Mr Tiki Bars wild ride

So, Mr Tiki Bar made it down to Westport WA for the CWC and was used as our chapters 'display table'. He was gingerly loaded into a truck, strapped down tight and arrived without a scratch. I was really happy to see him there and seems he was happy too. Then, he managed to end up in Bellevue, then in Everett, before he finally decided to come home. I really need to get those red 'rope lights' behind the head to light him up. A lot of people were really impressed by the combination of rusted and polished steel, the fiddleback maple top, the vintage beer labels, pinup playing cards, flying boat pictures and the PBR ad varnished onto the wood.

Clean Water Classic

So, I've been preoccupied because I've been hanging out with our local Surfrider Chapter here in The Ham. We volunteered at the Clean Water Classic surf contest in Westport, all the chapters did, include the Vancouver Island chapter. We had stellar weather and I got SO sunburnt holding one of the 'timing flags' for the Saturday series. Yeah, that's me holding the green flag. I scored a great deal on a used Quiksilver wetsuit. sixty bucks, nice 4/3 and it worked great. It was really nice to be back in the water, even though it was WAY colder than the water in Maui. 58 degrees, encased in neoprene, paddling out in nasty brown/green water really made me wonder 'WHAT am I doing in here'. Huge change from surf shorts, 78 degree blue water in Maui. once I paddled out though, it was good. Even caught a few waves, but got really worked.

Long time no blog...

So, been busy lately with non-related artsy stuff. Picked up a new toy - actually a guilty pleasure since I haven't owned a car in quite a few years (the Freaky Tiki was an exception). Found a nice little Subaru Impreza RS, slightly used but still nice. Not sure why I'm blogging about this, but still. I was finally able to use another one of my Maui Built stickers and it's perfect. I used the black diecut "Slow Down, this ain't the mainland" on the rear bumper. Works nice with the silver, tinted windows and black interior. Sure is a fun little car.