Not Your Average Diary

Thank you for existing. I’m gonna miss you.

Nala looking concerned about Simba hiding something about his past, a comparison:

TO BEING TOXIC OR ABUSIVE AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT YOUR ACTIONS ARE COMING FROM AN INTERNAL STRUGGLE YOU NEED TO IDENTIFY. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW YOUR PROBLEMS MAKE YOU TREAT OTHERS. BECOME SELF AWARE. LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT. MAKE THINGS RIGHT BY GETTING HELP AND IMPROVING YOURSELF. DESERVING SYMPATHY AND NEEDING TO CHANGE CAN AND DO COEXIST AT THE SAME TIME. IT IS NEVER A BAD TIME TO BE BETTER.

I got the idea from cowcatchers old locomotives used to have.

Anyways, yesterday I uploaded the model to Thingiverse, and just hours after uploading it, the Community Relationship Manager of the whole website left a comment suggesting I enter the model into a competition that's currently being held on the site.

So I did... and now it's in third place not even a day later. First place is $500, but the competition still has a month to go.

Then the Community Manager contacted me again, telling me they want to feature my model in an upcoming design promotion.

Just, what is happening? I mostly made this thing for myself in, like, an hour, and now it's suddenly super popular? This is all a little bit overwhelming 😵‍💫

Other models I worked on for weeks didn't get nearly as popular. I swear, it's impossible to predict what people will like.

Anyways, if you want to print the wheel guards yourself, you can get the model here or here.

I also made a quiet version you can stick furniture felt pads on.