Recently, I have been watching the show Severance. Without spoiling anything, it’s a show where the main characters have two distinct and separate versions of themselves. These versions are known as their “innies” and “outies”. In the show the “innies” are given hope by being told praise about their “outies”.

This concept got me thinking about how we all have two versions of ourselves. We have who we are, the person who exists, tries to live and makes mistakes. We also have who we want to be, the mythical version of ourselves we strive to achieve.

I think it’s valuable to know who my “outie” is. Similar to the classic “what would Jesus do?”, I can ask “what would I do?” and hopefully find guidance knowing I can imitate the version of myself that I want to be.

Earlier this year, I set out to learn mold making. I decided that I wanted to use my 3D printer and modeling skills as much as possible.
I figured that silicone would be an easy place to start as it was a forgiving material.

This is an outline of the technique that I developed. It will allow you to make rubber versions of any object that you want (within reason).
This is not a lesson in part or mold design. Im sure other people have covered that in more detail than I can.

This post will go through the process of making a squishy silicone toy Kia Soul.

There is nothing wrong with enjoying your job. There is nothing wrong with wanting to go to work. There is nothing wrong with finding meaning through the work that you do. Find a healthy balance and enjoy your time at work.

I am scared. That is a hard thing for me to say. I am sitting here in British Columbia mid January. It is raining outside and there is very little snow to be seen. I can feel the looming effects of climate change around me. I don’t know what to do.

When was the last time you completed a project? When was the last time you started a project? Have you every felt that you were trapped working on something that you don’t enjoy anymore? Size is something that I’m sure most developers with the drive to do side projects have felt. Recently I have been completing more projects with more success than ever before. This is my new process.