goodAt about that time, I got chosen for a contract out in New Carrollton, which meant I was getting up earlier than I'm designed for, and commuting 2+ hours each way. So I still didn't have energy for a social life or LJ.
Luckily, 
fizzygeek and I had already planned a vacation. We got
really good rates out to Las Vegas, so we decided to fly out there and meet
her parents. From there, she and her parents were going to Arizona and
Mexico. I, however, found yet another good airfare (and an offer of free
crash space from sionnagh, so I continued west and south to
Hawai'i!
When we left Virginia, it was below freezing at night.
In Vegas, it was mid-60s, windy, and dry. Here, it's in
the 70s and 80s and sunny! It is also beautiful here. Here are the
views from sionnagh's lanai:
Looking out
To the left
To the right (that's the ocean!)
Out walking around, I saw a cute baby mimosa in bloom and wondered if it was
actually the sensitive variety.
Yup! It was!
I found this odd little art boat on Ala Moana boulevard.
The rumours that I've been seeing cute redheads are true (this is what the
cardinals look like here).
When I got here, I went swimming. A great way to get the stiffness of a 6-hour flight
out of the muscles. Yesterday, I visited our corporate offices (we have an office in
Honolulu),
went parasailing
This isn't me, just a pic I took of some other people parasailing. And a nice example
of what can be done with an 8x monocular screwed into a digicam with a 3x zoom.
, and went shopping at a wonderfully bizarre antiques store run by a very
interesting fellow who firmly believes most things are thrown away when they still
have some use (although not always their original one). I found something there I
thought chelona would like, so I bought it for her.
