Excessively random....

- I've been home for a week and a half now, and I still haven't unpacked everything. I have some gifts that are still sitting in my luggage, along with assorted items of my own that I haven't needed yet. Gee, why is my apartment so messy??

- Am I the only one with this problem? I don't sleep very well unless I'm in my own bed (and even then...). Consequently, I didn't get much sleep on my vacation. And since I've been home, I've been so busy I haven't slept nearly enough. Gaaah!

- It's really a shame that sunning is so bad for the skin, because I sure as hell look better with a tan than I do in my natural state of extreme pale pastiness.

- I am amused that the last full day of summer here is a stormy one. It's all gray and rainy and all I want to do is curl up under a blanket on my couch. (Notice I didn't say anything about unpacking...)

- My hormones are out of control. I really need to get... uh... yeah. Nevermind.

Here are a few more random shots of Hawaii, to distract you from the lameness of this post:

The beach at Kailua. Sigh...

Back in Waikiki. Ooh, sparkly!

The view from the patio at Duke's. It can be quite a scene there, but you can't argue with the view. Or the cocktails.

The view from the deck at the Marriott whateveritslongname is. Where we saw a woman who's legendary in Hawaiian musical circles: Aunty Genoa Keawe* (also where I had the mai tai in the pineapple). She's nearing 90, and still performs every week in Waikiki.

Let's see... should I unpack and clean house, or go back to bed? Hmmm....

*if you click on the "discography" link on that site, you can hear the song we've just learned in hula. and when i requested it at her show, they asked me to dance it. i declined. i didn't know it well enough to dance, solo, in front of strangers IN hawaii...! yeeek.