reddit bling
have you heard of reddit? it’s kind of great, if you are cool, and a nerd, which apparently i am. I’m not quite nerdy enough (ie no video gaming), but my dorkiness weighs it out.
i have some great pals that are REALLY into reddit (like, in the tens of thousands into reddit) and we all got together to rally the hell out of washington dc this past weekend. in honor of reddit’s MASSIVE role in making this rally a reality, I decided to a) formally join and participate in the community (previously had just browsed as information resource) and b) create some BLING after the famous reddit alien icon.
step 1: DRAW ALIEN WITH SHARPIE. i’m a good drawrer.
step 2: use itty bitty saw blade (1/0) to cut out alien.
step 3: cover all areas with sharpie and nail polish (uh, step 3.5, as apparently chinese sharpie – ” shonRie ” don’t hold up in etchant the way the brand name ones do… FAIL averted) and place into etchant (ACID! NOT THE TRIPPY KIND)
step 4: remove all nail polish and marker ink. polish it up. admire!
step 5: cut out sections of tube to become eyes. begin to solder them on. run out of oxygen ( i have had this tank since January…) at 1am. you are leaving tomorrow. there is no time!!!!! plan b…
step 6: rummage through everything you own. find PERFECT (although a bit huge) eyeballs for alien. glue them on.
step 7: WAIT! first paint alien with liver of sulfur to get sweet patina. use messy noisy buffing wheel to shine. paint with more liver of sulfur. use various papers and polishes to shine and remove blackening from high areas.
step 8: NOW glue eyes on.
step 9: glue on antenna. this will fall off tomorrow. you are not worried. you will convince everyone the necklace itself is the antenna. cause, it is. HAPPY ACCIDENTS!
step 10: attach heavy gold plated chain because THIS. IS. BLING.
hey! your reddit alien bling necklace is complete! now pimp the shit out of it.
spotted at the rally!!!
hey ladies, what nice sacks you have.
great way to class up the reddit after party and impress some admins. were they impressed?
sorry this is blurry. as soon as i get this guy back, i’ll get you some detail shots. sadly, i ventured out for ethiopian food with a friend who couldn’t get in, and was SO EXHAUSTED from rallying i went to bed. Wish I could have partied with everyone, but I had an 8:30 am bus to catch (which meant a dawn ride from georgetown to union station : gorgeous!) At least the bling got to stay for the whole thing!!!!!
Much love to everyone who attended the rally, and to all the neato redditors I met. Happy to be so warmly welcomed into an online community. Please know, if I am slow to respond to your comments, it’s because i have a flaming torch in my hand. :)