November 12, 2007
I have not posted in a while because things have been quite hectic here. I am flying to Honolulu this week to spend a couple of days with my parents, go shopping, and visit Pearl Harbor before they come back to the Big Island to stay with us and have a rousing Thanksgiving. I have also been planning the trip that Brian and I are taking to Kaua’i in December. In addition to all of that, I have been preparing for various exhibitions that I will be at later this month and December. I am also in the midst of rehab for my knee which the physical therapist says that I will most likely need surgery to correct.
On Friday, Brian dropped me off in town (Hilo) and I walked around while he went to Honoka’a. I finally went to the Pacific Tsunami Museum - it was great. I also went to the Kress Cinema downtown ($1 theater) after I walked several miles and saw the Mr. Bean movie - bad, very bad… I spent time in Kalakaua Park and had a lovely afternoon.
We also went up to Mauna Kea in hopes of seeing snow but it had already melted. The standouts of the evening were seeing the Milky Way, Jupiter, and a string of comets. The last time we were up there with Brian’s parents we got to see the International Space Station move across the sky. Mauna Kea really is the finest place in the world to stargaze (obviously).
While hiking at Kalopa State Park, Brian and I ended up on a pig trail and both got stung by bees. I lost all feeling in my leg and bottom that evening and then slept for about 16 hours because of the bee sting. It has been over two weeks now and I still have pain and redness from the sting. Brian got stung on his back but he is doing fine.
I have been reading a large number of books on the economics of the poor - very interesting reading… I will talk about that in a later post.
Brian and I have been watching StarGate SG-1 now that we have finished Star Trek Voyager. It is unique and interesting…
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August 9, 2004
I have spent a very large majority of the last two days in my garden. It has been really nice to be able to work outside and engage in gardening activities. I enjoy the experience partially because of it being horticulture but also for the introversion. However, working in the front yard has proven on many occasions to be a very extroverted activity that I am not excited or happy to engage in at any interval. It seems to me that Southerners should learn to leave others alone who wish to be left alone.
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May 14, 2004
The stone for the retaining wall in the backyard has been delivered! I purchased my pond and waterfall materials and I am very excited to start this new project. Of course, this requires that the rain ceases. In addition, it would be helpful if I actually had free time that I could spend doing something for myself. Nonetheless, it will all be done. If I start arising at 4AM, I may be able to work until 6AM or so. It is quite fortunate that I do not work otherwise I would not be able to sleep everyday. That scenario sounds all too familiar and all too horrifying now. Yay for sleep! Yay for not having to work! So long as I live at least another ninety years I should be able to do most of the things I desire to do… I do not think I shall ever have enough time to think about the myriad of things I desire to ponder.
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May 6, 2004
I was just out in the yard surveying the top of the backyard. I decided to carry down a large rock that probably weighed sixty pounds. My neighbor next door comes running out of her house and proceeds to inform me that I should discontinue carrying heavy objects because I will get a prolapsed uterus. I had no idea what to say because I was in complete shock that someone who does not know me very well at all would have any concern for my uterus. In addition, I had no desire to discuss my uterus with her. Nonetheless, I said, “I was not lifting with my uterus; I was lifting with my legs.” She then proceeds to tell me all about how she had to get her uterus “tacked up” and how I will have to have that done as well when I get older if I continue to pick up heavy objects. First, one does not get a prolapsed uterus simply because they pick up heavy objects every so often! One gets a prolapsed uterus because they have been pregnant, are fat, have fibroid tumors, have gone through menopause, or because they were born with some type of collagen disorder. I never intend to be pregnant, fat, have tumors, nor I was I born with a collagen disorder! Then she proceeded to inform me that men do not have this problem because they do not have a uterus. REALLY!? It appears that I was just schooled in anatomy!
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