Bad Pictures of Sun-drenched Surfboards

     Frank's got a fish, finally! The pictures I took were bad, because I didn't adjust for the direct sunlight shining on it, but the board came out pretty good. Can't wait 'til Frank surfs it, maybe Sunday. And I can't wait 'til I surf it, either.

     Frank, of GraveYard Atlantic fame, did all the artwork for the board. It came out pretty nice, although not enough skulls, in my opinion.

     If I post too many pictures of Henry, too bad. He's the most handsome dog on the planet. Lucky for him he is, or else he'd probably be out of here by now.

Ground Cherries and Past Glories

        One of the more interesting things I've grown in the garden this year are those colorful things up there: Aunt Molly's Ground Cherries. These little things fall to the ground when ripe, but they come in a little paper sack that keeps them ripe for up to two weeks. The taste is somewhere between a cherry, a grape, and a sweet cherry tomato. They are delicious and never really make it into any recipes. They look pretty awesome too.

    I have let the garden evolve into a semi-organized, semi-wild state, which I like the looks of. The fact that some things just meander through the garden also makes for some nice surprises, like discovering this volleyball-sized Oh So Sweet! watermelon I didn't realize was growing until two days ago. It's like finding out you have a 1 year old child at home of whom you were previously unaware.

     Kind of like that mini-Simmons hovering back there behind SF 010. Where did it come from? Will it see the light of day? Surprises lurk around every corner! BEWARE!


     Now for the "Past Glories" section referenced in the title of this blog. I hadn't forgotten about this video, but just haven't thought about it in a while until I came across it while transferring files to my new computer. I made it for a film theory class using a flip video camera, and then someone in another class was putting on a film festival-type thing and asked if I had anything I wanted to submit. I added some sound and made up the title and then it showed at the film thing, but, sadly, I wasn't there to take my bow. Starring my lovely wife in the final years of her acting career. Dig it!

Back at it...

     Up until about two weeks ago, I was without a computer of my own for a while because my laptop, which had been with me for about 8 years, finally died (maybe "was killed" would be more correct: it fell off the couch). As a result, I wasn't using the computer much, and as a result of that, I didn't really update this blog at all. But now I've got a new computer (which is like Heaven on Earth compared to my old one), so I figured I better post something on here, before I lose my vast following to another extremely popular blog.
     Also, now I've got something surfboard-making-related to blog about. Above, you'll see Strange Flora 010. It's for Frank, and it's about time he gets himself on a fish and finds out what surfing's all about.

     It's a quad, as seen above, with the dimensions being 5'5 25/32" x 20 3/8" x 2 3/8". I would have preferred it if he wanted something about an inch wider, and with big glass-on keels, but that might be pushing it for ol' Frank. Anyhow, it looks like it will be a really fun board, and it feels really good to be shaping again.

     Also, I'm back at work (after about 3 1/2 months on the DL), which is where this bird visited us. He smashed into a glass slider and was stunned for about 10 minutes, but he eventually got better and flew away.
     Back at work means back to surfing as well, and it's been really, really good to surf again for the last half of the summer. Now, for the real waves of Fall!