Progress & Procrastination

Clean Everything

Okay, as my housemates pointed out repeatedly, my objective was a little overambitious. I did not, for instance, clean everyone else’s rooms, or the roof, or the creepy garage I don’t have a key for and have never been inside.

I did have a very productive day though, both in cleaning, and in procrastinating on the Internet. Thus I’ll present my experience in two lists.

Top five things coolest things I found while cleaning:

5) Nitro Brand Snappers

I found these in the dark recesses of our unfinished storage room. They’re left over from when I was alone on the Fourth of July and spent the day throwing snappers at neighborhood kids while sitting in a kiddie pool on our front lawn. Now if only I could find the dollar-store aviator glasses I wore.

4) My Original Packing List

This is from my original freak out road trip that brought me to Minneapolis. It reminds me of how I packed extensive first aid and survivalist gear, and then spent the entire trip sleeping in Walmart parking lots.

3) My Prototype for a Board/Card Game

The original idea for this game dates back to my college days. Every once and a while I start working on it again and I’m quickly reminded that games are incredibly hard to design. Plus I am lazy. Maybe it would be good “Do a thing” fodder.

2) This Green Robot

This robot is notable because I got it as a gift but never opened the box because I thought it was the same as an orange robot I already have. But it is actually green! Good story.

1)   My Doodle Shirt

This is a shirt I doodled on for a long time, and then lost, and then found again. I don’t wear it anymore because it makes me self-conscious, but it’s a nice thing to have.

Top five coolest things I found while procrastinating:

5) Muppets with People Eyes

 http://muppetswithpeopleeyes.tumblr.com via Urlesque

God bless Photoshop.

4) Make Your Own Kaleidocycle

http://foldplay.com/foldplay.action via Cynthia

Fun, crafty, kind of hypnotic.

3) Space Jam Website

http://www2.warnerbros.com/spacejam/movie/jam.htm via Topless Robot

Still running 15 years later.

2) PyroSand 2

http://www.enigmasand.com/pyro2.html

Not really a game. More of an incredible timesink toy. Doesn’t work in Safari though.

1)   Avi Buffalo

Cannot stop listening to this song.

In the future I’ll try to avoid choosing things that are basically household chores. They are not interesting to write about.

Next: Draw a wicked hard maze.