Preparing for Hawaii

I know, I know. No pictures? Again? When am I going to post those wedding photos I did? Why even bother posting without some photos... any photos.

Here's the thing. My editing software is down right now. Also, my hard drive is down right now. So. That leaves me with very little to post. And while both problems are on fix-it-now radar, the fact that I will be IN Hawaii in nine days makes it less of a priority. Right now, I'm trying to focus on:
1. Getting my laundry done. I haven't done laundry in almost two and a half months; it's time.
2. Packing. Generally speaking, I don't pack ahead of time, but this year I have to be more strategic because I'd like to bring only one suitcase (so as to avoid the extra fee of bringing a second--pay $750 for an airline ticket, and then on top of that, they charge you for BOTH bags? Really? I mean, really?).
3. Not checking out of work, entering vacation mode early. This is important, and so far, I'm not doing well.
4. Hanging out with all the people I'm not going to see for a while. This means that I actually have no more free time until... well, technically speaking, I'm booked through the first two weekends in August.
5. Making lists.

I love lists. Here is a list of the lists that I am making for Hawaii:
1. Things to do before Hawaii that have nothing to do with actually being there
2. Things to do in order to have clothing in Hawaii
3. Toiletries to bring to Hawaii
4. Types of clothing to bring to Hawaii
5. Pieces of clothing to bring to Hawaii
6. Books to bring to Hawaii
7. People I am seeing before Hawaii
8. Camera equipment not to take to Hawaii
9. Assorted other things not to bring to Hawaii
10. Assorted other things TO bring to Hawaii
11. Things not to do in Hawaii
12. People who will be on Kauai at the same time as me
13. People I want to see on Kauai
14. Must-do's on the island this year
15. Things it's okay to spend money on at Shopping Horn
16. People to bring back souvenirs for
17. Ways to get to the airport day-out
18. Ways to get to get home day-in
19. Shoot Sheet for Bear and Tracy's Day After shoot in Hawaii
20. Restaurants to eat at in Hawaii
21. Ways to trick Russell Miranda into marrying me (I'll have to post some pictures of my cowboy crush Russell from last year's Poipu Rodeo. If anyone can think of things to add to this list, I'd be most appreciative...)

Clearly, my neuroticism is outstanding and worthy of note.

To satisfy your want of pictures (I mean, I guess this is, technically, a photoblog), I'll post some of my favourites. A little grace; these are just from my Nikon S1 point & shoot.