The Morning After: Red carpet and inside Nobu for exclusive ‘Hawaii Five-0′ party

By LACY MATSUMOTO

Special to the Star-Advertiser

You know when you meet someone and you instantly click? That’s what happened between Taryn Manning and me. I don’t know if it’s because we’re both Scorpios who love music, or if we’re wild girls, but the instant I met Taryn, I knew we’d be having some magical adventures together.

When Taryn Manning asked me to be her date to last night’s premiere of “Hawaii Five-O,” I thought, “Oh, fun! I wanna dress up!” Just as simple as that. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the intensity of what actually took place.

Monday morning: I woke up, as usual checked online news and social media sites, and that’s when it hit me. The energy behind the event was really starting to build as fans, writers and people involved with the show were all buzzing about the night’s event. What really struck me was that some anticipated 10,000 people attending Sunset on the Beach.

I started to panic slightly and texted Taryn to get her impression on how the event would turn out — but she was on a plane from LA to Honolulu so we couldn’t chat. So I made a checklist, like when I was in high school getting ready for prom. It looked like this:

• Pack hair and make up (Check!)
• Pick up dress from Acid Dolls (Check!)
• Borrow clutch from Tiare (Check!)
• Match shoes to dress (These will have to do)
• Shave my legs (Check!)
• Paint my nails (Check!)

AFTER A SLIGHT DELAY and a problem at animal quarantine, I finally picked up Taryn from the airport. Now, if you don’t know anything about Taryn, I can tell you three things about her that make me adore her:

1. She is an animal lover, inside and out. And her dog Penguin is the light of her life.

2. She loves music.

3. She loves unicorns.