Streams of Consciousness Sometimes Turn into Actual Posts!

I don’t really have a subject to talk about but my brain is a bit overactive, so you all get a super-awesome stream of consciousness!

I think about things a lot. What things, you ask? It’s all a bit random. Am I being a good parent? What about my performance as a boyfriend? What’s the next project I should work on? I like animals, but don’t have the motivation to keep one. One day, I’d like to buy a house – preferably before I’m 40. I need to lose weight. I should really clean out my fridge.

Seriously, so many different thoughts go through my head in a matter of seconds that it’s really hard sometimes to focus on one thing. That of course, leads to me being overwhelmed, which then makes my mind race even more. Sometimes I wonder if I should be medicated or something.

Ok, I’m picking a thought and running with it for the rest of the blog. Here we go.

Some (or all) of you may already know, but I like to think of myself as a bit of an amateur replica prop maker. I have many unfinished projects:

-          A vintage Graflex 3-cell flash I plan on making into an awesome replica of Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber from Star Wars, complete with sweet internals

-          A replica Mauser that will eventually become Han Solo’s sidearm

-          A set of Wolverine claws that need revision

-          A couple Nerf guns I’m converting into various replica guns

-          Replica Ghostbusters equipment (currently unfinished: Ghost trap and Ecto-Goggles)

-          Fallout replica “Nuka-Cola” bottle(s)

-          An at-least-fairly-screen-accurate replica of the Batarang from the recent Dark Knight trilogy

I’m sure there are more, but those are the ones I can think of while sitting at my desk at work. Seven projects I’ve yet to complete. All these replicas are made using various mediums; the batarang, for example, will be made out of styrene sheet. The Ghostbusters props are mostly foamcore, and will be top priority until they’re finished; I want to use them for Halloween this year, and if the set is good enough, trooping at cons and such.

I think I’ll take some time and document the creation process on this blog as I make headway with my prop projects. Would any of you be interested in following this progress? Just as a taste, I’ll let you take a gander at my 75% complete ghost trap:

I suppose that’s all for now, so to quote LeVar Burton: “I’ll see you next time!”