nice to see all of you again! so somewhere between looking for a job and starting work at vail, i missed this page. the short story is that i didn’t have internet for the first month in vail, and by the time i got it, there wasn’t anything worth talking about and the stuff that did happen was just all a big jumbled mess that i didn’t think was worth writing about. looking back on it i am glad that i didn’t have a way to write, it would just be a bad version of waiter rant. who really wants me to talk about opening a restaurant where no one really knows what is going on? i could go on and on about it, but i will spare you. long story short: it started out crazy and we had a great show by the end of the year. im glad i worked there, and met the people i did for the most part.
i should start by answering the question that started this whole blog and me leaving chicago. was working in vail worthwile? yes. is it exactly what i was looking for? no, but who really knows what they are looking for. in the meantime, it was a great stopping point on the road to something else. i loved the season there, it was really beautiful, and it gave me some time to think.
someone once told me that my life really seemed to be about adventure and experiences. i have come to the conclusion that they were right. contentment/ happiness to me is doing stuff. i think anyone that knows me would say that is true. its not just hanging out or going to a new restaurant though, its building something, climbing a mountain, somehow changing something in life.
about halfway through the season i started looking at rv’s. picture national lampoons christmas vacation and you get the idea. i would say that about 1 in 3 people in colorado own some type of camping apratus. i have always been a fan of straw bale housing or the earthships because it frees up the money that most people would spend on a mortgage or rent to live life. somehow a spark connected the two and… i came to the conclution that i should live in a rv for a wile.
now, even that had me wondering wtf. its a pretty big jump to go live in a rv. so i started doing research. welcome to cheaprvliving.com. this site is pretty amazing when you come down to it. it took me about a month to actually wrap my head around it, and actually commit to living in a mobile life style. in the end i figured ” what do i have to loose”?
i figured that if i could spend less than 3k on the van and everything i needed to live in it, i could make it back in 5 months. (living expences in a apartment at 600 a month, times 5= 3k). then if i hated it, i could sell the van, and if i didn’t, i could live in it till i didn’t want to anymore, and then its all profit. so from a money standpoint it makes sense.
as for travel and adventure, it fits in as well. i can go anywhere i want, and i really don’t have to worry too much about it. i can live and work almost anywhere in the states, and travel around and visit people with out worry. sounds great. sometimes i still wonder though…
well, i decided to get a van, because of the stealth factor, and its small enough to drive around comfortably. living space will be tight, but i did live in a closet for over a year. the van picts should be uploaded to the blog. its pimp, but i do miss driving the mr2:(
so far i have house batteries for power, a shower set up, and simple cooking. its going to be real sweet. i need to install all of it, and interior pics will be coming as soon as i get it all set up. first i have a huge cross country trip coming. as i right this i am in vegas ( i will right more about vegas some other time). from here i have to go to chicago, to michigan, to ohio, to phili, to la, then its on to the open road, if you want me to come visit you, just give me a shout out, ill stop by. you might have to feed me though…
and not to leave you with out 3 things:
- motorcycles- i haven’t bought one yet, but i have really missed having one the past 2 years, so this year i might have to get one. or maybe a scooter. something i can ride around while the van is parked.
- vegas- just the fact that something like this exists. i can get up at 3 or 4 in the afternoon and its normal. people are wearing stuff that would look absurd anywhere else. its just so entertaining everywehre you look. sure, its got some bad in it, but there is a lot of good here too, you just have to know where to look.
- the people i have met since leaving mtv- i have some great friends in mtv, but it really gives you a fresh outlook when you make all new friends, and it makes you realize some of the things that you take for granted with your old friends. i am so glad that i decided to leave chicago, or mtv for that matter, its been a great time so far and i am excited about what the future holds.
Lost in Never Never Land 