Tag: hawaii
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My first whale of the season
And I didn’t get a photo. It came with a big splash, though– literally! I took a couple of my friend’s kids whale spotting and the only thing we saw was a single, full breach with a massive splash afterward. Very cool. The day was gorgeous, though, and I’m surprised we didn’t see more. Tomorrow…
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Another North Shore Weekend
Today has been a productive day, which is good as I was at the north shore again all weekend. Granted, it was for a youth retreat which is also productive (in another way), but today I needed to get the car inspected and the oil changed, get the form from the Navy that says we’re…
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Year 29
Well, my 29th birthday has come and gone. It’s been a lovely weekend (week, really) of celebrating with friends and enjoying time together. On Wednesday, I was treated to barbeque and macaroni and cornbread (at my request!) for dinner, followed by cupcakes. Friday I had dinner with a couple of friends, then we headed to…
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Shabu shabu
One of the fun things about living in Hawaii is that it’s somewhat like living in an Asian country… but not. I get to experience a lot of things that are new because of this, including mochi ice cream and gyotaku and the like. Today I learned a new word, though– shabu shabu. Shabu shabu…
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roygbiv
Lately we’ve had a lot of very vivid rainbows. I think it’s the time of year and the angle at which the sun hits the horizon and the fact that we’re creeping into rainy season so the afternoons and evenings are starting to be drizzly. Here are a couple from the last week or so.…
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Lizard Sandwich (or, Only in Hawaii)
Last night I got distracted by this and that, as I sometimes do, and I didn’t eat supper until 9:30pm or so. I wanted something easy but also a “comfort food” so I made a toasted peanut butter sandwich. My method is usually to make the sandwich and then toast it, but last night I…
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Mochi to end the day
I had a really nice day today with a friend and her sister who is in town visiting; we went to the aquarium and to dinner and watched the sun set over Waikiki harbor, and then headed home… with a detour to visit Bubbies, which was listed today on a travel site I saw as…
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Sail away, sail away
Sitting on a low-slung sailboat and watching the water fly beneath you, almost close enough to touch, is possibly as close to feeling like a seabird as you can ever get. The salt crusts on your face and the water sprays in your eyes and yet it doesn’t matter because the waves and the sky…
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Waterspouts, ho!
I had to do an exchange at the mall downtown today and wound up strolling around for a while enjoying the fresh air and people watching (and got a couple of new tops, too). The weather turned overcast and it started to rain a little, so I hurried back to my car which was parked…
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Priorities are everything
Priorities are everything… and it seems that (according to my bedside table, at least) I have very specific ones. This morning when I woke up (slept from 5 to 8), I found the following: 1 glass of water 1 bag of crackers 1 container of TUMs 1 Surefire flashlight (thanks, J!) 1 emergency lamp 3…
Joanna Volavka 