mi pali e ilo kalama kepeken ilo 3D. tenpo ni la mi wile pakala e pilin jan lon poka mi kepeken kalama musi ike mute. mi tu pali e lipu kepeken toki pona.

I am bad at music. Could never sing, wouldn't be able to tell you why the pentatonic scale sounds nice, what even is a note? That being said, I had some experience with music as a kid, I attended music school, learned nothing, but played percussions in an ensemble. Over the years I have tried a couple of things, like the ukulele, which I hoped would be like a guitar but for the lazy people, and some simple piano pieces, but that got me nowhere. I have 3d printed a tin whistle, not out of tin, obviously, and I'm loving it. It can be simple, or you could add ornamentations to make it challenging; there is a learning curve, the 2/3 octaves mechanic is fun, the variation range is impressive, the thing is portable, it can be made quieter with a piece of paper &c &c. I can now relatively confidently play Loch Lomond with minor ornamentation. My short term goal is to be able to play this particular piece very confidently, with emotional intonation and advanced ornamentation. I feel like focusing on one piece for now

Today I received a printer. I had never had any experience with 3d printing, but so far it seems intuitive. The printer is Kobra 2 Neo. The first thing I tried printing was the canonical 3D Benchy, which turned out really nice. As I'm writing this post, I'm printing a screen protector for the uConsole I have found on the web. The slicing software seems easy enough to use. I haven't modeled anything in 3d in like 10 years, so maybe I'll stick to just printing so far, but I intend to dive into modeling at some point. Happy days! Btw, Beltane blessings! Btw x2, love you, sweetheart

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