What's for dinner?

I just got back from the gym. It's raining and windy outside. Dinner tonight consists of pinoit noir, miller light, and Lay's Wavy ranch potato chips. Universe, you've done it again!

Sideways

I'm drinking Pino Grigiot watching the DVD commentary of the movie "Sideways" on my laptop sitting on the bottom bunk in my room within the hostel. I've seen the movie 3 or 4 times - I guess I could call it one of my favorites movies, bu this is my first time watching the commentary. The commentary between the two leading characters is hilarious. I'm starting to find that the commentaries on TV and movie DVDs are actually very funny and worth watching.

Random Thought of the Day: Why must there be a hierarchy of the placement of wines on store counters? I'm talking about stores placing the cheapest wines on the bottom rack, barely good enough to be off the floor, and the price of the wines increasing as you go up the counter, ending with the most expensive wines on the top- hence the phrase "top shelf" wine. The height of a wine above the floor alludes to its worth. Does anyone find this a little snobbish? You don't see loaves of bread in a grocery store organized by price, cheapest on bottom and most expensive on top. In fact, no other food or drink is displayed this way. But it's a universal practice. Who decides that wines must be displayed this way? The winemakers? The store selling the wine? Are you supposed to be tricked into buying a more expensive bottle of wine because it's at eye level and thus hence easier to see? Are you supposed to be deterred from selecting a bottom shelf wine because you have to bend over(do more work) to choose a cheap wine?

Milk: A Valuable Commodity in Hawaii

I went to a grocery market in Waikiki this evening to buy some milk to make myself a protein shake for dinner. A gallon of milk was "on sale" for $9.39. I decided to buy a quart instead. A gallon of milk costs 3x the price for a gallon of gas. Wow.

Day 1 in Honolulu

My flight arrived at 1am. I'm staying at Seaside Hawaiian Hostel, which I recommend highly for anyone who wants a cheap but safe place to stay while in Waikiki.

I put down a deposit for a room in a house in Honolulu. The bed covering is red. The window drapes are red. If I remember correctly, the carpet is red too. A nice ocean breeze blows through the 4 windows in my room and keeps the room cool. The room comes with the bed, a small fridge, some lights, and a stand for a TV(which I do not own yet).

I asked the owner of the home if she could help move my bags from the hostel to the home. She replied, "I don't understand. What do you want me to do? Just take a taxi." And then painted an annoyed look on her face as she continued to fill out my lease. So much for hospitality.

I've decided to start a blog. Dictionary.com states that the verb "to blog" means to "to author an online diary or chronology of thoughts". Apparently I will be authoring my life to the world and people will read it. Do you really want to waste precious minutes of your time reading my thoughts? Answer: hell yes.

I'm not a good writer but I've been inspired by Larry David to let the world know what goes on in my mellon. To write about the things that amuse me, piss me off, irk me, and make me bellow with laughter. Oh yeah, I just moved to Honolulu so I'll take you on my journey here as well.