Live a Life You Love

My fourth trip back to New Zealand since the epic year I lived here in 2006 is coming to an end. For most of this trip I've been couch surfing with carnies I've met in past travels. I've spent much of my time vanless due to maintenance and registration involved after letting it sit on the farm next to an aerial rig for eleven months.

It's been an awesome month for me, and it looks like I'll be able to sell the van just in time for me to go back home.

I'll be in New Zealand again this year through the month of Feb, starting at the juggling festival.

It was as good as E.T.

For a month I have been working at my new job in a jeweler's workshop. I've known my new boss, William, since the early 90's, and I've always wanted to be able to do what he does.

The basic premise of my job is that I inject wax into moulds created from pieces of jewelry William made. Those wax copies of his work will be cast in metal, cleaned up with a tool that grinds off rough parts, put in vibrating containers filled with stone-like beads to further grind off imperfections, then another grinder with different beads, then vibrating wall nut shells, packaged, and sold. I can do about 70% of that at this point in my career.

My first non-work project has been to make little bronze juggling clubs.

Thursday, September 3, 2009
12:23
anniceglick143
hey..u there?
6:51 Friday, September 4, 2009
6:51
Dave
no
6:52
anniceglick143
ooh hey
6:52
Dave
hey oh!
7:00
Dave
you type slow
7:00
anniceglick143
nice, nothin I work from home just starting doing these cam shows It's pretty fun actually lol
7:00
Dave
cam shows? how much are they? how do I see them?
7:01
anniceglick143
I am a little busy right now cant really talk here, but if you want I would LOVE if you came to watch my show, give me some company, and maybe a GOOD rating ???
7:01
Dave
and how!
7:01
anniceglick143
This way you can see what I look like and we can chat while I work, I promise you wont be dissapointed..I must warn you though, I am not wearing much..
7:01
Dave
oh no!
7:02
anniceglick143
well I think i have my free friend's pass lyin here one sec babe.. I mean would you want it??
7:02
Dave
and how!
7:02
anniceglick143
yup, I do got another pass left!..YAY.. just please don't tell anyone else I can get in trouble. What color panties should I put on for you sexy, i'll let you pick! LOL
7:03
Dave
man, I feel like the luckiest boy in the world!
7:03
anniceglick143
k lol .. You joining me ?
7:03
Dave
and how!
7:04
anniceglick143
Ok, go to a web page scroll all the way down to the bottom babe, and you will see "Friends of isaBELLA", click that and when you get the password page, put in the password: " freeflirts " okay?
7:04
Dave
and how!
7:04
anniceglick143
yup, fill out your info, make sure you put your correct b-day k?
7:04
Dave
and how!
7:04
anniceglick143
k, if you entered as my friend, it should say 0.00, if so you are good for my free friend's pass dont worry about the autorenew the pass cancels all charges
7:05
Dave
and how!
7:05
anniceglick143
CC is just to verify your age hun,its the sites policy to ensure no minors get access to the site .. i gave u my free friend's pass
7:07
Dave
and how!
7:07
anniceglick143
ok let me know when you get in so I can invite you directly to my cam.
7:08
Dave
and how!
7:08
anniceglick143
k, you in yet babe?? Don't keep me waiting!
7:11
Dave
and how!
7:11
anniceglick143
k
7:11
Dave
and how!
7:11
anniceglick143
k when u login click LIVEWEBCAMS and I'm the girl on the top row farthest to the left. There's a chat there so I'll see u there babe ... maybe u tell me what to do
7:11
Dave
and how!
7:11
anniceglick143
k
7:11
Dave
and how!

I've been keeping a more focused blog about juggling at http://www.worldjuggle.com

The original design for the 2009 NZ Juggling Festival t-shirt had some legal issues, so I was asked to put something together based on designs I had done for the festival web site. On the front I used a design based on an idea given to me by Jo Stott of Fling Juggling about a fern leaf made from juggling clubs. The back was based on a design of a koru made of juggling clubs.