Where Am I...Am I Where...I Am Where?

I'm just a little confused today. I got up 15 minutes earlier and was 20 minutes later getting to work. Go figure. I'm bored with my job. I need to get a real one. One that I was actually trained for. Not feeling inspired to say much of anything except K is out of town tonight. I'll just have to work late and go to bed early. (I'll work late but I doubt I'll go to bed early). I'm gonna go do my job some more.

I Have No Idea

8.22 Well, the experiment went bust. Il forno only makes it to 1550 (good to know), glass used has low COE, and the mold broke in to a bunch of pieces. The glass melted enough to form a column from the pot to the mold. Kind of pathetic looking really. The pot is in excellent condition. I need to see if the glass is fused to it. I really haven't taken any time to look everything over yet. Just noticed the obvious. Later.

11.18 The pot was in excellent condition though useless with a six pack of Miller High Life and a bottle of salsa fused to it. That process won't be repeated until I have access to a better furnace and I figure out why the mold broke. Oh by the way I could go into diabetic shock from all the little bitty cheesecakes I found in the teacher's lounge about half an hour ago. Sometimes there are good things about being a teacher. Tomorrow I'll be returning to the time tested practices of actually placing the glass in the mold and heating it. So old fashioned. I may even put some pictures up to show my ineptitude.

Glassy Eyed is a Good Thing

12.13 I have come across the flower pot method of delivery for kiln forming glass. Take a flower pot, fill it with glass, run the kiln up to a high temp 1700+ (crossing my fingers), and let it flow. Have no clue how this will work. The kiln in question is an old bead furnace and mostly reliable. It mosey's on up to 1000 then heats up slower and slower the nearer it gets to the top end. We'll see how this process works out. The temp on the glass is also in question because I'm using old beer, and salsa bottles (reuse the refuse). These glasses have a higher COE than most art glass frit. May break down and use some flux in the future.
Later

It's a Bright New Day

Well, Easter has come and we have remembered the sacrifice and gift of Jesus. It was a beautiful day and the service was extremely powerful. Holy Week was excellent with beautiful weather and wonderful lessons on the passion of Christ (the exaltation and denigration). Too much to say and not enough words.