trial period

Aloha. I ended up in the hut! haha. I went and spoke with the couple that wanted help with their oasis, and we agreed to do a trial period for about a month, so here I am. It's been about a week and a half so far, and in that time I've been swinging back and forth between wanting to get the f' out of this situation, and thinking how very fortunate I am. It's one of those good on paper things... The agreement is lodging and utilities in a great location and access to a bike in exchange for doing random landscaping projects, researching random ideas they have, assorted random tasks like figuring out this solar apparatus he has with no instructions, and mostly helping the daughter find and apply for scholarships/find a direction in life. To me it sounds like a pretty easy gig, and the only issues have been that there's no clear agreement about a schedule or number of hours they expect (not for lack of asking), so it's caused some personal confusion as to whether or not I'm meeting or falling short of expectations. I hope to bring that up soon and just check in and see if they're comfortable with the ad hoc approach. I'm not sure I completely gel with the man and woman (Debra and Tony), either, but, theses are things that I'm pretty sure I can deal with in exchange for living in a little mini-oasis, inside of a tropical paradise.

I applied at some local health food stores, but haven't heard back. So, no job yet, but I'm only spending money on food so the impact on my savings isn't so bad. I'll just keep looking.

I've been making an effort to go to pickup a lot, which has been great for getting off the property, exercise, and meeting/socializing with new people. I also joined the fall league and ended up on a great team with nice and talented people. Plus, a lot of them are good-looking...but, that's neither here nor there :p There's a monthly disc golf tourney going on this Saturday on Sand Island that I think I'm going to check out. That could be fun.

I'm really looking forward to experiencing Halloween in Waikiki. It should be pretty entertaining. I've decided to dress up as the pants party. I'm going to draw some pants partying on a shirt, maybe on some pants, too. On the front of the shirt I'm going to write, "Invite Only." I'll probably go out with some other frisbee kids I've met here. There's a really nice group that's here from Teach for America.

Anywho, kick ass at Nationals if you're playing! : D