In Which A Man Who Has No Business Taking A Sewing Machine Apart DOES and Then Tries to Put It Back Together Again
Do you like getting frustrated?
In case you missed it, this month, DiPerri is dusting off Frega’s sewing machine to make Buddy plush toys for paid subscribers.
“How’s it going so far?” you ask? Well.
The night the last Substack post… posted… the sewing machine broke down. See the chewed up gears?
Originally, I thought that video would be the extent of my vlog update but I decided to film the process anyway and edit down to the highlights. Let’s go ahead and take Frega’s sewing machine apart, shall we? After all, I have no experience doing such a thing…
Turns out, reassembling the machine wasn’t so easy. As I feared, it was anything but. Next: both the machine and the so-called “handyman” fall apart…
More good news!
Taking it apart yet again…
The weary worker tries one last time…
I can’t believe it worked. I fixed that machine.
Last Sunday night at the beach, I picked three rocks up and spontaneously taught myself how to juggle. Through disbelief and pure unbridled elation at my success, I said to Frega “I feel like I can accomplish anything —
“ — Except for every professional cartooning and illustration goal I’ve ever had for myself.”
For the last two weeks behind the paywall, we’ve heard testimony against Romeo in court. Now, a jury of his peers decides his fate…