It Pains to Walk

Thursday morning I had breakfast with my friend Crystal. She was in the area to do some extra work for a movie with George Clooney called the Descendents. We talked about stuff, bento, FFXI, etc.

After breakfast, I went to Shirokiya to buy some Salonpas and Advil. Thought about getting a knee brace, too, but didn’t go through with it. I also stopped by the bookstore to look for a book to read since I finished Fool Moon a few days ago. Didn’t find anything I liked. More like, didn’t want to spend the money to buy a book that I may or may not like as I want to read more of the Dresden Files books.

I also signed up to go on a submarine ride. I figured since walking around hurts, trying to snorkeling or scuba diving might not be a good choice at the moment.

Which leads me to my next smrt decision. I wanted to pick up a USB cable, so I decided to go to a camera store to see what they had. It took me a while to get there, and it turns out that they were closed. I didn’t actually get to the store, someone told me that they closed and I called them after I found a telephone book. I had to walk a ways back to get to a bus stop with busses that actually run.

For dinner (before my trip on the bus), I ate at the Pineapple Room. I thought the food was alright, not anything to write home about. Overpriced, too. The waiter was kinda creepy and didn’t smile much. He also tried to short change me by $10. I flagged a waitress down and told her I was short changed. It took longer than it should have to get it straightened out, but I got the correct change back. I tipped and left.

I should check on yelp for what that restaurant’s review is like.

Poisonous Snails and Slipping On the Dance Floor

Wednesday was Stacey and Mark’s Wedding. It was quite a full day filled with fun, embarrassment, injury, and poisonous snails.

After eating breakfast at Shirokiya, I met up with Matt and Margaret for lunch. After wandering around for a bit, we ate at a Korean restaurant near the International Marketplace. Pretty good stuff.

The wedding took place at Ko ‘Olina. Very beautiful place to get married at. Unfortunately, it started raining really hard and it was an outdoor wedding. Large puddles everywhere. I was very glad I wore platform wedge heels. At least it wasn’t cold rain like SoCal rain.

One one of the trips to the restroom, one of the girls at the wedding party pointed out the large snails that crawl around the area. I was like, cool! Snails are cute! I picked one up and poked at it’s eyes and antenna. Later on, she comes up to me with a paper towel covered in liquid soap and tells me that they’re poisonous snails. Um. I already ate food with my hands. Yikes! I go back to the restroom to wash my hands off with the soap. Didn’t die or go into paralysis, so all is good.

When it was time for the wedding, Stacey looked stunning in her dress and make-up. Mark looked good wearing khaki pants, button up shirt and a leafy lei. I guess the guys don’t wear the standard tux like in mainland weddings. They really looked snazzy together.

When it was time for the couple’s first dance, a few of us agreed to go onto the dance floor after 20 seconds to take the focus off of Stacey and Mark. I did a good job on that. As soon as I stepped onto the dance floor, I slipped and fell right on my butt. I also injured my knee and big toe. More alcohol please!

So now it seems, I’m going to be known as snail girl and the girl that slipped on the dance floor. Oh well. At least I had fun!