I find myself with a lot of time on my hands lately. In an effort to fill that time, I have enrolled in a glass blowing class through the Art Center of Battle Creek. It meets Wednesday evenings from 6 to 8pm, and it runs for six weeks. Today was the first day.

Holy crap, glass blowing is fun! Frustrating at first, trying to figure out how hot to run the flame, how to control the heat (a mix of gas and oxygen), how to hold the glass rod, how to move it, is it hot enough, whoops I blew too hard and now it's lop-sided.

Good times. We get to bring home any projects we want, so I brought home two little bulbs that I managed to make. The cats think they are fascinating. I am storing the bulbs in a DirecTV box filled with plastic bags, and the cats keep trying to find new ways to get into that box (even though I put it up high).

Once I actually make something that's worthy of presentation, you can be sure I'll post a picture.