Random musings

Some thoughts from the last few days.

• Epoxy is great but it stinks
• 5 minute epoxy is great but don't decide to try to make changes while you have it mixed
• Dixie cups are multi-use.  Rip them short to use the bottom as a palette and then use the sides (ripped in pieces) to mix epoxy.
• Separate epoxy components are still sticky
• Acetone cleans sticky
• Make sure your superglue is set (dry) before trying to paint over it
• Paper sucks up paint.  Plan accordingly
• Paper gets pliable when wet, such as from painting.  Plan accordingly.
• Straight pins are difficult to cut and the cut ends go 'ping' all over the room.  Stick the pin in a piece of foam and then cut.
• No matter how careful you are, you'll forget and try to use beads directly out of the open container.  Beads hurt when you step on them.
• When you put something "where it will be safe" you'll never find it again. I guess that's one definition of safe.
• Completely prepping for a 'make and take' will ensure no one shows up.  Forgetting half your stuff will ensure a ton of people show up.
• Always look where you have your puddle of epoxy.  Don't put it where you normally put your elbow, brushes, tools, bits, cats, media player, your other elbow, the phone, the cell phone, another finished mini, etc.  Not that I've done any of those things.  Nope.  Not me.
• Research other paint jobs before slapping paint on an unfamiliar type of mini.  Or terrain.  Or cat.
• Don't paint the cat.
• When your spouse is on a roll of "Honey!  Come look at this!" feel free to ignore them after the first three if they're all about things that aren't going to happen, don't concern you, don't interest you, or aren't going to suddenly show up on the porch.

Yep.  That's about it for tonight.

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