Remember Zaphod?
To refresh your memory, when last we saw my lovely new Hitchhiker wheel Zaphod, he looked like this:
And now? Well, after a Saturday afternoon with Carrie and her new Hitchhiker Ford, Zaphod looks like this:
And yes, the back of the wheel says “Don’t Panic!” What else would you expect it to say? Be sure to check on Carrie today. Zaphod’s semicousin (They share 3 of the same mothers, don’t you know.) should also be making his debut today.
And because Zaphod was being painted, I didn’t get a chance to do any spinning on him just yet. So, I dug out some in-progress handspun from the stash for today’s post. This is some Gypsy Girl silk roving that I picked up at MDS&W last year, being spun on a (*gasp*) drop spindle. I couldn’t tell you the last time I spun any of it, though.
And yes, Carrie, I DO still have “So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish” stuck in my head.
And JavaJem – sorry that these are back on Photobucket. I’ll make the switch to fulltime Flickr eventually, I swear. 
Stuff that is going in Ravelry may start getting doubled up to both of them until then.
June 18th, 2007 at 12:30 am
Fricking too cool! I remember the dolphins in the movie!
Coolest wheel I have ever seen. Hands down. You definitely are not a minivan driving wheel owner. More like a top down sports car!Congrats!
June 18th, 2007 at 1:25 am
Did YOU paint Zaphod? Wow! When I get my hitchhiker can I commission you to paint mine?
June 18th, 2007 at 1:28 am
Hee! I was totally going to say you should rig it up to sing “So Long and Thanks For All the Fish.”
We are nerds. But you are a nerd with a beautiful wheel!
June 18th, 2007 at 3:07 am
that’s awesome. so very very awesome.
if i got a hitchhiker, it would be arthur, not zaphod. i’m a very dentarthurdent kinda gal.
June 18th, 2007 at 8:26 am
Wow, nice paint job.
June 18th, 2007 at 8:47 am
YAAAY Zaphod looks awesome
And that Gypsy Girl roving is lovely. We really do have to get together to spin 
P.S. Ford won’t be up until this evening; there was a birth in the family last night, so we had to take my parents’ goddaughter for the night. Incidentally, my mom and I ended up singing “So Long and Thanks for All the Fish” to her
June 18th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Zaphod is a work of art! Congrats – and good work!!
June 18th, 2007 at 11:08 am
Awesome bling job there
June 18th, 2007 at 11:42 am
Best wheel ever! Nice paint job.
June 18th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Oh wow, that looks amazing.
June 18th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
I think I should tell you that when I saw Zaphod’s paintjob I squealed and shook my hands. I have converted to a giddy 15 year old. And it’s all your fault.
He’s so cute!! EEE!
By the way, how much do Hitchhikers go for?
June 18th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
O M G — that is the coolest wheel I have EVER seen. Bravo.
June 18th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
OMG You are the coolest spinnig frood on the block now!
June 19th, 2007 at 12:03 am
Very cute!
June 19th, 2007 at 3:50 am
Cool wheel and awesome paint job = tres cute!
June 19th, 2007 at 8:47 am
WOW, it looks amazing and very “So long and thanks for all the fish.”
June 19th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
If I weren’t already as cool as I am, I’d be jealous of how cool you are.
June 19th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Finally, I can see it!! Fabulous!! I just love it! Hope to see it in person one day!
June 25th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Now if we could just figure out how to make a wheel look like a towel, I’m all over it. Love it!
June 26th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Hadnt checked your blog in a bit. Congrats on Zaphod! Happy spinning!