The problem with bubble wrap (Patreon)

I don't know if you remember this (or if you'd prefer to forget) but a while back, I made an instrument out of teeth.

I was very happy with the outcome, and stoked for my new career as a novel instrument maker. But to my dismay, I was met with complete silence from the music industry, which is surprising considering that their whole schtick is making noise.

It's been 2 years, and I'm ready to give instrument-inventing another shot. And this is a real good one.

Imagine a music box, but it's a lot bigger. About the size of a paint can. And instead of a spiked barrel hitting different prongs, it's a spiked barrel popping bubble wrap. And the pops resonate in different tubes, creating different tones. There's a video of my research above.

Thus, I have spent the last couple of weeks thinking about bubble wrap. How do I ensure pop reliability? And control the location of where it pops? What material makes for the best popping surface? Am I ready to deal with all the fame and fortune this project will inevitably bring? Will I take it on tour? Or simply perform on my friends' weddings and funerals?

As always, it's trickier than I expected it to be, so I've enlisted engineer Stu to the bubble pop mission and we've started designing it together. I'm having such a good time with this project. It has so many hyper specific problems to solve, which is my favorite type of problem. Also should I refer to it as "bubble rap"? Or "bubble pop"? So many questions.

In other news

YETCH store is launching MAY 3RD!!! Also known as very soon! I'm working on a YouTube video about it now. This is a dream that I've had for such a long time, and I really really really hope it does well. Working on setting up some discount codes for you all. Until then, here's a sneak peek of the website:

Today is Scraps' 2 year adoption anniversary! It's been a rollercoaster, but she's made so much progress recently. I can have people over without Scraps losing her shit, which is a huge relief. We still have a lot to work on, but our life is so much more manageable than it used to be. She's constantly finding new ways of raising a ruckus and is making me laugh every day. 

Last but not least, I'm feeling better than I have in a long time. My new year's resolution was to make more friends, and I have really put an effort in. Also I started taking a really low dose of anxiety meds, which is something that I never thought I'd do. But I just got tired of always worrying about irrelevant things, no matter how much I meditated, slept, exercised, etc. So I thought I'd give it a go, and so far it's been great. It just made me feel like myself on a good day, which is all I want.

See you on May 3rd!

XOXO
Simone