Went to the gym, bought my 2002 calendar, picked up Chris’s uniform at the dry cleaners, bought new wool socks for him as well …
Oh man, I forgot something …
What the hell was it??
Holy shit, I forgot to buy him some white shoe polish for his marching shoes … crap.
I have 27 hours left to get my shit together … and Chris is being no help to me.
Oh well, I best be off …
Laters,
Hapa
Thursday, November 15, 2001
What's coming up:
Tomorrow is Ramadan
7 days until Thanksgiving
17 days until Advent
25 days until Chanukah
31 days until Posada
36 days until Winter Solstice
40 days until Christmas
41 days until Kwanzaa
47 days until New Years Day
53 days until Eastern Orthodox Christmas
My day today will be spent looking for a carryon and possibly a new suitcase for Chris's trip in two days. I'm making a mental note to never fly with ATA, even if my life depended on it. The band, with approximately 350-400 people traveling - that's the band members, school administration, chaperones, and tag-alongs, will be heading out to New York on three different flights. The plane that will be carrying the kids and school official, along with a few of the chaperones, will be on the ATA chartered flight. The other two planes, United and NorthWest, will carry the remaining chaperones and tag-alongs. This past Tuesday night was the last parent information meeting before the trip. In that meeting they went into the specifics of airport procedures and the requirements of the luggage situation. Luggage is allowed up to 40lbs … what the fuck … how the hell are you going to fit 8 days worth of crap into a suitcase that is only allowed 40lbs? The carryon measurements are 9"x13.5"x19". If you happen to go over the weight limit, you will be charged a $50 fee for every 10lbs you are over. How the hell do you go shopping with limitations like that? Chris is like me … I like to pack a little extra clothes just in case. Sorry Chris, no can do this time. So far, the plan is to pack shirts he sleeps in that are pretty much ready to throw out, so after each wear he can throw it away. It's four to a room, so I think he and his roommates are going to buy the essentials - shampoo, soap, etc, up there and just share those. He wanted to go clothes shopping while he was there. I told him that it's pretty much the same price as it is here. If anything a mother of one of his friends is going as a tag-along and I was going to ask her to ship stuff home if it comes to that.
It's already 8am and I need to pay the rest of my bills today so I can figure out how much I will be giving Chris for spending money. Hope you have a great day, it's looking pretty nice on my end and I might just head out to John's boat for some action … heh.
Coming soon - more Hawaiian Words of the Day ...
Aloha,
Hapa
Tomorrow is Ramadan
7 days until Thanksgiving
17 days until Advent
25 days until Chanukah
31 days until Posada
36 days until Winter Solstice
40 days until Christmas
41 days until Kwanzaa
47 days until New Years Day
53 days until Eastern Orthodox Christmas
My day today will be spent looking for a carryon and possibly a new suitcase for Chris's trip in two days. I'm making a mental note to never fly with ATA, even if my life depended on it. The band, with approximately 350-400 people traveling - that's the band members, school administration, chaperones, and tag-alongs, will be heading out to New York on three different flights. The plane that will be carrying the kids and school official, along with a few of the chaperones, will be on the ATA chartered flight. The other two planes, United and NorthWest, will carry the remaining chaperones and tag-alongs. This past Tuesday night was the last parent information meeting before the trip. In that meeting they went into the specifics of airport procedures and the requirements of the luggage situation. Luggage is allowed up to 40lbs … what the fuck … how the hell are you going to fit 8 days worth of crap into a suitcase that is only allowed 40lbs? The carryon measurements are 9"x13.5"x19". If you happen to go over the weight limit, you will be charged a $50 fee for every 10lbs you are over. How the hell do you go shopping with limitations like that? Chris is like me … I like to pack a little extra clothes just in case. Sorry Chris, no can do this time. So far, the plan is to pack shirts he sleeps in that are pretty much ready to throw out, so after each wear he can throw it away. It's four to a room, so I think he and his roommates are going to buy the essentials - shampoo, soap, etc, up there and just share those. He wanted to go clothes shopping while he was there. I told him that it's pretty much the same price as it is here. If anything a mother of one of his friends is going as a tag-along and I was going to ask her to ship stuff home if it comes to that.
It's already 8am and I need to pay the rest of my bills today so I can figure out how much I will be giving Chris for spending money. Hope you have a great day, it's looking pretty nice on my end and I might just head out to John's boat for some action … heh.
Coming soon - more Hawaiian Words of the Day ...
Aloha,
Hapa
Tuesday, November 13, 2001
I hope all of you had a great weekend. Mine was pretty good. Last night was Chris’s last marching band performance at Aloha Stadium. His last actual gig for the marching season will be at the Macy’s Parade next week in New York. There was about 15 schools that performed last night at the Meadow Gold Rainbow Invitational, and Pearl City performed second to the last – right before the University of Hawaii performed. Of course it rained all night. It always rains at these functions. Sianna and I had fun. There were several schools that put on a great show. I was still kinda disappointed that Pearl City did not do their drum feature. According to Chris it was a very difficult number to do and they may do it in next year’s show.
Now that the marching season has come to a close, concert season, with the Winter Concert happening next month, is beginning. I saw some of the music sheets in Chris’s folder and they looked really complicated. I’m really proud of Chris. It’s unusual for a Freshman to be in Wind Ensemble I – otherwise called top band. When I was in highschool, to be in Wind I, you had to audition for a seat. Nowadays, from what I was told, you had to be asked by the Band Director personally to join. Chris was spotted last year at the Spring Concert when he was in the 8th grade. Another condition is that you have to take lessons, which he has been since earlier this year.
Well, Chris leaves this Saturday. He’s really anxious and wants to leave already. He and his sister are really close and they have already, on separate occasions, mentioned that they were going to miss each other. I have to take Chris later this week to get his traveler’s checks. His father’s side of the family is taking him out Friday night to dinner, and my family will go out for brunch Saturday before we take him to the airport. I still have to put more money into his Visa Buxx card … I really don’t want him to carry a lot of cash. He’s gonna have a lot of fun.
Before I end, I just want to say ‘aloha’ to my new readers. A big howdy to WryGuy in New York, he’s a friend of my friends Ghost, Logi and Nightskye. He’s got a link to my site on his site and hopefully soon I’ll have a link for him on mine … hint, hint … when I finally do make it to New York again Logi, you have to give me a crash course on all this html crap. Another howdy goes out to Dave and Tyler at Schofield. Sorry that was a little late guys but this is the first night making a post since I met you guys over the weekend.
Hope you all have a great day,
Hapa
Now that the marching season has come to a close, concert season, with the Winter Concert happening next month, is beginning. I saw some of the music sheets in Chris’s folder and they looked really complicated. I’m really proud of Chris. It’s unusual for a Freshman to be in Wind Ensemble I – otherwise called top band. When I was in highschool, to be in Wind I, you had to audition for a seat. Nowadays, from what I was told, you had to be asked by the Band Director personally to join. Chris was spotted last year at the Spring Concert when he was in the 8th grade. Another condition is that you have to take lessons, which he has been since earlier this year.
Well, Chris leaves this Saturday. He’s really anxious and wants to leave already. He and his sister are really close and they have already, on separate occasions, mentioned that they were going to miss each other. I have to take Chris later this week to get his traveler’s checks. His father’s side of the family is taking him out Friday night to dinner, and my family will go out for brunch Saturday before we take him to the airport. I still have to put more money into his Visa Buxx card … I really don’t want him to carry a lot of cash. He’s gonna have a lot of fun.
Before I end, I just want to say ‘aloha’ to my new readers. A big howdy to WryGuy in New York, he’s a friend of my friends Ghost, Logi and Nightskye. He’s got a link to my site on his site and hopefully soon I’ll have a link for him on mine … hint, hint … when I finally do make it to New York again Logi, you have to give me a crash course on all this html crap. Another howdy goes out to Dave and Tyler at Schofield. Sorry that was a little late guys but this is the first night making a post since I met you guys over the weekend.
Hope you all have a great day,
Hapa
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