alysonsimms

alysonsimms @ 2005-03-12T22:40:00

2005-03-12T14:37:15Z

Hey peps, getting this figured out, so take a look at some pics from Hawaii!

alysonsimms @ 2005-03-12T17:45:00

2005-03-12T09:34:21Z

Life with a cat.

2005-03-09T14:47:28Z

Some of you know how I thought about getting a cat here in Taiwan. For some reason, making a 16 year or so commitment doesn't count when you are in another country. It is like the money, it seems like play money. Hum? Well, I got one a few days ago. It is gone now. Complete psycho. Poor kitty. I got it free at the "street that gives away free animals on Sunday" street. I said I wanted a friendly one. They gave me not a baby, but more like a teenager one. The first night it hid under my bed and in the morning, had climbed up under my covers. "How cute!", I thought. Long story short, Andy, Shara, Cindy (Andy's girlfriend) and I haven't slept very well these few nights. I have never really met a cat I didn't like. Even the weirdo ones. In the end, I decided that sleep was more important, so I gave it back. Have you ever done that? It was hard, but this cat was koo-koo. Biting my face and then running to my dresser to eat up my plant. But, then if you tried to approach it, it would run away and hide under my bed and meow. This is about 4 am last night. In the end, it was a stray that needed a "cat whisperer". Not up for that job right now. So, I said goodbye and am having a glass of wine. bye bye kitty...

hawaii test 2

2005-03-07T13:07:17Z

This is a long time coming, but I wanted to tell you all about my Hawaii trip! First, I have to give a big thank you to Tera for teaching me how this whole thing works! Thanks Tera! She is a good teacher. So, my trip…It was awesome! I had so much fun with grandmom, Jim, and Susan. My first thought landing was “The air is so clear here!” My second was, “and I am not going back to Taiwan.” Yea, that worked. Here’s what we did: ate, drank, rested, played cards, shopped, ate, drank, rested, played cards, shopped. I also took a few trips around sola, like to snorkel, climb Diamondhead (I mean, climb the staircase) and to North Beach. I met a girl from Portugal, who was our waitress at a Chinese food restaurant. She invited me to go with her husband, who is Brazilian, for the day. We happened to be there when the world competition for body surfing was going on. I seriously have never seen bigger waves! I braved in a little just to play around, which was fun. I love the ocean! So, that is my short version. Click on the pics below to see some choice ones. Sorry they are so big. My program won’t let me make my pics smaller, so I am going to get a different one soon. Enjoy!

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2005-03-06T09:44:16Z

last day in hawaii