we are rolling

we are rolling. a fair title for a MMW tune that starts with those lines, presumably spoken by an informing band member, or maybe board operator with a line-in. we are rolling. the funny thing about starting a blog is that it represents a moment in time when one decides to record information about ones life, car, dog, garden, preschooler, whatever. what amount of "catching up," ought to be done? what about projections for what should be expected of the blog? there are alot of questions that have surfaced since i started thinking about this online diary of sorts, and, i suppose, only time will tell what really needs to be shared and explained. certainly the biggest initial victory besides actually setting up the account (thanks sar) has definitely been deciding what to write about. i think the idea of starting a blog was appealing based on the idea that once i had this outlet for ideas, i would be able to recognize the topics that were important to me (chairmaking!, cycling!, my beautiful surroundings!), and focus my energies accordingly. recent months have found me focusing, to some novice extent, on my cycling. it has been a fantastic outlet for energy, and it is something that i can "complete" within a relatively short amount of time. that has been a good fill-in for my recent lack of long-term chair-making efforts, which generally require a fair bit of time, preferably consisting of many consecutive long hours. i hate hate hate to feel like i am making excuses for not focusing on my own woodworking efforts, but the reality is that i just dont have the necessary time to commit to green woodworking while i am employed 45 minutes away from home. how does one make the leap into self employment that way? that has been a burning question in my day-to-day life. i have been trying to build up a little "financial cushion," but that has proven itself moot, with car repairs and student loans. yes i have expensive tastes, but that maybe affects 1/3 of my income. where does the rest go? sometimes i feel like im banging my head against a wall that happens to be made up of much harder walls. i am excited to get into making a rocker for Chadd and Nora, originally due yesterday in fact. i am toying with the idea of making two of the same rocker. it will definitely not take twice the time, and an extra will easily find a home. the next step is to find an oak log, for spindles, but primarily for a length that will bend to a continuous arm form. i will likely make bamboo legs, although, with two freebie chairs, maybe now is the time to get into classic turnings. lots of questions. as of today, one of them is: how do i get the bulbs in my kiln to stop blowing? i have been fighting the notion that this second bulb-blowing in a month is a sign that i should can the chair-making goal. it is something that i see myself happy doing for the unforeseeable future. i just have to get there. wish me luck? if only i was able to post the million other things i was planning on earlier... i guess the blog has time, there is just a very serious bottleneck of ideas and feelings.