Unplugged Adventure: The Name Game Part V

Photo credits: Nicole DesLauriers, Joe Winskye, Lani Winskye

Meg Hanna

Nicole DesLauriers

Joe and Lani Winskye

All photos in this series taken on 35mm disposable cameras:

 

No filter applied- this is just what taking a pic of a disposable camera with a disposable camera in poor lighting looks like. Cool and vintage, right?!

Unplugged Adventure: The Name Game Part IV

Photo credits: Nicole DesLauriers, Joe Winskye, Lani Winskye

Yasu Ishida

Alex Munro

Tristan Holmes

Unplugged Adventure: The Name Game Part III

Photo credits: Nicole DesLauriers, Joe Winskye, Lani Winskye

Justin Fragiao

Rachael Smith

Kristina Tannenbaum

Unplugged Adventure: Name Game Part II

Photo credits: Nicole DesLauriers, Joe Winskye, Lani Winskye

Elise Shuford

Ray Moschuk

David Gerke

Unplugged Adventure: The Name Game

Nicole's amazing selfie powers...without a screen!

This weekend, the Winskye Family set out to have an Unplugged Adventure: no phones, no tech, no digital cameras.  The challenge was to find ways to spell the names of 15 Hawaii friends in photographs, without using the actual names. Our daring adventurers hunted high and low through the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet and China Town, braving heat and rain, determined to complete their quest. Over the next few days, I will be sharing the harrowing documentation of this journey.

Murray Husted

Kylee Lambert

Tyler Nichols

10 Seconds

The amount of time it took the cat to move from this box: 

To this box from the moment the second box hit the floor.

The Quick Update

I will have a longer, better post on how Winskye life is going tomorrow, but for now, here is the quick version.

Lani:
Reading- Stardust by Neil Gaiman (novel, though graphic novel is on my list). Just finished rereading- first three novels in the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Fabulous Series. Read it. Next on the list- World War Z by Max Brooks.

Activities- crocheting, pinning on Pinterest, watching my cat sit in boxes in ever-cuter positions, wishing I were at the beach. Little bit of work here and there. Anyone hiring for odd jobs or theatrical contract work for the next 2 months? Dial me up!

Not in a box, but isn't she cute?

Joe:
Reading- Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (one of MY favorite series ever).
Playing- The latest installment in the BioShock franchise. Beautiful game, fun story.
Other- work. working. lots of time spent working.

More on our other exploits soon...

My Life in Hawaii: A Retrospective, Part III

The saga continues!

From January 2012...

Taking our first epic hike up the Old Pali trail

Adventures in cooking with the starfruit tree in our yard in Kaneohe

Exploring the Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden

...To January 2013

Shooting rifles at Koko Head range

Lulu getting her very own box to live in...

...which she's just slightly too big for...

...and never leaves.

From February 2012...

Doing our Indonesian randai show: The Genteel Sabai

Moving into a new apartment in Honolulu during tech week for TWO shows

...To February 2013

Designing sound for Late Night Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

Continuing a crochet obsession born in December

From March 2012...

Creating the set for Ubu Cocu (directed by Tyler and Nicole, with Joe in the title role)

...To March 2013

Attending the USITT conference in Milwaukee...

...And spending an afternoon in Chicago on our way home

Being Healthy

Rachael has issued a health challenge for the summer. Each participant had to declare an amount of weight to lose or a size of clothing that they wanted to fit into. My goal is 10lbs or my size 6 skinny jeans. Because I am not a size 6 anything, skinny or not, which was not the case before we moved here. We have ten weeks (from June 1) to accomplish our goal. Losers buy dinner for winners.

I've been using a pedometer app on my phone, Striiv, which has been great, because it is also a game and you earn new things in game by exercising. It auto-syncs with my calorie counter app, My Fitness Pal. Anyone using either of those who wants to become friends in-app, let me know! The calorie counter is easy to use because it has a barcode scanner. I can scan foods in my fridge and then just input the servings that I ate. It's making me so aware of how much I eat, that I've done this:

If you eat out of a measuring cup, you know exactly how much you've had!

Also, my calves and abs are killing me. Joe says it's because those muscles are remembering they exist. I say it's because exercise is evil.

My Life in Hawaii: A Retrospective, Part II

Continuing the walk down memory lane with my birth month (October 5th if you want to send presents)

From October 2011...

Shawn and Kris getting engaged!

Celebrating my birthday with new friends

...To October 2012

They got me a shoe...that they found...on a fire hydrant...birthdays are fun.

Another day, another show...

Throwing a Halloween party with the fun folks of Late Night Theatre

From November 2011...

Being touristy with Joe

We're watching you...

...To November 2012

Voting is important!

November 2012 also featured Mexican Thanksgiving, but it was too epic for photos to do it justice. There were tacos. 'Nuff said. Moving on.


From December 2011...
 

Chistmasing in Waialua

...To December 2012

Surviving my first finals week since 2006

Ice skating in Hawaii!

Having a romantic Molokai getaway

And Joe closed out the year with the longest high five...

Continuing to be continued...

My Life in Hawaii: A Retrospective, Part I

I have a lot of free time this summer; it's given me time to look back through old photos and think about the ups and downs I've experienced since moving to this lovely, godforsaken, sunny, rainy, lovely, disorganized island. I don't know where we will be this time next year, but it is likely to be someplace much colder than this, so I'm enjoying the weather while I can. A lot can change in two years. Here's what's happened to the Winskyes:

From July 2011...

Saying goodbye to family and friends...

Bidding farewell to my childhood home

...To July 2012

Teaching summer classes in Ewa Beach

Exploring history at Honolulu Hale (city hall)

Independence Day with our Canadian friends?

From August 2011...

Moving across the country to discover sushi served on conveyor belts!

Living on the floor out of boxes with my brother

Being fiercely in love

...To August 2012

Dealing with an unfortunate knee injury

Enjoying Hawaii's beautiful beaches

Still ridiculously in love- our 3rd wedding anniversary

From September 2011...

Getting a house in Kaneohe with Shawn and Kris!

Starting Grad school at UH Manoa

Having quality sibling time and enjoying the view

...To September 2012

Running around town on a scavenger hunt with Murray!

Getting up way too early to exercise with Ray

Still very much in love (see how we can share a desk?)

Lots of good stuff and lots of good friends. Mahalo to our Hawaii ohana for being there for us during all this change. So far, it's been a memorable experience! To be continued...