and i feel like the ghost of a complete stranger...
well...i'm enjoying my new job so far. it's given me quite a bit of free time to get personal things taken care of...which almost never happens with any job on the ship. it's funny...after a few days out to sea you begin to revert back to who you really are...once the false front you put up every day melts away, there you are. i'm still trying to figure out who that person is though...which bothers me. most people i know do not know that they have no idea who they are...but they're completely unaware of it, and that brings comfort to them...subconsciously. some days i'd almost rather be naive. (speaking of naive...isn't it funny that evian water is just naive backwards?? and all those stuffy rich people ordering it with their dinner...fuck yeah!)
why do i always feel that i need to write something deep and inspiring on this thing? i think i'm just not capable of that sort of writing...and that sucks.
by the way...i recently got a new camera...the nikon d50. love it. i can't wait to get to china so i can shoot the old buddhist monestaries and shaolin temples. like the man mo temple. from what i've read, it's this dark, smokey temple nestled in modern hong kong. it's named for the two principal gods, man: god of literature, and mo: god of war. i can't wait. also, i should be there for the ching ming festival, the celebration of springs arrival...it's their all souls day...their dia de los muertos (kinda). they go out and clean the graves of loved ones and prepare meals for them. then pour out the favorite drink of whoever's grave it is. (one for their dead homies...heh) i'll be sure to do my best to capitalize on such an amazing photo op.
we're also planning more tattoos there. yes. yes we are. mother will be upset.
i'll try and keep this thing updated...i should have an interesting six months.
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oh, and do try to keep in touch.
by the way...if anyone was curious about what someone who was almost a father looks like (...and after spending four days not sleeping in a hospital)...
why do i always feel that i need to write something deep and inspiring on this thing? i think i'm just not capable of that sort of writing...and that sucks.
by the way...i recently got a new camera...the nikon d50. love it. i can't wait to get to china so i can shoot the old buddhist monestaries and shaolin temples. like the man mo temple. from what i've read, it's this dark, smokey temple nestled in modern hong kong. it's named for the two principal gods, man: god of literature, and mo: god of war. i can't wait. also, i should be there for the ching ming festival, the celebration of springs arrival...it's their all souls day...their dia de los muertos (kinda). they go out and clean the graves of loved ones and prepare meals for them. then pour out the favorite drink of whoever's grave it is. (one for their dead homies...heh) i'll be sure to do my best to capitalize on such an amazing photo op.
we're also planning more tattoos there. yes. yes we are. mother will be upset.
i'll try and keep this thing updated...i should have an interesting six months.
...
oh, and do try to keep in touch.
by the way...if anyone was curious about what someone who was almost a father looks like (...and after spending four days not sleeping in a hospital)...