31 Dec 2011 No Comments
Pardon the handwriting… this is from a spontaneous journaling session last night and I was lying on the floor. In case you can’t read my handwriting, scroll down for the typed-out version. Being home alone with the new year fast approaching is an opportune time to look back at the crazy year that was [...] [ Read More → ]
06 Oct 2011 No Comments
Okay, so he was in no way related to me. But to those of us in the Apple Hawaii team, Steve Jobs was a part of our ohana. So we half-jokingly called him our uncle. I learned of his passing through the speed of Twitter. Although I knew it was coming, I was still in [...] [ Read More → ]
15 Sep 2011 No Comments
Over the past several days, support has been mounting for Eliza, a Muse fan from Utah who is battling cancer. Fellow Muse fans are coming together to organize and send Eliza a care package. An active member on the official Muse message board, Eliza is undergoing chemotherapy.
“She’s remarkably optimistic and brave, and not once did she let on that she was depressed or nervous about her condition,” said melon, a friend of mine on the board who is overseeing the care package project.
[ Read More → ]30 Aug 2011 No Comments
I was at Wai‘anae High School when planes started falling from the sky. Dozens of them.
Panic ensued. I felt hopeless. Stunned. Feared for my life.
I ran to the beach, where other friends gathered, hoping to avoid any crashing planes. I grabbed a little girl’s hand and together we headed to an abandoned house on the beach.
Then we died.
Well, not really. Obviously. I just woke up with a start.
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17 Jun 2011 No Comments
English indie group Friendly Fires have just released a music video for their latest single, “Hawaiian Air.” It features the band on an uncomfortable flight, followed by scenes of the band singing and having fun on Maui. I wonder if Hawaiian Airlines knows about this? Maybe they could include this video in their in-flight programming.
Click “read more” to check out the music video.
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