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Not twenty minutes after I woke up from a dream about having a life boat drill in which I had to descend from the ship on a special kind of pulley line and onto a life raft (missing it twice, landing in the water on the third try), I learn that the Safety Officer has selected me for Lifeboat Commander Training.
Should this training happen, it'll be off the ship and either in Miami, Holland, or Hawaii for a few weeks and by the end I'll be fully certified for a number of years to do just what it suggests - "command" a life boat in the event of an emergency. I don't plan on doing more than three more contracts - that's less than two years, but if it'll bump my pay up a bit and make me more employable should the need to do ships again in the future it could be well worth it.
This morning was even more exciting (but in a good way) because I got my picture taken with Hank Aaron - the second my mom sends me my dad's email address, he's got mail.
Tonight's production show is one that I've only seen once and I don't quite know what I'm doing. Looking over the notes, it seems fairly uninvolved from my stand point, but given the computer problems we've been having, I'm slightly concerned.
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The reality of the world cruise is starting to set in for me. I'm not concerned as much about the extra work as I am about the down time. I'm almost through all of the DVDs I have and there won't really be the opportunity to buy new ones - not just because the rest of my money needs to go towards my much needed computer, but because I'll be in ASIA in just less than a month. If they DO have Season 2 & 3 of Veronica Mars, Season 4 of Alias, the last two seasons of The West Wing, I doubt it'll be in English.
I'm screwed, but I know I have the will power to stay away from the alcohol no matter how bored I get.
Should this training happen, it'll be off the ship and either in Miami, Holland, or Hawaii for a few weeks and by the end I'll be fully certified for a number of years to do just what it suggests - "command" a life boat in the event of an emergency. I don't plan on doing more than three more contracts - that's less than two years, but if it'll bump my pay up a bit and make me more employable should the need to do ships again in the future it could be well worth it.
This morning was even more exciting (but in a good way) because I got my picture taken with Hank Aaron - the second my mom sends me my dad's email address, he's got mail.
Tonight's production show is one that I've only seen once and I don't quite know what I'm doing. Looking over the notes, it seems fairly uninvolved from my stand point, but given the computer problems we've been having, I'm slightly concerned.
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The reality of the world cruise is starting to set in for me. I'm not concerned as much about the extra work as I am about the down time. I'm almost through all of the DVDs I have and there won't really be the opportunity to buy new ones - not just because the rest of my money needs to go towards my much needed computer, but because I'll be in ASIA in just less than a month. If they DO have Season 2 & 3 of Veronica Mars, Season 4 of Alias, the last two seasons of The West Wing, I doubt it'll be in English.
I'm screwed, but I know I have the will power to stay away from the alcohol no matter how bored I get.