i passed on skinny-dippin'

i would have but there was too many people out. in cars. school buses. working on the side of the road. all at 2:30 a.m. so, michelle and i walked back to the ship, smoked a bit then went our seperate ways.

all this came after my first real day off the ship in maui. i got off the ship in hilo, too, but it was not as eventful. in fact, we walked to a restaurant only to turn around and eat in the crew mess. it wasn't worth paying for.

anyway, back to last night. brian, becca, justin and i went to the ale house across the street from port. brian wanted to do jager bombs but i threatened his life. instead, we had surfers on acid. beer. more beer.

michelle, shawn, d-an (real name), chris, steven and a whole other shitload of people showed up. there was a live band doing dmb, creed, 311 and the likes so it was fun.

i had a mushroom swiss burger, which was awesome. at $9.95 plus $1.95 for lettuce, tomato and pickles plus a $2.00 upcharge for fries, it should have been! oh well. it's the first meal i've paid for since i left baltimore last week.

tonight there's a toga party in the crew bar. we're somewhere between maui and whatever island is next. hell, i don't know.

oh! you know how the wave pools operate at white water in atlanta. so do ours when the ship initially sails! it's awesome. i thougt perhaps some of the loud-ass children in there would get out and go to their rooms or possibly drown but they didn't.

hmmm... not too much to say tonight. tom called and he is going to join ncla pending some minor issues with his health, etc. i called christine but couldn't talk long and a nurse walked in to change the i.v. she sounded well and was happy i called. i think they're going to do some procedure in the morning with super glue... at least that's how she described it. keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

back to work... we're supposed to follow someone for a week before we get 'let loose' on the floor to sale. however, we're getting them in the morning! we've all decided we're kicking ass and taking names. the glory is great but the money is the motive. gotta believe it.

the roommate situation isn't much better but is tolerable. all the male rooms are full so i can't change right now. in fact, some of the crew are staying in staterooms waiting for others to leave. that's what i'm doing, too... well waiting for people to leave. justin's roommate is leaving friday week so i'll change into his room then. he's my buddy so that'll be great.

i'm going to try to post pics if i can. if not, oh well. deal with it.