Hawaii: tropical paradise

[rosaw]

I think I might never come home, this is such a lovely place. This morning I saw a very tiny gecko, no longer than my pinkie, sitting at my door as if to say "got any fresh little bugs for me this morning?" I didn't have any bugs and she ran away quickly but not before I noticed that her tail curved a bit to the right. I hope that's not because I closed her in the screen door last night. Perhaps that expectant look was more "hey, that hurt!" rather than "feed me." The Secret Language of Geckos still eludes me, perhaps with more exposure to her delicate features I will become more adept.

I am adjusting to relaxing (I know this is mock-worthy). I have been twitchy and restless, which is my MO when summer first starts. Also, I keep wondering about my dissertation, which is, well, done and so that's this weird little realization every few hours. This is the first summer without the diss in 6 years. It was an act of will to sit still to read 1 chapter of my latest novel (Beggars and Choosers by Nancy Kress). The book is interesting and I like her story-telling style but I have a sort of PTSD at the beginning of vacations that makes just sitting something of a challenge. After I post this, I'm going down to the beach to see if I can see any more little crabs on the rocks. Yesterday morning they were everywhere in that way that the beetles were everywhere in The Mummy and I was too stunned to take any pictures. They skittered away before I could get too close. The perfect scenario to experiment with the closeup feature on my digital camera. This morning I will be prepared!

I am going to friendslock this journal when I post pictures so that my secret identity may remain secret. If you're interested and I've failed to friend you because I am a bit of an idiot, let me know and I'll do so. You'll just sign the standard disclaimer that promises not to reveal my identity under penalty of tickle torture.

Comments

[melodymuse.livejournal.com]

Yay for a Hawaii entry!! Mark has been pouting about not getting one yet. HA!

Have you heard the 'click click clicking' of the Geckos yet?

If you look just past the first reef, you may see a turtle poking it's head up. There are many little fishies in the 'Bathtub'. Just slip on your mask and look under the water and you will see them!

Can't wait for pics!

YAY!

[rosawestphalen.livejournal.com]

No luck yet in my quest for Naveen or for the elusive Ms. Turtle. However, I have seen many little fishes and a bunch of terrific driftwood formations. There's an entire tree at the beach that's just south of here. I walked there this morning. Pictures soon!

I tried to call your mom back (she called from JFK) but she didn't answer. I know she was a little worried I'd get lost coming back last night and when I talked to her last night, I was walking around Waikiki, gawking at the peeps. :-) If you talk to her, tell her all is well here and I'm sorry I missed her.

love you!!

Re: YAY!

[(Anonymous)]

I talked to my Mom today from JFK for just a minute. She had a 4 hour lay over and was just relaxing. There was no mention of worry about your getting lost but I will tell her you are doing just fine with getting around when I talk to her next.

I am glad you got to check out Waikiki, I love the International Marketplace!

How was your Horse Riding? Maybe Naveen gave you some private lessons? hahaha

Fun

[markcronan.livejournal.com]

I am sure you will get the hang of relaxing soon :)

The gecko's sound a bit like this:

mms://encartasm.msn.com/sharemed/targets/audio/aud/T049750A.wma

Re: Fun

[rosawestphalen.livejournal.com]

I cannot connect to the server, though I'll try again a few times.

Did you get my email yesterday? Randy hasn't been getting my emails and I ws wondering if you weren't either.

Today's exploration was very sucessful. This afternoon I'm off to Kualoa Ranch for a horse ride. :-)

I may not be the fastest learner ever, but I can learn to relax if I just work hard enough! ;-)

[sherrold.livejournal.com]

Me, me -- can I be your friend?

Hey, I just read an adorable little John/Rodney -- short, but perfect beach reading: http://harriet-spy.livejournal.com/359242.html

It's raining here -- really pouring down and turning in to hail from time to time. Needless to say, I'm envying you a lot right now.

Good luck coming down from the twitchies. Get Ran to rub some more sunscreen on you -- whether you need it or not -- it always works for me.

[rosawestphalen.livejournal.com]

Except for being a bit warmer than you'd love, I think you'd really like it here. EVERYTHING grows and I know you'd love to see all the varieties of blue flowers you could grow in this climate. The ocean is warm and welcoming, the people are kind and friendly, the sun frequently hides in the clouds. And there are moutains!

Thanks for the story link, I'll have some time to read it later after my pressing snorkeling schedule. I'm off for some time with the ocean. She misses me, I know she does. :-)

Got time to chat? Let me know (via email preferably) and we'll talk!