Two years ago today: atmospheric perfection over rural Oklahoma. I'd have believed in gods too if I saw this before knowing what it was. #photography

if you’re in line to get raptured, STAY IN LINE

I love it here so much. I *love* the humidity. I love the stillness and the heat. I love constantly saying “ugh I shouldn’t have worn denim today” 🥲

Aw yeaahhh. First whale of the season! (It’s early) #humpbackwhales

It rained briefly (!) and even though it’s almost sunset, the birds are singing and clearly *so happy* 🥰

Well that was a weird place to end Chief of War on. I assume he knows he’s getting another season.

Got our Covid vaccines. Never once had to justify why to anyone. In fact, Maui wants you to get vaccines so much, they’re giving people coupons and popcorn! 🎉

People showing their entire asses on social media this week has been very educational. Thank you for outing yourselves as bigots. I won’t forget. 🙏

So how are all my former gifted and talented kids who used to read several books a day and now rot their faculties doomscrolling while ignoring a TV show doing tonight

Been spending a lot of time upcountry lately. It is calling to me. (It’s also been ridiculously hot at sea level)

I just ate a substantial amount of lychee

oh my god

Our civilization, slamming into a wall.

Americans Astronomers watching watching US politics Betelgeuse 🤝 “It could happen at any time”

It’s difficult to go to sleep knowing the east coast news cycle is almost awake

Today would have been my mom’s 79th birthday, so fun fact: She minored in Anthropology in college. She was obsessed with the Leakeys. I could say “Australopithecus” when I was 4. There were anthropology books all over the floor for years. She would passionately defend science.

live your life in such a way that millions of people don’t joyfully await your demise

Obviously, when it does happen you'll hear it here first, because of our many inside sources. Or, as the Americans would write it, sorces.

Weirdest live tweet event that I’ve ever been a part of

The diviest dive bar near me has THE BEST (locally harvested) Maui onion soup so both my vegetarianism and teetotalism are completely out the window 🤷‍♀️

So incredibly done with this “slow descent into authoritarianism” talking point. The water is fucking boiling. 🐸

Today is 2 years since my mom died. 🤍

Locally grown dahlias!! 🤯 I’d been wanting to go to the upcountry farmers market for ages, and I waited until the sweatiest day of the year to do so but my goodness 💥 And they’re huuuge #maui

Caved and now paying for AppleTV because of Chief of War. I tried waiting until all the episodes stacked up but I’ve never had a show that uses the foreign language I’m studying before. (Day 611 of ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i.) Yes I had plenty of Spanish shows to watch growing up but I didn’t and I regret it.

Hard to shake the awareness that the type of people I hated most growing up are currently running the world. I get that this might be patriarchy’s last stand but will we survive it?

"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.

Before I read the news, here’s a minor jungle-garden update. Musashi’s first time at the garden, we have a spider, monster onions, and sweet potatoes that grew by themselves.

It feels like my brain is being crushed by an unseen force

I keep trying to remind myself of this but my internal monologue is not as eloquent

“I didn’t know when the artist in me would return but, turns out, I never left.”

Just a little midlife crisis. Changing up the flow. Figuring it out again. #artherapy

i can’t let myself think about it too often or i’ll spiral but dammit we were so close to never having to give a shit what he said ever again

Walked to the corner farmers market for some sunshine, snacks, and so everyone could shriek over Musashi like we walked in with a bushbaby on a leash

*young me, developing a strong sense of justice* This is gonna be great, what an asset, this will never drive me insane

Lumps of chocolate are still chocolate

My attempt at pure hot chocolate ended in cold, semi-lumpy, chocolate milk but you know what I’m fine with it

Last night someone bought me a glass of wine because of the herbs I’d brought them and I never expected that but it was so rewarding! 🥰 like the universe was winking at me Also gave a huge bunch of basil to a local family who’d overheard all this 🌿 #victorygarden

Staring at this notification that I sold a painting and I’m having to remind myself that I have paintings for sale and that I used to sell them all the time and holy hell what has happened to me that I have to remind myself of this lol #artistlife Also yay ✨

Finally have use of my hands back. I cut my left index finger on a la croix can and my right middle finger with my own freaking thumbnail and it’s surprising how many plans this thwarted entirely.

I need absolutely everyone to quit reposting the video of that gigantic fucking st!ckbug please and thank you

After several productive days and one day filled with screeching alarms and uncertainty, my nervous system is exhausted lol

OF COURSE it gets dark right before anything might happen

Watching live cams from the coast of where I am ish and everything seems extremely normal

Just for the public record (normally I would call my mom about these things) but we didn’t make it out of Kihei before everything shut down. We’re staying put for now but a friend told me how to get into her apartment if we decide to hoof it over the highway.

I said I wasn’t gonna worry unless they raised the magnitude and then they raised the magnitude

Cool.

I’m not sure any of it is still there but last week I dropped off a bunch of art at the Little Free Art Gallery in Makawao! (And I will be doing more.) Near the sidewalk in front of the library ✨ #littlefreelibraries #maui #publicart

I walked on the beach for half an hour this morning. Sounds simple but it was a big deal for me. How many steps/miles/km/minutes do you walk every day?

"It's ok, honey. The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout won't hurt you!" The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout: