Scott Helmke
@scodiddly.bsky.social
Live sound engineer, musician, DIY
Apparently I got bored last winter and preemptively fixed all the Christmas lights after I’d taken them down. Thanks, past Scott!
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Apparently I got bored last winter and preemptively fixed all the Christmas lights after I’d taken them down. Thanks, past Scott!
Apparently I can't post or comment over at that other place. Which is probably more likely something stupid than something intentional.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Apparently I can't post or comment over at that other place. Which is probably more likely something stupid than something intentional.
The village had a drone show last night - live band ahead of time, food truck, etc. Cold, though! Anyway, it was kind of cool but reminded me of the early days of computer art. The tech is neat, but still waiting on some genuine artists to show up and make it do something unexpected.
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The village had a drone show last night - live band ahead of time, food truck, etc. Cold, though! Anyway, it was kind of cool but reminded me of the early days of computer art. The tech is neat, but still waiting on some genuine artists to show up and make it do something unexpected.
I am here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and good news I brought enough bubble gum for everyone! :) :) :)
September 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I am here to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and good news I brought enough bubble gum for everyone! :) :) :)
Let the saucening begin!
July 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Let the saucening begin!
I still keep a paper calendar in my home office - it's mainly used to remember months-away duties and such, but also to credit myself for good activities. Excercise, biking to work, etc.
Yesterday's entry merely reads "pallet racking". That's a couple day's worth of exercise.
Yesterday's entry merely reads "pallet racking". That's a couple day's worth of exercise.
July 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I still keep a paper calendar in my home office - it's mainly used to remember months-away duties and such, but also to credit myself for good activities. Excercise, biking to work, etc.
Yesterday's entry merely reads "pallet racking". That's a couple day's worth of exercise.
Yesterday's entry merely reads "pallet racking". That's a couple day's worth of exercise.
Finally got around to dragging the old recumbent bike up from the basement (where it lives on a trainer for winter exercise) and putting it on the street again.
Still fun!
Still not entirely practical!
Still fun!
Still not entirely practical!
July 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Finally got around to dragging the old recumbent bike up from the basement (where it lives on a trainer for winter exercise) and putting it on the street again.
Still fun!
Still not entirely practical!
Still fun!
Still not entirely practical!
@acastelletto.bsky.social this is one of those odd fiction ideas I come up with, but I'm not a writer.
I had this idea of a near-future paramilitary group, basically new civil war America stuff, and the interesting idea was that they'd play good cop / bad cop with people they captured.
I had this idea of a near-future paramilitary group, basically new civil war America stuff, and the interesting idea was that they'd play good cop / bad cop with people they captured.
June 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
@acastelletto.bsky.social this is one of those odd fiction ideas I come up with, but I'm not a writer.
I had this idea of a near-future paramilitary group, basically new civil war America stuff, and the interesting idea was that they'd play good cop / bad cop with people they captured.
I had this idea of a near-future paramilitary group, basically new civil war America stuff, and the interesting idea was that they'd play good cop / bad cop with people they captured.
Today’s service call to a church on the south side, with weekend 1.5x labor rate, was courtesy of careless carpet installers.
May 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today’s service call to a church on the south side, with weekend 1.5x labor rate, was courtesy of careless carpet installers.
“What’s the matter, Lassie?”
“Woof.”
“Little Timmy is trapped in a well and his phone battery died?!”
“Woof.”
“Little Timmy is trapped in a well and his phone battery died?!”
May 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“What’s the matter, Lassie?”
“Woof.”
“Little Timmy is trapped in a well and his phone battery died?!”
“Woof.”
“Little Timmy is trapped in a well and his phone battery died?!”
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RFK Jr. is going to burn in Hell for what he said this week about autistic children.
I mean, he was already going, but now we are building yet another special place in Hell just for him.
I mean, he was already going, but now we are building yet another special place in Hell just for him.
April 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
RFK Jr. is going to burn in Hell for what he said this week about autistic children.
I mean, he was already going, but now we are building yet another special place in Hell just for him.
I mean, he was already going, but now we are building yet another special place in Hell just for him.
Professional Wrestling is what you'd get if you took a bunch of more-than-usually-crazy stuntmen and told them to write, stage, and star in a soap opera about boxers. It's also a lot of fun to watch.
April 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Professional Wrestling is what you'd get if you took a bunch of more-than-usually-crazy stuntmen and told them to write, stage, and star in a soap opera about boxers. It's also a lot of fun to watch.
License plate seen today: TO BLAVE
April 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
License plate seen today: TO BLAVE
Happened by the local Tesla dealer on my bike, and found a neat little office park behind it. From that viewpoint I could see a lot of piled up inventory.
March 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Happened by the local Tesla dealer on my bike, and found a neat little office park behind it. From that viewpoint I could see a lot of piled up inventory.
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“Strategic Crypto Reserve” is the dumbest thing I’ve heard all week.
March 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Strategic Crypto Reserve” is the dumbest thing I’ve heard all week.
First bike to work of the new year! Bike path was still rather icy in spots, though.
January 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
First bike to work of the new year! Bike path was still rather icy in spots, though.
What's the go-to for scanning in 35mm slides these days? A fresh trove of old family slides turned up recently.
January 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
What's the go-to for scanning in 35mm slides these days? A fresh trove of old family slides turned up recently.
Bit of a revelation at work today. I needed to make up a flow chart of a recently installed audio system, and tried 2-3 different apps like LibreOffice Draw, Google Draw, etc. Not enough flexibility by a long shot.
January 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Bit of a revelation at work today. I needed to make up a flow chart of a recently installed audio system, and tried 2-3 different apps like LibreOffice Draw, Google Draw, etc. Not enough flexibility by a long shot.
Next step in preparing for a bigger and heavier piano: Finally getting around to putting in decent baseboard trim behind where that piano is going to be sitting for the next decade or two.
January 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Next step in preparing for a bigger and heavier piano: Finally getting around to putting in decent baseboard trim behind where that piano is going to be sitting for the next decade or two.
Brought home the very back part of the upright piano, after taking it to work so I could use a hoist to get the very heavy cast iron plate out of there.
With the plate gone the rest is easily under a hundred pounds. I sure hope I surprised somebody driving by while carrying it inside by myself.
With the plate gone the rest is easily under a hundred pounds. I sure hope I surprised somebody driving by while carrying it inside by myself.
January 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Brought home the very back part of the upright piano, after taking it to work so I could use a hoist to get the very heavy cast iron plate out of there.
With the plate gone the rest is easily under a hundred pounds. I sure hope I surprised somebody driving by while carrying it inside by myself.
With the plate gone the rest is easily under a hundred pounds. I sure hope I surprised somebody driving by while carrying it inside by myself.
The heavy part. 131 pounds!
January 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The heavy part. 131 pounds!