Today was a Wednesday.
I woke up and realized I left my phone at the theater last night. And then it rained. And I waited for it to stop, with no phone.
Moments later, the sun came out, full blast, and I walked over to Cheryl's house to see if she would look for my phone at the theater tonight, when she went back to see that awful show. LM had already called her to say the theater had called to say they had the phone.
then Cheryl walked me through all the costumes for the show coming up at The Kahala. "Atlantika" wow. as usual.
Then I walked to Kalapawai and got delicious coffee and sat on the beach, reading the weekly. One article says the theater that awful show is in, may fall down! What else could go wrong with that awful show?
Then I walked into Lanikai, to Gloria's. Where we gossiped and drank more delicious, Thanksgiving coffee.
Then I rode the bus to Waikiki, where I spent a few hours floating in the ocean! wow. as usual.
Then I went to spend the evening with Jojo and Mark and their adorable son, Subhash. We played with Play Doh, danced, played music, went for a walk, ate dinner watching the sun set, had bath time and then all crawled in their bed and read books to Subhash. His nickname is Subu. Jojo is an incredible mom. I didn't see it coming but am overwhelmed with how right she is for that job and I'm extrememly proud of her for it. I love them.
Then Cheryl picked me up there, and we went to dinner at an awesome Thai restaraunt. She ate, I had Thai tea and told her the history of Hawaii. She totally got it.
Then I came home to discuss Barak's acceptance speech tonight, and then the history and future of the human experience. Until midnight.
Then I watched the speech on youtube.
If he wins, I will pay taxes again.
He makes me want to participate again.
I love Barak.
I love Cheryl.
I love Gloria.
I love Karen.
I love Jojo, Mark and Subu.
I love floating in the ocean.
I LOVE HAWAII!

What a Wednesday!

Now I live in Hawaii again. My life here feels like one big, long recess on a tropical playground in paradise~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Except...
Nikolai is still on the mainland, waiting many months until he can clear the stupid quarantine.
I think about him all the time and it makes me sad. Constantly reminding myself of the positives to balance this feeling of loss.
And...
It's the hottest time of the year...Sept., Oct., Nov. I'm soaked all the time.
And...
The sky rocketing housing prices of the last 6 years, which haven't affected me for these same 6 years, are now trying to eat my head.
BUT...
Karen is overly generous with her house, saying its mine and making me feel extremely welcome and going so far as to say my being here makes her life better.
And...
Gloria is happily opening her house to me and calling her guest house, MY room, and leaving messages on my phone saying "come home!"
These aside...
My life here is just SO DAMN GREAT!
Tonight I went with Cheryl to see the new Waikiki show, "Waikiki Nei", to see what we think of it because she has been offered the job of "fixing" it. I went with an open mind. I wanted to love it. I watched it. I fell asleep once, for real. I hated it. And I LOVE EVERYTHING! My only comment, after, was, "start over". I just can't believe how bad it was. It cost $22 million.
ANd...
Now, on a daily basis, I go to Gloria's, put on my bibbed overalls, and garden all day! And when I need a break, I go down to her new house and have a latte, which she makes me from the machine built into the wall! And she only uses Thanksgiving coffee, from MENDOCINO! So it feels EXACTLY like a day in the country, which were some of my favorite of my life.
Um...
I am having one of the best lives ever recorded on this planet.
I wonder how I will die?
But no matter... its either going to be a big long, long, long sleep forever... or another adventure.