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So, despite all the "manning-up" and "taking-it" I did, I ended up going to urgent care yesterday, and was diagnosed with a not-too-surprising case of chemical pneumonia (most likely and more specifically lipid pneumonia). So, just call 911 in situations like these. If for some reason you don't, have someone take you to urgent care as soon as possible. Continue

I had an incident a couple of days ago that was life-threatening, but instructed someone not to call 911 when they asked. Long story short, I accidentally ingested a large amount of lamp oil while I was fire-breathing, and ended up with what amounted to poisoning. I was coughing all over the place, trying to drink water in between. My throat closed most of the way within the first one to two minutes, and I managed to keep breathing by tilting my head back, opening my posture, and relaxing. If my… Continue

So, the Fire Mecca LED Hoop has finally arrived, after a few months of designing from scratch and prototyping with Kim. The design process is really satisfying for me, and, being an electrical engineer by education, being able to bring some of that knowledge to this field is a great feeling. For me, inventing and designing are definitely "sexy stuff", as a colleague once phrased it. While figuring out commercial viability and market entry and such are all very practically important, starting wi… Continue

I have been getting a lot of feedback on the business name change, so I thought it worthy of a post. It hasn't been a tremendous deal, but it seems like a few people here and there are a little upset at the name change. We didn't spell out all of our reasons, but hopefully I can offer some personal insight which helps make sense. When Flamma Aeterna started, I was into fire dancing and Latin, and it seemed like a cool name to have. But, I didn't know much about business, and I didn't know where… Continue