Black Out Bingo Plus Bonus For National Crafting Month Fest For Albingo

[siberian_skys]

I mostly wrote for the 2024 National Crafting Month Fest at Allbingo, but I did join Pinterest for the Pinterest Perfect Prompt. I also built some Lego people for the Crafter's Block Prompt which is probably not what the Prompt was intended for, but whatever. I also wrote a poem for the Poetry Prompt so that's part of the writing series.

Series: 2024 National Crafting Month Fest For Allbingo
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/series/4022608
Author: Siberianskys
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Warnings: None
Author's Notes: None

Comments

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's quite an accomplishment.

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[siberian_skys]

Thank you, honey. I've been working on it instead of working on my house like I should have. I have my priorities straight. :D It was also a 3x3 card and not a full one. I'd be curious to hear what you think of the poem. I don't write much poetry.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

You got the form right, and the sentiment holds together well. The extra capitals are a bit distracting and you have two H's in "husband."

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[siberian_skys]

Thank you. I'll fix those things I didn't catch the double Hs, but I went back and forth on the capitals.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Capitals tell you what's important. Beginning of a sentence makes it easier to read. In poetry, beginning of a line helps anchor the form, and also distinguish between forms -- haiku tend not to use capitals at all, which contributes to the soft, natural feel of that form. Proper nouns distinguish individual persons, places, or things from the general surroundings. Capitals also cause the mind to pause a bit and consider what's important, whether it's a new sentence or important noun. So if the text has too many capitals, the reading bogs down a bit; and when every word is emphasized, effectively none of them are. That works in a one line-title or in a signboard, but otherwise not so much.

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[siberian_skys]

That's helpful. I should know better than to tinker.

How do you feel about ee Cummings and his small case letters?

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[ysabetwordsmith]

I am quite a fan of e.e. cummings. I've read bell hooks too. Avoiding capitals has the opposite effect -- it makes things seem softer and flow smoother.

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[siberian_skys]

I had not been introduced to him in junior or senior school. I discovered him when I when I saw Hannah And Her Sisters. I think it came out my señor year in high school. I fell in love.

[cornerofmadness]

congrats on the blackout

[siberian_skys]

Thank you.

[meridian_rose]

Fantastic :D

which is probably not what the Prompt was intended for, I love hearing about the varied ways people use prompts :D

[siberian_skys]

I'm so glad that you like it when people randomly use prompts. :D

[meridian_rose]

:D I keep thinking I should use Lego some time (my nephews have all the Lego me and my sister grew up with plus a ton of new bricks and figures so it's certainly possible. I've got a couple of minifigures of my own.)
I've also seen great dioramas using action figures outside of bingo fills and travel photos with a special collectable always in view. Fandom and creativity can be very much what you make of it!

[siberian_skys]

I love Logo, but I suck. I am so out of practice. I need to get some that are easier to get used to building them again. The one I tried to build for this Fest was a bust. I did build figures, but I couldn't get the motorcycles to go together. I couldn't believe I was having so much trouble with a toy that was meant for children. :D

[meridian_rose]

Oh, relatable!
I sometimes help my older nephew sometimes but I mostly sort the pieces into piles so it's easier to gather up the correct bits for each step. He's really good at following the instructions, only occasionally muddling up something and leading to me and my lack of spatial awareness staring at the instruction manual and lining up the model /exactly/ like the drawing so I can try and figure it out. A Star Wars fighter was a huge project he spent hours on, in stages, and I was glad I didn't have to help with all of it.

Younger nephew is still on the easier models and his brother had helped with the vehicle and he was making a raptor cage from this Jurassic World set
I said "you'll have to get mum or dad to do that" because no matter what I couldn't force the brown gate into the hinge bracket of the cage base in his Jurassic World set. It's supposed to lie flat around the bait then you fold up the sides to become a cage...I had the same "this is for children?!" reaction :P

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

It's well worth a try. My partner found a Lego model of Stitch today and brought it home. :D

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[siberian_skys]

I bet that's cute.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

https://www.newelementary.com/2024/02/lego-disney-review-43249-stitch.html

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[siberian_skys]

That is adorable. :-)

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[meridian_rose]

That sound amazing :D We're a family that's very fond of Stitch!

[languajix]

That's awesome! Love the thinking outside the box for the Crafter's Block prompt, that's fun :D

[siberian_skys]

Thank you. As soon as I was in the Lego isle it came to me

[spiralicious]

Way to go! Congrats on your blackout!

[siberian_skys]

Thank you so much.