Category Archives: Scheduling

Revving up for Q3!

It was DEFINITELY too hot to do another one during the summer. But now it’s Texas Fall (AKA Summer 2: Electric Boogaloo) so I might be able to do a marathon soon!

I bought a sewing book and a lot of the stuff is outdated, random, and useless. BUT THEN I SAW A CHAPTER ON PILLOWS. And I knew I would sew some pillows.

I’ve sank a lot of time into adding new magics to Sorcery Clans and I want to playtest it a while, but maybe I can also think about what new directions to go in with magic. I feel like Red and Black magic are a little bit neglected? Maybe some way to add healing or defense or something else unique, like the Angel Statues. So what I’m getting at is maybe I can brainstorm some stuff as part of the marathon? Wait what? Ooh maybe I can make a painting or a drawing appropriate to the ideas

I also want to make my honey’s mask, and also maybe get work done on Izzy’s Meowscles (?) mask. Painting the ANBU mask was the funnest part of that whole thing so maybe I can cut it and paper mache it in advance, or else do two and one is the cut/paper mache and the next is the plaster and paint

I should probably buy the ANBU mask plan digitally to support the artist, it’s only like $3….

The scoreboard has lost some interest due to COVID but I do have to make some new snitch shorts, especially for Trey, the last online order!

And lastly, the How To Play Quidditch package (Starter Kit? Some kind of branding needed) needs some work still!

So maybe the list looks something like:

HIGH PRIORITY

  • New masks
  • Pillows
  • Snitch shorts
  • Sorcery Clans art
  • H2PQ Kit Ref Cards
  • Resew duvet button

LOW PRIORITY

  • That weird Akatsuki surcoat idea
  • Couples shirts
  • Exalted websites (T_T….)
  • Experimental food still?
  • H2PQ videos (design & shoot)

As for WHEN, that’s not easy….. certainly has to be a weekend, where we’re not going out of town and Michael isn’t off work. So maybe Sep 26 or 27? We’ll see!

Breakdown

Updated the Q1 page with a breakdown of the first quarter marathon. Really was a 1/10 marathon but who’s counting??

I’m pretty inspired to make this custom scoreboard even though it’s not really cost-effective, because it will be awesome. Got some other things that need doing to go along with it as well!

Updates for Q1

Going to test out the route this weekend, making sure I can run a mile without dying. Still think Feb 1 is probably the best target date for the first quarter marathon.

Will need to find the fanny pack that makes listening to podcasts or music easier.

Should probably pick out music for running also.

Added repairs (sewing) to the plan. They’re easy jobs, I have all the stuff, I just don’t set aside the time to try.

Added podcast editing to the computer work. In case I haven’t gotten to it prior to then…

First marathon plans

I wrote down a bunch of plans while I was on the airplane over the break. Some of them are even good!

Here is a tentative spread of plans for the first quarter marathon:

  • Sewing: Test a sockless snitch tail
  • Sewing: Sew the small weights I have acquired from my parents’ house into custom ankle weights
  • Video: Fix the 3rd bludger videos that have some errors in them
  • Web Design: Work on this website
  • Quidditch equipment: Test the properties of resin and how it works with wood, potentially to make resin-covered wooden quidditch bases ($$$)

And a couple other things that could be done (important to have more than the minimum!):

  • Video: Cover an entire course in a 1-hour video (couldn’t shoot it in one take though sadly, plus I might be a wreck for the camera with all the running)
  • Cooking: Pick a set of cookies and try making them (if the oven isn’t clean, try making a quarter batch in the toaster oven lol). Ideally pick one out ahead of time but that’s potentially $$ (if I don’t pick one ahead of time, have to make them with what we have at home which could be interesting)
  • Sewing: try making a towel belt for quidditch (and hopefully make it look cool!)

There’s so much more! Writing them down helps keep them from being forgotten.

Also as far as dates, I planned the first one for Feb 1, on the following logic:

  • Not happening next weekend (1/18) since we’re going to Austin on Saturday
  • Not happening the following weekend (1/25) since Leslie’s visiting
  • Maybe happening that following weekend (2/1)???
    • Since that’s the first weekend it’s possible, it may not be ready yet, pushing back to 2/8 might be good, assuming there’s anything left of me after the STEM Expo the day before…)
  • BUT! Since I just remembered that MLKJ Holiday is 1/20, maybe I can pull it off next weekend after all?? I’m skeptical since tomorrow is the first week of classes (1/13-17) and I will probably be really tired afterwards. But it’s possible!
    • That only works if I have time this upcoming week to put plans together for the activities. I’m notorious for thinking I’ll have time for things during the week and then not having that time, so I’m skeptical, like I said. But it’s worth a try!

Wish me luck!