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Monday Inspirations

About two months ago I bought an old road bike off of eBay. My plan was simple. Buy an old bike for cheap. Rebuild it for a little money. Start riding to work to save on gas and get some exercise. A good plan... or so I thought.
In two months I have managed to do very little to my bike. And what I have done has nearly destroyed it. I thought I'd paint it myself, so I started sanding it down. I then found out it would look atrocious and I could get it powder coated for a reasonable price. But in that time the sanded parts of my bike started to rust. Yay!
Last week a few people I knew were taking in their bikes to have them powder coated. I decided to finally do my as well. I had to get my bike broken down for the painter. I was taking it in on Friday to have the bottom bracket and headset taken off, parts that require special tools I do not own. Thursday night I took off items I could with my minimal tool kit. In doing so I got my handel bar stem stuck in the fork of my bike. They had to saw it off when I took it into the shop. For those unaware, this is not a good thing. I now have to buy a new fork and head set. I also could not get my bike painted as it was now only half a bike.
Today's inspiration is geared toward keeping me in the right mind set. It would be easy to count my losses and give up. But I'm keeping hope that one day I'll actually be able to ride my bike that for now resides in my Florida room.

(Credits: sting1, desastremoi, asher_miller, sam, i am , tristan wheelock)

Late Inspirations

So I want these inspiration installments to be a weekly thing and I'm already late posting. Maybe I'm just a really bad blogger. I'm sure Haley would agree since she's always telling me I need to post more.

But back to the matter at hand...I love this type of photography. It kills me that they have canceled production of Polaroid film thanks to low sales. But I've seen a resurgence in postings of this instant film classic, so hopefully it will be able to stick around for a little while longer.

And one that I couldn't post on here; I guess they blocked it. But you really should check it out over at flickr.

Anyway, that's it for now. Go over to Polanoid if you're in need of some more polaroid fun. But let's be honest, Haley's the only one that reads this. That's why she's the only one that tells me to post more...

(Photo Credit: polanoid, greffy, osquibb, roostercoupon, tnhrocker301)

Monday Inspirations

Most Mondays mean madness for me. I need a little extra time to finish things up and I need a little more reason to do them. These things get me going again…

This cute little guy by James Snyder over at National Geographic.

This awesome painting by Frank Gonzales.

Polaroids from ffffound.

Speaking of which, I'll probably do this once Haley gets her polaroid camera. Not a heart though, cause that's gay...

I'll use this over the left side of the bed. Which, oddly enough, is not gay.