Day 26 - build your very own Millennium Falcon

yes, why not...if an overgrown german shepherd can fly one, why not build your very own!

of course, the cost may put a lot of people off, probably somewhere in the billion dollar mark....so why not settle for the next best thing...

LEGO!

we all love lego...so go build a smaller Falcon from Lego (hell, you can even buy it ready-to-make).

so, heres my sons build...took him about 3 hours off and on...and it allowed me to spend 3 hours drinking red wine supervising (well, ok, watching)...of course in the film below it takes less than 40 seconds, just enough time to appreciate the Latino-style Star Wars music....enjoy!

Day 25 - a long time coming

...sorry but in doing this little project I actually found something I was interested in...Timelapse!...and as a result i kind of stopped finding things to do each day!

the whole summer I've been wasting the wifes camera 'clicks' taking pictures of obscure things like 'dinner with friends' or 'lighting a bar-b-que'...so heres the first real attempt i made:


hopefully it came out ok...i think you may have to be in the film to find it interesting but what what the hell!

ps: if your wondering why I said "wasting the wifes camera clicks", after taking a thousand photos a day for the last 2 months i found out that the average Canon DSLR is only built for approximately 100,000 clicks! oops!! double oops!!!! is she going to be pissed when the camera bites the bullet a lot sooner than she expected!

ce la vie!

Day 12 - create a timelapse recording of the day/night...

if there is anything cooler than watching the clouds roll overhead in one of those 'natural world' documentaries then I haven't seen it!

Try it yourself, how hard can it be?!?

1. Get a camcorder (with a timelapse function, otherwise this is going to be a lot harder!)
2. Set the timelapse to 15 seconds
3. Chose a decent position for the camera (one where you get a decent view, a bit of the garden, lots of sky, maybe a bit of roof, maybe place it behind a dirty window pane!!)
4. Press 'record'
5. Wait 24 hours
6. Press stop
7. Watch the day and night unfold in all its majesty and wonder

I tried it last night...really wished I'd cleaned the windows first...can't see a goddamn thing once the sun comes out!!!


Classic! 18 hours of my life I'll never get back!!!

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