A hike through Waimano pools

This was a really nice hike. It was a lot nicer then what I was expecting because in the beginning of the hike the trail was heavily graffitied. Even though I slipped in the mud and busted my entire body it was worth it in the end.

Not on the bucket list, but again an enjoyable hike.

With all this hiking, I am adding an item on my bucket list... "Hike as many trails as I can in my lifetime". I think that is more appropriate.

A hike through Manoa Falls HI

#135 Learn how to golf

This is my preparation for #135. I got golf clubs for my birthday and I went out to the driving range to test them out. I did horribly. Often I was swinging only to realize I completely missed the ball. Charlie brown style. I am going to need A LOT more practice before I take my skills out on the course.

My first couple of golf balls I hit didn't go very far, if I even managed to hit them. I started to get a little bit better. I can hit pretty far with my 9 iron. I think a couple of times I got a good hit in that went about 150 yards and went pretty straight. The drivers were a little bit harder to hit the ball with. I think I just need to relax. Anthony kept having to tell me that we weren't playing baseball, that I could relax and hit the ball gently.

I will definitely be going back soon. Not only was the driving range a stress reliever but I am pretty terrible and I need to get a little better before I try a course. Plus, I look pretty cute with my golf clubs.

#193 Read all TIME 100 novels

This is usually a requirement for high school reading, but of course my school didn't require us to read it. I think perhaps it is a good thing I wasn't forced into reading it because I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much as I did. I found it pretty disturbing and I love how Orwell basically used the animal society to show a form of government during a time where the United States was in it's prime for fighting communism. Ok, Sure, communism is "bad" because it basically gives power to one individual who ends up being corrupt. This book shows a great example of how communism can easily become corrupt in a mere 55 pages.
The book starts off with the animals overthrowing the farmer and overtaking the farm because the farmer was a piece of shit drunkard and was neglecting the animals. The farmer runs out of his farm and lets the animals take over.
From there the pigs decide that they are going to be the "intellect" of the farm and somehow convince the animals that they are more important then everyone else because they are somehow holding the farm together.
Then one pig afraid of another pig taking over runs the pig out of the farm making all the power fall into his little pig arms.
Now that the pig has all the power on the farm he brainwashes all the other animals into thinking that he is the "divine one" and "great leader" and that he MUST eat more, sleep  more, and have more then the other animals to keep the farm together.
The book has a pretty disappointing ending, I was hoping for a crazy rebellion but that unfortunately didn't happen. Although I usually like morbid endings, this was too much for me. It might have been because animals were involved.
Oh and if you thought this book was pretty ridiculous, you should check out the movie they made after the book. That was ridiculous.

Sullivan's estate and Spa- Photo by Anthony Laccetti

How I spent the first half of my birthday before the luau

Wooty #173 Go to a Luau!

Check and Check!

Around 5 o'clock on my wonderful birthday my fiance and I checked into Paradise Cove in Oahu Hawaii as VIP's. No big deal. We got our tickets and we were escorted into the luau area where we got a free mai tai and our picture taken with half naked Hawaiians (who were of course easy on the eyes). If the free mai tai wasn't enough to make me happy, I also got laid. Which, who can complain about!?

 We walked in not really knowing what to expect. There was a medium sized stage with a bunch of tables surrounding it. The VIP section wasn't really that much more special, it just meant that we were closer to the almost naked men.

After we were escorted to our seats we decided to take a look around the place to see what kind of activities we could partake in. They had spear throwing, which I thought had potential for being pretty dangerous, especially if I was the one with a weapon in my hand. Thankfully no one got hurt. They also had some kind of Hawaiian bowling, but we didn't do that activity because we got distracted by the bar and drinks sounded like a better idea. They also had an arts and crafts section where I made my own Hawaiian headpiece. It was actually really hard because it wasn't your typical braid, and after watching the woman next to me get yelled out by the Hawaiian instructor I had to get my act together and finish the thing.

Next it was time for some Luau demonstrations. The first demonstration was how to tie your Hawaiian clothes. When one demonstration was finished we had to follow the half-naked con shell man. I don't know about you, but I will never object to following around a half-naked man. After the slong show, he brought us over to a coconut tree where his little friend was going to show us tourists what it's like when it rains flowers. Then we again followed the con-shell man to the beach where they had all the luau out attendees watch a fishing ceremony where men were busy being manly and catching fish and where woman where being womanly dancing and cheering on the men. The final demonstration definitely made me the most hungry. It was the bringing up of the boar. Mmmmm. Which was delicious by the way.

What is a luau without the dancing and the fire?

I really enjoyed this day and not just because I had a lot of mai tais. The food was good the people were great and I got really close to someone swinging fire around my head.