Do It Yourself!

What should be written about this time? If this weren't a 'Type A' post, I could write a little about 1961's 'Master Of The World', which is oddly beautiful and erratic, and in its adaptation from the novel the movie has essentially become 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea' in the sky. Oh, Vincent Price has some silly eyebrows in this one! However, this is a Type A, so we will simply waffle on without any particular plan. It's not difficult, but it does require getting into a frame of mind that is loose and freewheeling. And not talking about muffins.

'Loose and freewheeling'? That was the original point of this exercise! It's easy to forget that this is a therapeutic activity above all, a soothing of the mental stresses that afflict us all from time to time. That's why the stories are really wonderful, when they work. Sometimes they don't work, and we end up with the multiply dead-ended 'The Glove', but the first part of 'Wordspace' was worth it. I think. It's hard to tell from the outside.

The next few days will be strange, as a new Summer side project opens and adds woodworking into the mix. No, that wasn't a typo, it did say 'woodworking'. When you have a few quiet months, it's good to challenge yourself, and so some bookcases will be made. It will be difficult, completely new, and probably a completely daft thing to do, but a good idea nonetheless. If they work out well, then who knows what else might follow? It's nice to make things for your yourself when you can, and not just accept the generic items handed out by the homogeneous would of retail. People from a hundred years ago would be shocked at how limited and inflexible the size ranges of items available today can be. Do it yourself, people of the world! Do it yourself! It's actually cheaper, if you re-use whatever tools you buy, and you get life skills in the process...

Blather blather blather. It's time to close up this post, embrace the thrill of unconsciousness for another night, and read some more of the 'Brigadier Gerard' stories if sleep proves difficult. That collection of stories is awesome, and really proves Doyle's eminence in adventure stories. He was amazing. There will be more on Doyle and 'Brigadier Gerard' sometime soon.

O.