In the absents of light.

I’m happy to to report I acquired a new toy to work on. I’ve made some Nixie clocks, but now there is something else coming out of Russia; Vacuum Florescent Displays (VFD). At some point I’m sure these were going to go into some sort of calculator.

But now; we’re subverting them for other nefarious purposes: Clocks. I’m planning on a art-deco kind case; with some stone, steel wood Frank Lloyd Wright feeling. But we’ll see how it goes. I’ll keep you posted.

Speaking of keeping up to date; I made some more progress on my mini-Nixie clock. The mounting is all finished; I have to move the AC adaptor to the back of the board; add some silicon to keep things in place and it’s done. The final touch is drilling three holes in a ¼ thick piece of glass; but if that proves too hard; I’ll just switch over to Plexiglas.

Huston, we have a problem.

Once again life snuck up on me and I’ve been very busy here at Ground Zero Labs. Sure we added to the clan; but that was back in January. That shouldn’t have stopped me from posting for two months.

Let’s see if I can get the order correct: Hurt my back (crack); 9 year anniversary, got laid off, take Management 339 Mid-term, interviewed for new job (repeat as necessary), start new job (hurray!), Thanksgiving (drive to AZ and back), put up Christmas lights, put up Christmas tree and take Management 339 final.

But with all that behind me; it’s clear sailing from now on…