It's been a good day, and the best part is, the day's not even over!
I slept in, rolled out of bed, scoped out the studio apartment that I've been eyeballing for the past month, then went for a puny 1.5 mile run. I've realized that I've become much less ambitious about pounding the pavement. Not that I was ever a truly motivated runner beforehand, but I had managed to suck it up and crawl through 2.5 miles. I've now shortened my route to only 1.5 miles, and I'm still getting my butt kicked with the shorter mileage. If I continue to get the same fitness results from less time on the road, I don't see myself running a 5K anytime soon. Less is more, or so some say.
After my run, I hit the bank and deposited some major cash into my account. I always walk with my purse held a little tighter to my body when I'm headed to the bank. It makes me a little paranoid to be walking around with that much cash!
Once all the errands were done, I treated my friend to lunch after he so gallantly rescued me and my busted up bike last week. We went to Star Noodle, and I gobbled up the Ssam (Asian Burrito) of the Day: seared Ahi tuna wrapped in nori, served with brown rice, avocado, and a wasabi aioli. Delicious!
After lunch at Star Noodle, we cruised to Outback Steakhouse for dessert. We got a platter with a trio of the restaurant's most popular desserts: a decadent chocolate brownie, a slice of cheesecake and a slice of carrot cake.
I may have to rethink running only 1.5 miles.
My friend dropped me back at home where I grabbed some paperbacks that I had finished reading. I took them to the secondhand bookstore in Lahaina. The store is super tiny, very narrow and wedged into an alley way off Front Street. I traded my paperbacks for Kate Atkinson's "Case Histories" for a friend and Dorothy Allison's slim memoir "Two or Three Things I Know for Sure" for myself.
Then I went to my new favorite spot Take Home Maui. Take Home Maui is a deli and store that specializes in shipping Hawaiian specialities like fresh produce (pineapples and papayas), coffee and macadamia nut treats to yourself or friends on the mainland. Their mascot is an African Grey parrot, Kehau, who likes getting the back of his neck scratched. The store also has a small table stacked with books that they lend out. You leave a $5 deposit that will be refunded to you once you return their book. The folks at the store recognized me from the day before when I got lunch (their sandwiches are loaded and delicious), and waived the deposit for me. I borrowed "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen. I tried reading this in high school and never finished. I'm wondering if I'll like it now.
Delicious food and lots of new books makes for a very good day. I'm taking a break to write and read, then I'm off to dinner with another friend at the Pineapple Grill in Kapalua. I keep hearing great things about the food, but this will be my first visit! I wonder if I'll have any room in my stomach for anything bigger than a salad...
...to be continued, I guess...
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