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During the past 36 days, I …

… spent 33 of them in Hawaii.
… fell in love with a little boy named Sam (and there was nothing illegal or inappropriate about it).
… realized that it rains in paradise during the winter.
… drank water out of the tap.
… watched not one word of President Bush’s State of the Union address. Nor the inauguration address. But I did catch the lowlights on the Daily Show.
… received one of the worst haircuts of my life from a barber who spoke perfect English. Soooooooo short. And he hacked off my sideburns without even asking.
… wrote a 47-page book proposal about The Trip.
… signed with a New York-based agent who thinks she can sell the idea.
… rode a boogie board.
… went snorkeling.
… woke up at 8 a.m. and watched live NFL football.
… realized that American groceries cost the same in Honolulu as they do in Shanghai.

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02.18.2005, 10:50 PM · Diary · Comments (4)