fun with drills, part I

on a good day, my and jacky's apartment is simply 'cozy'. on a bad day, it feels like joe and francis (our cats) are under your every step and our combined over-abundance of craft supplies is coming out of your ears. throw three bikes into the mix and our living room starts to resemble my parents' garage: packed to the brim. i recently got fed up with the bike roulette we'd gotten into the habit of playing, and decided to put up bike hooks. i borrowed a friends' drill and tried my skills putting in a fancy new toilet paper holder, then stepped it up a notch and went stud-hunting in the living room. the hooks have held up so far, we keep the lighter two of the three bikes hanging on them, and the space is so much better to hang out in. check it out!



i've got a couple more tricks up my sleeve before keenan gets his drill back, just wait!

adventures on the internet

a couple of weeks ago i found myself spending WAY too much time on ebay in an attempt to win a new saddle for my bike. after being narrowly outbid too many times to count, i became so upset with losing that i bid on the next thing that popped into my head. that thing was 'silver and gold buttons' and i easily won a lot of 200.

for about three seconds i was elated to have FINALLY won something, but then reality hit and i forked up the eight bucks paypal was hounding me for and got to work brainstorming just how i was going to put the buttons to use. this is what i came up with:

i've made about a million of these little matchbook notebooks, and now there's an entire series with silver and gold buttons! what more could you ask for!?!? anyhow.

i bought this coat before i went to the east coast two winters ago. i though i was over it, but the button swap has extended its' appeal for a little longer.

stay tuned for a sneak peek at the most EPIC project i'm working on. top secret till then.