just so you know...

...here is a short list of things i have learned since coming here to hawaii:

1. all the gas pumps here have that little latch disabled. you know, the one that allows you to let the gas continue to pump without you having to squeeze the handle. i don't know why.

2. i'll be damned if i can find most street signs at intersections. they are often nonexistant, hidden behind a tree, or so tiny that i can't read them until it's too late.

3. costco is even more awesome in hawaii.

4. geckos are in a constant and epic struggle for prime window territory every night. and by 'epic' i mean 'really cute.'

5. if you ship books via the US postal service, they will f@#$ up your stuff (this is what a box looks like after they tear it open to inspect it, then carelessly throw all your books back in the box randomly and totally ruin your beloved "chronicles of narnia" box set that you've had since you were a kid:

excellent documentaries

got the chance to see these at the Hawaii Conservation Conference in august. they are both FABULOUS. i highly highly recommend them. :)

The Real Dirt on Farmer John:


The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (the trailer kind of sucks - the film is a million times better that this, I promise):

this n that

...because i got a new camera and can't stop attempting to try and capture how awesome our view is.




who's that peeking in my window???


got to play good samaritan this week when we found a wallet with someone's entire world in it, including over $1000 cash, under the table at a restaurant in waikiki. we were able to return it to its rightful owner yesterday. that's one grateful canadian there, eh?

pigeons!!!

Yesterday we went to the other side of the island for a pigeon show!!! Last minute we found out about the Hawaii All Breed Pigeon Association's show, and off we went. It was pouring rain, and we found ourselves hanging out at He'eia Park, under a metal and wood picnic shelter with a bunch of pigeons and some really friendly pigeon people. They tried to give us free pigeons, but we declined for now. :^P

a 'modena':
ken with a new friend:

a 'headless' pigeon:

mr fancy with the black and white puffiness:

a male modena putting on a show for a lady pigeon in the next cage:

one month later...

extended hiatus from posting, due to moving/starting work/digital camera dying on me.

work's been good. moving into our place has been filled with drama and excitement (and by 'excitement' i mean bugs). can't beat the location, view or price. i just got a new camera yesterday, since my old one seems to be dying a slow and painful digital death. here's a bit of what the view looks like from our living room (excuse the mess!):

howzit!!!

i did sort of a crappy job of taking video of obama's speech at keehi lagoon last week. it was cool to get to see him up close (sort of) and in person. we've **almost** crossed paths with him and his entourage several times in the last week. we never find out how close we've come until we watch the news each night and realize "doh!!! we were 2 blocks away!!", etc. yesterday i was on the punahou campus at the same time that he was playing basketball in the punahou gym. argh!

a few pics

Finally got around to uploading some of the pics and videos of our time here so far: