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Wednesday,
01.16.2002
Question of the Day,
courtesy of CrankyAngel: "What
is the household chore that
you HATE to do the most? And Why?" The
answer to this question came to me instantly without any deliberation or
thought. The answer is: cleaning the bathroom. Cleaning
the toilet is bad enough, but scrubbing my bathtub breaks my back.
Unfortunately, it's not one of those chores that you should neglect for long
periods of time since it may result in a biohazard situation. I suppose it
would be pretty embarrassing to have to call in the HazMat team to
decontaminate your bathroom of the new variations of penicillin that's been
growing in your toilet. I
usually end up using really strong chemicals to clean my bathroom since I'm
all anti-bacteria and a strong advocate of sanitation. Unfortunately, being
that my restroom is not all that well-ventilated, I will often find myself
feeling a little headachy by the time I'm done. This
reminds me, it's time to clean my bathroom again... *Dialing the HazMat
Team.* .::. Site
Visits. I was out of
the office most of the day today, conducting site visits on the Windward side
of the island. After stopping off and doing some work at Aiea, we jumped on
the H-3 to visit the offices in Hauula and Kaaawa. The drive on the H-3 is
extremely scenic. Green and lush, it has a relaxing effect on me. Luckily,
Arnold was driving because there were a couple of cops out and about with
their speed guns poised. Surely, if I were driving, I probably would've been
one of the unfortunate ones on the side of the road receiving a ticket.
There's something about the H-3 that makes you want to drive fast. (And I'm
not the only one. On days that the cops and the Talivan*
are not out, the pace of traffic is easily more than 70 mph.) It
was nice to be in the passenger seat, simply enjoying the ride and the
scenery, especially when we got to the windward side and passed by sights that
most tourists will take the time to see -- but us locals rarely ever do.
Things sights like the Chinaman's Hat and the Crouching Tiger. White sandy
beaches and green mountain sides. It made me realize that I should take
advantage of my locale and get out of my 15-mile comfort zone more often.
After all, "lucky I live Hawaii," right?
* Talivan
- Derek's term
for the Speed Vans that have been terrorizing Hawaii residents recently.
.::. Stamping
Fun! Yes, I'm
officially a stamping maniac. I admit it. They say that admitting it is the
first step to recovery. I hope this is true. Since
I'm pondering selling some of my stamping creations at the Craft Fair, I
decided to take a trip after work to Creations
Unlimited to see what they had in the way of new stamps. (You fool!
There's always something new at Creations Unlimited!) I
ended up buying a couple of stamps, including one to commemorate the Year of
the Horse. I figure that it will be a good seller for Chinese New Year coming
up next month. The nice thing about Creations Unlimited is that they have
samples all over the store to set your Muse on fire. I came away with a lot of
neat ideas and as always, I left feeling much more enthused about the craft
than before I went in. Here
are two of my creations from tonight's efforts: 
This is a mail-able, folding card that's actually a small desktop calendar.
You can fold in the flaps and address it on the other side, drop it in the
mailbox to send it to a friend. Then, when your friend receives it, the flaps
open up to help it to stand upright on their desk. The flaps are scored, so
they can also simply tear them off if they want to hang it somewhere instead
of standing it upright.
Of
course, being that I have no original thoughts in my feeble brain, I copied
this design from a sample in the store. It's not exactly the same, but it's
about 90% close.
 Pictured
to the left is a small pocket folio that Lindy and I are thinking of using to
enclose small, business card-sized laminated recipe cards.
We're
thinking about putting these on the Craft Fair table to see if they sell or
not. I'm still pondering on a fair price... My problem is grossly
undercharging. Good for the consumer. Bad for me. Nevertheless,
I still have fun and the craft is extremely addictive. Of course, I'd still be
doing this, even without the hope of profit. It's just a nice hobby to have.
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