
Nachos with vegan sausage, yellow cheese sauce, and avocado. In the background is a flight of beer.

JohnShirley2023, 10 months ago to random

Fentanyl overdoses kill over 100,000 Americans each year.

paul, 10 months ago to random

Achievement unlocked: Three Burrito Meal Day

1. Veggie breakfast burrito from Cat & Cloud (delicious!)
2. Julio’s Burrito with tofu and vegetables from Little Tampico for lunch.
3. Burrito salad for dinner. This is @Heather ‘s invention: an Amy’s bean and cheese burrito on a bed of lettuce with Tapatio and fat-free ranch dressing. Feels healthy ‘cause lettuce. Definitely filling.

I formally apologize to future me who will be dealing with the consequences.

kaflurbaleen, 10 months ago to random

Blueberry season in CA was a while ago/wasn’t really a thing/had $$$ berries.

PNW blueberry season, on the other hand, is in full swing and it’s my duty to eat as many as possible.

paul, 10 months ago to random

Keeping an eye out for the mail… #SantaCruz

paul, 10 months ago to random

First attempt at milling a circuit board. I’m building musicdevghost’s Cha Cha VCLFO module https://github.com/musicdevghost/eurorack/tree/main/Cha%20Cha%20-%20VCLFO.

Alignment pin holes: ✅
Surface height mapping: ✅
Top-side traces: ❎

I need to create a test board with different trace and pad widths and test some depths/speeds to figure out if this board is even possible…

#WorkbenchWednesday

letterformarchive, 10 months ago to philosophy

Apropos of nothing in particular: bird logos.

Signet Signal Symbol: Handbook of international signs by Walter Diethelm, in collaboration with Dr. Marion Diethelm, ABC Edition Zurich, 1984.

Left to right, top to bottom:⁠

1. George Giusti, Architecture and Arta Penguin list, UK⁠
2. Neil Fujita, Pelican Productions Inc., US⁠
3. Hans Hartmann, Kreidenfabrik Signa, CH⁠
4. Erwin Poell, Ullstein Verlag, DE⁠
5. Robert R. Overoy, Mitchell Travel Service, US⁠

#Logos #Birds #Illustration #Twitter

vij, 10 months ago to random

#WestCliffDrive, #SantaCruz

paul, 10 months ago to random

@minceyfresh Welcome to MontereyBay.social! Let me know if you have any questions or issues with the instance. I’d love to hear about any upcoming gigs you have as well!

paul, 10 months ago to random

Spent the week in Lassen Volcanic National Park and Forest. Wow! What a beautiful place! We trailer-camped at Summit Lake and spent a lot of time in the western section of the park. Highlights for me were Mt Lassen peak, Manzanita Lake, and the Sulphur Works and Bumpass Hell geothermal areas. We also learned that the Pacific Crest Trail runs through the park. We found the trailhead in Old Station and day hiked a mile of the PCT. Met a few hikers and a gregarious trail angel named Bigfoot. 👍

A middle-aged man making an astonished face because he is standing in the middle of a snow field in July. He is wearing a baseball cap, yellow shirt, and sunglasses. Behind him is snow and a distant rock formation.
Looking down over the Bumpass Hell geothermal basin. The basin is a large area of white and yellow dirt with no vegetation, surrounded by pine trees and mountain shrubs. There are several blue-white pools of water in the basin, doubtless toxic and superheated.