Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 18hIt’s certainly taking on a shape. I’m not a hundred percent sure it’s the shape I originally intended, but it’s kinda close. 030
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I did manage to recover it, but there were a lot of expletives involved and it’s a bit lumpier than before. It’ll be fine. It’ll be fine. 130
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fun fact: When you build paper mache around a balloon, the balloon can really stick to the paper mache. When the balloon deflates, that stuck balloon will want to return to its original shape. When you add another layer, the underlying layers can get soft and implode like a billionaire’s sub. 110
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Moved on to the next step and have the pieces starting to merge together. I’m at the point where I’m going OH GOD OH GOD YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE IT THE OTHER WAY but we’re gonna push through. 141
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Test fitting went well so I moved on to the next step and covered a balloon in two layers of paper mache. That dried overnight and unfortunately the balloon deflated before I could add more layers. The paper mache mostly survived and it’ll have to do. 120
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mine just kind of slid rearward and is now in the middle of my back. 130
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Second layer going down. I’m gonna do four layers and then once it’s dry we’ll pull it off the mannequin head to do a test fitting. 120
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Is this one of those times where it's better that I choose to remain ignorant? Sure sounds like it. I'm gonna run with that. 010
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Time for new paper mache projects! @chieflotsahair.bsky.social is running three races at the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend again this year, and her costumes require two hats. These are going to be somewhat smaller than things I’ve made previously, so I bought a wig head to build them on. 151
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The kid and I watched that this morning and I thought to myself “I bet squeevey would like this”. I loved the bit in the middle when he sawed off the old controllers, scuffed up the back of the board, and then soldered on the new controller board as a hat. That was an amazing solution. 110
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I had an uncle that had a house full of framed photos where he would cut photos of himself out with scissors and tape them onto photos of other people, and then tell completely fictional stories about being with those people in the photo. Very weird. This reminds me of that. 001
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Kinda surprised you didn't pull this out for the second one. Honestly, kind of surprised you didn't on the first too.static.klipy.comUndead Nosferatu Ascends StairsAlt: Undead Nosferatu Ascends Stairs, in shadow 010
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I received a pretty heinous phishing message this morning, I can see people going "fuck no we don't want to support a rapist what are you thinking!?" *click* before their brain actually kicks in. Came from legit SendGrid infrastructure too. 040
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026As far as I can tell it’s the best place to interact with Brands™, and I don’t, so that’s about all I know about it. 110
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’ve been paying for several subscriptions for years now because paying for streaming was less trouble than pirating. Those scales have flipped at this point, I think. 010
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I love Tawny Frogmouths but have never seen a baby one before this. You captured it wonderfully. 171
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I've always figured he's going to expect people to call it the Arc de Trump. 000
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Old guy checking in. Anyway, I used to loop the levels on Yars’ Revenge and could sit and play it for hours to the point where I was just kind of zoned out and my hands were doing most of the work. 002
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I look forward to murdering all of my friends this weekend. 010
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yeah, it’s actually kind of nice this morning. It’ll suck before long, but at the moment it’s bearable. 030
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I’d be tempted to disable the safety mechanism. That reminds me, I need to reinstall the thermal fuse in our dryer. Parts came in and I haven’t done that yet. 110
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026We've found that having a neighbor with one just gives us more opportunities to do the thumbs down raspberry thing at them, which we still find amusing. 030
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Oh look, not even 1am and the day of performative mourning on social media is in full swing! 020
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yeah it’s been rough lately, all of that and “Elon is a good guy, actually.” 010
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I like all of them, but I particularly like this one. 111
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026That one isz great. I mean, they’re all great, but that one isz extra great. To the maxx. 100
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The best part was that they called back. She saw her watch was dialing and cancelled the call, but they called back. She hurriedly dug her phone out and answered "Hello!?" "Ma'am this is 911 calling to make sure you're okay..." *screams in background* "Uh, yes I'm fine!" 021
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Apple does certified refurbished on watches, that’s probably better than a third party used one. 020
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There’s an Apple Watch SE, cheaper with less features but still nice for the price. My wife and I both disabled the 911 feature because it can be triggered accidentally. Happened once while riding Thunder Mountain several years ago. I’m not sure I would get a used one unless it had a new battery. 230
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I got the Covid vax + Flu vax double whammy today and while both arms are a bit angry at me and I suspect I’m gonna have a bit of a sleep-in tomorrow, it’s better than the fucking alternative! 060
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Get you a girl that can do both. @chieflotsahair.bsky.social 040
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026We sometimes freeze things on a cookie sheet in little piles that can then be portioned into bags easily. I also like to portion tablespoons of things like chipotles in adobo in ice cube trays then put them into one ziplock for adding spice to stews and whatnot. 110
Sean Jacobs @mictlan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I say female all the time but I’m usually talking about toads. 010