Last week, my partner, Colin, came up with the idea of building a small Man to burn this weekend while everyone was enjoying the "big burn" up in Nevada . It was a fun project Colin and I started a few days ago to throw our extra creativity into, and a great way to pay homage to that event we hold so dear....

Balsa Man ended up being a silly idea that by word-of-mouth gained traction and momentum by many of our friends.... Doesn't it often start off this way? Now I guess it's going to be a much bigger thing than just a couple of Burning Man-orphaned friends gathering on Baker Beach .... folks are even bringing a miniature cathedral (The Temple of Reduced Expectations), and a couple of matchbox cars covered in fun fur (art cars).

If you have any friends staying in the city (but they wish they were going to Burning Man), please feel free to pass on this link about Balsa Man !

Everywhere a stamp, stamp!!!

I’m just pleased as peaches to order a 1” self-inking stamp online. I just got it in and can already see the possibilities: Stamp it on some stationary! Stamp it on receipts! Stamp it on my cat! …Well, maybe not my cat.

Just a quick note. Prepare for the Playa was a fun and successful event. I loved checking out the fun fashion shows... especially those done by Five and Diamond . HOT!

Orders are taking slightly longer due to the wool dread rush just before Burning Man . Thanks for your patience, make sure to order dreads before August 16th if you want them before Burning Man.      

Next weekend come visit me at Prepare for the Playa , to shop for Burning Man attire and other hot playa-wear from local small businesses/sole-proprietorships. Two really good reasons to go are:

1.) FREE admission
2.) An AWESOME raffle where you can win tons of cool stuff

Seriously check out the link back to the P4P website , to see the bounty of raffle stuff. Tickets are only $5, and much of the goods are worth far more than that. The event is Sunday, August 17th from 1-10pm. Venue: Cafe Cocomo, SF

I donated a pair of patriotic wool dread falls (seen below). I wasn't actually sure how I felt about the red/white/blue combo as a costume option for myself personally, but now that I see it, I LOVE it and must make some for myself. (I think I'm actually going to install red/white/blue *extensions* for Burning Man, but, you get my gist.;)

I finally captured a video of Cryptic climbing the loft bed ladder. He’s been getting significantly weak with his progressing heart condition, and yet he still manages to bring me oodles of smiles.