Hamboards Are Awesome!

Seriously, these things are amazing.

I took my Hamboard Classic (Bamboo) out today on some flats and, wow, what a crazy cool surf vibe when riding this thing.  You'd think a skateboard that is over six feet long wouldn't turn well but the Hamboard turns on a dime and has an incredibly small turn radius.  It's very responsive and you have to be careful when stepping off either side of the stringer as the board will pitch you very quickly.  Once you get your foot placement down though, it's very sweet.

However I overdid it today and overworked my calf when pushing.  Icing it now and will give it a few days rest.  Then once it's healed up I'll have J. come out with me sometime and snap some pics.

(and yes... I did "hang ten" several times like in the pic...)

Who Knew?

The Hershey's Kiss got its name from the puckering sound made by the manufacturing equipment as chocolate was dropped on the conveyor belt during the production process.

This post is in honor of The Magician, my beloved, who had some of these waiting for me when I got back from my trip.


The above tidbit is quoted from the book Who Knew? Things You Didn't Know About Things You Know Well by David Hoffman.

Easter Art

I made two calendar pages on Easter afternoon.  (I was reading Rebooting Work: Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship but that seemed too worldly for Easter.)

The sun is for the Son because He has risen!

And I went ahead and did one for May as well.  It's also punful :)

The calendar is at school, so I will add the pages there.

I was reading Art at the Speed of Life by Pam Carriker, and it inspired me to try some mixed-media and layering.  I'm timid, though.  If you look closely at the top image you can see cardboard (the orange triangles, from a box) and purplish dots (paper-punched from a bead catalog).  I also tried to layer my paint more than usual.  I worked on both canvases at once so paint could dry before I applied another layer.  The book is much cooler than these would imply!  I need to give myself permission to fail more.  My "canvases" are discarded cardstock used for putting layer upon layer of medicine bottles in boxes.  They were intercepted on their way to the trash at the factory where my mom works.  They really don't have to be perfect!

Inspiration

While J. doesn't get it, this is why I enjoy longboarding... because it mimics the feel of a surf session (and no danger of sharks!).

The Magician and the Long Board

Robert got his longboard while I was in Chicago.  He has taken it out to play twice.  (Hey. It's still cold out!)

Here is Day 1:

(It had a couple of days to heal.  It was originally much more impressive of a scrape.)

Shhh Project Revealed!

Here is a picture of the secret gift at last!  And with it, may I introduce the lovely Madeline…..
 

To see how I made it, here is the tutorial on Cut Out + Keep.

Also, the couple I gave the Angel Mosaic to welcomed a little boy on Saturday.  I'm looking forward to meeting him! 

Budget Numbers for March

Why is it that every month something comes up?  This month it was taxes, which The Magician just wanted to get over with and go ahead and pay early.

However, we did hit a record amount of passive income: $3.16.  Yup. I think I need to think less about money..... This moving toward financial independence is about as exciting as watching paint dry.

This blog did accumulate more than $10 in affiliate revenue from Amazon, so we will eventually get some income from that.  Thank you to our readers for purchasing through the Amazon portal - we appreciate it!