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Step 1: Design all the furniture for inside the van (started, incomplete). Step 2: Build all the furniture for inside the van (started, incomplete). Step 3: Get all my stuff into the built furniture (started, incomplete). Step 4: Get rid of the stuff that doesn't fit (started, incomplete). Step 5: Get rid of all of my non-van furniture (not started). Step 6: Wait. Step 1: Design So far, I've…
I was talking to my mother last week about the books she's currently reading. I don't remember how we got started on the subject, but it doesn't matter. One of the books she's currently reading is The Measure by Nikki Erlick, and after she explained the premise to me, she asked the inevitable question. Well, more accurate to say she started to ask the inevitable question , because before she could…
I have a fair number of blankets. Almost certainly more than I need. Almost. But I'm working on a vanlife build right now, and so, in theory, I should be able to calculate my insulation needs. Let's start with climate. Climate Did you know that in the US, the EPA has published recommended insulation levels based on where you live? According to their map , I live in region 5A. Futhermore, I do my…
I recently had an issue with at least one squirrel building a nest in my car's undercarriage. After several worrying lights on my dashboard decided to rear their ugly heads as a result of the infestation, I've been forced to do some homework while waiting for my car to return from the shop. As this information is likely to be helpful to more than just me and more than just in this specific…
Content Warning This post contains content which is not suitable for pretty much anybody. As the title suggests, if you're reading this, good odds you're not the intended audience. What do you want from me? Do you want me to apologize for having enough money and good enough credit to fix my car when it breaks, that even if I didn't have the funds outright, at the very least I can count on getting…
It's been a little over a year since I started this blog and almost a month and a half since my last entry. I haven't forgotten. I merely haven't had much to say. And I learned a long time ago that talking without saying anything cuts two ways. In the first place, it adds to the noise. There's already an abundance of voices clamoring for attention. The last thing I need is to add my own to the…
My complete collection of socks fits into about 1000 cubic inches of volume. My underwear takes up less than that, but when combined with my handkerchiefs, bras, and two of my scarves, it's up to about 1000 cubic inches as well. How do I know that? Because I have a box that's about 1000 cubic inches in volume, and I checked. As I type, all those items are currently sitting in a larger box that's…
A little over a week ago, I rearranged my furniture, again. Today, I have good tidings. The space I cleared out is approximately 74 inches wide and 96 inches deep, which is to say, roughly the same space as the cargo area of the 118-inch wheelbase Ram ProMaster. Do you know what that isn't? A coincidence. —River Song (Doctor Who, Season 9, Christmas Special) The tidings: Everything will fit.…
I don't like change. I very much dislike it. You could even say I hate it. Why then, do you suppose I have just finished rearranging my furniture for the third time in the last six months? I will say this once: If you want to discourage me from doing something, one of the worst things you could do is to discourage me from trying . Instead, you ought to let me go ahead and try. By all means,…
I don't do new year resolutions. Yes, I know, I already said that in the title, but I feel like it bears repeating. It's kind of like my whole expectations versus hopes shtick. Because for all the effort and time and money I've invested in trying to be a different me, nothing really ever changes from me willing it to change. They just happen organically. Which is immensely frustrating to every…