Sunday, September 12, 2010

Quotidian life of a fresh transplant

Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and now Hawaii.

We arrived in Hawaii just to catch the sunset and sleep in the car near Pipeline.

Monday
(-) woke up cranky from jet lag/sleeping in a car
slept in the car again that night

(+) woke up ON THE BEACH
Nick discovered that the beach in the morning is better than a shopping mall-- salvaged a rugby football and sand pail
set up several appointments to check out apartments


Tuesday
(+) we got our very first apartment. It's got wood floors, washer and dryer, dishwasher, a full kitchen, balcony, and it's ON THE NORTH SHORE

(-)Slept on hard wood floors
had to convince Nick not salvage the used sponge on the side of the road for our apartment

Wednesday
(+) we got our own bed- $100 with free delivery!
stocked up on taro at the Waialua farmers market
Met Larry *

(-) potentially destroyed phone-- no internet access or phone!
tired from walking 3 miles to the nearest town
no sheets on a used mattress... yick...

Thursday
(-) took the bus down to Honolulu/Waikiki to replace the phone at the apple store

(+) found out the phone was okay!
got to show Nick why we're so lucky to be on the North Shore (he hadn't seen Waikiki/Honolulu before)
made out like bandits at the goodwill store to stock our apt.

Friday
(+) we got a couple of beach cruisers- $80 a pop

(-) mine got a flat within 30 minutes of riding it
we found out that the surf spot behind our house is known as "Hammerheads" because it's a breeding ground for hammerheads, but also notorious for shark sightings (!) Not that that will stop me...


Saturday
(+) got a leather recliner from a garage sale for $15
rekindled my love for lilikoi lemonade at the Waimea farmers market
befriended Maui, a Native Hawaiian artist (who hooked me up with recycled blankets and towels)

(-) lost my boyfriend somewhere and had to talk to people at garage sales to track him down

Sunday
(+) Stocked up on produce and acai bowls at the Haleiwa Farmers Market
+began the process of pimping my ride- I've now got a milk crate on the back to carry my junk. next to come- streamers, big cushy seat, and a horn.

(-) I've been stuck in this coffee shop for a few hours trying to jailbreak my iphone so we can get internet access without having to haul the lappy 3 miles into town. Wah.


*Larry will likely be blogged about in the future due to his well-rounded awesomeness.

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