Sunday, May 17, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
evil saturday
Today was the first part of our circuit assembly about good vs. evil. It was very entertaining. And very upbuilding.... looking forward to part two tomorrow: Good sunday.
Anyway, i ran into a friend today that i hadnt seen in a long time, and she gave me a disc of pictures from a camping trip we went on a long time ago. Some of these pictures tickle my funny bone so... here we go.
Anyway, i ran into a friend today that i hadnt seen in a long time, and she gave me a disc of pictures from a camping trip we went on a long time ago. Some of these pictures tickle my funny bone so... here we go.
The tannest i have EVER seen natalie. Is she showing me a booger??
Monday, April 13, 2009
this weeks equation....
is... sick +(plus) work +(plus) exploding water main +(plus) hanging out with lumpy -(minus) brooke +(plus) sleeping on couch -(minus) groceries +(plus) new favs playlist to listen to.
.. someone wished me 'happy resurrection day' today. my reply was.... 'oh you're back from the dead?'............ she didnt find that amusing. ........ i just dont get it.
i've been thinking about robots a lot lately. and whales. and giant insects. and playing drums.
its all making for a lot of interesting dreams... especially when fueled by medicine head.
things feel like they're changing just lately. like one of those dynamic shifts is going to occur in 80% of the people i surround myself with. i guess we'll see where it goes.
manuel says hello....
Monday, February 16, 2009
maybe the sun was closer than usual today
Its monday.. and im pretty sure its some sort of holiday. Well i've had a very productive month. Kirstin and Jamin came to visit for a couple of weeks, so we packed in as many activities as we could. I think im still recovering. We had a lot of good times. So I figured I'd try not to be so lazy and post some pictures from their visit.
As for post visit... not too bad either. Had the day off, so surfing, beaching, napping, and BBQ'ing cheesy dogs and steak at sunset on the beach with friends was the itinerary. Oh! and brooke and i got to try stand-up paddling today, which was really nice. So now i am home, a bit sun-burned, and feeling quite relaxed. Here's some pho-toes.
So here you see a rather poor photograph of some spinner dolphins that we got to meet on a boat ride. I took Kirstin and Jamin aboard the 'Pride of Maui' for a snorkel excursion.. and low and behold, a detour led us to a number of hump-backs and spinner dolphins. Which all came right up to our boat. We had a couple female whales and babies come check us out. I could literally have reached over the side and poked one in the eye if i were so inclined. It was pretty amazing. And we got to see some competition pods duke it out over a female. So all in all a very active sight-seeing day. Oh yeah, and we snorkeled some beautiful spots full of eels and turtles and octopus, etc. Unfortunately i left my camera behind this day so I didnt get any footage at all of the whales coming up to the boat. shame on me. Later on in the week we rented kayaks and went back to the area where we saw all these amazing creatures. After paddling out about a mile and a half, and singing to the whales, 5 massive adult humpbacks ascended right beside us and stuck around for a while to check us out. Nothing makes you feel tiny and vulnerable like sitting in the middle of the ocean in a little plastic floating banana next to a 50 ft behemoth that could fling you into outerspace with one flick of its equally large fins. Fortunately I had brought an underwater camera and captured it all on film.... UNfortunately.. the film didnt wind and the whole roll was exposed and ruined. Just my luck.
Here you see the lovely couple at 10,000 ft. at about 4:30 in the morning freezing. We went up to see the sunrise at Haleakela... only we got there a little earlier than planned. So after about 3 hours in the biting cold, we were ready to see the dang sun come up already. But we tried to stay in good spirits and make the best of it. Actually the stars were all still out and it was absolutely amazing. Shooting stars everywhere. Its a whole nother view at 10,000 ft. from sky to sea.
I believed this is a spooked Nene bird. Rare but occasionally spotted atop volcanoes early in the morning wearing about 20 layers of clothes. 
Okay, this photo is one of my favorites. Not because of its breathtaking scenery or artistic composition by any means... (in fact im pretty sure it was just some crummy snap shot Jamin tried to take of his wife walking down the harbor) But closer examination will reveal what i think is a chunky kid falling over a canon. haha. It may help to click on the image to see it enlarged to appreciate it in full view.
Spooked Nene sighted near 7 sacred pools. Appears to be scaling a Banyan tree.
Chilly bath under a waterfall.
Sunrise...
Sunset.
Charming arent we? It was this trip that I discovered something that blows sliced bread out of the water... optical lenses in snorkel masks. Wow... how did I not think of that sooner? Like wearing big rubbery glasses under water. Which meant I could actually see everything. IMAGINE.
As for post visit... not too bad either. Had the day off, so surfing, beaching, napping, and BBQ'ing cheesy dogs and steak at sunset on the beach with friends was the itinerary. Oh! and brooke and i got to try stand-up paddling today, which was really nice. So now i am home, a bit sun-burned, and feeling quite relaxed. Here's some pho-toes.
So here you see a rather poor photograph of some spinner dolphins that we got to meet on a boat ride. I took Kirstin and Jamin aboard the 'Pride of Maui' for a snorkel excursion.. and low and behold, a detour led us to a number of hump-backs and spinner dolphins. Which all came right up to our boat. We had a couple female whales and babies come check us out. I could literally have reached over the side and poked one in the eye if i were so inclined. It was pretty amazing. And we got to see some competition pods duke it out over a female. So all in all a very active sight-seeing day. Oh yeah, and we snorkeled some beautiful spots full of eels and turtles and octopus, etc. Unfortunately i left my camera behind this day so I didnt get any footage at all of the whales coming up to the boat. shame on me. Later on in the week we rented kayaks and went back to the area where we saw all these amazing creatures. After paddling out about a mile and a half, and singing to the whales, 5 massive adult humpbacks ascended right beside us and stuck around for a while to check us out. Nothing makes you feel tiny and vulnerable like sitting in the middle of the ocean in a little plastic floating banana next to a 50 ft behemoth that could fling you into outerspace with one flick of its equally large fins. Fortunately I had brought an underwater camera and captured it all on film.... UNfortunately.. the film didnt wind and the whole roll was exposed and ruined. Just my luck.
Here you see the lovely couple at 10,000 ft. at about 4:30 in the morning freezing. We went up to see the sunrise at Haleakela... only we got there a little earlier than planned. So after about 3 hours in the biting cold, we were ready to see the dang sun come up already. But we tried to stay in good spirits and make the best of it. Actually the stars were all still out and it was absolutely amazing. Shooting stars everywhere. Its a whole nother view at 10,000 ft. from sky to sea.
I believed this is a spooked Nene bird. Rare but occasionally spotted atop volcanoes early in the morning wearing about 20 layers of clothes. 
The obligatory trip out to Hana. Actually it turned out to be a really nice day. The waves were huge at black sand beach, as you can see and we watched them pound the rocks below us until i started to feel my rock jiggling- then decided it was time to move.
Okay, this photo is one of my favorites. Not because of its breathtaking scenery or artistic composition by any means... (in fact im pretty sure it was just some crummy snap shot Jamin tried to take of his wife walking down the harbor) But closer examination will reveal what i think is a chunky kid falling over a canon. haha. It may help to click on the image to see it enlarged to appreciate it in full view.
Spooked Nene sighted near 7 sacred pools. Appears to be scaling a Banyan tree.
Chilly bath under a waterfall.
Sunrise...
Sunset.
Charming arent we? It was this trip that I discovered something that blows sliced bread out of the water... optical lenses in snorkel masks. Wow... how did I not think of that sooner? Like wearing big rubbery glasses under water. Which meant I could actually see everything. IMAGINE.
Well, there are lots more pictures, videos, and stories, but quite frankly... im pooped.
All-in-all, a great couple of weeks. We also got to have a couple bon fires on the beach at night, spent time at maui brewing co., and had some bbq's. Man.... i love it when people come to visit. :)
All-in-all, a great couple of weeks. We also got to have a couple bon fires on the beach at night, spent time at maui brewing co., and had some bbq's. Man.... i love it when people come to visit. :)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
whale whars
Here is some photo documentation of my whale excursion yesterday.....
Ishmael and Cpt. Ahab
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Scurvy crew aboard the Pequod.
Maui Morning.
Mom in foreground, baby in background.
Waving.... or maybe this is the whale version of giving the finger?
*SSSpspshhhhhhhfffppphhoooossss*
A whale of a tail.... har har har.
Ishmael and Cpt. Ahab.
Scurvy crew aboard the Pequod.
Maui Morning.
Mom in foreground, baby in background.
Waving.... or maybe this is the whale version of giving the finger?
*SSSpspshhhhhhhfffppphhoooossss*
There were 4 or 5 times when the whales fully breached clear out of the water.... with in spitting distance of the boat...... soon after my camera battery died. *sigh*
Was fun though. We saw a pod get in a fight and heard the males growling and trumpeting. And no one puked. But i did spill a nasty cup of coffee all over the deck. oops.
Till next time....
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
listen to me very carefully... with all your might
well its a whole new year again... who'd a thunk it.
it always amazes me how quickly time passes by. In fact just the other day I got a hair cut .... for the first time in a year and 5 months... wowee. i mean if i were a hermit fellow or something that would mean a VERY impressive beard.
Been trying to get plans together for the international convention coming up. I'm not too stressed about making travel arrangements and all that, so much as having to come up with some hand-made little trinkits to exchange with the foreigners. I mean geez, ive only got 9 months to create a sweatshop, hire some little children from asia, and produce a number of nifty little gifts that cost very little to make but that convey feelings of "hi there foreign brother/sister, here's something to remember us here in hawaii, even though im just a transplant myself- it'll probably sit on your shelf and collect dust, but hey! isnt it cute?" So if any of you have any ideas... please.... relay them to me. i thank you.
I guess its just a mandatory thing to do when you go to an international. (Maybe i'll just give out colorful pairs of foam earplugs so they can all sleep well on their plane rides back to wherever they came from)
Well, I get to go on a whale watch this friday.... FOR FREE! Thats right... free. so im excited, especially because i finally broke down and purchased a functional camera... so maybe i'll get a few ambiguous shots of little black triangular protrusions barely jutting out from between the waves. if im lucky.
OH! and for those of you out there that i havent informed(as if there are so many of you... in fact... your all probably asleep at the switch by now.. anyway) .. im going to be up in april... VERY briefly... so if i dont get to see you.. i apologize in advance. but will try.
Shower time… goodnight
it always amazes me how quickly time passes by. In fact just the other day I got a hair cut .... for the first time in a year and 5 months... wowee. i mean if i were a hermit fellow or something that would mean a VERY impressive beard.
Been trying to get plans together for the international convention coming up. I'm not too stressed about making travel arrangements and all that, so much as having to come up with some hand-made little trinkits to exchange with the foreigners. I mean geez, ive only got 9 months to create a sweatshop, hire some little children from asia, and produce a number of nifty little gifts that cost very little to make but that convey feelings of "hi there foreign brother/sister, here's something to remember us here in hawaii, even though im just a transplant myself- it'll probably sit on your shelf and collect dust, but hey! isnt it cute?" So if any of you have any ideas... please.... relay them to me. i thank you.
I guess its just a mandatory thing to do when you go to an international. (Maybe i'll just give out colorful pairs of foam earplugs so they can all sleep well on their plane rides back to wherever they came from)
Well, I get to go on a whale watch this friday.... FOR FREE! Thats right... free. so im excited, especially because i finally broke down and purchased a functional camera... so maybe i'll get a few ambiguous shots of little black triangular protrusions barely jutting out from between the waves. if im lucky.
OH! and for those of you out there that i havent informed(as if there are so many of you... in fact... your all probably asleep at the switch by now.. anyway) .. im going to be up in april... VERY briefly... so if i dont get to see you.. i apologize in advance. but will try.
Shower time… goodnight
Friday, December 26, 2008
Svefn-G-Englar
December 25th... otherwise known as christ mas.
Stayed on the other side of the island last night after a full day in service and a big Hapa-style dinner. I spend Christmans morning eating pancakes and editing my talk.
Then walking around what appeared to be a ghost-town, harassed an employee of the 'Crocs' store. Then fell asleep face down in the sand on the beach. Pretty good chrismus i say.
ALSO!!! I must have been good this year because I got the best present I could have imagined today.... I got to witness one of my most favorite and coveted meteorological sights today.... a full on water spout right off the Pali. I NEARLY WET MYSELF IN JOY. (and for those of you who dont share my enthusiasm in spinning columns of rising moist air and dont have a clue what a water spout is.... it looks a little something like this....)
Oh, and I celebrated the sale of my car by purchasing myself some new sweatpants.
So life's pretty good.
Stayed on the other side of the island last night after a full day in service and a big Hapa-style dinner. I spend Christmans morning eating pancakes and editing my talk.
Then walking around what appeared to be a ghost-town, harassed an employee of the 'Crocs' store. Then fell asleep face down in the sand on the beach. Pretty good chrismus i say.
ALSO!!! I must have been good this year because I got the best present I could have imagined today.... I got to witness one of my most favorite and coveted meteorological sights today.... a full on water spout right off the Pali. I NEARLY WET MYSELF IN JOY. (and for those of you who dont share my enthusiasm in spinning columns of rising moist air and dont have a clue what a water spout is.... it looks a little something like this....)
I seriously could have cried i was so happy. I will never forget this day.
Later this evening I had to give my talk. Which is fine. But i realised something interesting about giving talks... it warps your sense of time. Yes. thats right. Allow me to explain: During the first portion of the school while you are anxiously awaiting your turn- your bladder miraculously fills to the brim and creates a very sudden and unexpected urge to pee. Call it nervous physical response or whatever you like, but..... it never fails. Problem is, at least for myself... I have this horrible fear that if I decide to take a chance and make a run for it, that the 25 min. I have before my part with disappear and I will re-emerge from the restroom to hear 'Sister Paquet?? Has anyone seen sister Paquet??' and see my householder sitting on stage nervously waiting for my appearance. Its as though the bathroom is some sort of time warping vacuum that distorts your sense of reality, so that you enter with 25 min. to do your business, thinking you've got plenty of time, and exit the bathroom to find out its like... next tuesday and everyone else left hours ago. days even. Does anyone else have this phobia?!
Anyway, in other news. Im still sick. I feel a bit like a 12 yr. old girl in an arm wrestling match against hulk hogan. And hulk Hogan is my sinus infection. Im getting my butt kicked. And consuming nearly a gallon of orange juice a day is doing other unpleasant things to me. I think its a lot to do with working too much, and sleeping too little. The pattern tends to be this: 3 or 4 days of no sleep is enough to make you cranky and tired, but after about day 5 or 6 it starts to feel like 'normal'. The fun kicks in after day 8 or so because at this point you're probably sick so you've consumed a number of cold medicines and sleeping pills. The end result being you now have a VERY hard time determining what has actually happened in real life, and what was a dream, or something you saw on TV. Delirium- Its very confusing but makes daily life much more interesting.
Oh, and I celebrated the sale of my car by purchasing myself some new sweatpants.
So life's pretty good.
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