random stuff...

my insurance plan onboard sure is nice. for all my medicine, i paid only ten bucks. that which i could get onboard was free. the vicodin was the ten dollars, but for sixteen pills.

i ran into tom at the drug store. he finally made it to hawaii but is on the other ship, pride of aloha. i just ran into one of my classmates from piney point who said many of those other classmates of ours on that ship have either quit or been fired. apparently it's not quite as good as this ship.

we had lunch at ruby tuesdays. i had a bowl of soup. this medicine has me so loopy i think it took me fifteen minutes to complete sentences. regardless, it'll be the last time we see each other for six months although we're both in hawaii and work for the same company.

hawaii is entering into its winter months, which is getting aggravating. the days, although they're warm, are cloudy and the seas are rough. last night, i didn't eat before i took my medicine so i was naseous a bit while the ship was rockin' and rollin'. not fun there for a while.

finally, vicki ordered room service (we have the hook-up), which turned out to be a grilled cheese and onion rings. not what i really wanted but it worked.

apparently, my name is on the 'sick list' in the galley. a classmate told me that last night when he asked how i was doing. i assumed it was like the 'prayer list' at church. anyway, i could have been calling - or my manager could have been calling - for room service for me this whole time.

i know now. and they will come. they will come to my door. no more getting dressed and walking to the back of the ship for me.

our intenerary has changed this week so after today, we're following a different schedule. too many ships in hawaii and not enough ports or ones that are big enough for this big 'ole hunk a' metal.

still not smoking! everyone was smoking in the cabin last night and the smell was wonderful yet at the same time i wanted them to quit. i've done quite well, i think.

tim... i got your message. thanks for calling. i'll call you back but presently -- this goes for everyone -- my battery is messed up on my phone. it's not holding a charge as it should so i'm getting maybe twenty minutes of talk time from it. there's a sprint store on maui, so...

thanks, everyone for your concern and prayers. i know some of you were really worried while others hoped i'd hurt like hell... i've done really well, haven't had any pain. the stitches are holding up and my jaws, i guess, look good. no dry sockets and no bleeding.

we have crew drill soon. i better go shower and change from this tee shirt and wind pants. otherwise, i'll look plain dumb. -er.

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