Showing posts with label awesomeness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awesomeness. Show all posts
More LOST fun
Now when that day finally comes and that screen goes black,
I’ll be like “LOST ain’t over, man, we gotta go back”
And when it’s finally done nothing else can fill in that gap
Come on now ‘LOST’ ain't over, man, we gotta go back
It’s so strange, I think back and let time extend
Season 6, and I just can’t believe it’s the end
It’s just a show, but it feels like losing a friend
Life goes on, but I’ll never be LOST again.
Credit to these awesome guys.
The Big Island Chronicles - Waipio Valley
Pardon the dorky helmets. It had to be done.
Waipio Valley was maybe the most awesome thing I've seen in Hawaii (outside of my magically incredible wedding, of course.) I think we were all stunned into silence.
The trip began after a 2 hour drive from Kailua-Kona early in the morning. We arrived at an art gallery, where we were to be picked up by a guide. Keoni, our guide, grew up in the valley. Much of his family still lives there. He told us not to buckle our seat belts in the 4 wheel drive van. We thought he was kidding until he made it quite clear that he was not. You see, the drive down into the valley is at a 25% incline, and the road is, shall we say, bumpy. Oh, and there's a sharp cliff off one side of the road that leads to the valley floor. His exact words were, "if the brakes fail and we need to bail quickly, you don't want your seat belt fastened."
Okay, Keoni. I trust you.
Either way, we became instantly mesmerized as we made our way down into the valley. At every turn, the awesomeness grew. Waterfalls snaking down the cliffs in all directions, rivers running over the roads, gigantic tropical trees of all varieties, taro farms surrounding the few houses we passed. There's no electricity in Waipio Valley, and only about 50 people actually live there.
Here's the valley view from the ocean, taken from hawaiipictures.com:
So we get to the horse stables, and Keoni points out all the wild horses that don't belong to them that like to mill around the stable horses. He encouraged us to take one of the mules home with us. Maybe next time. After a brief lesson in horse riding, Keoni's cousin Rachel brought out horses one by one, which Keoni chose for each rider, based on our height and weight, I think. My horse was named Stoney, and he was AWESOME.
After we were each all horsed up, we set off into the wonderland. And thus began the silence. It was hard to say much, I just couldn't believe everything I was seeing down there. "The light scatters differently here." (Sorry--LOST reference.) But, actually, no, it really does.
We rode down rivers, up trails, and through gorgeous green jungles for about 2 hours. At one point Keoni pulled a perfectly ripe avocado off a tree and cut up slices for each of us to taste. Maybe my brain was a little wonky from the blurred dimensions I was experiencing down there, but I swear it was the tastiest avocado I've ever had in my life.
Truly an amazing experience.
I have more pictures and more stories, but I have to save those for later. The best pictures, which I haven't shown you, will be made into prints. They're so good, I need to save them for later.
I cannot wait to go back to Waipio Valley.
Waipio Valley was maybe the most awesome thing I've seen in Hawaii (outside of my magically incredible wedding, of course.) I think we were all stunned into silence.
The trip began after a 2 hour drive from Kailua-Kona early in the morning. We arrived at an art gallery, where we were to be picked up by a guide. Keoni, our guide, grew up in the valley. Much of his family still lives there. He told us not to buckle our seat belts in the 4 wheel drive van. We thought he was kidding until he made it quite clear that he was not. You see, the drive down into the valley is at a 25% incline, and the road is, shall we say, bumpy. Oh, and there's a sharp cliff off one side of the road that leads to the valley floor. His exact words were, "if the brakes fail and we need to bail quickly, you don't want your seat belt fastened."
Okay, Keoni. I trust you.
Either way, we became instantly mesmerized as we made our way down into the valley. At every turn, the awesomeness grew. Waterfalls snaking down the cliffs in all directions, rivers running over the roads, gigantic tropical trees of all varieties, taro farms surrounding the few houses we passed. There's no electricity in Waipio Valley, and only about 50 people actually live there.
Here's the valley view from the ocean, taken from hawaiipictures.com:
So we get to the horse stables, and Keoni points out all the wild horses that don't belong to them that like to mill around the stable horses. He encouraged us to take one of the mules home with us. Maybe next time. After a brief lesson in horse riding, Keoni's cousin Rachel brought out horses one by one, which Keoni chose for each rider, based on our height and weight, I think. My horse was named Stoney, and he was AWESOME.
After we were each all horsed up, we set off into the wonderland. And thus began the silence. It was hard to say much, I just couldn't believe everything I was seeing down there. "The light scatters differently here." (Sorry--LOST reference.) But, actually, no, it really does.
We rode down rivers, up trails, and through gorgeous green jungles for about 2 hours. At one point Keoni pulled a perfectly ripe avocado off a tree and cut up slices for each of us to taste. Maybe my brain was a little wonky from the blurred dimensions I was experiencing down there, but I swear it was the tastiest avocado I've ever had in my life.
Truly an amazing experience.
I have more pictures and more stories, but I have to save those for later. The best pictures, which I haven't shown you, will be made into prints. They're so good, I need to save them for later.
I cannot wait to go back to Waipio Valley.
One of my favorite things.
Isn't this great? It's vintage crystal and it belonged to my Grandpa. :o) You can't see it, but there's a flower carved into the bottom.
I kept it, even though I didn't really have anything to put in it (we're mostly wine drinkers) because it's a great piece either way. This year it dawned on us that we do occasionally buy other alcohol, especially around the holidays, for things like eggnog and hot toddies. :oD Now, instead of hiding the ugly bottle of brandy in the cupboard, we can use this awesome decanter.
I love when possessions have a purpose. :o)
When something is truly awesome, I really should blog about it.
THIS IS SO AWESOME! AGH!
(now would be a good time to mention that I've never even heard Beyonce's original version, and I have even less intention of doing so now.)
But! In case you're more of an Earth Wind and Fire type of person, here ya go!
More Pomplamoose to listen to online.
Love it. LOVE IT. Go buy Pomplamoose's music. Now. Support art. Support AWESOME art.
(now would be a good time to mention that I've never even heard Beyonce's original version, and I have even less intention of doing so now.)
But! In case you're more of an Earth Wind and Fire type of person, here ya go!
More Pomplamoose to listen to online.
Love it. LOVE IT. Go buy Pomplamoose's music. Now. Support art. Support AWESOME art.
We got a fancy new camera.
So... I've been taking pictures of things. Mostly things on our patio.
But how's this for texture?
:o)
But how's this for texture?
:o)
Special Day :o)
Today is our Anniversary. :o) It marks 4 years of marriage, and 8 years of being happily together. As Colin has been mentioning all week, this officially means we've been married more than we were not married! Yay! :oD
People kept telling us that our crazy "in love" feeling would go away after a couple years of knowing each other. We're still waiting for that to happen, and at this point, I have serious doubts that it will. Serious, serious doubts.
Take a memory trip with us:
If we haven't mentioned lately, extra special thanks to Best Man Joe for introducing us 8 years ago. We really appreciate it. ;o)
A couple more pictures here!
BEST. COSTUME. EVER.
This is about as simple and distinct as you can get:
(yoda!)
Check out Creatures By Chelsea on Etsy to see all the different kinds. Each pair is unique, and she makes child sizes too!
My favorite part is that you can wear your regular clothes and it still looks like a costume! Can you imagine dressing up more and wearing these to a party?
I adore mine. I will definitely be wearing them this October. :o)
(yoda!)
Check out Creatures By Chelsea on Etsy to see all the different kinds. Each pair is unique, and she makes child sizes too!
My favorite part is that you can wear your regular clothes and it still looks like a costume! Can you imagine dressing up more and wearing these to a party?
I adore mine. I will definitely be wearing them this October. :o)
Divine Revolution Magazine
Neato:
I was selected to be the cover art for the September/October issue of Divine Revolution Magazine. From what I can tell, they discuss art, poetry and other writings, eco-mindedness, spirituality, and raw/vegan/healthy eating.
There's also a music video, called Living Darfur, directly to the right of my Sand Flower painting, that I highly recommend. It's set in Darfur, and (aside from the music) shows the daily life and culture of those living there. Rad. I love relevant things.
It's a cool site. Go visit! :o)
Well, here's the Living Darfur video, by Mattafix:
I was selected to be the cover art for the September/October issue of Divine Revolution Magazine. From what I can tell, they discuss art, poetry and other writings, eco-mindedness, spirituality, and raw/vegan/healthy eating.
There's also a music video, called Living Darfur, directly to the right of my Sand Flower painting, that I highly recommend. It's set in Darfur, and (aside from the music) shows the daily life and culture of those living there. Rad. I love relevant things.
It's a cool site. Go visit! :o)
Well, here's the Living Darfur video, by Mattafix:
So Awesome
I'm in a book!
It's part of the Trunkt - Amazing Artists series (Art and Photography Edition.) It's beautiful. :o) There are 19 other artists featured as well.
If you're in New York City, it should be available soon in various boutiques and stores. If you're everywhere else in the world that isn't New York City, you can pick one up at Trunkt's Blurb store online. :o) They're available in hardcover (with a dust jacket) and paperback.
Also be sure to check out Trunkt.org, which hosts some of the most beautiful artist's portfolios I've ever seen.
Fun!
glow, baby, glow
Just listed on Etsy:
Fun little color study. :o)
This one is "purple & gold," which might seem confusing since there are clearly other colors involved, but, you see, it was the purple and gold that I was learning about. That, and how this particular UV pigment works. I think I was studying "antique" rather than a particular color.
Anyway, this was made with the strongest glow pigment available. That picture was not even taken with all the lights off. I could have taken it with the lights off, but I wanted to show you how well it glows even with the lights on!! Supposedly it glows for over 12 hours straight, although I don't even know how I would test this, since it's not even dark out for 12 hours.
You know what that means, right? That means that it should still be glowing by the time the sun comes up, so it should never *not* be light reactive! Hee...
Who needs fireflies? [hey, that gives me an idea for something...]
Fun little color study. :o)
This one is "purple & gold," which might seem confusing since there are clearly other colors involved, but, you see, it was the purple and gold that I was learning about. That, and how this particular UV pigment works. I think I was studying "antique" rather than a particular color.
Anyway, this was made with the strongest glow pigment available. That picture was not even taken with all the lights off. I could have taken it with the lights off, but I wanted to show you how well it glows even with the lights on!! Supposedly it glows for over 12 hours straight, although I don't even know how I would test this, since it's not even dark out for 12 hours.
You know what that means, right? That means that it should still be glowing by the time the sun comes up, so it should never *not* be light reactive! Hee...
Who needs fireflies? [hey, that gives me an idea for something...]
The Steampunk Movement?
I've been seeing this everywhere for months, and you know what? It's AWESOME.
Check out these goggles:
I didn't realize it was an actual style trend until recently. I think it's super crazy rad.
I'm gonna add buckles and compasses and pleather to everything I own.
Retro-Futuristic? I'm in.
Check out these goggles:
I didn't realize it was an actual style trend until recently. I think it's super crazy rad.I'm gonna add buckles and compasses and pleather to everything I own.
Retro-Futuristic? I'm in.
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