Category: joanna irl
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Unpacked
We opened the last box yesterday, so I guess we’re officially unpacked. Of course, there are some things that are going to stay in storage for a while, but I don’t really count those. It’s been a long week, and I’m glad that I’ve gotten down to the organizing and cleaning and decorating stage. I…
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We have internet!
The cable guy came today, so I now have TV and internet again. Of course, I haven’t touched the TV except to make sure it’s working, and have spent the last two hours catching up on email and working on stuff for NaNoWriMo, which is just around the corner. I was asked to co-lead the…
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Hawaiian Birthday
I wish I had remembered to bring my camera with me today to show you some pictures from yesterday. I’ll have to get them up here soon… Yesterday I spent the day with my cousins who live on the Windward side of the island. We went snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, which is a wildlife preserve…
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Adventures on the AFB
Today I learned some important things. 1. When J has to be at his ship at 6am, and isn’t coming back until Friday night, and we only have one car, I have to drive. 2. Getting to the ship is easy! Go through gate, turn left. 3. Getting back from the ship at 5:30am is…
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No Tsunami
The news this morning was that Hawai’i was on tsunami watch, but I found the following through Weather.com, according to NOAA: AN 8.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED NEAR THE ISLAND OF SAMOA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN THIS MORNING. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED TO STRIKE THE STATE OF…
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New House Walk-Through
We did an unofficial walk-through of the house on Friday so that I could take some photos and make notes of anything that needs fixing or that is not in “perfect” condition so I won’t get blamed for it later. We have an official walk-through with an inspector on Monday (tomorrow!), but as we’re also…
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Welcome to Hawai’i
Well, we made it. We’re in Honolulu at a Best Western near the Navy base. And the best news: We have the kitties! The trip yesterday was long and exhausting. We had to be at the airport at 4am to drop off the cats for their 6am flight, then we boarded at 6:30 and arrive…
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Almost not in VA
Well, the movers have come and gone. I lost a coffee mug and a small pyrex bowl, but so far that’s all I noticed. They came on Monday to pack and on Tuesday I started at camp, so I’ve been there the rest of the week while J works on clearing out the apartment and…
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