Yet another month has passed, October went by in a flash and it was mostly a quiet month with only a few events. I made a new version of the cocopot with mini-orchid. We also had a nice barbecue and saw the comet fly by.
October ’24
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Monthly Archives: October 2024
Collectible soccer trading card
I remember that you used to be able to collect cards from famous players and teams. Fun for the fans, and something that could quickly turn expensive. To get all the cards you needed to buy lots of little bags and make an effort to exchange all your repeating cards. You could place all the cards in an album, and needed to keep collecting until it was complete.
At Alan’s soccer team (before Fomento, but now c.d. Inter Colonia) they thought of something new. They are going to make soccer cards of themselves. It feels like a good idea to take some money of the parents, and make a nice profit for the club. I made a quick concept card to see how Alan’s card might turn out, but for the actual cards I suspect we need to be patient.
Comet spotting
Once again we travelled to the center of the island. This time we did not go camping, but we went for a once in a lifetime experience. See the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) pass by. First we had a bbq, and then we want to a nice viewpoint to stare at the sky. It took a few hours but end the end we were all very happy. We found the comet.
I made a second video and I think it turned out a little bit better than the previous one. The only issue I had was still pretty massive, because the end of the video, and basically the entire purpose of the video was in the dark, and I could not film that correctly. A black screen was the result. Oh well, there is improvement visible, so I can only hope next time will be even better. As the night turned darker and darker we did all get to see the comet. First with binoculars, and later even with the naked eye, so that made the trip extra fun.
In addition to the main feature, the (sadly failed on video) quest for the comet, I also created a ‘behind the scenes’ with some very typical social events.
Leaking coconut
One of the coconuts that I used as a pot for a miniature orchid had a leak! Every time I gave the orchid some water a part of the water would slowly drip out, leaving some stains on the cupboard. I decided to make a new pot, using a new coconut, but this time I did something different. I sanded the coconut to make it nice and smooth, and after sanding it I oiled it inside and out to give it a nice darker color, and to make it even more water proof. The effect was really nice, so I will pobably repeat the same sanding and oiling with the second coco mini orchid we have.