Saturday, December 17, 2005
Woke up around 5:00 AM but stayed in bed another hour or so. Chicken soup for pre-breakfast—the alcohol from last night made my sore throat worse. Bought gifts for my office co-workers from an ABC store. (Don't worry, Joel—it's not macadamia nut clusters!) Breakfast with Chris, Nate, Craig, and Morgan at Wailana Coffee House, a popular 1960s-70s-ish Denny'sesque diner. Burnt orange, brown, beige. The banquettes, salad bar, and lighting (lanterns hanging from chain links) definitely give an old-style feel but without the wear and tear. Afterwards we walked through the Hilton Resort, saw the live flamingoes and African black-footed penguins. The penguins aren't kept indoors as I've usually seen them before in zoos. These are kept in an outdoor pen and they're considered warm-weather penguins. Nate went to school to grade exams. Chris and I went home, hung out, then went to the beach. Nate happened to arrive at the parking lot at exactly the same time. We lay on the beach for a few hours, and I realized that this was the first time we'd ever done this together. Back at home, I helped Nate make pineapple upside down cake. We ate dinner: sloppy joes, fresh pineapple, pineapple upside down cake. Watched Throughly Modern Millie on DVD, which I enjoyed a lot. I hadn't known this film existed! Wild!