candle math
a couple of weeks ago i started spending a lot more time on candle-making, which had me working on a couple of apps to help me, and perhaps other candle-makers, to do their craft.
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the intersection of candles and code
last month i said i'd be experimenting with more sculptural candles and that's exactly what i did this weekend. and because i had also recently finished my three.js journey certificate, i figured that starting this weekend's session by rendering the candle on the web first would be a good practice and a cool way to show off the candle i had floating in my mind for weeks.
read more »catching up on candles
i haven't posted a candle-making blog since june 2022](/posts/candle-making-cento/) but i haven't stopped making them. i guess i just forgot to blog about them, but i'm pretty sure i took photos each time. let's catch up on my candle-making adventures.
read more »candle-making my way to a cento fine foods sponsorship
i took an afternoon off of work last week to make up for working on an office holiday – typical for hot, smart babes whose job it is to support their users. with a new set of candlescience fragrance oils delivered, i ate a chewable (legal) and tried to see how many candles i could make before it hit.
read more »this is a post about a haircut, spicy candle, elusive vegan turkey roast, gray cake, etc.
in my last blog i booked a hair appointment and i've since had that hair appointment.
read more »brb, circumnavigating the globe
...haha jk. my pal, tyler, is though. tyler was my manager for a significant (and actually productive) part of my time at my last job. i hadn't heard from him in a long time when he messaged me a few weeks ago to announce that he was sailing around the world and would be in my area soon. every day is a winding road!
read more »i spent most of halloween chaotically making candles
today is halloween and, no, i do not have a costumed addendum to my costume roundup from last year. i did wear a wig that i recently got so i could see what i'd look like with long blonde hair, though.
read more »my candles needed thicker wicks
remember in may when i made candles and they burned a tunnel instead of all the way through? my hypothesis was that i needed thicker wicks. before i get into that adventure, i first want to tell you *a tale of the ultimate betrayal of friendship*...
read more »we began a candle-making adventure, i messed up!
after rearranging my apartment, buying way too much fir tree essential oil and not enough soy wax, i'm excited to report that we finally made some candles, and that i did an absolute shit job! let me show you some of the process...
read more »a good video on how to make soy candles
andy got me a candle making kit and we spent the weekend watching a bunch of videos and this one is my favorite
read more »live laugh yawn, a tuesday morning stream
a few weeks ago i started streaming tuesday mornings at 8:30am et on twitch before it’s time for me to do Real Work™. it’s a variety stream, mostly me chatting and online window shopping. unsurprisingly, lots of candles.
read more »demand justice
it’s been a couple of years now that i’ve been an ep at women’s prison association so it only makes sense that our stars would align in just the right formation to bring a partnership with a candle company!
read more »here is the latest on "candles"
my buddy nick messaged me on twitter today asking if i’m into candles. friends, i’m into anything that is on fire on purpose.
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