Working With My Hands

So, most of my life, I've wanted to have a sort of project or wanted to be working on something. Most  of the time I'm sort of bored and I don't really have a focus.

Lately, however, I've wanted to learn more about mechanical things and work with my hands. If I'm lucky, I'll be repairing a Datsun 240z with my dad, but unfortunately, neither of us have any money. So, we can't.

I bought a thirty year old schwinn about a year ago for far too much money (like $120), and I should have bargained, but just REALLY wanted the bike. After buying the bike, I meant to sand off the ugly yellow and repaint it.

However, I let it sit for about a year and did nothing. It sat and collected dust with a terrible coat of back paint.

These past three days, I've actually been working on it. I've been spending about 4 hours a day working on my bike: taking it apart, painting it, putting new parts onto the old frame, stringing through new cables. I've been doing it blindly, and wrong, and have since started using a little book to help me as well as consulting a friend.

So, I took it all apart and repaired parts and did all kinds of shit, but I really just wanted to make a point that I enjoy working with my hands. I really have had no chance to do that in a long time. So, I need to do it more often. 

A post will be made when the bike is finished. The "Raging Bitch" will ride once again!!!!!