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oldfarmwitch · 3 months ago

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Get to know me better tag game

Thank you for the tag, @porcelainmortal!

Favorite color - Highlighter yellow. Followed closely by neon coral.

Last song - "Please Won't Please" by Helado Negro

Currently reading - I've been working through my myriad of open AO3 tabs and finally started the full spectrum of human emotion by @firenati0n this morning. As far as books go, I just finished You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian and very much enjoyed it.

Currently watching - The Olympics. Also need to finish The Boyfriend and Girls5Eva.

Currently craving - Lilikoi pancakes. It's super rare that I crave pancakes and the ones I'm craving are from a specific restaurant ~5000 miles away, so...

Spicy/sweet/savoury - Savory.

Coffee or tea - Tea. I love the smell of coffee and coffee ice cream is my favorite, but I hate drinking coffee.

Hobby to try - Oh lord, all of them? I've been really wanting to get back into ceramics lately (it's been ~20 years since I threw a pot, so it would basically be a new hobby now).

Current au: Not a fic writer, but will read all the AUs you throw at me.

Current obsession - RWRB like always. (<< same) The Olympics, specifically the lesser-watched sports like canoe slalom. My obsession with "The Pairing" has begun and will take full hold on Friday when I go to the signing with CMQ.

Relationship status - My partner and I have been together 13 years, married for almost 11.

Tagging @alasse9 @enablelove @grapehyasynth @iboatedhere @beautifulhigh and anyone else who'd like to do it!

#get to know me #tag games #about me

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cherryvanillasims · 5 years ago

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She’s so precious!

#sims 4 #island living #lilikoi coral #sulani #mermaid #baby mermaid

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jamisynbradford · 3 years ago

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Tuesday, April 19

Tuesday we went to our Limahuli garden tour at 9am. They gave us a book of all the plants and it was a self-guided tour. What apparently usually takes people 1.5 hours took us nearly 3. It was the perfect mesh of social studies history and plant information that had me and Hirsh way too engrossed. Main take aways were that almost all the plants on Kauai today are not native! Many are canoe plants from Polynesia (taro, ti, etc) which were brought as a "kit" of sorts with essential food, medicine, and tool plants to survive on a new island, but many that we associate with Hawai like pineapples, plumeria, birds of paradise, coconut palm trees etc are all foreign. The octopus tree which is everywhere is invasive. The hala trees that are everywhere are native though - they found one recently in a very old rock which confirmed it! The purple sweet potato on the island has origins in Peru which suggests the Polynesians could travel SUPER far by boat. ◦ After the tour, I bought a book about the ahupua’a (sustainable tract of land apportioned to a set of people) of Ha’ena which includes Limahuli valley and tunnels beach (Makua beach). The woman at the gift shop said her grandparents are interviewed for the book and that is the kind of historical/present day connection I love. Then we went to Makua beach, we got a great parking spot and snorkeled to the right (at the edge from Ha’ena beach to Makua). The snorkeling was cool because the coral was so deep and cavernous. Not as colorful as Maui but really cool topography ◦ On the beach, I read the "Ha’ena: Through the Eyes of the Ancestors" book and it was SO COOL to read a book about the history of where I literally physically was at that moment. I learned so much about the language and history of that spot. The many stories of Menehune being turned into stones that are still on the ridge. Menehune are often portrayed as like leprechauns or fairies but apparently they were in the census so potentially they were people who were there before the Tahitians? There used to be a practice of climbing up to the top of Makana peak and lighting this certain stick on fire that would catch the up drafts and fly burning into the sea. They did this when special visitors came. The last time it was done might have been the 1920s according to the book - one of the grandparents of the people interviewed (the books is from 2003) said her grandfather was one of the fire stick throwers. There was a lot of information about the Hawaiian language and land like how how "‘aina" doesn’t mean just land but the land that feeds you. The word "ahupua'a" has the word "pua'a" in it meaning pig - potentially because they sacrificed pigs for each one (there was a lot of sacrifice - human and otherwise - in the old Kapu rules religion). pua'a is also in the name for the state fish - humuhumunukunukuapua'a because it is a fish with a pig nose.

The interviews of the older generations were my favorite part of the book. It was wild to see the old pictures and how overgrown with vegetation the beach had become since the 50s. This beach is apparently where Pierce Brosnan and Oprah have houses now. Wild. ◦ We went to the car cooler to get passion fruit (lilikoi) juice and vodka and had drinks on the beach while the sunset. I kept thinking about all the people before me who had watched the sunset on that beach.

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fitnesshealthyoga-blog · 6 years ago

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New Post has been published on https://fitnesshealthyoga.com/chemical-vs-mineral-sunscreen-whats-the-difference/

Chemical Vs. Mineral Sunscreen: What’s The Difference?

You need daily sun protection to keep your skin healthy and youthful. But, which type of sunscreen should you choose? Sun protection generally falls into one of two categories: chemical and physical (mineral). Read on to learn the difference, and discover the benefits of switching to a mineral sunscreen.

Chemical Vs. Physical (Mineral) Sunscreen

Sunscreen is essential to keep skin protected from the dangers of sun exposure, including sunburn, sun damage and melanoma. It’s also beneficial in minimizing the aging effects of UV rays, such as fine lines and wrinkles, rough skin and hyperpigmentation.

The two categories of sunscreen are chemical and physical. While both provide protection, chemical sunscreen and physical sunscreen differ in their active ingredients as well as the way they protect against UV exposure. Here, we’ve compiled the key points you need to know about each type.

Chemical Sunscreen

Chemical sunscreens are often referred to as “absorbers.” Their active ingredients are organic (carbon-based) compounds that absorb UV rays. Through a chemical reaction, these compounds convert UV rays into heat, then release that heat from the skin.

Physical Sunscreen

Physical sunscreens are “reflectors.” Their active ingredients include zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, which act as physical blockers. These minerals form a protective barrier on the skin and reflect harmful UV rays before they make contact with the skin’s surface.

What Is Zinc Oxide?

Mineral sunscreens typically employ zinc oxide as a physical blocker of UV rays. Yes, the same zinc your parents slathered over your nose and cheeks in the eighties. Zinc oxide has come a long way since, and can now be found in lightweight, layerable formulas that provide the same sun protection without the white cast. Here’s a look at zinc oxide’s many benefits for the skin.

Keeps Skin Cool

Unlike chemical sunscreens which trap UV rays and convert them to heat, zinc oxide keeps the skin cool and allows it to breathe. It reflects the heat and energy of the sun’s rays away from the skin, thereby reducing its temperature. For this reason, mineral sunscreen is particularly beneficial in minimizing skin inflammation and redness associated with acne, rosacea and skin sensitivity.

Provides Mineral Sun Protection

While zinc itself can be found in nature, zinc oxide is created by combining the mineral zinc with oxygen molecules. When these two elements are vaporized and condensed, they form a fine powder that sits on top of the skin and provides a protective barrier against UVA and UVB rays. In addition to being a physical blocker, zinc oxide acts as a mirror to reflect UV rays before they can penetrate the skin’s surface.

Supports Collagen Production

UV exposure is the leading cause of premature aging. Sun damage exposes the skin to free radicals which break down and destroy collagen, a protein that is essential for keeping skin toned, plump and elastic. Zinc serves as a co-factor in collagen synthesis by activating the protein collagenase. This protein triggers collagen production in order to build and repair connective tissue (like your skin).

Helps Treat Acne

Zinc oxide is also beneficial in treating acne-prone complexions. Studies show that zinc effectively reduces skin inflammation, inhibits the growth of acne-causing bacteria and regulates sebaceous gland activity. It also has astringent properties which tighten pores and minimize their appearance. You can find zinc oxide in several acne treatments, including Eminence Organics Acne Advanced Treatment System.

Mineral Sunscreen Benefits

If you aren’t yet convinced by zinc’s superpowers, here are a few more reasons to add a mineral sunscreen to your daily routine.

Suitable For All Skin Types

Mineral sunscreens are hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic. With their anti-inflammatory properties, they are gentle enough for the most sensitive skin types. And, they are free of pore-clogging silicones, making them a better option for those prone to blemishes.

Reef-Safe

Mineral sunscreens are also reef-safe; zinc oxide and titanium dioxide do not pose a threat to our planet’s delicate coral reefs. They are an ideal, environmentally-friendly choice for beachgoers and destination travelers who visit oceanside resorts.

Broad Spectrum Protection

Mineral sunscreens reflect both UVB and UVA rays from the skin’s surface. UVB rays cause sunburn and uncomfortable symptoms such as redness, dryness and itchiness. UVA rays, which penetrate the skin more deeply, are responsible for premature aging and play a key role in the development of melanoma.

Ready to add mineral sunscreen to your skin care routine? Experience our all-mineral Lilikoi Mineral Defense Collection at an Eminence Organics partner spa near you.

Do you use chemical or mineral sunscreen? We’d love to hear which type of sun protection is part of your skin care routine! Tell us in the comments below and join the conversation on social media.

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bjoyful · 7 years ago

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Day 8

The North Shore

I woke up happy today - we were going to the North Shore to our next Airbnb stay.

And also hungry for a workout. Well okay, first I was hungry for some real food. So I ate our last bit of Honey Nut Chex and sliced up a banana with it. Then we packed up our stuff and checked out of Pililaau. Goodbye, Pililaau, with calm Poka’i Bay and its beautiful little baby waves!

It was going to be an hour-and-a-half-long drive up north, but we were well-rested and excited to see the rest of the island. Driving up the middle of the island was almost like heading to Half Moon Bay or Monterey - you see highly residential areas slowly disappear and more trees and farmland. It was really pretty. We also passed by the big army base, Schofield Barracks, which looks like any recreation area with some condos except it has a big chain link fence and barbed wire running all around it.

We got to Haleiwa and it looks the same as I remembered - quaint little shacks on a two-road highway advertising surfing lessons and shrimp and shave ice. Lots of trees. And you can see the ocean through them every so often, furrowing slightly with small waves - nothing like the waves that it displays during the wintertime. The sky was actually pretty overcast and some rain came down on us as we made our way up and around the coast towards Kahuku, which is past the northernmost point of Oahu.

Crossfit Ko’olau is a tiny little gym in Kahuku. It’s maybe about a third of the size of Crossfit Reason, with even lower ceilings (hint: you can’t do bar muscle ups inside). We walked in a little early, at about 9:55am and there was a class going on. A friendly blond girl named Tessa (Tara’s sister) was coaching, and there were a couple guys doing accessory stuff too, outside of the class. One of them looked over at me and said, “Hey, Choy!” I grinned and waved.

Tom and Tara McBride, Christine’s awesome LDS (Mormon) married friends, arrived soon after us, and Choy arrived soon after them. We all introduced ourselves and I could already tell this would be an awesome group to hang out with.

We decided on doing the first Regionals workout:

1200m run

then

12 rounds for time

4 strict HSPU

8 C2B pull-ups

12 air squats

Oh boy, was it spicy. And Tara did it Rx’d, with a 24-lb. weight vest. What a beast! Fortunately we all made it through the workout, then hung out at the gym goofing off. I stood in front of the fan drinking Fitaid for a good long while, it was so hot. Everyone did a bit of accessory work, and then we got ready to head to lunch and then the beach by hosing off using their cool outdoor shower-head-hose thing. Tim and I also snapped a picture with Choy, Tara and Tom, and Tara’s sister Tessa and her boyfriend.

A Very Vegan Lunch

Tara and Tom suggested we stop off where the shrimp trucks were at this cute farm-fresh place called Kahuku Farms, where you can get various very vegan plates of food. The stand (it wasn’t a building, but rather a little shaded stand with surrounding picnic tables and various planter boxes of flowers) wasn’t too crowded but did look like it was a favorite eating spot. They had taste samples of lilikoi butter and mango jam, and also some samples of honey mango body butter, which I made very good use of. Tim decided he needed protein (and rightly so), and headed to the shrimp trucks to grab lunch and bring it back to eat with us at a shady picnic table by the stand.

The veggie pizza + side salad that Choy and I shared was very clean and healthy, so I enjoyed it after eating so much unhealthy Hawaiian food. For active people, it maybe wasn’t the ideal meal without a good amount of protein, but it still tasted great because of the workout. We also shared an acai bowl topped with lilikoi butter, and THAT was an absolute winner. We all talked about Crossfit, then Tara and Tom shared about what it was like to run Crossfit Ko’olau, and Tom shared his experience of the L3 exam, which sounds like a doozy.

Throughout lunch I kept an eye out for Tim, but the line for the shrimp was ridiculously long and he didn’t end up getting his food until we had all finished and were ready to head to the beach. So Tim brought his shrimp with him, and we hopped in the car and followed Tara and Tom to one of their favorite beaches, Gas Chambers. It’s a secluded beach and no one was there - we found parking then walked a ways down the road, then cut in past some modest beach houses using a very nondescript shady pathway. You can see the water from far up the path, and it looks amazing already.

We were quite a group laying our towels out and sunscreening up on the beach - Tim, me, Christine, Tara, Tom, Tessa, Tessa’s boyfriend Neil, and Tara’s cousin Xander (short for Alexander). Tara & Tom (TnT <- that’s their Instagram name) brought two spike ball sets so we teamed up and played a couple games on the beach, diving like crazy. That was SO fun. It felt like beach volleyball but maybe less tiring, but still pretty tiring, so after we played we all dove into the cool ocean, washing the sand and sweat off in an instant. What a great feeling.

TnT and Xander had to head out, so me, Tim, and Choy went back up to our towels to dry off and hang out with Tessa and Neil. We sat on the beach relaxing and soaking up the sun. I looked at my coral cut, which didn’t look that bad anymore, and was pleased, until I realized that my bandaid had fallen off when we were in the water. I hoped that it wouldn’t choke any fish or sea turtles like you hear about in those ‘Save the Ocean’ ads.

After a good amount of basking in the sun - and noting that we were all getting a little sunburnt, we packed everything up and said bye to Tessa and Neil, and Christine, who had to get back to coach a 4:30pm class.

Tim and I headed back to Waialua to check into our Airbnb. It’s a quiet little town right on the beach, and our studio room was very quaint and decorated. We made a pasta dinner from our leftover ingredients and played HoTs with friends, then went to sleep.

#chansinhi2017

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konagirlgetalei · 8 years ago

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Nene-xing

I don’t think there has ever been a birthday as amazing as the birthday I just experienced. It was unreal.

In the morning we (Ali, Sam and I) went to Ken’s, the oldest diner on the island and famous for their delicious breakfasts. I got a big ass belgian waffle with bananas and macadamia nuts, and the waitresses came out singing Happy Birthday to me! And made me a paper hat! And gave us free strawberry pancakes! It was awesome! They also have amazingggg syrups there- guava, boysenberry, lilikoi and coconut. Gotta try them all!

After stuffing our faces, we left Hilo and headed south for Black Sand Beach. But not before picking up beer, snacks and a tiara, for me to wear :)

Black Sand Beach was unreal. The sand is volcanic stone and lava that got broken down enough so it’s almost the consistency of sand. Too cool! We set up the hammock, cracked our beers and laid in the sun for a few hours. Sam brought his boogey boards which was great. So relaxing and beautiful.

After Black Sand Beach, we headed to South Point, the southernmost part of the United States. There, we jumped off the 4 story cliff, which is not as scary as you might think. I did it twice ;) It was a thrill and if we had more time, I would have done it again. But unfortunately the sun was setting and we had one more stop to make- Green Sand Beach.

You need to have a 4x4 to get to Green Sand Beach. Which we did not. So we paid one of the many brothas around with a pickup truck $40 to shuttle us down there. We stood in the back of the pickup (it had a handrail around it) with 6 other people as we took the most treacherous 2 mile drive I’ve ever taken. How anyone ever found this beach to begin with is beyond me. The ride was insane. Even if we had a 4x4 we never would have been able to maneuver it on our own. And what makes this more comical, is that the dude’s 10 year old son drove us there. No shit, the 10 year old drove the pickup truck 2 miles up and down the craziest, rockiest road I’ve ever been on and did it like a champ. Terrifying, but all part of the adventure. We made it to Green Sand Beach alive and just as the sun was setting. So we hiked down the cliff and jumped straight into the waves, which were warm and welcoming. This beach is tucked away between two cliffs, just a little nook in the shore line and it was fantastic. We didn’t have very long, as the sun was setting and all the old people we rode in with wanted to leave. But we made the most of it and splashed around in the beautiful water. Then we drove a beautiful, scary and fast (the dad was driving) 2 miles back as we skillfully drank our beers, standing in the back of a pickup truck. What a day!

We headed straight to the Airbnb after which is the most beautiful home and best Airbnb we’ve stayed at so far. The woman who owns the home designed it herself and it is a hidden paradise on the south side. High ceilings, wrap around deck, beautiful kitchen and all situated on a gorgeous acre of land. Win!!

After checking in, the hunger caught up, so we drove to one of the only places still open at 8pm (everything closes early here) and got beer and fish and chips. What a way to end the day! Could not have asked for a better birthday.

Today we woke up in this incredible place and were greeted by Karen (the owner) and the breakfast she prepared for us, which was pineapple and malasadas. Malasadas are a sweet roll with a glaze on top. Ours had lilikoi (passion fruit) glaze and mine had a candle in it :)! We dined with Karen for a bit, then headed out on today’s adventure. Our first stop was to the bakery Karen had gotten the malasadas from bc omg did we need to get more. They are seriously so good! We also got sweet bread from this bakery as that is what they are famous for. Then we headed off to get snorkeling gear and go to Two Step.

Two Step is a beach famous for their fantastic snorkeling and let me tell you, it was freakin awesome! So many fish, clear blue water, a bit of colorful coral (though a lot of it dead :( ), and a ton of fun. So beautiful. We got to explore the tidepools after where we found lots of fun, unidentifiable creatures.

Next we got laulau from a restaurant in town and it was fantastic. Laulau is pork wrapped in a taro leaf and cooked. So good! And we got kulolo as a dessert, which is made from taro and coconut, is apparently hard to make and I cannot begin to describe it as I’ve never had anything like it. But it was delicious, so a good choice there.

Then it was off to the volcano again, this time to see the crater at night. Definitely worth the hour and a half drive. We got there right at dusk, and got to watch the white billowing smoke, turn into a red and orange pit as night fell. It was too cool. Completely dark, except for this giant hole of lava. So cool!

Now we’re back relaxing at our Airbnb. Just ate some sweet bread with mango and guava jam that Ali bought, and leftover fish. Life is good.

Tomorrow is our last full day on the island :( This has been the most incredible adventure and we are prepared to go out on a high note, so white sand beaches and papaya margaritas it is! As sad as I am to leave, I am also excited to get back to my new city and continue having adventures there. Fun doesn’t stop when the vacation ends if you live your life like it’s a vacation. Just made that up. TM.

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cherryvanillasims · 5 years ago

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