25 Mar 2026 Wednesday

okay i'm going to try again. strange that,
after a hiatus, 
i found my way back just about a year from 
when i first signed up for sdf.org (3/17/25). 
these spaces feel safe to me.

we have been working on building a wooden 
case for my video gear--a mix of analog 
(mixers, vcrs, a mainbow i DIY'd when i first
learned to solder and screwed it up, a color-
corrector, etc.),
 
and digital (raspberry pis running VSERPI 
programs by andrei jay, a recurboy from 
underscores . shop and a DIY'd  _recur_ 
[also by cyberboy666]). it was hard to unplug
everything as i spent over a month wiring 
my home studio in a few months back--but 
most of that time was labeling cables, which
should make things much easier when i go to 
rewire it all. 

on friday i will have my last class of a four-
week plate metal jewelry-making class i've been 
taking. we learned to make copper rings. i hope
to eventually put together a kit to keep learning. 

i also just finished an eight-week class,
"Patching with Modular Synthesizers," by 
Matthew Ryals. the class used VCV Rack. i was
so delighted by how much i learned. in two 
months, i gained more practical skills and a
deeper foundational understanding of modular
concepts than i have in the last two and a half
years or so futzing around with modular stuff on
my own. can't recommend it enough!