the rain's making us go insane.

patrycia: clouds are the bastards of the sky.

today we took a bus trip around the island, woohoo. first stop was the dole pineapple plantation where we ordered what else but the monstrosity that is a pineapple split. the lady looks at us and is like, "it feeds four to five people." and we're like, "yeah, we know." and of course we were gawked at once again. the nice people next to us gave us napkin roses. they were actually very lovely.

then our next stop was the vegetarian cafe at a natural food store in haleiwa (which is up on the north shore). the place is psychedelic. we had some crazy-ass nachos and tea in beer mugs. i also got myself some gluten-free cookies, huzzah.

yeah, and then there were no more stops. for it was raining all day. again. so we sat in the bus and looked at the pretty ocean from the window. patrycia continues to curse the clouds.

and now we are home sweet home and have just come up from sitting in the jacuzzi. in the rain. patrycia was sitting on a plastic bag under an umbrella. i was sitting underwater.

and now we are lying around listening to irish jig-dancing music thinking about fried rice but too lazy to get up and make it.

patrycia: i wish i had a little dwarf running around and making us food.

we are up to much ridiculous nonsensity, stealing palm trees and making forts and jig dancing and cursing clouds and coloring and pushing all the buttons on the elevators and learning how to say ovaries in polish, as well as other such mischievousness.

patrycia: i'm raiding your kitchen! like a pirate!

yar.

update:
patrycia says, "tus ovarios son helicópteros!"

more fun quotes from the poles.

patrycia: jellyfish are the bastards of the sea.

magda: i hope the window falls out.

patrycia (to the elevator door): open up, my ovaries are getting old!

magda: did you say something retarded today?

so yesterday we went to the mall, then the movies, then to outback steakhouse, where i have a sneaking suspicion that the brownie they served us was a "special" brownie, because we didn't even make it home before collapsing from laughter in the hallway outside my room.

today we had some more enjoyable movie madness, then spotted some sun outside and headed to the beach for a bit. and now we are heading up to the jacuzzi for our nightly feet-dipping.

if i see another movie, i think i might kill myself.

normally i like rain.

blonde moment #2:

patrycia: what's that?
me: that would be my hip.
patrycia: oh. (lifts up shirt) i have one too.

yesterday we had some swap meet madness, then went to the palace to take pictures and to the library to rent a movie. we then proceeded to do nothing.

so patrycia's staying until wednesday and it's going to be raining the whole time. i really have no idea what we're going to do... someone help me out here.

yay spring break.

patrycia's blonde moment:

patrycia: oh my god, i thought there were people over there who looked just like us!
me: yeah, that's definitely a mirror.

my roommate has two friends over as well, so it's an estrogen-fest in here this week.

yesterday, we went all the way to hanauma bay, only to find it closed because of jellyfish. so we went to waikiki instead. it was surprisingly sunny. i have a sunburn. we also watched some movies, ate junk food, and did some major chillaxin'. twas glorious.

and now we have been waken up way too early by some guy across the street chopping at trees. yeah, i don't know.

jackie: if i had a bb gun, i would probably shoot him.

day 8: in which ulrich goes to the zoo, magda eats ice cream with chopsticks, and nancy goes back to college.

ulrich chillin with his gnomies.


magda wants a monkey.


flamingos are obscenely pink.


ulrich loves elephants.


the orangutan contemplates life.


ulrich bonds with a tortoise.


magda bonds with the hippos.


ulrich wants to fly.


ulrich lures pidgeons with his smokin' good looks.


yan snatches up a pidgeon with her mad chinese ninja skills and ulrich gets his wish.

nancy and company fly back to philadelphia and magda is left by her lonesome. the living room is no longer a disaster zone and seems very empty and forlorn. magda's pseudo-spring break is over and now it's back to school. no more blog posts consisting entirely of pictures and no more inarticulate captions. however, you can view all the many amazing photographs taken by yan and nancy on my yahoo photos if you so desire.

this week was pretty much amazing times infinity.

day 7: mosquitos suck.

nancy and i went to the palace with a ridiculous amount of tea.


this is where we began our tea connoisseuring before the mosquitos started snacking on us and we ran away.


we then went to the beach in waikiki, for it was a gloriously sunny day.


nancy wuvs hawaii.


and how could we forget the shave ice? we made a horrible mess with these things.


then we met up with kevin who had been "bronzing" on the beach all morning. he ended up tomato red instead of bronze, poor guy.


we then proceeded to chillax on the beach and played an intense game of hearts.


nancy went around taking what she dubbed "artsy fartsy" photographs, including this one. little kids are cute.


meanwhile, i got kevin to spin around in circles with me for no reason.


he looks like he's doing ballet.


i look drunk.


...and we definitely missed the high five.


a surfer and a hippie.


nancy is swinging on a gigantic old banyan tree.


the flower girl with a pink hibiscus!


ulrich.

last night in hawaii for the philadelphians: we caught a hula show and me and nancypants hula'd right along with them, then ate dinner at a thai restaurant and proceeded home to finish our puzz3d. we also ate a crapload of ice cream.


our finished golden hall of edoras! hoorah!

day 6: cards with buddha

While Magda was still in class and while my company were still getting dressed, I stole across the street to a 32 floor office building to ride their glass elevator to the top floor. I thought I would meet some resistance, but fortunately I ninja kicked no one and was able to stroll right into the elevator.

The view is pretty from the top.



After Magda got back, we took bus 65 all the way to the cemetary (insert Architecture in Helsinki here) where there also happened to be a Japanese temple. We played hearts with the gold plated Buddha. It was good for him because he needed a break from all the Japanese people gawking at him. Those darn tourists, they're as bad as the cockroaches. (I killed my first one today by the way!)

See Ulrich bang the gong.


See Ulrich with the fat coi.


See Ulrich with Mr. Buddha.


See Ulrich with the ugly Japanese duck.


See the wimpy boy trying to look tough.


There was also this really chill autograph tree where people could sign their names on the leaves. I'm sure the tree felt very violated, but I personally thought scratching chlorophyll out with a toxic pen was fantastic.


Here is us looking retarded:


We got back to Magda's apartment and finally made those pineapple cookies (with Ulrich of course). They came out kind of crumbly and tasted like salted butter, but the pineapples were good. I think another go at it would produce prize-winning cookies fo sho.







And later, Yan killed like 15 cockroaches with a pair of chopsticks while I ran away screaming.

day 5: guhhhh.

day 5 = the first day of rain we've had all week. very unusual, seeing as it's been monsooning nonstop for the past month. the rain, however, did not foil our plans to go to the dole pineapple plantation, hoorah! we went anyway...


... and we ate this monstrosity of a pineapple split. it was pure amazingness consisting of mounds of vanilla, pineapple, and mango ice cream topped with crushed pineapple, strawberry syrup, and coconut, all served on top of half of a pineapple. $8.75 not only filled the tummies of three hungry teenagers but also caused quite the ruckus among the tourists in the gift shop, one of whom actually came over and took a picture of it. yeah, it was like the epitome of deliciousness.


...then off to the world's largest maze for a friendly competition.


mind you, it was pouring rain when we got in...


...and of course, nancy was slowed down by taking artsy pictures like this one...


...and this one of ulrich. the goal was to find six hidden stations, at each of which you had to stencil in one of six boxes on your card. the first person to find all six wins.


i may have taken a few shortcuts...


...but i emerged victorious. this is me, er, triumpant. and we are all sopping wet.


ulrich enjoying a pineapple plant.


dole plantation, hoorah!


...we then returned home where we changed into dry clothes and proceeded to make a fort. i have to say it was a quality fort. look at it, it's beautiful.


we sat inside and worked on our puzzle until kevin stole one of the walls, which was really his bed, and then we yelled at him for the rest of the night. we also ate the equivalent of two chickens. and then went to bed early.

day 4: picnic at the lagoon.

ulrich.


vagabonds.


wimpy.
(tough as nails.)


ulrich.


slug.
(wimpy slug.)


hawt.


ulrich.


ulrich.


surprise.


smelly.