Every Saturday there is a big swap meet at the college in Kahului. I like going and wandering through all the wares. Most of the stuff is totally geared towards tourists, or people like me! One of the stands was "hang loose hammocks," which planted a seed in my mind. Some friends of mine back in Nebraska had mounted a hammock in their apartment, and one had ended badly. Badly meaning the hammock ripped huge holes in the walls when he sat in it! So, with that experience in mind, I decided I needed to purchase a hammock!
I undertook this project not realizing how involved it would rapidly become. Hang Loose has a location clear around on Lahina side, so I drove over after work one day. I then managed to find the studs in my walls, but after a frustrating night with a hammer and nail did I discover they were metal studs. I broke down and bought a power drill after I realized I couldn't make a dent in the studs. Even then, it took me over an hour to drill two holes big enough. Add to this the fact that I'm pretty certain my landlord would frown on this little undertaking, and I'm quite certain I'm totally going to get busted one day... Oddly enough, I got to employ some of my dental school education at this point. I decided that placing hammock screws in the wall was similar to placing dental implants in bone! (Scary, huh?)
I finally got it all rigged up, and tested it out. Unfortunately I was still too scared to trust my handiwork, so I put my mattress underneath for several days just in case it pulled out of the studs. I'm happy to report that, a month later, everything is still totally sturdy!
Anyway, here is my sweet room now. Sometimes I feel like I live in a treehouse, you know, Lost Boys style. I love it, especially since I moved my TV into my bedroom. Add a Diet Coke, and I'm living the Hawaiian dream.
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