JoshPrime Makes Stuff

Hey Reader! This is a short post but a a super cool project! I want to bring your attention to Spiroglyphics . These books from last year have made their way into my sphere of awareness and I am having so much fun with them! They are a super cool coloring project that are striking and require only a basic skill in coloring. You start with an outline like this one - and simply color it in! It is so easy! There is a little challenge in keeping track of what is the inside of your spiral and what is the outside, but if you follow along carefully, it comes together fast! I really like trying to figure out what the picture is as I go. After doing the first half of the spiral, you can definitely see some eyes, but it isn't until the whole picture is filled in that the cute little cat emerges! I definitely see myself experimenting and doing more fun stuff with these. I tried one using four colors and got a really awesome multicolored bunny! I even happened to use Easter-ey co...

Hey Reader, I don't know if I have mentioned it in the last 20 minutes or so, but did you know I am from New Jersey? I try not to bring it up very often, but it is true. I hail from New Jersey like other amazing New Jerseyians like Dan Avidan of the GameGrumps . I miss some things about my time living in that state I never mention. You might be thinking: "Of course! You must miss your family and friends. You must miss your home and your pets." Those things are great and all, but I am here to talk about bagels. Bagels are a glorious and delicious thing. On the east coast, a good bagel can change your whole outlook on life. I have seen people change religions over a bagel with cream cheese. There are even web shorts about it. Here in California, finding a bagel worth the dough it is made out of is challenging. A good bagel should be crisp on the outside and dense on the inside. Terrible bagels are soft on the outside and airy on the inside. Why would I want a bagel...

Hey Reader! As I continue to work on smoothing walls downstairs, my mind wanders to other ways I can spend my time making and doing cool stuff. This idea actually started from not finding exactly what I wanted at a store. You know what they say: "Why pay $2 for something when you can spent $97 and make it yourself." Essentially, I want to get a bar cart for my house. I wouldn't characterize myself as a bar-hopper, but the idea of having one for guests is cool. All the bar carts I found were nice, but seemed awkwardly sized. Most were essentially short tables you are supposed to stack alcohol on. I don't have time to bend over and pick up bottles when I want to entertain guests. What do you take me for, furniture store? Really though, next time you are at a furniture store check out how low bar carts are. I feel like they want children to drink more than adults. Irresponsible. I did find one that was more of a cabinet, but then I wished it was just a little bigge...

Reader! I am finally starting to work on the downstairs! I didn't think this day would ever come and yet here we are. In case you haven't been keeping track the way  I have, I just bought my 11th bucket of joint compound. At 4 gallons a bucket, I have used approximately 44 gallons of joint compound to smooth my upstairs walls. I am sure I won't need 44 gallons for downstairs, there is a lot less surface area to worry about. It is so weird to think that there is going to be over 44 gallons of plaster on my walls. My square footage must have gone down. Also, at $15 dollars a bucket we are talking $165 - a far cry from the quote of $10,000 from the contractor! Even assuming it was $5,000 for just the upstairs. Lets not focus on upstairs because now we are downstairs. I have only done one coat across all the walls and team, it is so much easier. I have been struggling with the stairwell and hallway for so long, this feels like a cakewalk. I can whip around the room pretty...