Post #394004 by Lake Surfer on Mon, Jul 14, 2008 11:03 PM

Greg, thanks much!

Yes, it is possible to get a tan up here, even hold onto it until maybe October. Then the layers of clothing start getting thicker and the sun goes away until May.

I guess that gives the skin a chance to get healthy again! :wink:

Angry Idol, thanks for the compliments! A wave pool would be more consistent that the lack of waves we've had on the lakes. I'm going on a month without surf, and I had to go to the East Coast for my last waves. The weather has dried a bit here... and it looks like a heat wave this week. One extreme to the other in the Midwest.
Thanks for the well wishes though!

It seems like I need to injure myself every once in a while. I don't know why, it just happens. Accident prone I guess. Or I need to stay away from sharp objects.

I had just started trimming the hedges with a very long bar trimmer, in the blink of an eye I opened up my arm with it. Barely felt it.

Luckily, the only interruption to my carving was the 2 hours spent getting it stitched up. Should be healed in another 8 days and I'll have another scar with a story. :wink:

Back to tiki carving, not arm carving...

I'm experimenting around with some new carving, getting new experience for my work that will go to the Tiki Magazine show. I'd like to get some crazy detail for those pieces.
Here is a Lono with some fun stuff going on in the headress.

This Sunday I'll be down at Chef Shangri-la in the Chicago area for the Chef's Anniversary party. I'll probably have this finished in addition to some other fun stuff.
After that I am considering vending at a 2 day volleyball tournament and beach party here in Milwaukee called the Bradford Beach Jam. After that is the Hot Rod Hula Hop in Columbus, OH. Labor Day Weekend is the Dairyland Surf Classic. That brings me right up to San Diego in September for the Tiki Mag show!

I gotta get back to work! :)

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-12-21 00:59 ]