Bricks’n’Clips

Designing and building the first ATLAS model made of interconnectable plastic bricks (that’s what you name it if you cannot name it) was just the first of many things to be done.

After fighting and writing unsuccessfully to a whole bunch of people, I seem to have finally found the right person to be able to get hands on more bricks for more models. We’ll probably end up with models at quite a few institutes and exhibitions all around the world. But this is still work and mainly organisation in progress …

Besides that I started recording the construction manual video. After a first, slightly unsuccessful, attempt in my living room at home (I specifically set up lighting and a plate on top of my foosball table) and went out to collaboration with our media/outreach section. Today we have finally managed to set up a scene at the institute and started taking a few first shots. Due to the above mentioned collaboration and the resulting increase in professionalism (great camera, an actual camera operator, lighting and editing) I was convinced to shoot an intro clip. Which turned out to be the only thing we managed within today’s two hour session …
to my defence it features three different camera settings and three different languages (English, Danish, German)!

So there has been a lot of progress …
Still, there is also a lot of progress to be made ;)

42

… is not just the ultimate answer, it is by now also the age (in days) of my little son Erik.

Time enough for another resume / status quo report.

It is only 42 days, but they seem to have passed in seconds. By now the little one has grown about four centimetres and gained roughly 20 percent relative to his birth weight. But the best is, he is fine and started interacting with us and the surrounding quite a lot and in a less random way. Still arms and legs seem to have a bit of a life of their own sometimes.

Quite often we a still baffled about what he is trying to tell us. But so far we have always found an agreement sooner or later.

The story continues :)

Three weeks dad …

… and it’s great!

After some initial trouble we finally got settled at home and started a normal life in the last week. Until today, Erik has had all his grand parents and already a few friends visiting and admiring, his first bath at home, his first official letter sent to him and thousands of other things to experience … and so did I!

From being peed on, over common naps, to long nights without sleep …
I’ve had and loved my share and am looking for more :)

Erik

Almost forgot to write a blog entry about recent developments … though there were quite some!
But the recent developments kept me a bit busy.

January 31st my son Erik was born :)

Everything is well and he’s already looking around exploring the world.

And today he also pissed on my for the first time … :|
Oh, it’s going to be a great time :)