i'm sore.

my left arm is killing me. i don't know what i did. maybe it's from the pool the other night, too. my eye is turning darker and has become the topic of every passenger-mathew conversation.

i'm almost getting bored... we've been in port the past two days so there are no passengers at the pool. well, there are, but not many. and those that are belong at shady pines. one more week, though, and i'll be changing bars... not sure which one, yet.

we'll be putting together the first newsletter this weekend. i've gotten a lot of people who are interested in helping, which is awesome. i went out on a whim to suggest eight pages instead of four. now i know that i can fill that space. even if not, i can throw together some crazy shit... something. maybe i'll get a pay raise?

i had an awesome conversation last night from someone back home. it's amazing how time plays a role in life. fate is amazing, too. i'm not jumping to conclusions or predicting anything. however, isn't it interesting when you meet someone who could be 'right' for you yet the timing is off only to meet/talk to them later? it's like a second chance, sort of. who knows?

did i mention tom is leaving for piney point on friday? yep. starts training then. i hear that it's snowing there and they're all snowed in. sorry. it's eighty-something here.

my bar manager let me know that i was mentioned by a guest in one of the comment cards last week for excellent service... go me.

hmmm... oh! what the hell is going on with a tornado in sylvester in december? freaky.

and what about the psychotic man that was killed in miami today? i need to call steve to make sure he wasn't involved or, if he was, make sure he's alright. i hope that he wasn't. that's a lot, imagine, to have on your conscience.

the really weird thing about being on the ship is that you are so deserted from the world and its happenings. we have cnn, tbs, espn and something else. that's it besides crew channels, which basically play the prior days events and safety videos as well as commercials for shore excursions, etc. not too exciting. besides, i'm hardly ever in my room to see it. i catch a glimpse in the crew mess from time-to-time.

i need - or want - a cigarette. this is all for now.

aloha