What did you rediscover today?

limey • Oct 28, 2015 5:40 am
[SIZE="1"][COLOR="Gray"](I don't think we've got one of these ...)[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Yesterday (but it was today when I thought we should have a thread about it!) I rediscovered how to embroider French Knots. The theory seems unworkable, but in practice they're pretty neat!
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 28, 2015 12:28 pm
Limey, you're so good at the needle arts it becomes ho hum to you, just another job you did well. Then you discover, or in this case rediscover, something different, the excitement of something exotic, something [SIZE="1"]French[/SIZE], energizes your inner artist bringing the pleasure of creativity back into play. The feedback of dopamine to the Prefrontal Cortex as a response to creativity causes the phenomenon scientists call 'mo be betta', when the search for more dopamine results in applying creativity to other endeavors such as music, cooking, and relationships. Things like household routine do give some feedback but the greatest dopamine pump has always been creativity in relationships with others. Primarily creativity with anyone who happens to be conveniently available, around the house, in situ, and horny. Image
limey • Oct 28, 2015 1:55 pm
I can't say that household routines have ever given me that sort of feedback [SIZE="1"][COLOR="Gray"](apart from that one time when I was sitting on the washing machine during the spin cycle ...)[/COLOR][/SIZE] :cool:.
Gravdigr • Oct 28, 2015 2:36 pm
limey;943652 wrote:
(apart from that one time when I was sitting on the washing machine during the spin cycle ...)[/COLOR][/SIZE] :cool:.


:jig:
Aliraza1166 • Oct 30, 2015 5:36 am
Perhaps riding around Wal-Mart on electric buggy was a strenuous workout. Maybe temperature in room has an effect on scales.????



Ali
limey • Oct 30, 2015 9:14 am
Aliraza1166;943832 wrote:
Perhaps riding around Wal-Mart on electric buggy was a strenuous workout. Maybe temperature in room has an effect on scales.????



Ali


Perhaps ....
glatt • Oct 30, 2015 9:42 am
Aliraza1166;943832 wrote:
Perhaps riding around Wal-Mart on electric buggy was a strenuous workout. Maybe temperature in room has an effect on scales.????



Ali


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limey • Oct 30, 2015 9:47 am
Well done, glatt. I had my suspicions, but you got 'im!
Griff • Oct 30, 2015 9:49 am
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Griff • Oct 30, 2015 9:54 am
I rediscovered the flow state last night at fencing. I'm just starting to work out the triggers for this, it is truly amazing.
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 30, 2015 12:40 pm
Excellent, Griff, to be able to go directly to your groove will be wonderful. :thumb:
glatt • Oct 30, 2015 12:43 pm
I don't really understand what all that means, but it sounds good.
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 30, 2015 12:59 pm
Smooth, in the zone, almost automatic pilot, reacting properly after the brain processes what the eyes are seeing, because waiting for the brain to then translate it into rational thought, and make a decision, it's too late.
Lamplighter • Oct 30, 2015 1:06 pm
I've experienced it while writing computer code for a custom database,
and it is a very enjoyable thing.

But in the physical world the closest I can image is while driving a car,
and being involved in deep thought or conversation, and
not realizing that how far we've gone on "automatic".

Doing that while fencing is almost "inconceivable"!

Good on you, Griff

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Clodfobble • Oct 30, 2015 3:06 pm
I just pictured Griff, a la Keanu Reeves, muttering to himself, "I know fencing."
xoxoxoBruce • Oct 30, 2015 3:27 pm
:lol2:
Or, My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
BigV • Oct 31, 2015 3:07 pm
limey, I heard about this outfit on the radio the other day and thought of you. Perhaps you've already heard of them, but if not, consider this a Prediscovery.

http://www.knittedknockers.org/

I don't know if french knots are applicable, but I do think this is something that matches up neatly with many of your talents and interests.
Gravdigr • Oct 31, 2015 4:39 pm
That's fairly awesome.
limey • Oct 31, 2015 4:42 pm
I knew about these. Maybe we need to start up a companion site about knitted knuts?


Sent by thought transference
BigV • Oct 31, 2015 4:54 pm
Lance Armstrong could be our celebrity spokes-baller.
Gravdigr • Oct 31, 2015 5:28 pm
I hope to rediscover weed in the not-too-distant-future. Like, in an hour, or so.

:blunt:
fargon • Oct 31, 2015 5:30 pm
I all ready did and I will again soon.
DanaC • Oct 31, 2015 6:12 pm
@ Grav: enjoy!
Lamplighter • Oct 31, 2015 10:40 pm
Tonight at our new house, we re-discovered Halloween !!

:welcome:

:skull: :elkgrin: :biggrinje: :vader1:
:vikingsmi :reaper: :speechls: :eek6:
:dunce: :rainfro: :alien2:

Lots of fun
- the kids were nice and happy but wet from the rain
limey • Nov 1, 2015 7:39 pm
Tonight I rediscovered that it really does not matter what fancy stitch you knit with eyelash yarn. It just looks like this whatever you do!
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Sent by thought transference
xoxoxoBruce • Nov 1, 2015 8:33 pm
Eyelash Yarn? Don't think I've ever heard that name. May have seen stuff made with it, but didn't know how they were made.
Looks like it might generate enough static electricity to herd cats with lightning bolts. Or go trick or treating as Zeus. :haha: