Well, I did it! It took three months, but I finally made a superfluous purchase since the COVID-19 lockdown began in March. With so much economic uncertainty in the air, I was in absolute savings mode from the very beginning, hoping that I wouldn’t need that money, but it would be a lifesaver if I do. Other than the standard amount of bills that never seems to go away (hello, Porsche), I spent as little money as possible on extraneous things. I did make a point to support my local restaurants by ordering out more frequently than I ever had before.
But enough virtue signaling; with some money burning a hole in my savings account, the itchy shopping fingers are always on active duty. I would be lying if I said I didn’t peruse the Internet for things to buy, from yet another set of headphones, all the way to a whole entire car (a used 2016 Mazda Miata Sport, please). Lucky for me I didn’t pull a trigger on any of it, until yesterday afternoon when a creator I’ve been following for the longest time offered a set of prints for sale on his storefront. As a self-proclaimed artist myself, it’s a mission of mine to support fellow artists that I like.
Joey Lee’s brand - The Chronicles - of automotive storytelling is something I’ve kept tabs on for over a decade now. He combines together the three things I like most: cars, writing, and photography. I really admire his endeavor of striking out and finding his own freelancing niche; as someone who has to answer to corporate overlords, it’s a sort of example of what my life can look like if I ever had the balls to do the same. But then I would surely have to sell the GT3, which as of right now is not something I can remotely entertain; I am still madly in love with that car.
Anyways, Joey threw up a set of prints up for sale, and a particular one that caught my eye is of a Honda Civic hatchback doing a night blast on the freeways of Osaka. Not a day goes by that I’m not nostalgic about my trip to Japan from last summer, so having the print up on the wall will be a nice reminder and inspiration. The problem then becomes, are frame places even open during these times?
Let me borrow some of that.