Just One Dirty Biker.: February 2015

3 times I've crossed the country, each taking a different route.
The first time I made the trek, I was coming across the middle US, cutting that pie down the middle. Jumped on the 40 from California and shot all the way across upper Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and then on up through Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and NY. It was cold as hell first week before the new year, I was threading the northern storms and the longer southern routes.
The Second time I made the trek back across toward the west I took the 78 to the 76 to the 70, across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, the 25 down through New Mexico, the 40 to the 17 through Arizona, and the 10 to California.

The 3rd time I crossed back toward the east coast, I took the 10 through Arizona, New Mexico, the 20 through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, the 59 to the 75, to the 81 back up through Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and back to NYC.

That leaves me with 11 northern states to hit up when the weather is warm, like maybe when I ride cross country at the end of spring. Those northern territories will be beautiful.
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Michigan, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. This has been a trip i've been trying to coordinate with the weather as much as possible for a few years now. And I'm finally poised with the time to do so, Ok, no I'm not. Not when you're trying to build your own businesses.

currently I have 2-3-4 business projects that I'm trying to launch. Furniture design: I make a certain chair and I wanna start selling it cause it is comfortable and looks great. Made a couple for myself, and I'm finally ready to create an absolute finished product for market. Jeans: I've been making jeans for years now, mostly for me, and a few for some friends, but I have a product that I've designed and I absolutely love it, and I know there are folks who will love it also. Sturdy, comfy, and great looking. Jewelry: I've been making jewelry for a few years now, selling a few pieces here and there, and realizing that my simple yet elegant approach to daily accessorizing, has been a winning feature, and I just want to get my stuff out there to the public.

Now, New York is under sheets of snow and ice and layers of cold and I'm so grateful for 4-Wheel drive. Meanwhile, I've been making the most of all my indoor winter weather. Such as, I just moved into a new apartment. I have a bigger room, and I got to completely design and construct this amazing loft. It easily fits a queen bed, a small dresser, and it stands 6 feet off the floor. There is a nice walkup ladder, the kind you don't have to use your arms to balance, because this is a walk-up, not a climb-up. This is where the real building is. I feel like this is such a nice complete piece of work. I love using the things I build. And everything feels so much better that way. My cat loves it.

I'm having a hard time sticking to one subject, and sitting down for a long period of time. I just got back from errands. I recently had to retire my Doc's cause they were leaking and the soles were hard, and I had no tread. I got some real work boots Redwing classics 10 eyelet. So after working in these straight for a week, I went back to get some leather conditioner, waterproofer. cause the winter just sucks the life out of leather. I also went to Home Depot and got 2"screws, 1.25" screws, and some brackets. Stopped at Michaels for some jewelry making things. I'm now home, and after watching a few cat videos and laughing really hard, I am now typing this exciting tidbit about my day, and just about to post some recent photos of my projects. Like loft building, jewelry shows, and pant making.