Ogii making charcoal pancakes.
A lot of receipts from our shopping trip in Honolulu.
Ogii also found this great hiking hat fo rme with mesh for airflow.
An update turned on this Visual Search, which meant any time I clicked anywhere on my empty desktop, it brought up a search of the background image. Super annoying, but easy to turn off once I figured out what it was.
The banner in the soccer subreddit is neat.
Brazil vs Norway.
He's complaning.
He's also complaining.
And they both acknowledge to each other they're full of crap and just trying to get a favorable ruling.
I like seeing stars doing normal stuff, like eating pizza.
It's hot. They have these huge fans for the players, and neck coolers.
Right in the camera.
Leo never looks interested.
Princess Ingrid and Prince Sverre are much more into the game.
Very happy about the goal.
From Erling Haaland's header.
Which the goalie can't reach.
Happy.
Which team is she cheering for?
Haaland with another score via a kick.
Just past the goalie.
A teammate riding him like a horse.
Very fun.
A bit of a line at airport security a bit after 5am.
Boarding.
The Hawaiian honeycreeper.
A native forest bird.
Sunrise.
Neat waves.
The next flight was another honeycreeper, but a different one.
This one's beak is longer and curved.
Lanai's airport is a single strip on the southwest corner of the island.
Our favorite part of the island: Hulopoe Beach.
The Manele Small Boat Harbor to the left, the Four Seasons to the right, and the beach and neat rocks in the middle.
A small area of raised land on Maui.
And a rainbow right at the airport.
You can still see it walking to the rental cars.
The trolley.
The Emerald level of National gets you the Miatas, which are fun.
The Executive level gets Jeeps and Mustangs, but those are too big and hard to park.
Another rainbow in the mountains.
This air freshener at work reminds me of a casino in California. I don't remember which casino, but it was a lot of fun.
Mexican for dinner.
A hint of a rainbow between clouds.
I used to be at the Courtyard by Marriott; now I'm at the Hampton.
A little snack corner.
I can get some snacks in this box or points. I don't really like any of these snacks, so I take the points.
This owl is supposed to scare the birds. The birds right behind it don't appear to be scared.
A nice indoor/outdoor patio.
And indoor/outdoor restaurant/bar.
Live music.
The cruise ship is here.
Nice room.
Meanwhile Ogii saw a double rainbow in Kona.
All the way across.
And a sunset with some nice colors.
The hotels has various activities.
And daily events.
They're showing the soccer game on the TV in the lobby.
Argentia vs Egypt. I have to go to work soon, so we can watch it later when I get home.
Lots of different seating.
Some in a corner that's a bit more private.
They have a great breakfast.
Clouds, mountains, and palm trees.
And another rainbow.
I got upgraded to first class for the flight home. But since it's like a 30-minute flight, it's not that great. Plus, they put me in the front row.
Which is no good, because there's no floor storage.
If I move back a row, though, I can put my bag under the seat in front of me like normal.
So I'm switching to that.
Dinner at the hotel.
Another nice sunset in Kona.
As with most hotels, the desk for working is too high for my laptop to be comfortable.
But there's a little table by the couch which is lower which works much better.
That's a nice saying.
Ogii has a bug on the screen at home.
It's not letting her go outside.
She tried to smack it off with a yardstick, but it's hanging on tight.
Taking the tram from the car rental.
There's a Premier Club lounge for Hawaiian Airlines.
Which I could go into with Priority Pass, but it's pretty basic inside.
So I'd rather wait at the gate.
Some history on the airport.
It was named after this pilot.
This plane isn't a honeycreeper.
It's a sea bird.
In first class.
Some mansions near a beach.
The side of the Haleakala volcano.
Although Kona has more lava.
Bright yellow birds.
The big is still there. I flicked it off with my finger.
Now time to watch the soccer game.
Egypt scores first.
The fans are happy.
And again.
But there was a foul.
Argentinian fans then are happy.
As they tie.
With a kick from Messi.
Above the keeper.
He looks like he's flying.
And jumping.
A red card.
And yellow cards to the Egyptians for arguing at the end of the game.
High scoring but controversial. Some players still exchange jerseys, though.
Some pigs outside.
In the dark, I can hear them walking around better than I can see them.
Many geckos on the ceiling.
I have these end tuft toothbrushes from GUM to get food out of the holes left by my wisdom teeth, but they're don't have travel size ones.
But if I saw them in half, they're travel size.
A lizard.
A mongoose.
Getting a picture of a pretty sunset.
Very colorful.
Nice reflection on the pool.
Pictures of our cruise shirts.
So we can order another for Brett.
I've never seen a tip option on Amazon. So if I don't tip, they won't do as good of a job?
Shutterfly used to be a really good company for ordering prints.
But not any more.
Another company ruined by private equity.
I weto to the laundromat to wash our comforter, but all of the washers were full. I'm going to bring it to Hilo next week instead as there are multiple laundromats there versus only one in Kona.
$5 Fridays at Safeway.
Then roadside tamales.
And fresh fish.
That's a big one.
I thought they were selling filets, but nope, whole fish.
That fillet wasn't very good.
A little better on the second one.
All cut out.
And then cooked.
The birds taking the rug fibers for their nests.
Throwing the trash in the dumpster.
There's a rat or two in there every once in a while. This time one jumped right out near me.
There it goes.
Nice sunset.
Sheep.
AAA Explorer featured Hawaii.
Reefs and history.
The Lahaina banyan tree.
Shops and events.
And the Cirque due Soleil Auana show.
Also an article on hot springs, including this huge one in Colorado.
We saw the Naadam opening festival when we were in Mongolia.
We aren't there this year.
But we can watch it on YouTube.
Many horses.
Many people.
Forming a design.
More World Cup.
I had thought these lions were for another team, but they appear to be for England.
The last time they showed David Beckham, they showed Victoria beside him. I wonder why they cropped her out this time.
Instead of ads, Telemundo shows nice pictures of the cities, like San Francisco...
... and Seattle.
Oh no, Haaland pushed this player during a corner kick.
He fell down.
And instead of Norway being up 2-1...
... it was 1-1 after they annulled the goal.
Magnus Carlsen, the best chess player in the world, watching.
Then English coach was very animated.
The next game was on at the same time as the McGregor vs Holloway 2 UFC match.
You used to have to buy these, but Paramount is streaming them for free.
Soccer on the TV, UFC on the phone, and planning our cruise on the laptop.
A choke.
Another one.
Like the World Cup...
... sometimes it's more fun to see the fans than the fights.
Although unlike the World Cup, which also shows many normal fans...
... the UFC pretty much only shows celebrities.
Another choke.
Holloway walking out with the Hawaiian flag.
And McGregor with the Irish one.
The stadium with Irish colors.
The soccer fans are excited.
Including the kids.
The keeper watching the ball go by.
More happy fans.
McGregor's first move of the fight is a jump kick.
But when he lands, he hurts his knee.
And is out of the fight. That was very anticlimactic.
This is neat. A sports medicine doctor breaks down the fight.
He says because of the way Conor's leg moved...
... it doesn't seem like an ACL injury.
But is instead a lateral meniscus tear.
Another nice sunset.
Season 2 of Schitt's Creek has some of my favorite scenes, including fold in the cheese in episode 2.
And David at the Blouse Barn in episode 4.