Hey! I'm 18 now! So exciting! I went and bought my first lotto ticket today. It cost $1 and I didn't win anything :(. Oh well. I also had a blast for my party. On Friday my friends and I went to the auto show where we took a look at the Ford Transit Connect which is a really awesomely cool car (that's the car I want to live in if you did not know). It seems spacious enough to fit all of the my stuff and be able to run my business out of it. Then on Saturday we went to the arcade called Galloping Ghost Arcade for 10 hours. The thing about Galloping Ghost Arcade is you pay $15 for the whole day and you can come and go and play arcade games the whole day until they close at 2am. All of the games are set to free mode so you don't have to worry about going totally broke by playing the games. It's really awesome. Then we ate a bunch of Nutella and bread and snacks stuff on Sunday and it was awesome!
Now that I am 18 I can do a lot of things that I couldn't before. I feel a huge difference between becoming 18 and when I was 17. Now that I am 18 I can take more responsibility and create a paypal account for my business and work on being able to accept credit cards for Duck Duct Dave. This responsibility even though scary sometimes is the first step of my plan to live in my car. It's a really exciting time!
:D avid
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Whats Up?
I just got a Chrome Backpack from my parents for my birthday and it is really exciting because it is big and comfortable and holds a lot of stuff. With all of these qualities, it is great for biking. I am going to start biking to school more as the weather gets warmer. Not only will this save me money for my trip but it will also help get me into shape and help me keep focused on what I need to do in order to complete school and get everything ready to live in a car.
As I was on my way home from school today I thought about something that my youth pastor is doing called "Turf Time" after helping out at an organization called Breaking Bread. Basicly they go out to people on the street and talk with them and hand out socks and sometimes some sandwiches... (at least that is what I gather from them talking about it) and I thought that maybe in the mournings I could try and make a couple sandwiches that I would have on me in case I ever met someone who needed something to eat or was looking for something to eat. Of course, that means I have to actually be productive in the mornings... which doesn't usually happen but if I put enough effort into it I think I can do it.
With Hugs!
:D avid
As I was on my way home from school today I thought about something that my youth pastor is doing called "Turf Time" after helping out at an organization called Breaking Bread. Basicly they go out to people on the street and talk with them and hand out socks and sometimes some sandwiches... (at least that is what I gather from them talking about it) and I thought that maybe in the mournings I could try and make a couple sandwiches that I would have on me in case I ever met someone who needed something to eat or was looking for something to eat. Of course, that means I have to actually be productive in the mornings... which doesn't usually happen but if I put enough effort into it I think I can do it.
With Hugs!
:D avid
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Power!!
For the past couple of days I have been researching different types of generators. Mostly alternative energy generators such as solar powered and bike powered. I am looking for something that will allow me to run a fridge/freezer thingy for 24/7 in my car without having problems. The thing is, I don't know too much about these kinds of things and I have to do a lot of research to make sure that I am going to get the kind that I need for the best price. In addition to the fridge/freezer this will also help to recharge my electronics such as: cell phone, laptop, ipod, and other such electronic devices. Because I am planning to live in my car, this means that the generator has to be small enough so that I can comfortably fit it in my car in addition to my clothes, toiletries, and other necessities and still have a place for me to sleep at night. I have learned about different generators and energy though my research however, If you have any recommendations or input about this, feel free to comment! I would really enjoy to hear what you have to say on the subject.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
The Beginning of the Beginning...
Yeah, so I have not done a very good job of updating my blog on a consistent basis. I hope to change this right now. I am first going to try and post at least once per week and hopefully as I become more comfortable and posting has become a habit, I will be able to become a better writer and keep you updated better. So far here is where I am at:
Right now I am writing lots of emails and trying to secure money in order to make my plan of living in my car for a year in order to give away free hugs a reality. If you don't know about my plan to live in my car for a year I will try to explain my plan and the reasons behind it.
My Plan (as it stands right now):
Sometime in June or July of 2011 I will hopefully somehow have raised or made or figured out somehow to get a Ford Transit Connect and other necessities in order to start my year long trip of living in my car. I am trying to raise and work for and get awareness of my trip right now.
The purpose of this trip is to travel around the country, creating art from duct tape and other common items. I also plan to give away free hugs in order to spread friendly love, peace, and happiness through small act of kindness. I want to explore, meet people, learn about them and listen to their stories.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around” Leo Buscaglia
My plan is to put a down payment on a Ford Transit Connect in which I will reside for a year while I travel around the country and spread love, peace, and happiness through giving away free hugs and creating unique merchandise from duct tape. I will also be searching for artistic and creative ways of reusing waste that goes in landfills by coming up with alternative uses for those items. For example, during the time I spent volunteering for my churches electronic waste drive, I found that a lot of the junk had artistic value. The keys from the keyboards could be made into stylish purses, hardware could be erased and used in other endeavors and self-built computers. Not only will my creative solutions keep my costs down while living in a car but I would also be keeping items out of landfills. I hope that this trip will ignite a process of discovery and invention, which in turn will help create a better world.
In order to make this trip a reality however, I need your help. I will need about 34,000 dollars to make this trip a reality. Any help you could give would be appreciated, even if it is just prayer and support.
My big expenses for this trip are:
- Ford Transit Connect (about $23,000 total)
- Car insurance (estimating $2000 for the year)
- Gas ($4000 for the year)
- Food ($3600 in my budget)
- Phone + Internet (about $1500 for the year)
I hope that after this initial investment of living in my car I will be able to sustain myself through selling my duct tape creations,humorous apparel, and any other artistic endeavors that I engage in. I also hope that selling these items will help me to pay for my education after my year long trip is finished. After the trip I will attend DePaul University and double major in Business Entrepreneurship and Philosophy. From there I have no idea what will happen.
Why live in my car?
Well it started as a sense of adventure and excitement for the unknown. But as I have done research on the idea of living in a car (ie. Car Living Your Way by AJ Heim and other books and blogs) it has become more about using my resources more responsibly and not using more than I need to. Also from experiences helping people move their stuff from place to place, and the excess of stuff that they don't "need" but keep anyway and crowd houses with unnecessary clutter, Living in a car would give me an opportunity to cut down and think about if I really need something and if I buy it where I would put it. This way I would become less dependent on material things and be able to establish meaningful and deep relationships with people and listen to them while sharing what I have to offer with them. All in all that is my plan. If you have any questions or feedback or just wanna talk email me at duckductdave@gmail.com or comment. Thank You and have a great day!
Talk to you soon!
:D avid
Right now I am writing lots of emails and trying to secure money in order to make my plan of living in my car for a year in order to give away free hugs a reality. If you don't know about my plan to live in my car for a year I will try to explain my plan and the reasons behind it.
My Plan (as it stands right now):
Sometime in June or July of 2011 I will hopefully somehow have raised or made or figured out somehow to get a Ford Transit Connect and other necessities in order to start my year long trip of living in my car. I am trying to raise and work for and get awareness of my trip right now.
The purpose of this trip is to travel around the country, creating art from duct tape and other common items. I also plan to give away free hugs in order to spread friendly love, peace, and happiness through small act of kindness. I want to explore, meet people, learn about them and listen to their stories.
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around” Leo Buscaglia
My plan is to put a down payment on a Ford Transit Connect in which I will reside for a year while I travel around the country and spread love, peace, and happiness through giving away free hugs and creating unique merchandise from duct tape. I will also be searching for artistic and creative ways of reusing waste that goes in landfills by coming up with alternative uses for those items. For example, during the time I spent volunteering for my churches electronic waste drive, I found that a lot of the junk had artistic value. The keys from the keyboards could be made into stylish purses, hardware could be erased and used in other endeavors and self-built computers. Not only will my creative solutions keep my costs down while living in a car but I would also be keeping items out of landfills. I hope that this trip will ignite a process of discovery and invention, which in turn will help create a better world.
In order to make this trip a reality however, I need your help. I will need about 34,000 dollars to make this trip a reality. Any help you could give would be appreciated, even if it is just prayer and support.
My big expenses for this trip are:
- Ford Transit Connect (about $23,000 total)
- Car insurance (estimating $2000 for the year)
- Gas ($4000 for the year)
- Food ($3600 in my budget)
- Phone + Internet (about $1500 for the year)
I hope that after this initial investment of living in my car I will be able to sustain myself through selling my duct tape creations,humorous apparel, and any other artistic endeavors that I engage in. I also hope that selling these items will help me to pay for my education after my year long trip is finished. After the trip I will attend DePaul University and double major in Business Entrepreneurship and Philosophy. From there I have no idea what will happen.
Why live in my car?
Well it started as a sense of adventure and excitement for the unknown. But as I have done research on the idea of living in a car (ie. Car Living Your Way by AJ Heim and other books and blogs) it has become more about using my resources more responsibly and not using more than I need to. Also from experiences helping people move their stuff from place to place, and the excess of stuff that they don't "need" but keep anyway and crowd houses with unnecessary clutter, Living in a car would give me an opportunity to cut down and think about if I really need something and if I buy it where I would put it. This way I would become less dependent on material things and be able to establish meaningful and deep relationships with people and listen to them while sharing what I have to offer with them. All in all that is my plan. If you have any questions or feedback or just wanna talk email me at duckductdave@gmail.com or comment. Thank You and have a great day!
Talk to you soon!
:D avid
Friday, February 4, 2011
Car Living Updates
A lot has happened in the past few weeks and there is much more exciting things coming up in the next few weeks and months and the next year. First, I have been coming up with ideas and doing research on the idea of living in a car. While doing research and thinking realisticly about actually making this dream to travel around the country spreading love peace and happiness come true, much needed to happen. First, I needed to make sure that I have enough room in the type of car that I choose to live in. After doing research on different cars as possibilites for living in I came to the conclusion that the Ford Transit Connect would actually be the best type of car to live in rather than a Subaru Outback or other type of Van. Some of the main reasons for this choice are: its good gas millage (20-22 mpg city 24-26 mpg highway),its abundance of space for both work and residing as well as its unique disposition to achieve both a good working business office area as well as a place to chill and sleep at night. I find it also to be similar in design to the concept of the "Bufalino" car which is made to be like a "mobile home/apartment" except bigger and available on the market today. http://dvice.com/archives/2010/08/bufalino-concep.php and http://www.ford.com/trucks/transitconnect/ tell me what you think but I think they are similar and the transit connect could be used quite well as a mobile home to travel the country in.
Recently I have been doing a lot of thought about how I am going to get funding for this project. I am in the process of writing a letter to the band "Sick Puppies" in order to try and secure funding. In return for the funding of the Sick Puppies I am willing to use my van for advertising for the Sick Puppies as well as making some duct tape wallets that sport the Sick Puppies logo. I will keep you updated. Thank you for all of your support!
<3 :David
Recently I have been doing a lot of thought about how I am going to get funding for this project. I am in the process of writing a letter to the band "Sick Puppies" in order to try and secure funding. In return for the funding of the Sick Puppies I am willing to use my van for advertising for the Sick Puppies as well as making some duct tape wallets that sport the Sick Puppies logo. I will keep you updated. Thank you for all of your support!
<3 :David
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