a brief bit from my time in hawaii
my oh my, i never published anything about my two months in hawaii
I actually sat down to write a “2024 rapt” and found this unpublished work of tom-hanks-cast-away-ass letter. i’m going to publish because i haven’t written anything in so long and this was a weird chapter. original text= black, present day= green
for anyone who doesn’t know, there’s been a change in location. i’m in a new tropical habitat- maui, hawaii.
the dream logic that apparently dicates the settings of my life decided that the antidote to pnw winters is 6 (or 7 or 8?) months in tropical locations. how did this even happen? i thought i was going to leave portland for two months, and one thing lead to another.
I guess when i think about it, living in portland for so long has been the exception to how i’ve lived my adult life. i’ve usually just made blind leaps and let Todd sort out the details. from idaho, to vista ca, to the pink house in temecula ca, to living in a van in chicago, back to idaho, and then to portland. (all the while touring and traveling for music) all of those decisions were made in accordance with my standard-issue-bermuda-triangle-heart-compass
so here i am floating on an island in the middle of the ocean. i just learned that these islands are the most remote places on earth- as in, furthest from other land. if that’s incorrect take it up with my friend who told me this last night lol. there are no fact checks in island life 😎
so far this place is very interesting.
there is very little light pollution, so on cloudless nights, the sky is amaaaaaazing. seeing the naked sky made me a bit sad to realize how infrequently i experience the stars like that.
its suuuuper spiritual-woo. think kizmet etc. it has that in common with puerto morelos. but if you read my 'om, me now know’ entry, you’re already aware that i’ve mastered this realm and it’s just a matter of time before i have my own cult ;)
there’s a place called temple of peace nearby. i responded to a hand written note seeking cat care that was posted to their community board. the person who posted it is named Crystal, *because, and she is a sweet older hippie-ish woman who has dedicated her life to caring for cats. she wants me to help her make videos to raise money to start a cat sanctuary or cat cafe. can you imagine if i ended up co-founding a cat sanctuary here and grew dreadlocks and just became one with the island? should i do it?
as you guessed, i didn’t start the cat cafe, but another temple of peace related story: i later went to an actual service at this temple, (it was so weird, but it’s a fun challenge to be so far outside my comfort zone) and was befriended by an eccentric woman who lives in a tree house. she was maybe 15 years(?) older than me. within one day she went from texting me selfies from the treehouse to telling me she would turn me into shark bait. hawaii is low-key scary.
my brother was just here for two weeks. i got to hang out with him, his partner, and my niece & nephew. it was super grounding and fun. it was nice because i’ve been mostly solo the entire time i’ve been away- which is wild to think about. recently i even thought “should i invent an imaginary friend?” i didn’t try to think this, the imaginary friend was trying to force it’s way into existence lol.
The real highlight of this trip, was when randy and schaus visited for two weeks of writing and recording. we have a big batch of songs that we’re hoping to finish and share soon, and also hope to play a showwww.
