Tings on Tuesday - 6/3/08

I Loathe:

• hot weather.  especially with the sun shining bright... that's the worst.  Currently, it's in the mid-80s, but at least it's cloudy.
• waking up late.  I'm trying very hard to get to work on time, but it's not working out.
• unpredictable traffic.  This does not help the waking up late thing.  This morning, there was a 5-car accident that backed up traffic for a good 12 miles, and that traffic lingers for a quite a while.  What normally takes me 20 minutes to get to work took me 1 hour.  It's been worse.
• gas prices.  My car is a 1997, so I use premium gas, which the cheapest I've seen today was $4.189/gal.  Just last week was the first time I had seen the price of gas change IN THE SAME DAY.  This is madness.
• bills.  They never end!
• feeling stuck/trapped.

I Love:

• Rock Band parties!  I hope everyone enjoyed themselves.  I actually have evidence of a party this time. 
  
  
  
  
  Last time, I didn't really have a chance to take many pictures.
• making people feel happy. 
  

  happy birthday mary cake
  We made a little birthday party for Mary (joint with the Rock Band party), and she was happy.
• narcoleptic kitty.  Puka is so active, running around and attacking everything that moves, so when she gets tired... she just passes out. 
  

  passed out, arms in the air
  it's funny.
• feeling like I'm accomplishing something.  The Hawaii Gagaku Society is having their 40th anniversary this year, and the 40th anniversary concert is in August.  We have special guests coming from Japan, the Nihon Gagaku-kai (Japan Gagaku Society).  Each time they come here, they always pay for all their expenses.  This time, we are trying to raise funds to help pay for their transportation and entertainment.  I'm in charge of the Swap Meet Sale, which is our first big fund raiser project.  With that said, if anyone (in Hawai'i) has items they wish to donate to us, let me know and I'll gladly pick it up from you (so long as it isn't too bulky).
  
• having a clean house.  It won't last for long, because we're lazy and we tend to leave things lying around... but it's nice when it is clean.
• my new Kyocera ceramic santoku knife.  it works really nicely.  I haven't had a sharp knife in a long time.
• vegetables.  especially when they are grilled with Korean barbecue sauce.
• sleeping.