The Daily Pink!: August 13th, 2010

First and foremost,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLI!

I love birthdays! I love getting my close friends gifts because it's an opportunity to be thoughtful and nice without it being weird. LOL.

I am feeling very, very strange today. I don't really believe in superstition, and today is Friday the 13th. But I suddenly got this strange, sad feeling. Kind of like self-pity, but I wasn't thinking of anything in particular.

I'm not really feeling great today; I couldn't sleep last night, I was tossing and turning because of the heat I think. Also my elbow was hurting (I contribute that to my budding carpal tunnel), and I woke up really late this morning. Look like crap, feel like crap. Oh well. I just gotta make the best of what I have today.

I am not sure why I am feeling the way I am feeling today. It almost feels like the pre-cursor to an anxiety attack, but my brain has not spiraled to that point. It feels very uncomfortable. I can usually throw on some awesome Big Bang music and drown out my worries, but it's not quite working today. I think I just need some time to myself to unwrap these feelings and figure out what's bothering me.

To be honest, I think i've been kind of depressed on some unknown level. I've found that I have cycles of being proactive, and being listless and sloth-like. I'm in one of those stagnant periods, where i'm not being active, not being helpful, being lazy and generally scattered. I really wonder how school is going to affect this cycle. I have a feeling I'm gonna need to get myself together this next week before school starts. I think i'm going to take this weekend to unwind, and next weekend to gear up.

Breathe in, breathe out. Big Bang. Type, type, type. Chai. Type, type, type. Water. Breathe in, breathe out. Get a grip. Smile at the computer screen. GRIIIN. Inhale, exhale.

I'm looking forward to some hopeful relaxing pauhana tonight.

Have a great weekend!

PinkStar26

The Daily Pink!: August 9th, 2010

Whoops! So I may not have had time this weekend to post TDP. But I think that's a good schedule for me, Monday thru Friday.

This past weekend was absolutely great! I wish every weekend was like this past one! Well, hopefully cheaper! =)

Friday night: I went to First Fridays, which is basically a block party in downtown Honolulu, near Chinatown. There are art exhibits and special bar/club deals on the First Friday of every month. I went with one of my best friends, Becky, and we went to check out a firedancing exhibit and some slam poetry at Ong King. The firedancing was less than inspiring, but the slam poetry was amazing. That inspired me to continue different styles of writing, and to attend more slam poetry events in the future. I got some pics, videos, and voice recordings that i'll have to upload later. We also went to an exhibit that was called "Space and Sound" by Teebs. The art was very urban and inspiring, but the "sound" portion... well, maybe it just wasn't MY thing. It sounded like a bunch of noise to me, thrown over a bass line, and some strange nature noises...? Maybe another $5 cup of warm wine and I would have understood it better.
After walking around and popping into a few other places, we had a couple drinks and some bombastic broccolli soup (yes, I used 'bombastic') from Brasserie Du Vin, a wine bar. I had a 'Big Island Iced Tea' and my friend had the house wine (Bubbly something... I don't remember... but I think it was actually champagne...). We met up with Becky's boyfriend, and I drove them to their car.

Saturday: I actually got up rather early on Saturday, even after the night before. I had to run a few errands, and picked up one of my friends, Nicole, to help celebrate Becky's belated birthday. We met up to go stand up paddleboarding. We rented some boards and just chilled in the lagoon (behind the Ilikai) for a couple hours. It was fun! It only strengthened my urge to buy a board. If only they were cheaper! I hadn't been to the beach or in the sun in so long, I was so excited to go, and sort of skimped on the sunblock. MISTAKE! I got sunburned! Shortly after, we headed over to Waiola Shaved Ice to grab some yummy goodness! I got the azuki bean bowl; I hadn't had it in soooo long! After finishing our treats, we wanted to get some real food at Helena's, but they were closed, so we settled for Boston's pizza. I bought a pizza for everyone to share (Spinach, Garlic, Mushroom FTW!) and we brought it back to my place and chilled out for a little bit. It's so nice to relax and have some good food after the beach! We then headed over to Ross's to scope out some conveniently priced items. ;-)

Sunday: Sunday was the perfect veg out day for me. I needed a day to myself. I dropped Michael off at work, and basically stayed home all day and REEEEELLLAAAAXXXXEEEDD. Did some light chores around the house, and watched some mind-numbing TV. Went to Sunday family dinner. Perfect way to end my weekend. <3>PinkStar26

The Daily Pink!: August 5th, 2010

First, and foremost...

HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, BECKY!

I hope you have a great day! :)

Other than that, not much is happening on this cold Thursday (although I am seeing a little sun now).

Today is also payday for me, and that's always nice. Naturally with payday, I get major urges to SHOP, SHOP, SHOP. I really want this Motorola T505 Bluetooth handsfree speaker set (mainly to use it as an FM transmitter to play my MP3's through Mazzie's audio system). I miiiiiight get it. But i've gotta get a few gifts for other people too.

Augh, I've been insanely addicted to Typing of the Dead. We actually have the real game at home on the Wii, which is fun in itself, but i'm just no good at aiming I guess. But I do type fast! Wewt for game spin offs! :D

Last night I found out some great news that I will eventually share, but not just yet. I've gotta prepare for it ;D

August To Do:

1. Buy Schoolbooks

2. Work on website

3. Buy popsicle sticks

4. Go shopping for a computer

5. Buy some school supplies

6. Buy Becky and Kelli's Birthday gifts

7. Read through at least one peice of classic literary fiction before school starts

8. Revert necessary blog entries to private on older blog

9. Transfer all files off of laptop and onto hard drive

10. Go through all videos and delete/edit/upload

11. Donate items

12. Fix up lanai

13. Buy comfy lawn chairs for lanai

Have a great day!

PinkStar26