Surfing and Snorkeling in Lahaina
Laid on a surf board and paddled out into the waves today. Not sure if that technically counts for “surfing” but at least I didn’t fall off. After paddling for what I thought was a long way, I reached down with my foot and tore a hunk of skin off on some coral. It may have just been a rock since I was only in about 3 feet of water at the time. In hind sight I should have come right back in instead of trailing my bloody foot through the shark infested waters of the South Pacific.
Also went snorkeling. Panic did not set in until I realized I was about 75 yrds from shore. After finding my direct path blocked a couple times by more deadly coral, I successfully evaded the 2 small man-eating fish I saw and made it to land. There I quickly traded my snorkeling gear for a romance novel and the safety of the beach.
Tomorrow’s adventure will be driving the “Road to Hanna”. This all day, 42 mile, trip includes 54 narrow bridges and some 600 hairpin turns. We’re looking forward to seeing some beautiful country on the way. Stand by for news…
EDITOR’S NOTE: I had planned on making this a normal Facebook post, but I guess they have limits to the length of your post. So I decided to use my neglected blog. This works out good, because that allows me to successfully start on of my new resolutions…using my neglected blog.
Brotherly Thanksgiving
Announcing a new member of Team Zipline!
This week we added a new member to Team Zipline…Jessica Dietzen. She’s a web developer and recent grad from Eastern Washington University. We’re working on getting some more information about her that might help with the development of her character. So far the interrogations are proving fruitful (vee have vays uv maakink you talk).
I don’t want to rush into making a character, just to change it later ’cause it doesn’t fit. Then again there is always a magic spell that could be cast to explain the change….
Little Server Demon
Update on Deanna’s character
Not to be left behind, I finished the line and color work for Deanna’s character. You’ll notice the spit up on her shirt…which will be a permanant accessory for her. In case you didn’t know, Deanna is a proud new mom. And what’s a mom without a mega-purse…thus the kangaroo. Look for all kinds of stuff to appear from her pouch in future webisodes.
Oh, and for the “Mom Jeans” reference…click here.
Kate finally gets a character
After patiently waiting for her character to be added to the roster of the Big Green Ape web comic, Kate finally got her’s. As a dancer and girly girl the consencus around the club house was that the flamingo was a pretty good fit.
The Start of Grilling Season
I will admit that I have run out of gas while grilling before…just not this past weekend. Ryan was just telling me that he has a spare tan, which is probably a good way to keep from looking stupid. My brother-in-law had a 15 gallon tank, which is pretty damn manly. Down side to that is you can’t get by with a mediocre grill.
The Vendor / Client Relationship
Spokane Comicon – May 30th @ SFCC
Just wanted to drop a reminder that Spokane Comicon is this Saturday, May 30th at SFCC. I’m especially excited to meet Daniel Davis, creator of Monster Commute. (http://www.monstercommute.com/).
It looks like there will be plenty to do there, including some great guests and a program that I am especially excited about on web comics. Check out all the details at http://spokanecomicon.com/
Here is a special edition print from Daniel Davis that he’s created just for this show.
Holiday Weekends
The problem for do-it-yourself guys like me is that every 3 day weekend ends up being a mad dash to tackle some insane project. This past weekend was the nonsensical sprinkler system at my house. I’m sure that it worked some time in the past…the distant past…but not since we’ve lived there.
After digging up most of the yard we finally have come to understand what is actually in the ground. Thankfully we’re just abotu finished with the project. Just need to run about 400 ft. of control wire around from station to station and hook up the control box. It’s hard to imagine that we’re close to completing this, especially since it looked like the golf course in Caddy Shack at one point.
All this hard work will pay off when I have the BEST YARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! I am gunning for yard supremacy. Now that I am fully middle aged the yard tyhing has become a priority.