00755, Richard's radio

A while ago I spoke with Richard about how best to convey the order of priorities that exist from his point of view.

We mused about a number of approaches to this problem and I suggested a device that could play back a message conveying the following sentiment:

"I haven't got time"

It's been about two months since we first talked about this and now it's finished.

More for Richard than for the post, here are the instructions:

WARNING: While the unit is intended for use in an office environment, it is technically not safe for work and may offend. Play at reduced volume levels to reduce litigation.

There are two buttons on the top of the unit. The smaller one will turn it on, illuminating the LED on the front panel.
Once the unit is turned on, press the larger button to begin the playback.
Volume can be adjusted using the large volume knob on the front panel. The volume knob has a high sensitivity, and so small movements will increase and reduce volume greatly. Turning clockwise to the limits of the rotation will produce the highest volume.
Switch off after use, using the smaller button. The LED will extinguish.
Battery replacement and access to the SD card are through the panel at the bottom of the unit, which currently require a torx head screwdriver to open.
In case of any problems or malfunctions return to the manufacturer.

00754, batch faces

The faces are getting out of hand.

00753, Zebra face

To make it look thinner:

00752, Flowerface

Flowerface is clearly a one word description.

Although it's not in the dictionary.

Yet.

00751, Return to the return etc. etc.

Topsoil came in today.

Difficult to get it up the drive.

Should probably look into getting a drive.

00750, Weeping face

Probably my fave so far.

Probably 'cos it didn't take long to do.

00749, Wilfred Owen face

Disabled - by Wilfred Owen.

An extract:

00748, Skull face

Can you even have a skull face. If anything it's a face skull.

Anyway:

00747, Cameau face

Oh, did I just frenchify an already French word?

00746, Simple grey face

I think it's just an undercoat.

I mean, really.

But I still quite like it.

00745, Ziggish

Ziggish: Like Ziggy.

Alt: Ziggyish

The growing collection is here.

00744, Backgammon again

Thought I'd lost these, couldn't find the original sketchbooks they came in.

Phew.

00743, Panel face

Difficult to have a name for some of these.

00742, Backgammon sketches

For a long time I took around a moleskine sketchbook with a stencil for making backgammon boards, so that I could draw inspiration from them and maybe find some way to print them onto the surface of a board, or whatever.

Haven't got round to it yet. But the sketches were quite nice (some of them are my daughters, obvs):

00741, Return to the return to the rock

Almost finished. Just need to tint the soil and add highlights thereupon: