Month: December 2009
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A Whale Tale and other things
Yesterday I saw my first humpback whale. It was both very exciting and very anti-climatic at the same time. When you see photos, you’ll understand why. J had duty yesterday and I wanted to get out of the house, so I drove through downtown and past Diamond Head to where some of the really good…
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Christmas Eve in the Navy
The stockings were hung by the, well by the TV with care (after all, let’s be honest, shall we?), In hopes that St. Nicholas soon will be there. It is still Christmas Eve for me, though for almost everyone who reads this it’s already Christmas morning or even solidly into the day. That’s okay, though;…
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Lighting up the Honolulu Hale
Today is the first day of winter. I wore shorts and a tank top to celebrate. Last night I went with a friend (one of J’s co-workers’ wives, the only one I can talk to for more than five minutes) to the Honolulu Hale for their Christmas display. We took a trolley through downtown to…
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Wrapping Paper and Movie Reviews
Today I finished my Christmas shopping for J. He and I went into Target together with a set budget and then went in separate directions with the object of meeting at a designated time in the coffee shop, our gifts for each other in sealed bags. It was a fun way to do Christmas shopping.…
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Invasion of the Maggots!
Today, after leaving my next door neighbors’ house, where I’d been invited for brunch, I found another of my neighbors that I’m not terribly familiar with standing at the bottom of my driveway. I say standing, but she was actually in more of a crouch. And holding an aerosol can. And spraying little spots along…
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Giving in to the Geckos
I have finally caved to the geckos. Not the in sense that I am still not planning on shooing as many of them back outside as I can, but they definitely scored a point against me tonight. I was running late to get to the final write-in for NaNo, and saw a little gecko on…
Joanna Volavka 