A twenty-something Hawaii transplant living it up on the East Coast for the past 10 years (Boston and Stamford, CT). This blog is to document my daily adventures and things that I find cool, uncool, hilarious, awe-inspiring, and annoying. Please feel free to email me at hawaiigurlinct@gmail.com.
July 20, 2010
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So jealous... a weekend debrief story
- (The Monday morning conversation turned as always to what we spent our weekend doing.)
- Wealthiest 16-year old I know:I spent the weekend in the Hamptons.
- (Conversation after she leaves)
- Non-millionaire #1:What she left out was that she spent the weekend in the Hamptons... at HER house.
- Non-millionaire #2:Clearly she and I had very different weekends as I spend my time moving from my old place in Queens to a basement studio apartment in Manhatten.
- Non-millionaire #3 (aka yours truly):My weekend wasn't so different from hers. I caught up on a few episodes of Royal Pains (which takes place in the Hamptons*).
- NM#2:That does not count at all.
- *BTW - if you didn't know that it means you don't watch Royal Pains. And you should. Because it's awesome.
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My coworker walked in today and called out in a sing-song voice, “Sonja… I’ve got a present for you!” Turns out it was this and a GQ magazine with Taylor Lautner on the cover. We spent a good part of the morning discussing whether it was appropriate for him to go back to the store to buy the “Eclipse” magazine with full length pull out poster of Taylor. I deemed it fine after a google search turned up that he turned 18 this year.
And yes, I realize the hypocriticalness considering I was just making fun of the more exhuberant twilight fans a couple posts back.
July 19, 2010
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Sneak Peek: Get Ready to Sing Along With Your Favorite Gleeks! - E! Online
Glee on Wii?? I could not be more excited!!
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Guess who was the studious one (read: overachiever) in school
- Me:I'm reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland right now and it's so painfully boring.
- Him:Why are you reading it then?
- Me:Cause I found this tumblr blog called The Lost Book Club and we're reading all the books that were shown on Lost. It's so cool. So I can't quit after the very first book. I just have to get through this one and then it should be okay. I heard the next two books are pretty good. Heart of Darkness and Lord of the Flies.
- Him:What do you mean you "heard" they were good? I know for a fact those were both required reading books in high school.
- Me:Ooh so you read them? Were they any good?
- Him:What do you mean "did I read them?" They were required.
- Me:Are you telling me you read every single required reading we had?
- Him:Of course. It was required. Didn't you?
- Me:Oh, well I read a couple. Um, there was Ethan Frome... And then... Hmmm... There must have been others too. I got the gist of most through cliff notes so that must count as partial reading.
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Every couple of months or so I get asked to provide recommendations of things to do, eat, and see in Hawaii (I started writing this post last week when an email request came in and then I just got another one today - hope this means Hawaii’s tourism is finally picking up again). I always work hard to come up with a list, pass it on, and then I’ll lose it by the time I get asked again. But no more. I’m starting a “Greatest Hits” list (ahem… title stolen from one of my favorite Lost episodes) and posting it to my blog so I’ll stop having to redo these lists. First up: Maui.
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Watch the sunrise at Haleakala - Beautiful (but cold) view at almost 10,000 feet above sea level. You can drive up and down the volcano but my favorite is the sunrise bike tour where you get bussed up to the top and just
bikecoast down the 28 miles to the bottom. - Snorkel (or scuba or snuba) at Molokini - The volcanic crater about 3 miles off the coast of Maui is home to around 250 different marine species. Boat tours from Maui take you out for a morning (or afternoon - but go in the morning) of diving and provide guests with snacks and drinks as well.
- Eat and Tour at a Plantation - Take a break from the beach and the surf to tour a 60-acre working plantation aboard a tram. Then enjoy lunch with a gorgeous viewat the Waikapu Grill.
- Take the Road to Hana - Hana is a nice, secluded and tranquil area of Maui but the point of this trek is the journey, not the destination. Kind of a crazy drive as sometimes there’s only one lane (for 2-way traffic) but the scenery is breathtaking. Don’t forget to pick up an I survived the road to Hana t-shirt from the Hasegawa General Store and take a dip in the 7 sacred pools during your drive back to town.
- Spend your nights on Lahaina’s Front Street- Nightlife kind of dies on Maui past 9 PM so Lahaina is the best place to spend your evenings with streets filled with stores, restaurants, and bars along the water.
- Go to a Luau - (The Old Lahaina Luau is one of the best). A trip to Hawaii is not complete without spending an evening at a luau. They serve authentic Hawaiian food (which I full heartedly recommend sampling but they also typically serve some more Americanized food such as BBQ chicken if you’re a more cautious eater) and perform dances (including usually a fire dancer).
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Watch the sunrise at Haleakala - Beautiful (but cold) view at almost 10,000 feet above sea level. You can drive up and down the volcano but my favorite is the sunrise bike tour where you get bussed up to the top and just
July 18, 2010
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Conversation that took place next to me last night while watching the opening scene of The Girl Who Played With Fire.
Woman: Wait, this is in Swedish?
Man: It’s two hours of subtitles?
They quickly vacated the movie theater.
Me: Wow. Did that just happen?
July 17, 2010
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Possibly why we have never opened a joint bank account or credit card nearly four years later.
- Me:Can you please stop buying so many books on Amazon?
- Him:Why?
- Me:Cause I decided to use that recommendations page on my account (you know, the account that's in my name that I had for years before I knew Ryan) and it was all recommendations for you! I had to go through pages of recommendations before I found even one book that wasn't based on your preferences.
- Him:Yes! That's awesome. Just wait till I start rating [those books]. It's my account now.
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That was so easy. I set up the carrier and less than 1 second later Spam jumped in, ready to go.
Except that Spam is not the one with an appointment for his annual rabies shot. Sushi is.
Note: post also in response to my Mom’s request for up to date pictures posted of her grandchildren.
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I finished this novel on the train yesterday morning and all I can say is wow. I was engaged from the beginning and by the last couple of nights I was losing sleep as I raced to finish it.
The Last Child tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who went missing a year ago, as told through the eyes of her twin brother, Johnny, and the lead detective of the investigation. With each new chapter there was a twist in the story that kept me captivated throughout. Definitely more of a mystery story than anything else but with the heart-wrenching tale about how a family deals with such a horrific tragedy of the loss of a family member.
I already went online to download another of John Hart’s novels, Down River, hoping for another fantastic novel.
July 16, 2010
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*Spoiler Alert if you haven’t seen The Hills Finale yet* though chances are you have already found out how it ended anyway ~ I know I did.
Can everyone please stop with the “Well, I knew it was fake the entire time.”
It’s like saying you know that sparkling vampires don’t exist. There’s sort of a “duh” factor implied isn’t there?
Meanwhile, I thought that was the perfect ending shot. I burst out laughing. And I totally didn’t know it was that fake. Scripted yes. Shot on a Hollywood lot instead of on location, no.
