...have you ever seen the rain? cuz we sure did last night. it rained more in about 10 hours than it has the rest of our time here combined.
it was nice falling asleep to the sound of pitter patter on the roof, but then we were awoken in the night to what sounded like a biblical deluge. i was getting ready to go build an ark and start rounding up geckos two by two when i realized the sprinklers in the yard had kicked on and were adding their wholly unnecessary wetness to the proceedings. alyssa suggested a good invention (which, if it already exists, our landlord should look into)--a sprinkler head with an underground water sensor that would shut the thing off when the ground was saturated. every day i read--and write--about how maui is dealing with a serious drought, to the point where sugarcane farmers are shutting down operations and certain communities are going to mandatory rationing, and here are these stupid automatic sprinklers spraying the side of our house in a storm.
funny and sad at the same time, really. but mostly pretty funny.
also: if anyone wants to check out the paper i'm working for and read a few of my scribblings, you can find it at www.mauitime.com
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This was so fun to read as were the other "news" messages about your lovely island life! We miss you too and would love to come see you...it is a matter of having the time off work and spending the $$!
Thanks for sharing the great photos too! Jasper is just the brown, adorable island man I pictured him to be! :) Love, Ramona
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