dakineguy

Crap.

My ankle does not seem to be healing.

In case you were wondering, I did bite it big time yesterday.

Caught 4 good waves, though. 1 in the morning. 3 in the afternoon.

That 5th one beat the holy shit out of me. My board is gonna need some work and I sprained my ankle.

But no huhu. It was a good day.

I want to be among the first to wish the fantastic Ms. Abra a wonderful, wonderful, joyous birthday!

So....

....I hear there's a big football game today?

Needed to really unwind, so spent a *looonnnggg* time at my cousin's for garage jam -- I'll just say that my ukulele was smoking.

Cuz invited over a friend of his for percussion.

Can I just say that girl drummers rock?

There are days when I really really really wish it was possible to just haul off and clomp someone who deserves it.

I've been trying to get one of my students set up with some tutoring and found someone who could meet her to help with her writing -- but he's retired and is mostly available near the end of our school day. I want...
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New Abra set day makes me insanely happy.

Troubling side effect of taking a three day camping and hiking trip to Haleakala.

I cannot make myself want to go to work each morning.

Ahhhhhh.....I just got back. Left early Friday for Maui with my friends Keala and Bruce. We camped near Hosmer Grove -- I don't like going to the legally designated places, honestly, so we took a couple of turns and made camp in a spot I am 90% sure wasn't legal.

From there, we hiked out Saturday morning to 'Aina Hau Bowl and hooked up with...
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Have not yet spent time in a tent on the upslopes of Haleakala but I will this weekend.

I can't explain in words how good it is to just get away from everything and everyone for a few days and revel in the complete silence.

There are times, up on the mountain, when I can wake up in the middle of the night and actually...
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I can't sleep well lately.

This is usually a sign that I need to fly the Big Island or Maui and climb something high and sleep in a tent for a few nights.

Sometimes I wish there was more cash to be made in just living day to day doing what feels right at the time.

Sometimes I have a lot of energy for creative work, but it is never predictable and never ready on a schedule.

But I spend a lot of my time in a day to day schedule teaching. Get to school at a certain...
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