i saw 8 million things.

it is true. i have been away. and now i have returned. older, wiser, with plenty of sun induced vitamin d highs to last me through may.

hawai'i was magnificent, as usual. the weather can only be described as perfect. the water is always calming. and the pool at our apartment sized hotel had a lava rock waterfall and was not chlorinated, it was salted. which was awesome.

david and i broke away from the moms and my sister and her bf for a day trip to hilo, a great little/big town if you're ever in the area, and we managed to spend a couple of days lazing by the pool and watching a scandalous amount of tv. i like to spend my vacations accomplishing as little as possible and soaking up as much selfish me-time as i can. i am almost always against tourist trappy 'events' like whale watching tours and luaus (yes, i did those things), but when someone else is picking up about 90% of the tab for the entire trip... you grit your teeth and bear it. sometimes you even have fun in spite of yourself.

and i learned fun little factoids. for example- dolphins hate aerosmith. it's true. at first i thought that the captain of our whale watching boat was using the 45 minute long, homemade aerosmith mix tape that played on loop FOR HOURS as bait. au contraire, mes amies. while it is true that i was witness to some serious dolphin and whale action, it was probably in spite of the soundtrack rather than because of it. i think all of the shit bombing, or really more like spraying, was their way of saying 'we don't mind coming out to play, but if you could change the tunes, that'd be great'.

also, i learned that the sight of a three ton hump back whale jumping and twisting out of the water (twice) less than fifty yards from me is enough to crack even my insurpassable veneer of un-effectableness. that is correct, i smiled in spite of myself. who knew. i will still mock all the bitches who ran out and bought gold dolphin charms and sea turtle tee shirts right off the boat, though. that will never change.

there were pictures also, i'm almost positive. they will be uploaded or emailed and then shared worldwide like anyone gives a damn. and you will smile and nod at the appropriate moments, and life will go on as it has always.

love and kisses.