Jelly

I don't know what to say. Sometimes I wonder about the workings of my brain. Despite the fact that I function okay, I do some dumb things.

Example: Sometime in middle school at Hapuna beach. My best friend says, "Oh look! A portuguese man of war!"

A portuguese man of war is a very poisonous type of jellyfish with a bubble for a head. It's a blue jellyfish found in warm waters that looks like blue string. The plot plays out like this.

Alex: That's not a jellyfish
Akina: Yes it is.
Alex: No it's string from someones bathing suit!
Akina: No it's a jellyfish.
Alex: I'm SURE it's a piece of string.

I cup my hands underneath the floating string to find that alas it is in fact a very poisonous jellyfish. It wraps it tentacles around my entire arms. They stick like a million razors cutting my skin. You can't get them off. I scream and violently flail my arms. A cute lifeguard comes running. and takes me to the tower. He says that the only way to sooth a sting is to pee on it and that the salt in urine neutralizes the venom. He must have seen the shock on my face and said that meat tenderizer would work too. Thank god.

I'm not sure what was worse. Going home with giant welts laced up and down my arms or explaining to my parents why I picked up one of the worlds most venomous jellies. They laughed. Akina called me stupid for a long time. I always hear that you have to make your own mistakes to really learn something. But on this one take my advice. Don't pick up the blue string. Unless you like getting peed on... well then.

Hello. I am not string.

On a non jellyfish note. I often water my plants with the water in my kettle. This morning I made tea and then did some other stuff for about an hour. I then proceeded to water my plants before going to class. I forget that the water takes several hours to cool and watered my palm tree only to see smoke rising out from the soil. I just watered my plant with boiling water. I could legit hear it crying. Now it's drooping. I feel bad. I am going to be a horrid mother. Sorry little bud.

I can't wait for summer. Some homies are coming to HI. I have had such a good year that right now feels like a life overdose. Too much of everything. Feel terribly happy and terribly numb to so many things at the same time. There is always more going on then my chill brain is willing to process. I miss my family. Seeing them two weeks a year bums me out so hard. Sometimes I think that the world has been so unfair to me and then I realize it could be so much worse. But what can I do? I wake up, and am thankful to be alive. The love will overcome the frustrations.

I don't know why I pick up jellyfish and water my plants with boiling water. I also lit a accidently lit a napkin on fire at tonight's meeting/social. Today, I have also stapled my finger and locked myself out. Quite honestly that is the tip of the iceberg of the magic that is Alex. I think I need help. Sorry about the all the random information. Happy Monday!