Part 3 Monday April 27th I went to work. 2:30 my google news feed showed a large group of high school kids had gathered at a mall north west of the city center. They were pelting the group of police officers…
The 2015 Baltimore Riots- Part 2; Confusion
Saturday April 25th, baseball night, two days later, I heard helicopters circling my apartment building. My friend texted me “are you OK” I turned on the local news feed. By blocking just four intersections (one of which was directly in front of my…
The 2015 Baltimore Riots- Part 1; I feel nothing
Two years ago I experienced the real world again. I had been living for a couple of years in my sheltered land of self centered routine. A little more than a week had passed since an unarmed black man died of complications from a…
Science can be scary
The science march is coming! I drew this sign up (it is cropped for viewing on your cellphone). Feel free to think up your own caption. Science, at its best is the pursuit of the truth. It can be wrong,…
Inspiration Porn
Inspiration porn– a depiction of disability catered to able bodied persons focusing on a person with a disability usually following the tragedy- struggle- overcome storyline. Their reaction usually is “if they can do it with their disadvantages why can’t I get…
How to make a pattern for an arm bracer- Part 5; In the costume closet
Now that I have got them to be comfortable enough to wear all day, you may be wondering if they work. Yes they do. My forearms cleared up within a few weeks and they have now started regrowing hair. When…
How to make a pattern for an arm bracer- Part 4; Some Flare and Reality
After receiving the package from England and trying them on, I noticed a few things. They looked good, were made of thick, tough leather and matched my measurements and they were so uncomfortable they were unwearable. The edge at the…
How to make a pattern for an arm bracer- Part 3; The curse of the Wizard
Because I couldn’t just have a straight up cylindrical arm bracer, – that would be too easy – I decided I wanted to design the bracer for maximum coverage with the wrist and elbow joints perpendicular to each other (The…
How to make a pattern for an arm bracer- Part 2; Enter the nerdery
I do a lot of 3-D modeling, but I never was a clothing designer. I sewed a shirt once in home ec from a pattern, it was horrible. The breakthrough I had in my design was that a forearm could…
How to make a pattern for an arm bracer- Part 1; The life of a hooker
The first question you may have is “what is a bracer?” It is a piece of armor worn around your forearm. The second question you may be asking is “why would Joe write about this?” I’m not into cos Play…