I love computer parts ... and electronics parts. I have no idea why, I just always have: little gears, screws, hardware, circuit boards. I remember the first time I saw a one gig external hard drive around 1993. I asked, solemnly, if I could touch it.
So it was a particularly sweet treat to find this neatly arranged grouping of electronics parts sitting on my desk last week. "What is all this stuff," I asked Andrew, not touching anything for fear it wasn't for me. He replied, "I was taking apart the hard drives that failed and I thought you'd like those parts. Aren't they cool?"
All together now ... awwwwww! What a sweetheart!
The silver rings are particularly awesome. They are super-light and super-shiny. They have square corners. I think they'll make great earrings.
A couple days later, this bit showed up next to my keyboard. He'd taken apart a way-old cellphone that had been stashed in the closet. I totally think it looks like and owl!
The coolest part is how flexible the keypad back is. So much fun to play with.
Then, just a couple days ago, I found this tiny, squeal-able bit on my desk. "What is this?! What is this!?" I yelled. It's the tiny test card that came with his little digital camera. I *so* want it to look like an elephant ... that little bit looks like a trunk to me. But it doesn't really look anything like an elephant.
Then, I flipped it over. Oh, joy! Look at the skull made by the circuits! So perfect! It almost takes away the disappointment about the un-elephantness.
I also "rescued" two network cards from the trash (no picture) because they have great circuit patterns. All of these will be added to my growing collection of computer and electronics parts. I feel some electronics embroidery brewing in my head.
If you look closely in this picture, you'll see I use a
heat sink (my FAVORITE kind of computer bit) as a note holder. (picture from
this 2006 post)