Watch those falling fireworks…
July 4th, 2008 by ShaunaIt must have been fate. We’ve been talking about death and cremations (whether in a Dyson vacuum cleaner or a smoothie!) and here comes along a story that ties in nicely with today’s Fourth of July holiday and our morbid themes.
So anklebiters, this one is for you.
Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday! Did you decide to do the picnic thing or hit the malls for the sales?
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Cremated remains part of fireworks show
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the fireworks bursting above the city this year will contain a bit of cremated remains — a fitting tribute, organizers say, to the man who ran the annual event for 40 years.
Meredith Smith died in February at age 74. About a half-teaspoon of his ashes will be in a fireworks shell that will create a white burst in the sky for the finale of the show, which was set for last night.
“I can’t think of a better way,” said family friend Kevin Moss.
He also will be memorialized through hundreds of T-shirts referring to the tribute as “the last shot.”
Smith, a school maintenance worker, was a trained pyrotechnician. His widow, Charlotte, said they started the fireworks shows as a community service and sometimes paid for them themselves.
“Meredith felt like the people in this area didn’t get the opportunities that other people got, and so he wanted to give them the opportunity,” she said.
The release of the ashes shouldn’t harm public health, said John Althardt of the Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County.
“I think that whatever a family can do to remember their loved one … is great,” he said.
The fireworks will be shot over the White River.
According to Indiana law, cremated remains may be disposed of on the property of a consenting owner, uninhabited public land or in a waterway.
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So where would you like your ashes scattered? From an airplane, out to sea or maybe left in a vase on a family bookshelf? I think I would be against having it scattered because it seems like it’s just being tossed away in the wind. One minute it’s there, the next it’s gone. I still prefer using it to make some kind of family jewel that can be passed on for generations. It could be the start of a jewel collection that the eldest child passes on… I guess mine would be a ruby cause it’s my birthstone.
And on a lighter note, this next story drives home the point of why us copy editors are so important. Double checking dates, phone numbers, etc. can prevent a lot of confusion and possibly some angry customer complaints…
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Wrong number! Job hotline was sex line
Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Looking for work in all the wrong places?
That’s what happened to job seekers who dialed a phone number listed on the state’s Family Health Administration’s Web site — which actually was a phone number for women looking for sex.
The number for the Maryland Job Service Hotline was listed incorrectly on the state Web site, as well as in the Verizon Yellow Pages and other Web sites.
State officials say they are aware of the problem and are working to correct it.
The correct number to call for Maryland Job Services is 410-767-2148.
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Hmm, I wonder if anyone would be successful in suing over emotional distress…
Speaking of phone numbers, I think it’s clever when companies use numbers that incorporate their business name or the product they sell to make it easy to remember. Seen any good ones lately?
Tags: ashes, cremations, fireworks, job hot line, wrong number
July 4th, 2008 at 12:52 am
Shauna, i know you not the midlife crisis level but try check Rodney’s blog on july 3 - get one hawaii kine wrong number story too! Not nearly as juicy as yours ‘tho.
Ashes to ashes eh? family jewel eh? oh, must be different kine family jewels, neva mind. Hard for me tink of myself as a dust pile. But i’ll work on it. gotta go sleep, hard fo’ tink already.
July 4th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Family jewels? I already have those.
I don’t think they should be handed down, though.
“One minute it’s there, the next it’s gone.” That’s a pretty zen statement. Kinda like our lives, too, huh?
“All we are, is dust in the wind”
“Dust”
“Wind”
“Dude”
*poof*
I still think I want my ashes in paintballs and shot at irritating people’s butts. So, I can be a pain in their arse for a change. You know who I mean. Peeps who make any kine in the movie theater, the ones who manage to block the whole aisle with their cart in COSTCO of all places, the ones who brake for green lights, the ones who wait in the long line at whatever store, ring all their items up, and THEN start writing their check. And no can find their pen.
3 shots, each cheek. point blank 
Ho boy, I better simmer down, or I gonna give myself a stroke.
Nah, just mix my ashes in some potting soil, and grow some fruits with it. Then make a smoothie with those fruits!
I may even make a business out of that service. I know what I like my phone number be. (274)666-8443 = ASHMOOTHIE 
Get some phone #’s you just cannot forget.
8675309. Jenny must take some gas.
DaCAB - 422-2222
July 4th, 2008 at 1:00 am
p.s. - shauna, check post #10 for wrong numba.
Good rant BananaFysh! I hear you,bruddah, shoot’em!
and good call on da cab too! too!
July 4th, 2008 at 8:02 am
I would want my some of my ashes spread out at Point Panic. Dat place has always been there to keep me in check.
And now you ask for da phone numbahs? Wen I see ‘em I can remembah, wen I need to remembah, no can.
Classic yeah?
July 4th, 2008 at 8:05 am
I always thought the land is for the living and not the dead so tossing your ashes to the wind is a great idea of recycling.
Shauna: Happy B’day (sometime this month if you’re a ruby). Kind of presumptuous that your ashes, once compressed, are going to be a ruby, don’t you think? My birth stone is sapphire but I think if somebody tried to turn it into a gemstone it would end up being a 5 ounce lead weight good for fishing or become a toy that’s been recalled due to toxic content.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Happy Independence Day everyone! (insert smiley face)
July 4th, 2008 at 8:18 am
I’m to to prove to Teejay that I’m not Korean. I went to Japan for the first time in 2004. I think there must have been some Japanese holiday while I was there because we saw fireworks. I remember all the children running around the camp yelling, “Hanabi! Hanabi! Hanabi!” Thanks to my handy dandy interpreter, I discovered that ‘hanabi’ means ‘fireworks.’
I don’t know how to say ‘fireworks’ in Korean. Any help opso? Apparently there’s a Korean drama called Fireworks. Is it Bool-kkot-nol-i? Or something like that?
July 4th, 2008 at 11:01 am
BF - you CAN pass down your family jewels. i saw in the k-drama “King and I”, the eunuchs would preserve their….um…..”stones” in a urn full of salt.
but just make sure nobody think that’s some li hing mui in there.
heh…Dust In The Wind. i just sang that song at karaoke last night.
sorry Kelli….dunno how to say fireworks in Korean. i not THAT fluent. only know bits and pieces of what i can pick up from the shows.
hey…maybe BL probably know.
yeah BL….i hear ya. i no can remembah phone numbahs cause nowdays you call either by speed dial number or by name.
person 1 - “eh…you know what’s so and so’s phone numbah?”
person 2 - “yeah….it’s 4″
July 4th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Kelli: “Is it Bool-kkot-nol-i? Or something like that?” You sure you’re not thinking about bulgogi? Thanks for the Japanese lesson on fireworks. I’ve popped and played them from small kid time and I never knew the Japanese word for them.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:53 am
opso: Kwenchanayo. I thought you were fluent. Mianhae.
Teejay: Aigoo, not bulgogi. That’s beef. I just found the romanization of the drama Fireworks, so I wanted someone to confirm if that was right. Maybe I’ll give my Hanguk chingul a call later and ask.
July 4th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I’m so embarrassed! A guy just enlightened me to what family jewels are referred to! I was talking real jewelry!!
BananaFysh: All those things always irritate me also! If we were shopping or driving together we’d both get worked up so fast! Can I have the honor of shooting those ash-filled paintballs?
Oh yeah, DaCAB commercial is so hilarious.
Tankobu: OK, I’ll go check out MLC’s wrong number… Got me curious now!
Braddah Lance: I’m sure you’ll remember all the real funny numbers… Future log post?
Teejay and Kelli: Bulgogi started me thinking of bim bim kook soo. (spelling?) Do you like that?
opso: What an interesting choice of song at karaoke. Did you think of Queen Bee?
Speaking of speed dial, who is your No. 2? (No. 1 should be voicemail, right?)
And where’s anklebiters? afk?
July 4th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Tankobu: That reminds me of the time when I had my old landline number (which was listed in the phone book) and I kept getting calls for this one business. At first I used to just say it was the wrong number and then after I kinda explained how it was like a digit off or something… That’s why cell phones are better cause you can see the number and if it’s that same telemarketer calling or something, you can give it the name: DO NOT ANSWER!
July 4th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Shauna:
Hey, today is a holiday and I was out shopping….no returns for me but my friend just returned from San Fran and she is returning things that she didn’t use. She had to ‘reload’ her wardrobe again as she is leaving for Vegas next week for a trade show. Wanna bet half will be returned? That should make Kelli proud
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It’s 6:30pm and it’s a 104 outside. It’s still going to be hot when the fireworks go off at 9pm tonight. One of the ‘benefits’ of living in the Valley of The Sun.
I was thinking about where I really want my ashes to be spread…..and I remember the commercials on the exploding golf balls. I’ll have my ashes pressed into unbreakable golf ball sized shape, painted white, number ‘0′ embossed on it (never had a hole-in-one yet, but I’ve seen 3 from my golf buddies), with a Titleist logo and a Pro-V1-NOT label. I’ll have my friends, if any are still alive then, do a 21 driver salute out into the Pacific ocean from Pebble Beach #18 tee..similar to Payne Stewart’s.
If that isn’t possible, then spread my ashes on the start/finish line at the Indianapolis Speedway. Life Begins at 180mph…..
July 4th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Shauna:
Mines just says ‘SPAMMER’
Lately it’s been from the east coast, Mass, Vermont, Florida…it’s a car warranty company. Just Google the numbers and there are a ton of complaints.
July 4th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I used to get those Bob’s Fish Market calls too!
“Hanabi” = Fireworks
“Hanabibi” = Boogers
July 4th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
#2 on my speed dial? It use to be my lawyer’s
July 4th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
@anklebiters:
I got 2 of those recordings yesterday! I googled the first number and it pointed to a residence. I was thinking of calling it, but why waste my minutes.
I think it’s those “work from home” flyers that people stick on your car’s windshield or they stick a bunch of cards on traffic light posts.
Once, when I got the recording on my home phone, I pressed the button to sign up for the extended warranty and a live person came on the line. I asked what company it was and they said some company name. Then I asked for the person’s name - that’s when they hung up on me.
So the next time they call you, talk to them and see how much information you can get from them before they hang up on you. And if you have called id, call them right back and ask them why they hung up on you.
July 4th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Anklebiters: Brickyard baby! 180mph now? Pretty soon you’ll be NHRA Gatornationals going 300 plus!
July 4th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Shauna: I don’t really care for bi bim kook soo, but I do like mandoo kook soo. My aunty (who’s not Korean either) can make pretty good jajangmyun and dukbokki. Do you like those? Speaking of Korean food, the Korean Festival is next Saturday.
July 4th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Rodney:
I called the number on my caller id once, and it was a car warranty company. I asked too many questions and they also hung up on me. I just hit the ignore button on my cell and let it go to voice mail, they never leave a message.
Teejay:
That phrase was used when the ZR-1 was first introduced for the 1990 model. They may have to change it to ‘Life begins at 200 mph’ for the ‘09 ZR-1.
The fireworks lasted for about 45 minutes with the finale coinciding with God Bless America. Hope yours was as great.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I want my ashes to be mixed with cement and made into a speed bump on the busiest section of H-1. Every day, thousands of commuters will remember me when they hit that bump and utter “What The …”
I thought that was hanakuso.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Hawaii Kai fireworks show was great. Hope they do that every year!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:18 am
“Hahabibi” - baby word for hanakuso, not to be confused with hanabata
July 5th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
So is everyone still continuing their holiday fun? Sigh, it’s back to a long week(end) of work for me…
Teejay: Did you get pictures of the fireworks show?
anklebiters: Hope you got some fun shopping in for yourself. Were the sales even that good? I was at Macy’s and didn’t see anything that special… Maybe Rodney can correct me.
Also, I hate those sale racks where all the ODDS and ENDS items are tossed on there. Heh heh. The clothes are all messy looking and half defected. Of course you gotta mark it down cause who would buy it if not?
What the Pluck: That’s a hilarious and ingenious idea! Definitely got a big snort from me on that one. What the ….
Kelli: Ooh, I love jajangmyun… That’s the noodles with that black bean sauce, right? There’s a place near our office where I get it from. I’ll show you next time!
Rodney: How do you know so much about boogers?
July 5th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Shauna: No pics but great memories. Next year I’ll give you some now that I know I can view the show from da house. You and Kelli should have a Korean food blog!
July 5th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
oy queenie….you working? aigoo….
hope you had a fun holiday.
everybody afk yeah? must be a fun and busy 4th of July weekend. w00t! (expression of excitement)
mmm…..jajangmyun & dukbokki = mashiso (spelling?) my fave is kim chee chige. i make that sometimes. and taste pretty good…if i say so myself. *pats myself on back*
eh Shauna….where is da place you get jajangmyun? i work close to HA building. i usually go to Eastern Paradise Restaurant on the corner of King & Keeaumoku. if get one place closer, then i can just walk ova.
yeah TJ …dat’s one excellent idea. and also with k-drama chit-chat.
ho…i’m so tired. i think i gotta take one power nap. zzzzzzzzz
July 5th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
opso: I’m not a k-drama fan but if it can support a Korean food section then I’m all for it!!! I’ll even watch a k-drama with one of the queenettes (for guidance, of course).
July 5th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
hah TJ!
then can have k-drama viewing nights along with k-food….and soju of course.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
I had soju in the home country and it kicked my okole! Also had the best kim chee saimin (I don’t know the suffix for noodle in Korean) there and I have to tell you, that was the hottest, best tasting, sweat inducing religious experience I’ve ever had. Even did some shopping which should peak da wahine.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
opso: Have you heard of the Mandarin? It’s along that strip of shops with Subway…
Teejay: I really don’t know much about food. I just love noodles! I love kim chee ramen!
Goma Tei in Ward has a spicy ramen that I really like. I also buy those dry kim chee ramen bowls that you just add the water to and eat it at work sometimes. Sigh, now I’m starting to get hungry.
opso and I would be arguing over which drama to watch cause the guys gotta be hotter than the girls! Hah! But counting Kelli in, we would have majority pull.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Shauna:
Oh, you have to be shopping in AZ
50-60% off, two-for-ones. I know what you mean about the clothes being tossed onto the racks every which way. Bought Aloha shirts (they call them Hawaiian shirts here) for $13 since we have Hawaiian shirt day every Friday. Reminds me of the movie Office Space…..
July 5th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Anyone here like kimbap (Korean sushi)?
Shauna: Oooh! Yes, please do show me where to go for jajangmyun. I’ll tell my aunty, too, if she hasn’t already heard of it. I think we could pull off a K-drama/food blog.
opso: Kimchi chige sounds good right now, even though it’s very hot and muggy tonight. I’m so immune to the weather that I’m sipping hot green tea as I type this.
Teejay: I’m jealous of you now! You’ve been to Korea? I REALLY want to go there. I had big plans to apply for a program to teach English there, but I’m hoping to go to grad school next year. Maybe more time at UH will give me a chance to actually study Korean language and, of course, maintain my blog.
My sister went to Korea a couple of spring breaks ago. She mentioned soju is pretty strong, but I guess you don’t feel it until later or something like that. I want to go shopping, too! I heard you can bargain there. Then again, my cousins said the clothes there were so small that they ended up buying accessories instead.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Shauna: not knowing about the food is part of the experience. Telling us how it’s spelled and smelled is what we want with the pictures, prices and locations!!! (insert smiley face).
I used to eat one kim chee ramen every morning for breakfast until it started to affect my blood pressure. Too much salt for this Okinawan.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
anklebiters: Never been to AZ. Maybe next time I go to Vegas I can swing through.
Kelli: Yes, I love Korean sushi. There’s only one place I know of (in downtown) to get it and it’s not as good anymore. So let me know where else I can find it. Regarding Korea, wouldn’t you love to do those tours of the drama sites?
Teejay: I know… that is part of the experience but I’m really bad about trying unfamiliar things.
Kim chee ramen for breakfast? Hmm, you really may be Korean at heart. 
July 5th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Kelli: Yes, I’ve been to k-land twice. It wasn’t a vacation so I saw the best and the worst of it. I got stories and issues about that place (good, bad, funny and whatever). The kids over there are the best. Rosy cheeks, shining every morning and going to school six days a week, makes your day!!! The night soil in the rice patties is another thing so go when it’s cold and not when you can smell things. (insert frowning face)
Shauna: The ramen for breakfast was cheap and with my green tea was an ono way to start off the day. I could be like you and Kelli and be a K-fan at heart and not know it! (insert smiley face).
July 5th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Teejay: You’re Uchinanchu? I’m half Okinawan.
And no, I’m not that hairy.
Shauna: I recommend this little hole-in-the-wall place on Keeaumoku Street. It’s called Family Sushi House. They have vegetable and meat kimbap.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Shauna - okay i know where the place. that’s by Cho Dang too right? ho….Cho Dang’s tofu soup is ono. maybe i run into you at Mandarin one of these days.
Kelli/Shauna - i don’t care for kimbap too much. the rice no mo taste. they no put the sushi sauce in the rice. i guess i just used to Japanese maki sushi.
Palama Market get get kimbap…either one. i do alot of food shopping there. get all kine Korean food stuffs.
if you go to the Makaloa one, you gotta try the hyudupbap from the snack shop. it’s sashimi on a bed of rice with veggies and hot sauce. ho….i hungry now. hmm….i just might make a run to Million or Sorabol right now.
yeah TJ….maybe O&E gotta do some ODD food reviews.
and i was thinking of taking a trip to Korea this year too….before air prices get too out of hand. i might have to pick your brain for some 411.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
opso: I go to Palama Market on Makaloa, too. Hopefully I’ll remember to try the snack shop next time. I usually buy ramyun and these stuffed pancake things. And I love Million’s, too. I haven’t been to Sorabol for a while. It’s a bit pricey there for dinner.
Maybe someone could help me with the name of the delicious pancake thingamajigs. They’re sold frozen and stacked in a bag. I usually heat them up in the microwave. The inside is some sort of sweet paste. I like to have them for breakfast. Well, now would be a good time, too, since I’m getting hungry talking about them. Anyone know what they’re called?
July 5th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
is it hoddeok? (sweet/brown sugar pancakes)
i never tried them, but i heard of them. i only ate bindaedok (mung bean pancakes)…..the kind they serve as banchan (side dishes). now you got me curious. i gotta go pick up some.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
Opso: go before the wan get worse against the dollar. When I went you could get pretty much get…well I aint going there. (insert smiley face). Food it the
Kelli: Yes, I stay Uchinanchu. Just like you I stay half kine. For me it’s the bottom half so I can’t wear the capri pants.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Food it the? What was I thinking? I know I had a good point put must of been the Korean pull that throw me off. (insert smiley face).
July 5th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
To get this smiley face →
type in this → :–)
July 5th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
a few more just fyi:
sad face
→ :–(
→ ;–)
→ 8–)
winky face
cool dude face
July 5th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
What The Pluck: Thanks!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
opso: Chalhaesseoyo! I think you’re right. I googled it and the pictures look the same. Komayo!
Teejay: I think my head is the Uchinanchu part. I have thick hair. It’s taken me years to find a stylist who can thin out my hair well. I won’t even get into what my hair looked like when I was a baby.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Kelli: It’s not the thick head of hair, it’s the thick head that makes you Okinawan!
July 6th, 2008 at 12:30 am
ho wow, AFK for little while and all the Uchinanchus come out.
And all this talk of Korean food! Oh man, you guys making me hungry!
@Teejay - I have the tick hair, thick head, and unfortunately, a thick midsection.
July 6th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Smiles galore: http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies
It pays to be Okinawan AND Korean
July 6th, 2008 at 12:46 am
btw, if you get the munchies for Korean food, or just want to sober up after a night of drinking soju, Han Yang restaurant is open until 4:00 AM on Friday and Saturday nights (or Saturday and Sunday mornings if you want to get technical).
Where’s Han Yang? Across Honolulu Ford on King Street, same driveway as Diners, ewa side of Kapalama post office. Han Yang is all the way at the end of the roll of shops. Tell David I sent you
Anyone for some yakiniku right now?
July 6th, 2008 at 1:04 am
We interrupt this Korean food fest for a family portrait…
:biggrin: :confused:
:exclaim: 
:question: 
:redface: :rolleyes: 
:surprised: 
Carry on…
July 6th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Oh yeah, kimbap. Can get it at Shirokiya, upstairs in the food section. There is a vendor there named 5 & 2 that makes kimbap, jun, chop chae, and mixed plates.
And speaking of Ala Moana, I avoided the place on the 4th although my wife and I did watch the fireworks show from behind the Gold Bond building (um, I’ll blog about that name someday). Then we went up to Alewa heights and caught the Hickam fireworks show right after that. And we didn’t even have to get out of the car once!
So anyway, we hit Ala Moana today. I didn’t find anything at Macy’s either, but found something at Gap. 25% off all sale items at Gap ends on Sunday.
And Sharper Image is down to the last 2 weeks. 40% - 60% off now. Probably more next week, but gonna be slim pickin’s on the goods.
July 6th, 2008 at 1:57 am
yeah Largo….da fireworks was da bomb yeah? thanx for da 411 on da sales. maybe it’s off to Ala Mo tomorrow. 5 & 2? WWD?
btw….any luck on the Tokidoki aloha shirt?
i neva know Han Yang open till 4:00 am. i usually go to Million, Sorabol or Little Seoul for da late….um….early morning kim chee chige fix. i will keep that in mind….when carousing in Kalihi.
ho….BF, i feel out of place now. i no mo Uchinanchu…..only Japanee.
Kelli - chon mahn eh yo. i can’t get enough of k-food.
hey….where’s Queenie?
July 6th, 2008 at 2:07 am
Sorry opso, no Tokidoki aloha shirt
But I did find this. <— click it!
July 6th, 2008 at 2:11 am
2:00 already?!? No wonder my eyes are drying up. Anyong-hi jumuseyo,
July 6th, 2008 at 2:28 am
hehe opso, it’s all good. At least you no get accused of clogging the drain in the shower all the time.
My wife Japanee too, but I forgive her.
Hey Largo, that shirt is cool. Crayon Shinchan! I wonder what kine pilau stuff he saying on the shirt?
If all goes well, I’ll get my Tokidoki Miao next week…hey, those buggahs hard to find now!
Yeah, where the Queenie?
July 6th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Shauna:
The Redskins will be playing at home this season vs the Cardinals so that would mean the sports staff won’t be here to see Colt. Whenever the HA staff has a junket to Vegas let me know, just a five hour drive for me, I can meet y’all there. If you want to swing by, don’t visit during the summer
. It’s 103 right now and getting hotter…thank god for the pool!!!!
July 6th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Wow, some of you guys stay up late!! Queenie was uh… staying out of trouble so she went to bed early.
Thanks for all the food recommendations!! Okinawans and Koreans!
Oh yeah, who’s going to the Korean Festival? It’s this weekend, right?
I’ll be back in a bit to talk about kim chee pancakes. Anyone want to take a guess where I first tried them?
BananaFysh: Speaking of clogging the drain, that cracked me up cause you wouldn’t believe how much hair I can pull from my head (that’s some weird phrasing) every time I shower! So because I don’t want to clog the drain cause then someone gotta fix that darn thing, I stick my hair strands on the wall while I shower. Then I collect them in a pile and see how big it can get every night. OK, that’s too much information!
And Kelli, I have WAY thicker hair than you! Maybe we can let Rodney be the judge! Let me know which stylists you can recommend that are good working with thick hair.
Be back in a bit…
July 6th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Shauna: Uh, that’s some interesting hygiene habits you have. Hairball collecting? (insert gross out face).
Kelli and Shauna: What’s with the kim chee pancake? I’ve never heard of it or seen one. Is it good and what do they serve it with?
July 6th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hair balls? I do that too but let it collect on the hot water handle…..thought I was the only weird one to do something like that…
July 6th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Thanks, anklebiters!! See Teejay, I’m not the only one with ODD behavior!
Your turn to share! 
Kim chee pancakes are basically just that: kim chee stuffed in pancake batter. I tried them at an unnamed hostess bar. I think it may come with some kind of dipping sauce. I think they sell the batter… maybe at Palama Market. I still haven’t checked that place out but now I gotta since all those yummy foods were mentioned.
Rodney: That’s right, I haven’t gotten that chop chae from that mini mart in a while! Sucks to work night shift! I gotta find that place in Shirokiya also. BTW, I love that real Japanese potato salad (not regular macaroni kind) and it’s so hard to find. I think I had it at Shirokiya before though.
Kelli: So it’s Family Sushi Restaurant? Thanks! Man, all these business are getting free promos!
opso: What’s chige? And yup, that’s the restaurant. Not fair cause I don’t know what you look like!
What sucks is there are hardly any restaurants open around here at night…
anklebiters: If it’s 103 right now, I say it’s time for a vacation on Oahu!
What the Pluck: Thanks for the emoticons in the midst of this food frenzy. Still trying to figure out who you are. JG or SM?
Shoots! I’m supposed to try out the new faces! Smiley face is the easiest to remember though. 
July 6th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
HA! My wife sticks her hair to the wall of the shower too!
I dunno why, but I still gotta get that dang auger tool out to yank all that long hair out of the drain. Not from me, I assure you. My hair is short!
mmm - kim chee pancake sounds guuud
July 6th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
FYI - Korean Festival enthusiasts, you’ll find info about the festival and a call for volunteers on today’s post. I wouldn’t mind volunteering… I always wanted to pose in a hanbok. I wonder if I can take a picture in one for free. I think it was kinda expensive last year.
Teejay: Very funny. I can be quite stubborn now that I think about it. Oh well.
Rodney: Never heard of Han Yang. I better try there, too. Too bad I didn’t know about the Gap sale earlier. I went to Nordstrom yesterday with my mom. Don’t want to discuss how much we spent.
Shauna: I can name at least one salon that’s good at thinning out thick hair. I’m trying a new place on Tuesday, too. Thanks for enlightening me about kimchi pancakes. I’ve never heard of them. What a shame! And yes, Family Sushi House is a must for good kimbap. I think the hours are kinda weird, so best to call the ahjumma there first.
I have this little thingamajig that collects my hair so it doesn’t go down the drain. There’s always a nice wad that I collect after every shower. I think I shed a lot of hair, like a dog, and it doesn’t help that my hair is getting very long. I refer to it as a mop in the morning. It’s just such a mess, but I refuse to cut it short. I have this thing about short hair – I feel that my already round face looks even rounder when I have short hair.
July 6th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
my my….such ODD behaviors. heh
jeez….if you can collect that much hair….you should save it all and donate it to Locks of Love. at least all of your luxurious hair doesn’t go to waste.
both you and Kelli don’t seem like you have thick hair from looking your pix. must be some heavy duty grooming there eh?
kim chi chige = kim chi stew *smacks lips*
and no worry….if i recoganotice you, i’ll introduce myself.
yeah…looking forward to the K-Festival this weekend. all the food and stuff. any Hallyu stars making an appearance? maybe i try enter the kim chi eating contest.
July 6th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Rodney: thanks for the pointer to the smilies. and your expertise on boogers.
opso: agree about the kimbap. no taste right without the vinegar
I gotta try the kim chee pancakes. Are they like okonomiyaki?
Never collected my hair but I used to collect boogers under the edge of the nightstand. Gave it up when the dog found my stash and ate it.
July 6th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Whoa! My wife also sticks her hair on the shower wall. Then when she’s all done, she gathers them in a circular motion and throws it away. I recall one other person doing that. And now we find that it’s pretty common.
As for kimbap, just think of the sesame seed oil as the vinegar.
Kim chee pancakes. First time I tried them was when someone brought some to a party. They said they order it from a bar on Kapiolani. Maybe was Evergreen. Kim chee pancakes is similar to vegetable jun, but with kim chee instead of vegetables. My auntie used to make some awesome vegetable jun. Lots of hard work as she had to string the vegetables across wooden skewers, then dip the attached skewers in the batter and cook it like that. After it was done cooking, the skewers were removed and the jun was cut into like 2″ squares.
btw, you can buy the pancake mix at Palama market.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
@Kelli - We used to use that mesh thingamajig at our old condo in the drain to catch hair, but our tub now has this pop-up type drain plug that doesn’t allow use of the little mesh thing.
Man, when you have to yank that hair mass out of the drain, it’s like Cousin Itt. Heinous.
And stinky too!
hehe, we should pool Queenie’s, Kelli’s, Largo’s wife’s and my wife’s hair, and make a cool “franken-wig” of sorts.
“It Came From the Shower Wall!!!”
@WTP - OMG, I no like your dog lick me!
You might think it’s funny, but it’s snot.
July 7th, 2008 at 4:59 am
BF:
You should be able to unscrew the pop up plug. I got tired of trying to fish out all of the hair stuck in the drain with a wire and finally unscrewed it. I bought a rubber plug in case someone wanted to take a tub bath.
July 7th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Shauna:
I was there on vacation this past May….my reward was VOG!!! As we were coming in for the landing….it sure looked like we were landing in LAX.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Thanks anklebiters, I’ll try and unscrew that plug - hopefully I don’t destroy the tub in the process
July 7th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Thank you everyone for sharing your hair-on-the-wall stories! I’m not the only weird one!!
Though What the Pluck takes the cake for the booger-collecting!!
BananaFysh: Can I call you for any hair-drain problems?
opso: I don’t think I ever had kim chee stew… Maybe I’ll find it at the Korean Festival! Though hot food on a hot day is gonna make me really hot!
Rodney: Yeah, I wonder if kim chee pancakes are a bar thing. If there are many different types of batter at the market and the package is all in Korean, I might have a hard time deciding which one to get!
anklebiters: Oh yeah, that vog sucks! But come back anyway!
Kelli: Waiting to see your new hairstyle. Intern social coming up!!
July 7th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Shauna:
I’ll be back….looks like November again for two weeks, during Thanksgiving. Maybe there will be FOG instead….
July 7th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
mahalo anklebiters! I got the plug out!
And i didn’t destroy the tub! All i gotta do now is buy that strainer thingee
@Shauna - yeah, you can call if you have drain problems. Doesn’t mean I’m going to come over and fix it, but you can call…
July 7th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
anklebiters: Fog is better than vog, right? But hopefully the weather will be nice and cool by then… Hey, at least you can take the two-week vacation. I need to spread what little days I have throughout the year…
BananaFysh: What’s the number? 1-800-FREE-BANANA? Haha!
July 7th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Okay, I give. I’ll admit when I wrong. Shauna, you are not weird and I guess I’m the ODD one out since I don’t know anybody who does the thing with the hair-on-the-wall trick. You guys remember the Nair commercials (we wear short shorts)? Ho, I wonder if Okinawa has the industrial strength kine.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
chee hoo! it’ll be so HOT at the K-Fest it’s gonna be like a Shauna…..i mean sauna.
yeah TJ….they call it Roundup.
July 7th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
@teejay - I think not too many Okinawans do that hair on the wall trick, cause we scared the buggah going take root, and then you cannot get the hair off the wall, unless you shave um off. Or as opso said, Roundup.
OOOOH, opso! Queenie gonna LOVE youuuuu!
July 8th, 2008 at 4:43 am
BF:
I guess this is why Shauna calls this her Odds and Ends blog…you never know what you might find here…whoda thought plumbing tips would be discussed here??
Shauna:
I can catch a UH game or two too!! Airfare is getting up there in price too.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:37 am
opso, BF: Remember Tales from the Crypt, the one where Stephen Kings plays a redneck and touches the meteor that fell in his backyard? As the night goes on he starts to grow green stuff all over his body and gets real itchy. He then decides to take a bath to stem the itching but only makes it worse. Ends up looking like one Okinawan from the planet Miracle Grow.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:17 am
My gosh, these are definitely some ODDS and ENDS topics! From plumbing, to hair growing on shower walls, shaving, Korean and Okinawan food, Hawaii vacations… Definitely some HOT topics. Thanks guys!
It’s good to know we’ll never run out of conversation, even if some may think we’re crazy! 
July 8th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
@TJ - ai, I had to bus’ laugh at the Creepshow reference. I had to stifle since my office is quiet, and wound up making it a little stinker.
That story was my favorite one from that movie. “Oh, Jordy Verrill, you lunkhead!”
It never occurred to me the meteor was from Planet Okinawa. It seems so obvious now. 
Oh I forgot the number to my plumbing service! It’s 1-800-DREAM-ON
If that number doesn’t work, you can try 1-800 -U-SUCKER
July 8th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
wow shauna, 80 comments?!?!?! that’s good! i got great reading after the long weekend! so cremations, ashes in fireworks (that some studies show causes pollution!), hair in the drain (and stuck to the shower wall, which is nasty, btw), and korean pancakes. wow.
speaking of korean pancakes, shauna, (or anyone else for that matter) do you like okonomiyaki? that’s good stuff. chibo’s in waikiki. yumyum. as for regular (american) pancakes, has anyone been to mac 24-7? i really wanna try there cause i heard it’s good stuff but i hate the parking situation there. (don’t like valet, plus i don’t think my car can make that steep driveway) hmmm, shauna, how about giving us all a ride in your brand new AMG s600 mercedes?!?!?!? hahaha.
July 8th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
shauna, if you go to AZ, don’t forget to hit the ski slopes in snow bowl (during winter) and hit those jeep tours in sedona… i think it was “pink jeep tours”…does that sound right anklebiters? nice place…but i dunno if i can handle the 100+ degree weather regardless of the lack of humidity…
but shauna, if you go vegas, can you stick me in one of your suitcases? i’ll gladly pay the $25…hahahaha!
July 8th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
BananaFysh: Can’t believe you remembered Stephen King’s character’s name! BTW, Plug-ins work wonders on the little stinkers.
July 8th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
teejay: I have an amazing memory for the stupidest stuff. Stuff like Jordy Verrill, what the address is for ZOOM (that’s ZOOM - zee-double-oh-em, box three-five-oh, Boston Mass, oooh-two-ooooone-threee-foooour!)
I forget stuff like when I supposed to change the oil in may car, but I can remember stupid stuff like Jordy Verrill. Ai yah, no can.
Oh, and I no like use Plug-Ins, cause I like the “repellent factor” that keeps my co-workers at bay.
July 8th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
honda si boy: I don’t even know how to ski! I did go snowboarding once. It was tough! It’s so ODD to be sweating while in the snow. Maybe because that stupid snowboard was a heavy anchor on my leg and I was wearing super tight snowsuit gear. I was being cheap and wearing kid sizes since I figured I wasn’t going to go snowboarding again. Sure enough, I haven’t had a chance to go again. I’ll stick you in my suitcase on the way up to Vegas but leaving you there on my way back home because my suitcase will be filled with all my Trader Joe’s goodies and other unnecessary Bath & Body Works products.
Sorry, no room for you!
Wait a minute, are Teejay and BF talking about using plug-ins because BF farted?? Fut fut.
July 8th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Nah! BF is talking about making kim chee (code word: stinker).
July 8th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
hah TJ and BF!….i remembah that ep of Creepshow too. da buggah and his whole house was covered with that green stuff. ho BF….your memory scares me.
nah Shauna….no give up on snowboarding. it’s soooo much fun…once you get the hang of it. i used to ski too, but once i tried boarding….that was it. no mo skiing for me. takes a little longer to learn but it’s worth it.
“super tight snowsuit gear?”
*BF turns on shower…..again* 
July 8th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
HSiB:
I prefer Sunrise or Durango, CO. Bring your snowboard!!!! I took the Pink Jeep Tour, our jeep ran out of gas just past a group of nudists who were camping…an option not included in the price of the tour obviously
. It’s only dry heat!!!!
Shauna:
Maybe you should try ice skating instead?
Here’s what I do whenever I leave for home - box everything and ship it via USPS. Hey HSiB, there’s room for you now
July 8th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
sorry took me so long to respond. I passed out earlier. Couldn’t reach the cold shower in time.
I never tried skiing or snowboarding. I did pretty good on the slalom in Wii Fit though. Same thing, right?
I should kick butt in tennis too. 
Yeh, Jordy Verrill and the house from Okinawa. “Meteor sh*t!”
Okay, yeah, i admit I was “talking stink” in the office. Yeah, like nobody else does.
Sometimes I feel bad for the pain I inflict on my poor chair though. He a sad camper. 
July 9th, 2008 at 1:15 am
anklebiters…nudists huh? wow…gives new meaning to *PINK* jeep tours. a-hahaha…mmm, haven’t tried colorado skiing/boarding yet…but i heard it’s the best. well there and canada. i’ve only been to cali and tahoe areas…one day i’ll go all extreme and do the mauna kea run…hehehe. and then probably barf with the lack of oxygen and all. :/
so anyways…….what was this original shauna post about?!?!?!?!
July 9th, 2008 at 4:51 am
We want to reach 100 responses!!!!!
There’s a rumor that the person who posts #100 will receive something….
July 9th, 2008 at 9:08 am
anklebiters: Ooh, a secret surprise for poster #100!
Great idea! BTW, I do like ice skating but the only place on Oahu isn’t that fun. I’ve always wanted to go skating on one of those frozen lakes. But of course there has to be a next to nothing chance that the chunk of ice I’m on will break off, which would have me (heaven forbid) falling into that dark, deep and icy water!! Just kill me now! 
BF: I got to try Wii Tennis for the first time! It’s a blast. Ready for me to kick your butt? I’ll even pull out the tennis skirt outfit just to get into the tennis mode. Don’t worry, I won’t cheat cause I no like get bachi!
July 9th, 2008 at 9:08 am
You know what #100 gets?
A cold shower!
July 9th, 2008 at 9:12 am
oooh, and the smack talking begins.
I see you’re preparing with the “tennis skirt distraction technique” too eh? I will keep my 5 gallon bucket of ice water next to me to counter your technique! I can serve with smoke trail!
Hai - Yah!
July 9th, 2008 at 9:55 am
5 gallons won’t be enough, trust me! Hah! And sorry, how are you going to use that ice water anyway? You gonna pour it on yourself?? You’re gonna get the wires all wet and short-circuit the game! So you’re going to lose either way… 40-LOVE all the way… Gonna work out my arm muscles now at the gym.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:55 am
@BF
Watch out that she doesn’t pull an Anna Kournikova on you and stash those tennis balls under her tennis skirt. For the Wii, it’s called the Shauna Kournikova technique.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Wires? Wii is wireless, remember? I will just have a steady stream of ice water circulating on me.
#2 counter - BLINDERS
@Rodney - oh boy, had to bing up Anna Kournikova. I gotta take another cold shower.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:07 am
no no, anna kournikova never got a chance to win a tourney…you gotta go with maria sharapova…
man, that wii is tons of fun…i forgot the name of the game we played but i know it involved rabbits throwing cows or something like that….
July 9th, 2008 at 11:01 am
hey HondaBoy - is that Wii game “Boom Blox”? I heard that was pretty fun.
oooh, Sharapova…time for another shower, i think
July 9th, 2008 at 11:15 am
BF, ahhh, i think it was called “rayman” raving rabbits i think. something like that. it was my friend’s game. it has a bunch of games and challenges on one disc. ok, #100! so what’s my prize? i want a grilled steak pizza from pizza hut! *wink*
July 9th, 2008 at 11:26 am
ah, okay, heard of that game, never played it though.
Eh, I like one slice of that pizza, since I set you up for the #100 post
Sadly, I think the prize is a cold shower, though. So no get all worked up for a pizza.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:29 am
i know, thanks for the assist there BF. good point guard. you can have half the pizza! maybe if you good, shauna will serve pizza while still in that sharapova/kournakova tennis outfit while she uses the wii to hurl cows and rabbits…that or she treats ALL of us to a night out at queen bees!!!
July 9th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I was going to guess Rayman for the Wii, but I’ve only played Rayman II. It is a blast - shooting plungers at raving rabbits, tanking soda to see who can make the biggest burp, playing in the office while the boss is away, etc.
100 posts! Shauna is the queen!
July 9th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
rodney, oooo, it might be rayman II. is that for the wii? i was basically tagging along for the games so i’m not too sure. i’m not too much into the video games…i only got the original playstation. haha. but i do want to get the ps3 and i guess now the wii cause it is so fun. all i know is, that game was fun! it had this one part where you have to shoot the soccer ball into the goal but then you actually “miss” the ball and you’re striking the poor rabbit who’s trying to hold the ball…hahaha.
July 9th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
honda si boy - I don’t recall that so you must’ve played Rayman, not Rayman II. Both are for the Wii. There is also a version for the Nintendo DS.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
oh boy, another game for me to be on the lookout for!
ai yah, i just bought Super Smash Bros. Brawl the other week. That game makes my hands sore from all the button mashing
I gotta control my spending.
still never get my Miao either
en route, though
July 9th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Okay, I got to be a part of the past the century mark. Congrats to Shauna. Mahalo for a great blog.
July 9th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
BF (spelled name wrong again!): Stop wasting water!!
Don’t have that strappy thing under the skirt so I’ll just bend down to get the balls! No biggie. Kidding! 
Congrats, honda si boy!! Steak pizza for you and your wingman. In fact, how about one pizza each (coupon works that way anyway!)? You each get half a pizza first, then you wash my “Mercedes” while I video, then you get the second half after. I’ll even throw in some free beer.
So who wants the front and who’s going to take the back? Or are correct terms top and bottom? Your guys’ pick. Either way, just get the job done. Hah!
Thanks guys for getting me past the 100 mark. I really appreciate it! Not that if affects my pay or anything… Too bad opso didn’t get to play. afk?
July 9th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Shauna:
Oh oh….I see a mens wet t-shirt contest in the near future…you had better let Mellisa know about the sexy men who’ll be washing your Mercedes….
July 9th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
oh my.
Men’s wet T-shirt contest?
That’s like a cold shower, right there. Buzzkill!
I’ll take the pizza and beer, though.