I just found out about iontophoresis and it sounds like something I could benefit from. I was contemplating buying a $500 machine which Facebook thought I needed, but a quick google brought me to some research about how to DIY it. Awesome. It looks like I have all the parts I need, but none of the papers went into any kind of description of how to hook things up, and I wasn’t 100% certain that I was following the wires correctly from the photos. They just say “attach the wires”, and I’m like: “Wait… just positive on one tub, negative to the other?” After much hesitation, and some experimentation: Yes. So my set up is currently a 12v 5a DC power supply and some hook up wire going into two plastic tubs with water, and I can feel that it’s working.

I wasn’t sure at first because I was using a 2.5v supply. I could feel an itchy sensation where the water surface met my skin, but not below that. I think it’s due to my softwater, and because I’m using plastic tubs instead of steel.

Anyway, there’s some reassurance that DIY Iontophoresis is as stupid simple as it looks. Now in four weeks I should know whether or not it works for me.

I’m very skeptical of the bandwagon that gets pushed along the “bit perfect” trail, and I appreciate the irony of these perfection seekers flat out decimating modern games to fit their nostalgia tastes. That being said, I think it’s still a super intriquing concept. There are such cool things to see when somebody shows you what to look for.

Digital Foundry also did a great video from a developers perspective. I like the potential this gives me to say it’s the game developer’s problem if my low-midrange pc can’t handle the graphics. “Just give me the downscaled, smoother frames! That’s easier for you, isn’t it?”

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I don’t know why robovoice stories appeal to me. I think the lack of inflection helps get across the actual quality of the writing. But I’m probably making that up because these newer videos obviously have artificial inflection coded in.

There’s always a mix bag of quality for youtube green-text story tellers, but I really like how chass has branched out into other areas of the internet. I guess 4chan ran out of stories. Makes sense.

I enjoyed this story in particular for being such a macho ghost story. Our lead character, Private Monkey, regularly acts in defiance of the supernatural, like an action hero, but the story still floats spooky. It’s a very appealing juxtaposition, and much refreshing after countless leads running and cowering whenever the unexpected happens. Leave that to me, as I listen to this while under my heated blankey.

I’m curious how part two is going to go. Part one here feels pretty stand alone and satisfying.

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I’m like: It’s Wednesday. I’m late for uploading my weekly portraits update. But actually it’s Friday.

I’m very happy to be getting more consistent. I kind of have a process: get the shape of the face right, eyes halfway, nose halfway, mouth, watch the width! watch the width! Obviously, I’m still not very accurate with the process. I’m constantly having problems with width vs height of the head, then either too little forehead or too little chin, but I’m happy to be where I am.

I’ve only got 2 more pages left in my sketchbook. I think I’ll do another week, then hopefully try something else. I want to do daily urban sketchings, but one of the hardest parts of this project was picking out which headshot I wanted to draw. Finding interesting buildings is going to be much harder for me.

oh well, we’ll see

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