Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park

And Then There Was...BEAVER

True Story: there is a town in Oregon called 'Beaver'. We drove through it. EVERYTHING was Beav-centric. Since we all have the collective sense of humor of a 12 year old boy, we made sure to take pictures of everything. Enjoy!

Tillamook!

We have arrived! Day one: Tillamook Forest. Drinking some celebratory High Life out of our new power ranger cups. Life is good PS: Tillamook cheddar cheese blocks are TWO DOLLARS here. Two dollars!

Aloha 'Oe

Andrew Bugreyev, I will miss you something fierce. I have known you since the second month I moved to Hawai'i, and you are my most cherished friend. What I am going to do without you...I do not know. Thank you so much for the AMAZING going away party last night at Mercury. Me ke aloha pumehana. We will forever be partners in crime; I love you very much!

Dear JJ:

I am going to miss you!
You are the gayest straight woman I know. I must say--I am very grateful for you. Your inner gay is definitely part of your charm. xo

Last Day at the Palace

For the past five years, I have worked at Queen Emma's Summer Palace. In the dungeon. In beautiful Nu'uanu Valley, with beautiful people, surrounded by much aloha. I'm fairly certain this place has ruined me for the rest of my life--how will any other job ever compare?

Answer: it won't.

Aloha, Daughters of Hawai'i

The Daughters threw me a fabulous aloha party today at the Palace, complete with Bangkok Chef food. I received some beautiful leis, and a special gift from Auntie Gerry. I cried about 289 times. I ruined my eye makeup twice. I had to go see Drew and Max afterwards because I was a total, complete HOT MESS and needed to cry some more...in my jagermeister shot.

Tomorrow is my last day at the Palace. I am officially an emotional trainwreck: all aboooard!

We Leave in Three Days!

Hot Mess Monday

It was my final Hot Mess Monday at Mercury. And yes, I was a total, complete hot mess. I'm going to miss this bar (and, more importantly, the riff raff who lurk within) somethin' fierce. I guess all I can really say is...Cheers. TO VOLK!
-HJ

Oh, Boner!

Ring the alarms, alert the proper authorities: Pongo J. "Boner" Harvey is officially joining the circus for the Oregon/California portion of our adventure! Feather boas, crotch scotch, duck hunting hats, mullet wigs, and an endless supply of Coors will now be joining the procession. Hopefully Boner won't get us kicked out of the state of California...but we'll see. You never know with this dude.

Me ke Aloha Pumehana, Malaekahana

Cabin #3


Ahhhh....Malaekahana.

My last weekend on the North Shore, and it was perfection.
A BIG THANK YOU to Uncle Joe and Auntie Alexa...and also to Denny and Mel...I had such an amazing time! And even though I am severely emotionally traumatized for a multitude of reasons (yanked out of my slumber by a wigged brigade and force-fed Jager shots, blindsided by the Sunday brunch special appearance of Uncle Billy, etc.), I would never have it any other way.

The Circus leaves town in SIX DAYS! Which is a good thing, because I'll probably need the time to recover from this weekend...

I am going to miss Hawai'i--and my 'ohana--so much.
-HJ

The Wigmaster

Tonight: Wigs X 3
The Source: The Wigmaster. Beretania and Pensacola. She will F your shit UP if you cross her.
And Then: Champagne
Tomorrow: Holes in scalp from bobby pin pricks
The Future: Endless possibilities

We are LOCKED and LOADED with faux hair pieces for Malaekahana this weekend!

California Dreamin'

Well, we leave for Portland/Crescent City in EIGHT days. Yikes! Before we head out on our wild adventure, we're doing one last weekend at the North Shore at Malaekahana, in our beloved lil Cabin #3 with Joe and Alexa. Special guests Drew, Bradley and Frankie will be joining in on the fun--in addition to the standard 7 bottles of Jagermeister. Some call that excessive; we call that FRIDAY NIGHT. A hui hou! -HJ