We meet another ferret on our evening walk

Regnar meet another ferret for the first time in almost a year.
At first everything seems very friendly, but as we walk nearer to home, Regnar starts to try to dominate him by biting him in the neck. Not fun, but not very bad either. So we go our different ways.

Web Dominators

This is a useful product which had slipped under my radar, mainly because I don't think I understood what they were meant to do.

I think the photos speak for themselves. Now I'm going to get some more of them.

Regnar is extra active when I come home

That the insides of shoes is interesting, that's normal, but today he was more interested in the outside and he was very keen on investigating the interior of my backpback. He also wanted to go out immedieately and after a short while back in again and search the area closest to the door. And repeat. He also seemed extra eager to mark territory outside.

There's a reason, for on my way home I met another ferret.

I'm not sure if this was a territorial defensive behaviour or if he'd want to meet another ferret again.

Elk leather gloves

Hestra model 2087 Tällberg (which I think is a winter sports place).

Ballograf Epoca ballpoint internals

It's a really ingenious mechanism. Only these parts and you just drop them into the barrel in this order and it's assembled.

Someone else's video of how it's put together.

Mister Baby Head

"Mister Baby Head" was the working title for Walter Jon Williams' latest novel. Instead it's published as The Fourth Wall. Me, I think the working title was more rememberable.

Learned about it the 5:th, got it in the mail today. That's quick.

Haven't started reading it yet, but I ditched the book I was reading and will start on this tomorrow on my way to work.

This week's new pens

Ballograf Epoca Royal

This is an Epoca which is described as "matt". But it's more like it's got a wood grain pattern in the plastic. Gives a quite nice feel to it.

Ballograf Scripta XI

Sort of like a Rondo made out of aluminium. It's the one Ballograf which has the Easy Flow refill in it when you buy it. It's a hybrid ink, but not quite like any I've seen before. Writing length 3500 m compared to 8000 m in the other full size Ballograf refills. Not archival.

The surface isn't knurled and feels smooth, but still gives quite good friction when you hold it.

This is without question a candidate for 2012's best pen purchase (ask me again next year) partly because it's not expensive at all.

Ballograf SA4000

But this pen is so archival that it's part of its name. "Svenskt arkiv" means approved for writing which have to be archival (plenty of workplaces in Sweden where the law demands it and I know people who've had official "pen checks" when they've had to show that the refill in their ballpoint is archival). Writing length 4000 m which is interesting as it looks like one of the refills would fit in it, but there is no 4000 m Ballograf refill, only the small 3500 for Ballograf Pocket.
Also, it doesn't look like the exact same hue of blue. Will be interesting to take it apart, but I won't before I've got spare ones.

Composition 101: The Basic ‘Rules’. | Japanorama.co.uk

Composition 101: The Basic ‘Rules’. | Japanorama.co.uk: "Composition truly is, IMHO, the foundation of good photography. You may have great gear and know all the basics of ISO, aperture and speed [exposure] but if you’re not paying attention to some of the guidelines or ‘rules’ of composition, then something’s missing."

Design Tips & Tricks

Design Tips & Tricks: "Here is a collection of some of the things I have learned through the time. The examples and comments shown here are not the only real truth about model railroad design, they are just my humble opinion about [märklin] sectional track geometry and aestethic design..."

Some really good ideas presented clearly.

2011's ink test is done

Results are here.

Have you ever wondered how many Star Wars movies there were supposed to be from the beginning?

This isn't the Holiday Special, but it's about it.

That it was made is what makes it pretty clear there weren't any sequels planned.