Progress

Progress was Originally Posted on June 2, 2004 by lavarock

This past holiday weekend, I stayed in and worked on the website quite a bit. I added a few options.

Today I went to Kona to help a friend with her computer. She was installing a printer and the cable was missing. She called her son and I could hear part of the conversation from the phone. She asked him if he had the cable. His answer (in typical style) was “Never Had…” Many times the local expressions are cute and funny. “Broke da mouth” means that the food was so good that the persons mouth is “broken” and may never work for anything else again, kinda like being spoiled. “Off Island” means the person is not on this island. A friend may aproach you and say “Howzit?” which means “How is it going?”. Another expression is “Stink Eye” which means to get or give a dirty look. “Mo’bettah” means this is a better way.

I also received two quotes for my coffee labels and decided on a local printer. This morning I dropped by my information and paste-ups and should see the drafts on Monday. Once approved, I expect the labels to be delivered soon thereafter! As with most of my tasks, I got very involved in price/performance. The other printer offered a cheaper price and may have done just as well on the printing, and I think they certainly could have used the busienss. In this case, I opted to spend a bit more money and got a bit more flexibility on the design and layout of my labels.

I still have not heard whether my mortgage has been approved. The same company denied the loan a few months back becaus eof “contingencies” on the property. Those issues have been resolved so I expect this to be a no-brainer.

The KonaWeb picnic is Friday night and Saturday I am scheduled to go with friends see the lava flow at the volcano. The news is reporting that the lava is reaching the ocean.

News and photos of the current lava flow may be seen at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/main.html

Enjoy!