One of my fondest memories as a child was when our power would go out and my family would play "little house on the prairie". We ate dinner together, played games and brushed our teeth all by candlelight. I even remember losing power one winter day and we all took turns racing around the house to keep warm.
Today my girlfriend and I discovered a bouldering gym hidden on the forth floor of an abandoned building in the warehouse district. Awesome Saturday.
Tomorrow is the last chance to jump into the August prop raffle on my patreon page! It's only $10 to enter for a chance to win something custom made! https://www.patreon.com/jlinneprops
Recently Allison and I watched the classic film Stand By Me. I don't want to ruin the plot for anyone who hasn't seen the movie but at a certain point the narrator says how he and the other boys felt better than they ever had before because "right then we knew exactly who we were and where we were going". Surprisingly it was at this point that I had a small epiphany.
I realized I had never felt this way before.
Never have I had something that consumed my whole life in that way. A goal that made me feel like I knew exactly what I had to do and why I had to do it. It made me a bit depressed but also made me realize that I was missing that one thing in my life.
The biggest question I need to ask myself now is what that one thing might be.
what's up everyone!
I've never tried this through Tumblr but figured it was worth a shot. My mini workshop is almost ready to see some action so I'm taking orders! I've already got 4 projects lined up but if anyone needs something made for Halloween, ComicCon, holiday gifts, or just a cool thing to hang on your wall let me know asap!
Orders may include but are not limited to the following awesome items- Blunderbuss Vibranium shields Sting Blue Spirit mask Equalist glove Mjolnir
ps. I'll be happy to ship items anywhere in the continental US of A.
As I've mentioned in my previous post, Halloween season is fast approaching. It is by far one of my favorite holidays. Halloween to me is what I imagine gifted actors are about to feel when working on a movie. When I dawn a costume which I have painstakingly put together I am able to become another person. I forget about any problems or insecurities I might have and lose myself in that other person.
It's a fantastic experience that I look forward to every Halloween (this year is extra special because I'm going to a themed costume wedding, and probably Comic Con). But I can't help but ask myself, is this a bad thing? Am I using this method to run away from my problems the way an addict uses drugs to escape their own troubles? Is my life really that bad that every year I look forward to escaping it by becoming someone else?
Had a few things to do tonight before heading off on a much needed escape, they are as follows.
1. Go with Allison to get a new swimsuit.
2. Drop off keys with our friend John so he can check in on our cat.
3. Pack my bags.
Seems simple enough right? Well this simple list of things for some reason came with a very annoying and swift kick in the ass. This is what happened while going through my list.
1. Allison gets swimsuit. Our car gets booted because I left the parking lot and got a drink from a place across the street.
2. Park, hop out of car, hand John my keys. Cop tickets me for being in a "no standing zone for less than a minute (The real kicker is if I hadn't gotten out of the car and given my friend a hug then the cop said he would have let it go).
3. I pack my bags and go to get our cooler out of the basement. Get locked out of the apartment, Allison is already sound asleep in bed.
I live for the outdoors but pound the city pavement. My wife and I wish our cat and dog would get along.
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