Alright, that concludes my highly detailed reporting of the first three days in Maui. It’s surprising to realize that a whole week has passed since that midnight call to Kara! That next day was pretty low-key, I had lunch at Aloha Mixed Plate (I got the Ali’i Plate, my first taste of Lau Lau since returning to the islands) and then walked in the water on Ka’anapali Beach.
Friday was really busy, I moved into the apartment, I got hooked up with Clearwire, I got a local insurance card for the Jeep, I ran the Jeep through the safety inspection, I went grocery shopping ($170), I signed back up to WoW...
The weekend was kind of boring, I had the optometrist appointment at noon then I shopped around Costco and bought a new printer. The rest of Saturday was pretty boring... until I went to a party in Seattle. Everyone was hanging out at Carlton’s place, so they set up a webcam and I got to join them. It was kind of weird/funny, Carlton gave me a tour of his new condo by carrying the laptop and webcam through the place.
I went to church on Sunday (the name of it is Calvary Chapel South Maui), the topic was communion... Then I went home and sat around. Around 5pm I was feeling really restless, so I left the apartment and just started walking. I ended up walking about three miles (round trip) up S. Kihei Rd. and turned around when a guy in a car full of locals shouted something at me (don’t know what he said, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t ‘haole’). My feet were blistering up by the end, I was wearing my flip-flops... not the best footwear for a long walk.
Monday was my first day ‘at work.’ It went very well, I was proofreading all day... I ended up working most of the day from bed, in my boxers... it could be worse.
Tuesday: see Monday.
On Wednesday I received a couple packages with all of my work equipment. I needed to buy a few things as well, so I took most of the day to go buy stuff and set it all up in my office space. I ended up buying a Viewsonic LCD monitor (VA2012wb) from Costco for $400, but I’m having a heck of a time getting the video card to display the monitor’s native resolution (1680x1050)... I might end up taking it back. I ended up taking Clearwire back, I was getting crappy reception, so my internet connection would drop out all the time. I got a cable modem instead and now everything is connected up well. At 7pm I went to night church, but ended up leaving a little early because I was feeling a little sick.
