Summertime and the living is Da Kine

It's been an unpredictable summer for a change, only this year I got to miss the Ribfest, fireworks and Montrose Beach volleyball. In turn there was the lamp float parade and a few random artificial luaus in Waikiki. And of course, salt water beach everywhere I go. When the right song plays while riding my bike I get all happy and sometimes overwhelmed, but most of all just chill. I kinda hate it when I listen to a really good sentimental song and for no other reason the tone in which I write gets all sentimental as well. Not to mention I just read karen's latest post and if the title is any indication, then yeah...I think A Long December is an awesome piece of music which captures the somber feelings that creep up in awakening and in anticipation of great hope. Heh? This is what happens when I don't get to bbq or eat watermelon for the 4th. Maybe tomorrow before work I'll dip in the Pacific in hopes of getting pacified.


My little chill spot along the Ala Wai Canal.

In other news, I am seriously considering Da kine to be the name of the next dog that I will own. Last night was the first time I heard it spoken by a local in a nonchalant conversational way - I thought it was just a myth that locals uses that word - every context in which I heard it has been outsiders trying hard to make it a part of their vocab. Jen took me by surprise. When she said Da kine in place for vacuum it was so natural it was like toothpaste oozing out of the tube. Damn she be local. I knew that but now I reallly know that. Maybe I will just need to surround myself with non outsiders (mainlanders and fez's) and gradually I will be rolling Da kine out of my tongue like butta.


Dog the Bounty Hunter's Da Kine Office is three blocks away from my place.

Moving on, I recently got rid of my resumé page on my website and in place for it I added an about me section. My resumé is still available as a pdf download on the added new page. I am not sure what this 'about me' page conveys. I felt a quick glimpse of pretentiousness when writing about myself but then I got over it. I think most of all I needed a reason to be a bit creative and use my Wacom tablet. It's funny how those squiggly lines seem to be drawn loosely but i dont even think they're loose enough (that's what she said).


I ride past the Hawaii State Capitol almost everyday.

I have a couple ideas and projects brewing in my head but lo and behold the Japanese tourists are kicking my ass at work. I suppose the level of energy I have left over is insufficient for the scale and magnitude of energy that I wish to devote to my ideas. I swear money is my great compromise. So great indeed that I am not sure if making money is helping me carry out or defer my concoctions of grandeur. For such an almost weightless and lithe object them Benjamins surely can cloud and steer someone's motivation any which way it wishes to own - but I swear to Bob nothing owns me, I'm free.

I think I've written way too much Da Kine for tonight. I'm done.