I’ve been playing with a DJ program called Mixxx which mimics a pair of CDJs and a mixer. I have a mixer, and have been thinking of getting a D2 Director in place of decks; Mixxx is basically the same thing but all done in software. I’ve always tried to avoid being one of those laptop jockeys, as a stylistic principle; but times change and I’ve been letting some of those stylistic principles go.

The FJ600’s speedometer has been unreliable since I bought it. The whole gauge cluster is in pretty bad shape, plastic cracked in several places. I bought a replacement gauge cluster last weekend and spent a few minutes installing it this afternoon. Everything seems to work, so that will be a nice improvement. I tried to replace the Maxim’s choke cable, too, but the replacement cable was a few inches too short, and I broke part of the choke lever trying to put it back together. Oh, well… that bike has been nothing but a lot of work ever since I got it.

I’ve been thinking for months now about another item for the “martianwear” line: a fur-trimmed hooded sweatshirt with LEDs. I made a prototype out of wide-wale corduroy and some really nice red fur, which effectively illustrated a couple of major problems in the design. Adam and I bought an assortment of sweatshirts at Value Village last week and spent an evening figuring out how they worked, and I have a new idea which I hope to prototype next week. I bought some fur and cotton fleece today; it’ll be solid black with red lights, like the leggings, but other color combinations will be easy once the design is settled.

Job satisfaction remains elusive.