creative-log/2026/09.md

September 2026

2026.09.03

• Buster, Issue #4
  • "Let's Go to the Library" — Completed
  • "Typewriters" — started

2026.09.04

• Buster, Issue #4
  • "Typewriters" — continued to work on; forgot to commit

2026.09.05

• Buster, Issue #4
  • "Typewriters" — completed
  • "Mass-Market Paperbacks" - completed; committed in error

2026.09.06

• Buster, Issue #4

  • "Mass-Market Paperbacks" - completed; currently at 14 pages of typed drafts
  • For future:
    • Tic-Tacs (the candy and the containers)
    • Being in the woods
    • Skinny-dipping

• Useful Linux Commands (not online anywhere yet—actually it's online at https://git.kjodle.net/kjodle/useful-linux-commands, but it's not on just13 yet, as it is not finished.)

  • Added section about converting documents to a given lettersize using pdfjam

2026.09.07

• Buster, Issue #4
  • Scanned finished sections; darkened in NAPS2 and reduced using pdfjam
  • Began paste-up; finished inital paste-up; need to add illustrations and decorations

2026.09.08

• Buster, Issue #4

  • Finished paste-up of text.
  • Found clip art and added. Finished front cover.
  • Wrote back page and pasted up. Next step is to scan and then print.

• Experimented with re-inking typewriter ribbons per this post on Reddit

2026.09.09

• Buster, Issue #4
  • Scanned issue to do a test run. Adjusted levels, ready to print.
• Experimented with reinking typewriter ribbons. Almost have a process perfected.