justin townes earle and sunset and home.

why can't her boyfriend surf?

Seal lady

Surfing in the bay.  Didn't realize the lady taking pictures and staring at coastline shrubbery was actually looking at a monk seal.  She sat on the rocks for two hours at least starting at this blob barely distinguishable from the rock it was laying on. 

She was so happy and content to just be near this thing.  The physical proximity to this object was enough to bring her joy.  Just starting at it from a distance and taking pictures. Physical proximity to the object.  A few pictures.  So content. 

I don't even know how she knew it was there, in that hidden cove.  How did she find it? How did she find her joy?  

Major life milestones: 80085

Birth, graduation, marriage, first child, retirement, death... driving your car until it says boobs.

I LOOOOOOVE paying taxes!

Power lines sparked and popped and flamed and exploded then darkness.  no light. then blue lights and red lights of emergency response vehicles.  Then yellow lights of electric company vehicle.  then soft white lights of my bedroom lights returning.  Door to door, not even 45 minutes.  Taxes!

Airport bars

Gotta love them.  Not a big fan of getting drunk On long flights,  but regional flights?  Nothing better.

Bedtime

Bed shopping again.  This time for an exchange.  choosing a bed gives me hives. Nothing is  worse for a  stressful, anxious,  neurotic, second guessing,  indecisive, cheap-ass insomniac like myself. 

Pinky up

Goodbye OBB class of 2015.  fat fat 8

valar morghulis

Let not the beauty of the world deceive.  Or, enjoy it while you can.  Whatever. 

Another day at the office

Lahaina maui

"We live in a vacation"

Lazy man pho

Instant noodles with leftover basil and sprouts from actual pho take out, plus random roast chicken. 

Old Time Me

the secret to good photos is sepia tones.  Observe:

Zig ziglar

"Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage."

Stumbled on this. Thought it was relevant.  I've been directly involved in two and tangentially related to two weddings in the past three weeks. so that makes me an expert on these kinds of matters. 

Plastic bag ban

My progressive side is proud, supportive and understanding of Hawaii being the first state to ban plastic bags.

But, my lazy side is just pissed at the inconvenience.

Give me convenience or give me death.

My random side wonders at the cultural change we are going to see in hawaii where reusable bags become a very visible and daily part of our life

Home.

Twenty hours of travel and almost home

If I had to sum up my trip in one photo, it would be this one: 

July 12: Wyclef Jean

Wyclef jean.  Pan am games. Harbor front, dinner and drinks with cousin.

Wyclef Jean is quite the showman.  Didn't know that about him.  Kind of bossy though, always telling the crowd to waves our hands in the air, like we don't care, even though we do care and don't want to. 

Sleepless night in the dorm. And I thought I was that guy.

July 11: happy birthday 7-11 and rooftop drinking

I may be "that" guy on the dorm. But I mean well!

canada is one fo those countries with stupid alcohol laws.  Have to go to special stores for booze.  very inconvenient. 

I look really fat in all my pictures...

rooftop drinking with hostel folks.  good people. 

July ten: 8:34pm

So tired. I am so tired I want to punch myself.

I have never been so tired. 

It's taken three years

Since I've been to India, and i finally found mughlai chicken at a Indian restaurant.

not as good as india though.  but good. 

July 10, 4:42pm: graffiti alley

Queen street, king street, Kensington market, some random parks, graffiti alley, soma chocolate,  I do love downtown areas. They are so vibrant and full of cool stuff.  The suburbs of Toronto depress me.

Seven lives tacos and mariscos

Super popular place for good size five dollar tacos. Home of the gobernator. Totally worth the thirty minute wait in line.

July Friday: Moon beam coffee

Best coffee since central America, maybe because I got the Antigua Guatemalan beans, or maybe cuz the beans are fresh roasted daily and a one armed girl ground and French pressed for me right here

this isn't camera angle or dainty hands, this barista has only one hand.  

pure honest poetry. 

Ramen Isshin

first meal by myself in toronto. 

guess which of these beds are the girls' and which are the guys'. 

Tom Brady wife sighting

July 9: 1:24pm: Costco...again

At Costco again. What can I possibly say?

I'm just going to stand here and think about life.

Really don't think I got two contiguous hours of sleep this entire trip.

the only way to get through my life right now.

proof i'm in canada. 

Costco hot dogs and poutine for dinner.  such is life.