For intents and purposes...

...the title really doesn't have any meaning. I just felt like typing it out.

So the 365 gig is underway already. Wanna take a peak? ok, since you want to here we go:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelyoely

And as you're reading this intense post, click on the video below please. If you're from the islands, you'll get the humor. If you're not then, please enjoi as much as possible. This is classic.

Look out! It's Black Friday!!! and It's coming straight for us!!!!

6:30pm 'ish on December 26, 2008 and no mo' lights. With the exception of Makakilo and Kapolei. Anyways, It was like a scene out of some random world disaster movie!

People were freaking out. People no longer drove, they walked instead. You could see nothing, you couldn't see your face it was so dark! Grown men were crying, calling the radio stations for assistance because they don't know what to do. Babies sleeping! Some called the radio station a few hours later just to warn people that all the lights were out. Kinda late, but OK.
The Aloha stadium caged thousands, people looting inside other peoples garbage cans, Kapolei and Makakilo seemed to be the only safe haven for food and cheerful song and light. And then they went out of power later on i think. It seems all was lost, for another 10 hours.



On the other hand, any of my neighbors who had bought illegal fireworks partied like it was already Dec 31. You saw a lot of those going up. I miss the black outs when the family lit all the candles and played some random game. Or if you didn't have candles you'd just do to someones house who did, or who had a generator and lives on Loina St, that would work too. Randomness is next to Awesomeness.
What's also awesome is I heard a congregation went along and had their meeting anyways. I'm not sure if they had a generator or bunch of candles and flashlights. But that is also next to awesomeness. I would've given a talk with the flashlight shining up my face, like camping. Thumbs up! HAHA no, i would just have someone spotlight that on me while I'm giving it. But lights came back on earlier the next morning and everything was back to normal.