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July 05, 2005
a LO ha
i love hawaiii know that it's not a tremendous revelation to anyone anywhere to extol the virtues of the 50th state but until one has been there it is pretty much impossible to relate to just how wonderful a place it is. everything about hawaii is perfect. the beaches: perfect. the water: perfect. weather: perfect. the food: perfect. the drinks: over-priced but strong. it's been three weeks since i got back from the island of oahu but i am still existing in an aloha state of mind...lounging around the pool (seeing as how austin lacks a beach)...spending my days drinking texas mai-tais (or as some like to call them "beers") and generally operating on a lower wavelength than that of the rest of the world. something about visiting hawaii just reaffirmed my belief that life is way too precious to go around trying to do or be something other than that which you are, and that trying to change the world takes time and constant attention. so if you're going to try it you should probably be patient because the chances are you're not going to see it in your lifetime. surfing is great metaphor for all of this.
consider the humble surfer. he does not go out into the ocean to create waves. he goes out into the ocean because the waves are already there. and once he finds them he must be patient and wait for the right wave to arrive at the right time. if he gets too anxious and tries to ride a wave too early he does not gain enough momentum to carry him along the atop the rolling water. however, if he waits too long he risks catching the wave after it has begun to crest which will throw him into the sea before he even has a chance to ride it. but if he is patient enough to catch the wave at just the right moment and if he works in harmony with the wave he can leap and dance and carve beautiful patterns into it's face before they both return to the sea waiting for the time that they can dance again.
damn! i wish i knew how to surf!
but enough of this waxing philosophic. let's get to the point which, of course, is that i got to go to hawaii and you didn't and if you are not insanely jealous than you really should be. because i had an amazing time and got to hang out in one of the most beautiful places on the planet with some of the most beautiful people on the planet and you didn't... unless you did. in which case, you know why everyone else should be jealous of me. i wanted to have pictures of my excusion included in this entry but i don't have any yet, plus you can't really photograph perfection. so i'll put up the pictures next time and underneath each one i will be sure to include a caption so that you can all know what i was thinking when i wanted to have that picture taken. you know, something like nyah, nyah, nyah, nayh, nyah, or similar. but that's for another entry and another chance to rub my joy in everyone else's face. because really, what fun is joy if you can't flaunt it in front of those who do not share in it?
Posted by adamgraves at July 5, 2005 03:19 PM
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Whatever. I was in St. John. And yeah, that was like a month ago, but still.
I do know exactly what you're talking about.
Posted by: Bre at July 6, 2005 12:09 PM
Thanks for the update.
Posted by: tiffany at July 8, 2005 10:25 AM