Post Valentines

Valentines Day was pretty much just like any other day for me, unless you count the wee hours of the night/morning before...

The staff at the D-hall was handing out carnations, that was... novel. I got a white one. Somewhat withered it looked.

All of the presents going around make me feel bad for not doing that much myself. An attempt to be different? or a failing of effort?

Holidays, tsk tsk. We are learning in Japanese class that on "Valentine's Day" in Japan, the girls give chocolate/candy/presents to the boys... then on March 14, "White Day," the boys give things to the girls. An extra holiday, once again, tsk tsk.

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Anyway, one afternoon, I think after we had been painting, we went to... a beach. The name is escaping me. Kailua? Maybe.

The sand was white, the water was blue and green, the sky azure...

It was a very nice sight and experience. That's the kind of Hawaii that everyone probably imagines and dreams about.

Complaint

Actually, today I don't have a whole lot to complain about. I just couldn't think of another title. Took the first bio mid-term. Easily done, but I guess I was a little slow, a couple people finished before me. I am crushed. Turned in that Japanese essay, turned in the chemistry piece, and learned more about aromaticity! The evening felt fairly productive as well.

While working outside, I came across a number of these critters, had to get a picture:

We were taking down a rotted out mango tree, I guess they weren't appreciating that much.

Amazing how they can stick to just about any surface.

I guess you might be able to tell how cool I think they are.

I spent time outdoors cutting, cleaning, washing, painting, mowing; got to see some of them here and there. WIsh I could have one as a pet. Not only is that extra time and responsibility, but against the rules here in the dorms methinks. More exciting, non-lizard stuff next time.

More Hawaii

Well first, before I continue with the Hawaii adventure, I'm going to gripe a bit. I'm really tired, I've got a mandatory work meeting at 1, I've got an exam and a paper due on Monday, and I'm not motivated to go to/study/write/deal with/do anything. My current mood is AUGH. Realistically, I have nothing that I have the right to complain about... So, back to business.

My mad slicing skills kept this piece standing on its own volition.

Incredible, isn't it?

While in Hawaii, I was treated with excessive amounts of delicious looking and tasting foods...

Just an example of one of my many excellent meals.

Whilist browsing my new room with my old belongings, I found a sorry relic from my shart-lived middle school bowling league days. We almost had first place I believe. Maybe it was the name that made the prissy judges unhappy. We were a bunch of stupid kids afterall. I think we meant something more along the lines of 'Crips.' Ah, seventh and eigth grade idiocy at its best.

Somewhat Back by Popular Demand

So I haven't written here for a long time, and for a good reason. Time is hard to come by, so you've got to spend it on the most pressing things. Somehow writing on a blog that no one read didn't really appeal to me at the time.

I'll try and pick up where I left off.

One evening I browsed around the Waikiki area all by my lonesome. I didn't find much, besides the droves of tourists, hot asians, and the rediculously rich and over-privileged.

The name of this place is more telling than they probably think.

I know F&M does the whole tree wrapping thing, novel really, but something just kept striking me in the continually hot hot weather of Hawaii at Christmas and New Years, wrapping even palm trees in electrics.

Another novelty was a bit of grandeose architechture not commonly seen in most American cities:

Did I like it? Sure. I took a picture of it. Hard to get a shot like that at night with tremors and extended shutter time.

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As far as what's going on here... enjoying the challenge of Orgo 2, loathing idiotic simplicity of Bio 110, keeping with the 日本語, and the Derangement & Blame class has been novel. More later-

I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts, dedeleedeedee

This'll be my last post for a while, going to be travelling for the next bit before returning back to school. I'll still be posting all kinds of catch-up stuff from the Hawaii trip.

The title is benign, I do have a lovely bunch, though hard to husk.

I enjoy the asian lingualism on this too. Used to seeing yellow fold-over signs with Spanish below the English.

Saw it a long time ago, but Crash was a decent movie. Had a twisty ending.

Related lyrics, and a good song: Portishead – Nobody Loves Me (ft Massive Attack).