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Sunday, October 24, 2010

don't stop believing

i have been living at work the last three weeks. many 19-hour days, mostly 16-hour days, for that period of time.

but i was still able to take off after just 8 hours of work on thursday afternoon to see the giants play in game 5 of the NLCS. it's old news now that they didn't win that day, but it doesn't really matter now that they WON LAST NIGHT and are now GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES for the third time in my lifetime.

my ticket for thursday's game was directly in front of steve perry's, and when they started playing "don't stop believing," he went crazy and encouraged all of us to sing along. i sang at the stop of my lungs and managed only a blurry photo or two of the journey singer. the excitement in the air was unlike anything else i've experienced, likewise the silence when that homely sonofabitch jayson werth hit a homer to provide a solid lead for the phillies to win the game.

not sure if i'll be able to go to a game in this final series, but i'm still believing.

six word sunday: the NLCS champion san francisco giants!

(when they were still one game away, that is. I was fortunate to see them play game 5 at home, hoping they'd win. Torture!)

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Sunday, October 03, 2010

six word sunday: how the west was mightily won!

i wasn't at the game today, but i watched it all! GO GIANTS!

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

six word sunday: more exciting than they ever dreamed

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Sunday, June 27, 2010

six word sunday: tiny hands make playthings from everything

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

six word sunday: watching the professionals hard at work

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

pebble beach

I am kind-of an idiot sometimes. I went to the practice round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach yesterday, and I wore shoes that I'd only worn once before. So of course they weren't broken in, but they sure looked super cute! By about an hour in, I wanted to cry, the blisters on my heels were so painful. I tried to put on a brave face, but of course my dad saw through that and insisted on going to the first-aid station for Band-Aids. That helped, and so did the beer at 10:30a.

On the plus side, photography is only allowed at the practice rounds, so I got to really put one of my new lenses to the test.

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Six Word Sunday: Lovely Mother's Day at the Olympic

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

dreamboat time capsule

i had to go to the ABC today and pick up our posting for one of the 2 new locations. what a joyous crowd there. i stopped into a market afterward, where to my surprise, green seedless grapes rung up as $7.14 for a pound-and a-half. um, no thanks. then i hit up target and browsed for too long, meaning i spent too much. i tried on a dress that was pretty flattering, but the lining was visible at the seams. what do you want for $24.99, i guess. i got a couple of "boyfriend tees" instead.

i've had a stiff neck since monday. i went to this cheap little asian massage place (not THAT kind) yesterday afternoon where i was kneaded and prodded within and inch of my life. it's better, but still not 100%.

the last few days i spent on maui were peaceful and relaxing. i was able to make my rounds, as it were, of the things i like to see when i'm there for the most part, and i really feel like i was able to decompress. not something i do easily, and my brain is still on vacation. seriously, if you've seen my brain around, ask it to get down to business.

this is the view of lana'i as seen from the pali, stuck in traffic

Refreshing

stopped in for a cocktail before dinner

opah for dinner at kimo's

until recently, there was pineapple grown here

i'm trying to focus on eating well. i was doing so well for a year or so, and now it feels like some old habits are slowly taking over. i'm trying to shut these down, with some success. little victories every day.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

six word sunday: suddenly, traffic doesn't seem so bad.

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

exciting new concept

here's a funny story: when i got back from the gym yesterday, i took off my shirt in the living room on the way to the bathroom. of course i still had my sports bra on, but that didn't stop the dude on his lanai in the next building over staring, hardcore. i got a laugh out of it, after being mortified, because i didn't realize just how far one can see in here.

still haven't busted out anything other than my cameraphone. it's the lazy person's best friend.

sugar beach, where i've been walking in the mornings:

kealia pond

i went out sunday night to a tiki bar and drank tiki cocktails like so:

At a tiki bar drinking tiki cocktails

the beautiful holy rosary church in pa'ia on the way to makawao:
Taking a drive upcountry. This church has always been a favorite.

it's hard to gauge just how immense this, this, compound is from this photo, mostly because i took it while driving around wailea and cut off a great portion of it on the right. frankly, it is downright disgusting how excessive it is.
the compound

the abc store is offering a variety of obama "dashboard dolls":

one reason i love maui:

there are only 2 grades of gas currently available at this station. they're out of the other two, and offer no apologies because of it. also of note, $3.93 for regular. i'm fascinated by the variance in gas prices across the country. what are gas prices in your area?