Ever since I remembered my flying dream, I've had a bunch of other dreams fly through my mind. Most recently is Hawaii.

My parents moved there while I was in college in the early 90s. So I had a great place to visit during my semester breaks–Hawaii or Italy. Yeah, I suffered. Not.

However, I have two vivid experiences that haunt me to this day. One was on the island of Hawaii at the Southern-most tip of the United States of America. There were a bunch of people jumping off the clip. Some of the folks there talked me into jumping the 50 or more feet down into the ocean. I was terrified, but I did it. It stung when I hit the water, and when I swam to the surface and opened my eyes, I could see nothing, because I had bad vision.

Since then, I've had LASIK surgery. And while I still owe money on it, it was the best expense of my life! However, at the same time, I'm left longing to see what I missed in Hawaii.

The other time was when I was on Oahu and a gungho friend of mine decided we would climb this mountain on the North Shore to this nature preserve. It was free climbing. The mountain was slate and crumbled as we climbed. I remember turning around halfway up and seeing the long shore currents attacking the island. It was stunning. But when we made it to the top, a light rain had begun. This stunning valley of lush forest, untouched by human hands was a blurry vision to me. I could not see a thing through the rain drenched glasses. I was heartbroken.

That, in particular, was the vision that made me decide to get LASIK. And now I find myself having not gone back to Hawaii. It will be a long while before I can make it back, but I'm dreaming of it daily, longing to climb that forbidden mountain again and see and feel. Dio buono! One day!

Time to finish mixing What Color Is Your Dragon?! Most of it is done. Just a few more edits, and I think I can call it finished.