Update – News Report
02/09/10
Well, a very good morning to all of you out there. Here is a quick update on what’s new and exciting for me and my life aboard a cruise ship. At the top of the list, there was a really great Super Bowl party in the Follies Lounge onboard. There was a HUGE projector screen showing the broadcast of the game, and there were lots of guests cheering and having a good time. It was a great game by both teams. My bass player roommate left this weekend to go back home, and I got another roommate. He works in the A/V department and he’s from Romania. All is well with him except his luggage was lost in New York Airport as he was flying over, so right now he has none of his things. What a bummer! I used this opportunity to snag the bottom bunk in the cabin. No more climbing a ladder to get to bed! In the showband, we got a replacement piano player and the addition of a guitar player, but we are still without a bass player. So, it’s going to be another short work week for us in the band. I am leaving next week to take the week off for my Uncle Steve’s wedding in Siesta Key Beach, near Sarasota, Florida. I’m really looking forward to seeing all my family, and even more looking forward to my girlfriend Emily flying down to join us! We’ll both be celebrating post Valentine’s Day/pre Birthday while we’re together. I’m assuming my parents safely arrived back home from Costa Rica. I talked with them briefly on Sunday morning, and they were a few hours from flying out of San Jose. It sounds like everyone had a really great time. Now they’re going to get home, chill out for a few days, and quickly turn around and go on another trip for the wedding. I am continuing to maintain my healthy eating habits (for the most part) and exercising, and I’m up to the point where I’m tightening my belt by another notch. On occasion I lay out in the sun on the top deck of the ship, and last Friday I got one line of sunburn right across the bottom of my stomach – right where I neglected to put on sunscreen. At least it’s warm enough to enjoy the sun. Every day the ship arrives in Tampa and the new guests are coming aboard, I always have to assure them (as they’re dressed for a Caribbean cruise vacation wearing long pants and sweatshirts) that it will, in fact, warm up as the week goes on. So I’m hoping it continues to warm up, because these people I give this promise to vow to hunt me down if it isn’t warm. I decided that at the beginning of my next work week, I’m going to take my camera everywhere with me and document pictures (and some videos) of what I’m doing. I realized that even though things as mundane as the hallway of the crew area to me, it’s still something that you all would want to see. Be on the lookout for a giant media upload! Well, that’s all the time I have. Until next time, so long. Have a great day!
