5 Things To Know About Me

He was a thing of brush and liquid eye, of fur and muzzle and hoof, he was a thing of horn and blood that would smell like autumn if you bled it out on the ground.

- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

I've always wanted to catch and cook my own food at some point in my life. I'm a bit of a wuss and would have trouble killing a rabbit or some other small animal but I don't think I'd have trouble with a fish.

Only problem with is that I suck at fishing.

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.

Style

Today Allison and I went through our wardrobe, picking out all the tattered t-shirts and jean's we'd never worn (for some reason or another). It was during this event that both of us realized that we still dress like we're in high school. In fact I still even have some of the clothes I had in high school, you know that favorite shirt that you can't be parted with until it disintegrates completely.

So what do adults in their mid to late 20's wear? How do we grow up and stop looking like children?

Sure it wouldn't be that hard for me to decide on wearing a suit and tie all day, or for Allison to have a closet full of dresses and heels. But that also wouldn't really reflect who we are as people. I'm a very active guy who loves the outdoors, this has always caused a rift in my stylistic identity. Do I go for the "northface" modern look (I do quite a bit of synthetic clothing that I can't imagine camping without) or try for the more classic leather, wool and denim look that seems so popular these days? I'm sure that there's a way to compromise, that not all the hipsters out there are without something not to be considered "vintage".

Don't get me wrong I would love to own a good pair of leather boots, dark jeans, suspenders and a tweed sport coat. I guess my two biggest issues with the modern vintage look are as follows

1. Is it always practical? (probably not)

2. Where do I get it? Are there specific companies that these people shop at or is it all about getting lucky at thrift stores?

How Allison would like to always dress.

How I would like to always dress.

At the Doctor Who themed wedding I was in this weekend was a collapsable Tardis I designed to be build by myself and the other groomsmen. It took most of the summer to build but was worth it to see the bride freak out by the surprise.

Side note- It took all summer because I appeared to be the only groomsmen who new how to use basic tools... so it was a building experience in more ways than one.

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!

Might be moving out to the suburbs for a while. Not sure if that's a step away from society (which is the way I'd like to be headed) or a step towards being sedentary, stuck there until I die.

The right path

It's hard to know the right thing to do these days. Allison grew up on a farm several miles from town and even farther from the nearest city, I grew up in the suburbs with the skyline of Chicago visible out my bedroom window.

Now with us both grown up and contemplating the future, it's hard to know what to do. I'm fascinated with the idea of adventure in the country, making my own way and discovering new things all around the world. Allison on the other hand has always been happy to have escaped her boring life in the country by moving to Chicago. How with the prospect of becoming adults and starting a family do we fulfill the desires that we each have in where we want to be?

Working hands.