Post #736785 by TheBigT on Fri, Feb 6, 2015 10:43 AM

Hi JJ, great restart!

On 2015-02-05 19:38, Jungle John wrote:

But I do think the glow in the dark look is kind of cool.

Awesomeness! Keep that part!

On 2015-02-06 10:30, Jungle John wrote:
I am way ahead of you thinking up oceanic names for my backyard fantasy. Here's some ideas so far with favored one on top of the list. My Google-translate app only has Maori, so I used that language:

"Ko te tiki pirau"
Translates to," The Rotten Tiki" befitting my past experience.

Yep, just come up with your own name and go for it with the styrofoam! 'The Rotten Tiki' in plain ol' english would be plenty good enough. Btw, you are aware a tiki bar isn't required to have the word 'tiki' in the name? :P

On 2015-02-06 10:23, Jungle John wrote:
Eeew. I think I came across as a bit of a judging jerk with all my judginess in my last post. I denigrate no one. I adore all the quirky charm of each cute unique person.

I am confused and am casting about trying to figure things out. Like, what is imitation-authentic? Is is okay to like something that isn't organic, like a plastic tiki? Or is it bad to like tikis that aren't ethically sourced? (Take Tongo for example, the monarch is laughably corrupt, google it). And other stuff, like, why would anyone choose to live in the Los Angeles basin? Okay, that last one doesn't fit, but I hope you see my point is that "I" am confused. What is the mystique of tiki that keeps drawing me back? Especially after I spurned it before? What is this strange fascination? What am I? Aaaargh.

It's not about the material used to make your tiki artifacts. Fake stuff is everywhere. It's about the style. I think you're moving in the right direction. Looking good!