As has been stated many many times by many many people, building armor takes a long time. Parts of the process are tedious, and don't require full intellectual engagement (I'm looking at YOU, pepping!!), so I'm just wondering, what do other people do to pass the time? I know some people listen to music, but that only seems to get me so far.
As for myself, I have on a movie or TV show in which I'm not terribly interested. The danger in that is that I sometimes end up becoming a fan (or pseudo-fan, anyway). I've found that Netflix on my XBox has been an absolute godsend! While I was pepping my last few pieces, I watched a lot of second-rate movies (some good, but most bad... Dragon Wars? Really? I had such hopes for you!! "It's okay, I'm with the press." Really?), as well as the entire series Legend of the Seeker (not bad, but definitely not worth full attention, either). While sculpting, I watched the first four seasons of the new Doctor Who, which ended up bleeding into Torchwood (both awesome, I'm going to have to re-watch when I can pay attention). I ran out of those and have just started watching Farscape (mostly meh, but it has its moments), but now I'm to a point where what I'm doing for armor can't be done in front of the television.
So, what do you do while you're building, and during what parts of the build process do you do it? Any good shows or drinks you can recommend, or that are just good enough that you can divert the majority of your brain to other endeavors?
As for myself, I have on a movie or TV show in which I'm not terribly interested. The danger in that is that I sometimes end up becoming a fan (or pseudo-fan, anyway). I've found that Netflix on my XBox has been an absolute godsend! While I was pepping my last few pieces, I watched a lot of second-rate movies (some good, but most bad... Dragon Wars? Really? I had such hopes for you!! "It's okay, I'm with the press." Really?), as well as the entire series Legend of the Seeker (not bad, but definitely not worth full attention, either). While sculpting, I watched the first four seasons of the new Doctor Who, which ended up bleeding into Torchwood (both awesome, I'm going to have to re-watch when I can pay attention). I ran out of those and have just started watching Farscape (mostly meh, but it has its moments), but now I'm to a point where what I'm doing for armor can't be done in front of the television.
So, what do you do while you're building, and during what parts of the build process do you do it? Any good shows or drinks you can recommend, or that are just good enough that you can divert the majority of your brain to other endeavors?