Sorry about the rant earlier; I was clearly not in a good mood, and I hope it didn't cause undue emotional duress to either of this blog's followers (sorry, Mom). I ended up pretty much laying around all day, but I'm starting to get things worked out (!) and hopefully will be hitting the east side tomorrow! Some positives, in case I've been coming across as a whiny little weasel: The dudes in the hostel dorm are really nice. A few Hawaiians, mainlanders, a Swede, and two Belgians, all of whom are super chill. I just had a cheap and amazing dinner at Maui Tacos, which also has a four-dollar breakfast. The view of the mountains is beautiful, when you can find it. There's a resident cat lurking around and mewing adorably. I just discovered that the big tree right outside the hostel is the roosting place for a flock of extremely noisy birds. The public transit system is very cheap. I'm in friggin' Hawai'i. Everything is going to be awesome!
Now for some musings. Why does the tourist industry make such heavy use of "unnecessary" quotation marks? They're "everywhere" - in "brochures", "on" signs, in notices "urging" tourists not to "throw away" their cigarette "butts". It gets "really" "aggravating" after "a" while, especially "for" an "English nerd" like "me". On a meta-note, I'm also starting to become aware of the addictive nature of blogging. The fact that I can post random thoughts like that for the general public to read is a terrible and wonderful thing, kind of like giant waves, or griffins. It's probably a good thing that I'm only going to have patchy access to the internet for the next nine months...
Love you all.
PS: Here's the link to "This Time Tomorrow", the song I mentioned a few posts ago.
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