Down The Road
Down the road
Allison and I have been living in tiny one bedroom apartment for almost the last two years. When we first moved in we knew it was small but it felt huge. Allison was coming from a studio apartment and I fresh from my parents house, we had our own space and some room to breathe.
Now after the last 20 months we're ready to get out. Every little thing has become a thorn in our side making it more of a temporary place to sleep than a home. To be honest the reason we moved in was because it was cheap (less than $100 more than Allison's studio), I could ride my bike to work and it was our first place together, a starter home.
The focus now is getting out. Good news is Allison has a far better job than she did when we moved into this place, the bad news is that even though I've been searching for almost the past four months I am still jobless. It's one of the most depressing things for me to think that we could be stuck in this apartment another year because no other place will take us due to my situation.
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For us here in Chicago spring has finally arrived. I know it's almost May but here it seems like we have been cut back to only two seasons, winter and summer with maybe two weeks of fall and spring (if we're lucky). So with hopefully just three or four more days of 30 degree weather left, it's time to break out the camping gear!
Me (Jake) and my girlfriend Allison live in a one bedroom apartment in the city with our cat Turd Ferguson (Turdie for short). Even though there's a park across the street it doesn't fulfill the desire we get to be outside. This is a blog for us to share our outdoor experiences and love of nature. Enjoy!
Everyone talks about how Millennials already have picked up grandparent hobbies. We knit, garden, whittle, and bake bread. I think this is because we’ve already been through so much in such a short time. We’re exhausted. All we want to do is wrap ourselves in a sweater, sit in the garden, and watch our plants grow.
Prop page
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've been busy planning and going to weddings, moving into a new place, raising a puppy and coming up with a new outlet for my work. https://www.patreon.com/jlinneprops That's a link to my patreon page. It's a place where I give rewards for certain levels a person can reach for helping to support my art. Every month I do a raffle for my patrons and the winner gets their own prop replica! Right now I'm building an axe from lord of the rings for a guy in Arizona, so check it out and win some cool shit!
Chicago Has gotten almost 60 inches of snow this winter, close to three times our average 22 inches. Gotten the car stuck at least 5 times already and I'm sure we've got at least another 45 days of this.
Really considering a move to a better climate (or at least one with better road plows).
My friend Alex asked me to draw out his next tattoo, of Boba Fett. I was pretty excited when he asked me to and even more excited after finding out Chicago was going to be getting the George Lucas Museum :)
Some of the progress and parts to a lord of the rings replica axe I'm making on my patreon page. Check it out through the link below! https://www.patreon.com/jlinneprops
Allison and I fell in love after our first trip to California. Can't wait to go back (despite our sunburned noses).
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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