17 posts tagged “hawaii”

• Dishes!
• Took out recycling.
• Returned bottles.
• Watched 3 episodes of LOST
• Talked to Peter (my Tax boyfriend)
• Waited almost all day for an auditor to call me back.
• Got Hawaii Taxes all done and ready to be mailed.
• Watered my pretty flowers..

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• Found out that my childhood best friend (Renee) who's married (to a chick) turkey basted her wife in an attempt to knock her up.  (Actually I found this one out last night but it's so nuts that I figure it can go under todays things.)
• Watched probably the worst porn I've ever seen in my life.  When it comes to porn... I'm really not picky, but this stuff was just BAD.
  
• Laughed my ass off at this post from gunderson bee
• Found a notary for my boyfriend
• Missed my boyfriend (corny, I know, but true)
  
• Ran very late for work.

I  fucking fail.

It's now 2.14p. 

Though I am leaps and bounds further along in my "State income tax is fucking stupid but I've gotta deal with it so I don't get audited" fiasco... I'm still not done.

I did find out that the 3 hours spent on Maine stuff was basically for nothing. 
Exciting.

Maine is more or less done.
Hawaii is completely done
Oregon is about 70% done.

I watched an episode of LOST.  ... And ate McDonalds.

Now I'm gonna go smoke.
I was going to attempt to finish today, but it's not gonna happen. 
I can accept the fact that I'm a failure. 

Just under two months ago Qanzas sent me a bunch of questions which were basically a chain letter type thing.  I LOVE THESE!  I'm uber addicted to the surveys on myspace and actually fear I might loose friends because I fill out so many of them.

Anyway, I was busy and with a spotty Internet connection at home I kept forgetting to fill it out and pass it on, until today!  I'm hoping that this will somehow get me better acquainted with some of my Vox friends.  Randomly people add me to there neighborhoods (and I add them back) but I have a tendency to just read and not actually comment or interact with them in anyway. 

And here we go........

1. I can’t believe I’ve never…

Sky dived.  Learned to surf when I was in Hawaii for 5 months.  Been out of North America.  Have had shower sex.

I have been part of far to many embarrassing moments for me to even thing about narrowing this one down to one specific occurrence. 

3. I wish I’d …when I had the chance.
Went to NYC with Matty.  Free hotel, free food and nothing to do but hang around NYC for a week.  Would have had to crap out on my 2 weeks notice at work though.  I was to responsible. 

4. I’ve never felt so out of place as when I…
...go to Styxx with Nathan.  I hate that place.  Or when I'm a hair model for Shaz-a-fraz and I'm surrounded by 19  year old twits at Toni & Guy.

5. … is my guiltiest pleasure.
Sitting in front of the computer/tv all day and not doing shit!  Or skipping work and going to the beach.

6. I hope … knows how grateful I am for …
My dad and Lesley.  My dad... is an interesting man.  Republican to the core.  Which has caused many disagreements between us over the years.  At some point I think we agreed to disagree and not talk politics.  The other he gets the more laid back he gets.  In the past year has helped me out sooo much, giving me his car was just the tip of it.  Lesley...  Has covered my ass so many times.  Starting before I went to Hawaii.  Without her I never would have made it.  I would have had to much stuff to take care of or things to do or just generally been freaking out.  Since then she's always there for me whenever I need her. 

7. In my darkest hours, I secretly blame … for my dysfunction.
I haven't had any really dark hours recently.  In the past there are many times that I have blamed my stepped for my dysfunction.

8. … changed my life forever.
Moving to Oregon.

What the fuck is wrong with me?  
And what the fuck is wrong with opera?  It's going soooo fucking slowly?

Today was going to be my MOTHA FUCKING SNAKES ON A PLANE productive  day. It didn't happen.  I did get up some what early.  I send out a resume or two.   But mostly I haven't done shit.

The Good news... Shaz-a-fraz is doin' my hair tonight.  Woot woot!

Tomorrow will be different  I'll go into more detail on that later.

I just talked to a friend of mine in Hawaii.  I think maybe I should go work on the  ship again.  I could make some money.  But then again, I like Portland.  I (for the  moment) like having a stable existence and though I love them dearly I'd like to  find more (local) friends than Lesley, Chris and the Terrorist.  That would require me staying here.  

I need to shower.    

I need a job. 

I need a job badly.  I have an interview set up for today and one that I need to call for. 

The actual interview is for this place called Harvey's Comedy Club.  I've noticed they tend to hire a lot, which is never a good sign.  So I checked out some reviews online... really not good.  I kind of don't wanna go now.  That's fucking stupid of me.  I need a job.  I should just go!  I will.  But I'm going to totally listen to my gut.  If anything about it says "DON'T TAKE THIS JOB!!"  Then I'm not going to.  In the mean time I'm going to call Rounders (the second place) and set up an interview there.  That place isn't the greatest in the world and somewhat ghetto-i-fied, but I think it's better than the other one.  At least as far as how employers treat there staff.

I'm at the Red Square Cafe.  I kind of like this place.  Internet Cafe Blogging brings me back to Hawaii.  Plus the staff are awesome! 
The only down part is that my usb drive isn't connecting.  I think it's there cord thingy they have but oh well, it's not that important. 

I think I might take pictures later today.  Lesley was telling me that I should take pictures around town then blow them up to be wall decorations in our apartment.  Which was a total ego boost since I've "always wanted to be a photographer when I grow up" and she wants me to display my pictures... fucking sweet.  (I never say sweet... where'd that come from?)

I think today will be better than yesterday. 

I hope so.  

I miss Hawaii.  

How far from your last home do you live? Why did you move and are you glad you did? 
Submitted by Matthew 25.

My last "home" is subject to interpretation but I'm going to go with the last place that I actually resided for any amount of time.  Which was the M/S Pride of Aloha. 

Currently I'm about 6000 miles away from there.  (Give or take a bit.)

In about 3 weeks I'll be about 3000 miles away from there.  Yay!

Last night, while at work I got looking at pictures I had in various places... email, photo blogs and what not.  It made me a bit nostalgic so I decided to post a bunch of these pictures because... well... they're pretty.  But the problem, was that I had a very short amount of time to do it and most of the pictures I used were really small ones and couldn't really been seen all that well. 

So... today... I dropped my shift at the OG tonight so I could go see a movie (I got free tickets!) and I decided to pick up a few hours at the answering service because I know both Jenna and Lisa wont care.  :-)   Now I have more time... so here we go...

More fun with pictures

Hideaway

This beautiful piece of heaven on earth is Hideaway Beach.  It's just down the way from where the ship ported in Kahalui, Maui.  I've taken many naps, gotten a nice tan and met some awesome people here.  On cold Maine days like today when I can't feel my toes and my teeth wont stop chattering I want nothing more to be there getting pelted by sand the wind likes to throw around.

Morpark

This is my old building in Portland.  It was the only apartment I've ever had by myself.  It was FUCKING SMALL.  But it was all mine and now, after bouncing from place to place and not having my own space for almost a year... I miss it terribly.

Pioneersquare

This is a photo from Pioneer Square.  Pioneer Square was a big reason I wanted to move to Portland.  I had never been there but Chris showed me pictures and told me stories and I fell in love.  A love which only grew once I actually got there and saw it and spent time there. 

Street

Last year, just about this time.  I was walking around South West Portland.  Specifically the South Park Blocks area.  This is one of the pictures I took.  I think it's kinda weird.  And that's why I like it.  :-)

Tree

This is a better shot (though still not great) of the South Park Blocks.  This picture was taken on the same day as the one above.  (I think, though it has been a long time and my memory is fading with age.)  Jesus, I miss Portland.

Dress2

This is an oak dresser that I LOVED.  Even though it was heavy as fuck, which is never a good thing when one moves around as much as I tend to do.  I sold it before I moved to Oregon.  Now, I'm kicking myself for that.  I should have kept it.  But I guess it doesn't matter because I couldn't get it out to Oregon.  Doesn't mean I don't miss it though. 

Garg

This gargoyle was given to me by Nathan.  It was a "I'm sorry you couldn't go to Disney with us so I got you this" type of gift.   I don't know where it is.  Actually I had forgotten I had it until I saw the picture.  It's got to be in storage in Gresham.  I'll see it soon enough.  (I Hope)

JapGarden

Ahhhh... the Japanese Garden.  If ever there were a place to go and just Breath and Relax this would be it.  The most serene, calming, peaceful place you could ever imagine that is actually in the middle of a city. 

SandGarden

This is the sand garden part of the Japanese Gardens.  GORGEOUSNESS!!!!

Mt.Hood2

I miss Mt.Hood (which I guess is obvious being that it's in a post of things I miss)  I used to HATE riding the Max to and from the Airport because it took so damn long.  But one part I loved was the view we had of this Mountian.  I never made it to the actual moutian but I used to love viewing it from afar.

Mt.St.Helens

This is Mt.StHelen.  Not a very good picture of Mt. St.Helens but you can see it.  It's an active Volcano!  Was rumbling a lot when we first decided to move to Portland.  Then it calmed down a bit.  Then started up again when we were in Portland.  Though no major activity.  (To Bad.)

Buildings

This was taken shortly before a fairly major thundershower in Portland.  Though I can't say I miss this specific buildings... I miss Portland.  And I like this picture.  :-)

Max

This is the Max.  It's the light rail portion of Tri-Met.  (Portland, Oregon's transit system)  I used to ride the Max a lot.  Everyday actually.  I loved it and hated it all in one. 

Pride of Aloha

I hated this thing soooooo freakin' much.  Wednesday boat drills, cabin inspections, having to live in tiny spaces with people you want to kill.  Working 70+ hours a week.  Not sleeping for 5 months.  It FUCKING SUCKED.  But... it was also one of the best experinces of my life and I miss it like you wouldn't believe.  So much so that I've been thinking about going back. 

That's it for now.  I miss my iPod too.  But that's been covered and I don't have any pictures of it.  I need to go get ready to go home. 

This has gotta be a quick one because I need to leave here in 20 mins and I have a bunch of other stuff to do...

But... I've feeling kind of nostalgic today... here's some of the things I miss...  (aside from my iPod which I don't have a pic of to post)

Right around this time last year, I was wandering around the South Park Blocks taking pictures and this is one of the ones I took.

Hide-away beach in Maui.  I took some great naps here, went to a few camp fires here too.  Great tanning spot!

My old building in Portland, Oregon.

My old ride, in Portland. 

The sand garden in the Japanese Garden.  This place is the most peaceful place you could imagine and its in the middle of a city.

Another picture I took while wandering around the South Park Blocks.

This was taken in Portland, Oregon atop a parking garage.  Just before a MAJOR thunder shower. 

This is the Pride of Aloha.  And though I HATED it at times.  I still occasionally miss it like mad.  So much so that I'm thinking about going back...

Now I have 5 minutes to finish work stuff.  Bye!... Some of the pictures aren't the greatest... I might fix them later... I might not.  :-)

I'm not going back to the ship.

I'm homeless, jobless and I have no car.  Then to top it all off I'm stuck in Maine because I don't have enough money to get an apartment in Oregon.  Having no car in Maine is not a good thing.  I'm trying to find a cheap one. 

This really sucks.  I will survive.

Ps.  I'm not going back because I was forced to resign.  Long story involving evil corporate rules and a screw up with airline tickets.  Now my options are to fly myself to Hawaii, fly myself to Oregon  (both by this Sunday) or resign.  I chose door 3.