Jun 01, 2009 21:07 - By: Aricq
Tim helps prepare me for Hawaii in the only way he knows how.
You’re looking at how much I know about Hawaii.
They make decent beer at cheap prices.
I mean, I’ve heard all sorts of things about it, but have no opinion – reason being is that I was brought up poor, still am, and even if I wasn’t, it’s an expensive place…
And if I’m going to shell out, I might as well go back to Thailand.
But Hawaii got word of this and is set to prove me wrong – something that has proven easily done ever since I proclaimed the Counting Crows to be ‘the next Dylan’ – and have sent for me.
So tomorrow I’m off. Actually, in less than 4 hours I’m off and I’m just now packing.
I’m not bringing much – a carry-on bag and a small backpack, as these luggage fees ad up when you have to fly out of Bend, OR (if this makes no sense to you, just know that there are no direct flights from here to Honolulu…or, well, most places). But I also want to enjoy myself as much as anyone else, so there will be the obligatory cocktail-with-a-tiny-umbrella, some surfing, local music and cheap trinkets to pass off as archeological finds to my family at Christmas. I want a flowery shirt and to go on a boat. Hell, I’ll get my hair put into beads if I can find it cheap enough.
Why? ‘Cause when I come back, I want to look like I just did Hawaii.
I’m just not going to give it my money…which works out nice as I don’t have any.
More tomorrow – can someone call me at 4am?
You know what happened…
Aric Q. is traveling to Hawaii and he’s trying to do it on the cheap. We will be following his adventures here on UpTake and we will be wishing him well, but we will NOT be wiring him money.
