D-Hubbs waves hello

Hi there.
It's me, D-Hubbs. Thought I'd introduce myself on the blag, so here goes.
I'm also a graduate student in astronomy. Like W.A. (WickedAlchemist, my wife and homestead hacker extraordinaire),  it ends up consuming much of my time, but I often have time for other projects. I focus more on the instrumentation side of things, which means I spend a lot of time in the lab with screwdrivers, tape, hammers, liquid nitrogen....occasionally I wrangle code as well, although W.A. is far better at it than I ever was.
I enjoy building and creating, which is why I decided to join W.A. in making certain articles of clothing. It's fun and (perhaps more importantly) distracting from the soul-chilling experience that much of grad school entails. I started with a vest, and learned how to make a welt pocket that you can be proud of. I decided on a (longer) pea coat for the current project because, well, coats are awesome, and I don't have one down here.
I am also learning how to run lathes and milling machines this semester, and hopefully I'll be able to take a crash course in how to operate CNC machines. Diversify your DYI skills, people. That's the key.