{"id":2237,"date":"2011-11-07T08:43:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-07T15:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2011-11-07T08:43:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-07T15:43:16","slug":"not-a-single-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/?p=2237","title":{"rendered":"Not a single complaint."},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }\n.flickr-yourcomment { }\n.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }\n.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/obnoxiousaries\/6320796089\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6037\/6320796089_49840e24cd.jpg\" class=\"flickr-photo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n\t<span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/obnoxiousaries\/6320796089\/\">Maui 2011<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/obnoxiousaries\/\">Random and Odd<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"flickr-yourcomment\">\n\tThis is my second morning in Maui and again I can\u2019t sleep past  4am.  Yesterday I did the same thing, but I wasn\u2019t alone. Lester and I were both awake and too excited to sleep. <br \/>\nThis morning I have the patio doors wide open and even though it\u2019s still dark outside I can hear the waves crashing on the beach.  Hot Kona coffee and sounds of the ocean in Maui \u2026 now that\u2019s the best part of waking up!<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was our first full day on the island.  We met our friend of many years to take out on his boat to go scuba diving.  It\u2019s been a couple years since we went scuba diving and 2 years ago I had a devil may care attitude about life and wasn\u2019t nervous at all.  In fact, so much as I was the only one out of 4 that did the first dive\u2026and without a dive buddy.   Yesterday, my  nerves got the best of me before I even got out on the boat.   Lester asked if I was okay and I told him I was nervous. He asked why I was nervous and I had no response\u2026\u201dbecause I am.\u201d  And he came back with, \u201cwell stop. Stop being nervous.\u201d<br \/>\nI love that man more than most things, but truly sometimes he\u2019s just straight retarded.  He realized that was a lame comment and he smiled and messed up my hair.  He\u2019s learning that he must quickly redeem himself before I raise my eyebrows at his volume of stupidity.  His smiles defuse any explosive situation he might have created. <br \/>\nOur friend, Bill who lives on the island asked how I was doing and told him the same thing.  \u201cIt\u2019s alright, Darlin\u2019.  You\u2019ll be fine. I\u2019m right here and I\u2019ll make sure you\u2019ll be safe.\u201d    BINGO. He nailed that one on the first try! I relaxed a little bit and stared out at the ocean waiting for our boat  to come back in.  Bill was the first person that I went scuba diving with after I was certified.  He\u2019s got this Texas\u2019esque accent that he has never lost while living in Maui for 500 years  and it\u2019s down right adorable.  I could hear his voice in my head the last time I went diving\u2026\u201dHave fun and be safe!\u201d \u201ccheck your depth sweetheart!\u201d \u201cif you get scared, look at me Darlin, it will be fine.\u201d   So when we got on the boat and started getting ready to go in and he started talking I began to feel better.   Once I got all my gear on and went off the side of the boat backwards I was fine. All that anxiety for nothing\u2026I was comfortable.<br \/>\nBill took us out to the reef he built. It\u2019s compiled of a bunch of stuff he collected when cleaning up the ocean. He wrote out the words ALOHA and new coral is growing on it and to be honest, when you come down to about 60 feet and you\u2019re hovering above it, it\u2019s breathtaking.  <br \/>\nHidden in a coral shelf was a white tipped shark.  We came in close and I sat on the bottom of the ocean (about 90 feet) and watched and waited.  He came out slowly and was arm distance away.  <br \/>\nHoly hell, I love my life!<\/p>\n<p>After our morning dive we came home and I slept like the dead while Lester hosed off all our gear and watched TV for a bit.  Note to self: when taking Tylenol from a friend to rid yourself of a headache\u2026make sure it doesn\u2019t say PM after it, and be sure if you do still take it, only take ONE and not TWO.  <\/p>\n<p>We found a great taco shop on suggestion from one of the guys at the dive company and next door was a tattoo shop.  Just walking in made me nervous.  Lester had designed the tattoo he\u2019s getting while he\u2019s here and I took one of his designs for myself.  I\u2019m not a tattoo person, but I did make a deal with him. If he went skydiving, I would get a tattoo.  I had weaseled my way out of my end of the bargain, but when we decided to come to Maui I told him that I would get it while I was here. <br \/>\nI showed the artist the tattoo that I want and he made a print out of it so I can wear it around for a day to see if it\u2019s where I want it to be.  Just him prepping the area for the stencil made me sick to my stomach.  After it went on it looked HUGE  and I began to regret even putting the stencil on!  As I walked around and began to look at it on my skin, I decided it\u2019s not as big as I originally thought and I do like it a lot.  It\u2019s a tattoo that I have been staring at for 2 years nearly every other night and I am very familiar with it.   So on Thursday I will be getting my first tattoo\u2026and I will probably either barf or pass out during the process. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been 2 hours and the sun still isn\u2019t up.  HURRY! I\u2019m ready to start my day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maui 2011, originally uploaded by Random and Odd. This is my second morning in Maui and again I can\u2019t sleep past 4am. Yesterday I did the same thing, but I wasn\u2019t alone. Lester and I were both awake and too excited to sleep. This morning I have the patio doors wide open and even though it\u2019s still dark outside I can hear the waves crashing on the beach. Hot Kona coffee and sounds of the ocean in Maui \u2026 now that\u2019s the best part of waking up! Yesterday was our first full day on the island. We met our friend of many years to take out on his boat to go scuba diving. It\u2019s been a couple years since we went scuba diving and 2 years ago I had a devil may care attitude about life and wasn\u2019t nervous at all. In fact, so much as I was the only one out of 4 that did the first dive\u2026and without a dive buddy. Yesterday, my nerves got the best of me before I even got out on the boat. Lester asked if I was okay and I told him I was nervous. He asked why I was nervous and I had no response\u2026\u201dbecause I am.\u201d And he came back with, \u201cwell stop. Stop being nervous.\u201d I love that man more than most things, but truly sometimes he\u2019s just straight retarded. He realized that was a lame comment and he smiled and messed up my hair. He\u2019s learning that he must quickly redeem himself before I raise my eyebrows at his volume of stupidity. His smiles defuse any explosive situation he might have created. Our friend, Bill who lives on the island asked how I was doing and told him the same thing. \u201cIt\u2019s alright, Darlin\u2019. You\u2019ll be fine. I\u2019m right here and I\u2019ll make sure you\u2019ll be safe.\u201d BINGO. He nailed that one on the first try! I relaxed a little bit and stared out at the ocean waiting for our boat to come back in. Bill was the first person that I went scuba diving with after I was certified. He\u2019s got this Texas\u2019esque accent that he has never lost while living in Maui for 500 years and it\u2019s down right adorable. I could hear his voice in my head the last time I went diving\u2026\u201dHave fun and be safe!\u201d \u201ccheck your depth sweetheart!\u201d \u201cif you get scared, look at me Darlin, it will be fine.\u201d So when we got on the boat and started getting ready to go in and he started talking I began to feel better. Once I got all my gear on and went off the side of the boat backwards I was fine. All that anxiety for nothing\u2026I was comfortable. Bill took us out to the reef he built. It\u2019s compiled of a bunch of stuff he collected when cleaning up the ocean. He wrote out the words ALOHA and new coral is growing on it and to be honest, when you come down to about 60 feet and you\u2019re hovering above it, it\u2019s breathtaking. Hidden in a coral shelf was a white tipped shark. We came in close and I sat on the bottom of the ocean (about 90 feet) and watched and waited. He came out slowly and was arm distance away. Holy hell, I love my life! After our morning dive we came home and I slept like the dead while Lester hosed off all our gear and watched TV for a bit. Note to self: when taking Tylenol from a friend to rid yourself of a headache\u2026make sure it doesn\u2019t say PM after it, and be sure if you do still take it, only take ONE and not TWO. We found a great taco shop on suggestion from one of the guys at the dive company and next door was a tattoo shop. Just walking in made me nervous. Lester had designed the tattoo he\u2019s getting while he\u2019s here and I took one of his designs for myself. I\u2019m not a tattoo person, but I did make a deal with him. If he went skydiving, I would get a tattoo. I had weaseled my way out of my end of the bargain, but when we decided to come to Maui I told him that I would get it while I was here. I showed the artist the tattoo that I want and he made a print out of it so I can wear it around for a day to see if it\u2019s where I want it to be. Just him prepping the area for the stencil made me sick to my stomach. After it went on it looked HUGE and I began to regret even putting the stencil on! As I walked around and began to look at it on my skin, I decided it\u2019s not as big as I originally thought and I do like it a lot. It\u2019s a tattoo that I have been staring at for 2 years nearly every other night and I am very familiar with it. So on Thursday I will be getting my first tattoo\u2026and I will probably either barf or pass out during the process. It\u2019s been 2 hours and the sun still isn\u2019t up. HURRY! I\u2019m ready to start my day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}