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[I shall continue later on sorry about that]

[Hi, um, currently catching up with life-]

Oh, um… deadlines. That’s a thing that exists. I think? What are they exactly? Hmm, according to Lila it’s a line that leads to the delicious Jade ready to murder you, so um, win win! Yep, next Wednesday. Honestly, I don’t think I can tell you that I could finish and polish everything up in enough time for the line of death, but I’ll definitely get started, or at least have a very rough version done by the final date. This is kinda a big project, too, so I think I still might come back to continue it even after the quarter sadly ends (*cue sad violin music-*) or perhaps next year for TSA. If I think about it that way, I feel like there’s… a bit less pressure, if you know what I mean. So I guess for me, I’m still pretty nervous for the deadline, as I honestly still don’t have the clearest idea of what I’m doing, but deciding to make it a longer term project makes the situation feel a bit more reasonable in my mind. I just… feel bad for not having something so impressive during the presentations, as I know everyone else are doing the most amazing things within the time limit. Nonetheless, deadlines are indeed death inducing, so everyone’s probably extremely hyped and ready to be 100% productive during class. Wait, did I say death inducing? Um, ignore that please I said stress inducing-
If I can spill some highly honest tea, though, I feel kinda bad for having not exactly started to put my thoughts to paper or actually outline things during this long weekend (yep, sorry, working on this reflection at 2am on a Monday right now), but I do have some ideas. It’s not a good thing, and I should most definitely improve upon it, but I feel like sometimes if I get stuck on something, I have a tendency to put it away or procrastinate on it for the time being until I absolutely have to get back to it. I’m sorry that I’m such a mess this year, but woot I can figure it out! (Also, are you proud? I finally finished a reflection that’s hopefully on time!)

Why do I feel so close yet so far from actually doing things? Ah, because I have doubts about what I’m doing, and honestly have not much of an idea of what exactly do? [shall finish later, I’m sorry]

Aye, we’re back with the salmon!! After one reflection of not displaying the holiness of the almighty god, Its Deliciousness returns! Why does it look like a close up of a clementine, though-

Okay, sorry about everything, I feel like such a mess these days. But, um, regarding the questions, I would say the most challenging part of my project thus far is actually thinking about the validity of the idea. Modular clothing is a really good concept, and can be made sustainable and actually work, though the business prospect is kinda [sorry, still catching up on this one!]

Okay, now to tell the truth, I’m not 100% sure where I want to go with this project yet. I really like the modular fashion idea (thank you again for the inspiration!), but I don’t know, I can’t help but think from a business and economical standpoint, and it just doesn’t exactly kanoodle together (yes, I know that’s a made up word, fIgHt Me). You know? During class, I kinda made a list of ideas, plus pros and doubts, and I find that the problems may be harder to tackle if we’re regarding this project as a legit product that could be mass produced for the public. As for the next classes, I actually want to come up with a real plan for what I’m doing with my project (finished by around next class). I’ll probably think about things at home, too, and come in the next class after that with a materials list, hopefully ready to get into the midst of fabrication.

Right now, I think I have a decent enough idea to properly fabricate, but I still have some doubts for the future scheme of things if we regard this as an actual product to be marketed.

[sorry, I’ll definitely try to work on this. I feel so incompetent, I’m sorry!]

Lime dippers are typically made of gold or tumbaga, an alloy of gold and copper brought by the Spanish inquisitors in Pre-Columbia

Now… let’s face the truth. We’re too broke to afford gold-
Okay, sorry, just kidding! 3D printing gold does indeed exist, and it looks absolutely amazing, but that’s honestly too expensive and extra for a simple 2-day project. (more shall be added, I’m sorry again for this non-productiveness in reflectioning)

The object that I finally decided to create (no, I’m sorry, but Baby Yoda shall come later, possibly for TSA…) are pins (tupùs) or lime dippers. Oui, lime dippers are a real thing, and they are exactly what they sound like. There weren’t a lot of information about these fascinating curios, but it appears that the majority of these special pins come from Calima in Columbia, with some tupùs found in Recuay, Peru. The lime dippers were utilized to dip and administer lime in a coca ceremony, in which shamans use the coca leaf (a popular and ancient leaf that’s used even now) to tell their guests deeper insights about themselves and their possible futures.

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Lime-dipper, probably used to extract the lime from a gold flask. It is made of gold or tumbaga by lost-wax casting in the form of a long pin with a bell at the upper end. Some of these dippers were also hammered.)

As aforementioned, these pins are usually used in ceremonies where

After basically taking the whole class to come up with ideas, plus journeying on an enlightenment path to find the holy Pre-Columbian Baby Yoda (pictured below in all his glory, because why not), I think I finally decided what I wanted to do. I kinda wanted to try something with Judaism or Islam in the beginning, but I was quite fascinated by Pre-Columbian art and tool-making, so I went to look up things about that too. First I found the sundial, which I thought would be a cool object to study and create, but then something else kind of caught my eye. I’m… gonna let you guess what beautiful, holy creation walked upon my path of fate.