Catching up on life

It's been a while since I posted, and about as long since I've been in the shop. The 31 months it took to finish my BA kept me out of the shop more than I liked and it's been hard to get going again. I had a conract writing roject at the end of September, which overlapped my dealing with my backpack being stolen (including laptop and backup drive- long story). I've been trying to catch up on missed TV (Netflix is -not- helping me get back in the shop) and books that have been collecting on my shelves. Not to mention that I loooove video games and the BioShock2 multiplayer has been really addictive. I've also been reapplying to master's programs in public history, which has involved rewriting my statements of purpose and waiting for letters of recommendation from instructors.

In the mean time, I've been making slow progress on a bowie style that is going to have a coffin handle and "s" guard, a dragon-tooth dagger and a quasi-tanto (which is taking forever because I'm trying to do it the "right" way following the instructions in Walter Sorrells' DVDs). Using a sketch book has been helpful in figuring out how pieces fit together before I start mangling metal.

I'm hopeful that I'll finish that bowie in the next couple of weeks and I'll have it posted for sale in time to have it shipped for the holidays.