Last night I went to my first 'end of the month' partners dinner with James. We went onto the ship and had a few drinks in the officers wardroom and then to a nice little Czech restaurant. I did not take many pictures as we were not on board for very long :( and I was likely to excited to rmember. However, I might get to go on board again soon and be able to explore a little bit more.
I had told James that I expected everyone to be in uniform, on the ship deck dancing in unison and singing a sprightly version of "Eh Pirates Life for Me." Well needless to say, that unfortunately did not happen, even though it would have been awesome. Also, James wouldn't let me wear the pirate eye patch that I sent him either ....
As a foreign national here, getting onto his ship I had to give over my ID and be called a 'Yank' several times. Then once on the ship I found it funny for everyone to call James 'sir' and everyone to call me 'mam'. Not sure I am fond of that, although I don't think many females really like being called 'mam'. We didn't go to many places on the ship as we were on a bit of a schedule. However, I can tell you claustrophobics, need not apply. The hallways are small and filled with levers, pipes, life jackets, and such, and the ceilings are low. Also, you must have a love for bunk beds in order to want to stay on ship. James is quite impressed that he only has to share a space a third of the size of my bedroom with only one other person, and he is impressed with the size of his 'single' mattress. I suppose I would be as well after seeing the alternative of officer accomodation (three to one room and bunks that are half the size of his single one on top of the other on top of the other.)
We had a good night and it was nice to meet all of the people he works/sails with, they were all very nice. I might have the chance to go on a "family day" where we actually go to sea for a day, but not sure if it will happen yet, it would be interesting.
Well I must go cheer for my team, it is the AFL Grand Final footy game today and the St. Kilda Saints (my team), is in the final today. Hooray! Well I must go cheer for my game today/tomorrow. I hope everyone is having a nice yesterday.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Day The Sky Turned Red
The sky is falling the sky is falling....
Once upon a tomorrow, which happened to follow my yesterday, and your today, so in other words, "once upon a today for me the sky turned red." Now I know that sometimes I can be sarcastic or over imaginative, but really I am not making this up.
This morning I woke up and opened my window and the sky was red, a gloomy hazy red. I thought at first I was just too tired from sleeping and that my eyes were not focusing right. I put on my glasses and still the same thing, a red sky. I then checked weather.com and the current weather stated "blowing dust." OK fine, blowing dust fine, but why does the sky look like it is on fire. And how on earth is there any dust we had a torrential downpour of rain last night, it should not be dry enough for dust. Well meteorologists have attempted to explain this phenomenon by saying that while Sydney has been getting rain further inland there have been drought like conditions and high winds, and well those high winds with the red dust have just made it to us. But seriously it was red this morning, now more of just a hazy orange. Check out some of the pictures, so you know I am not making this up.
http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5060682-5007150,00.html#
I then went downstairs to make a cup of tea and sure enough we had left our kitchen window open last night and a nice fine layer of dust was covering everything in the kitchen.
OK, so I knew that I was not crazy, but how on earth do you carry on a normal day in a weather forecast that you have never experienced before. I was chatting with Brittany on Skype and asked her how you dress for the weather of "dust." She warned me not to wear my glue shirt, or dust would stick to it. I guess that also prevents me from wearing honey, syrup, or any sticky sugary substance....dang it I really wanted to bathe in Kool-Aide this morning.
I sent James a text message this morning asking what was wrong with the weather. All of the news said that the earlier you saw the sky the redder it was, and well since he has to be at work at 7AM, he was up much earlier than me, and therefore saw a much redder sky. He responded, "I woke up this morning and thought it was the rapture."
Well, I am trying to go about living my normal life in the dust, but it is not too easy. Our administrators at the apartment have sent an email saying that we need to close all windows and doors, and if we are asthmatic try to stay inside and wear a mask. I was going to meet my friend at the gym to work out, figuring the inside would be safe from dust. Well she got there and called me and said, "don't bother walking here. The gym is closed, the whole thing is covered in dust and they have been forced to close for health reasons."
Well, I better go try to make the best of this windy, dusty, red tomorrow. I hope you are having a less windy, dusty, and a bluer yesterday, and that your weather tomorrow, is not my weather today.
Once upon a tomorrow, which happened to follow my yesterday, and your today, so in other words, "once upon a today for me the sky turned red." Now I know that sometimes I can be sarcastic or over imaginative, but really I am not making this up.
This morning I woke up and opened my window and the sky was red, a gloomy hazy red. I thought at first I was just too tired from sleeping and that my eyes were not focusing right. I put on my glasses and still the same thing, a red sky. I then checked weather.com and the current weather stated "blowing dust." OK fine, blowing dust fine, but why does the sky look like it is on fire. And how on earth is there any dust we had a torrential downpour of rain last night, it should not be dry enough for dust. Well meteorologists have attempted to explain this phenomenon by saying that while Sydney has been getting rain further inland there have been drought like conditions and high winds, and well those high winds with the red dust have just made it to us. But seriously it was red this morning, now more of just a hazy orange. Check out some of the pictures, so you know I am not making this up.
http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5060682-5007150,00.html#
I then went downstairs to make a cup of tea and sure enough we had left our kitchen window open last night and a nice fine layer of dust was covering everything in the kitchen.
OK, so I knew that I was not crazy, but how on earth do you carry on a normal day in a weather forecast that you have never experienced before. I was chatting with Brittany on Skype and asked her how you dress for the weather of "dust." She warned me not to wear my glue shirt, or dust would stick to it. I guess that also prevents me from wearing honey, syrup, or any sticky sugary substance....dang it I really wanted to bathe in Kool-Aide this morning.
I sent James a text message this morning asking what was wrong with the weather. All of the news said that the earlier you saw the sky the redder it was, and well since he has to be at work at 7AM, he was up much earlier than me, and therefore saw a much redder sky. He responded, "I woke up this morning and thought it was the rapture."
Well, I am trying to go about living my normal life in the dust, but it is not too easy. Our administrators at the apartment have sent an email saying that we need to close all windows and doors, and if we are asthmatic try to stay inside and wear a mask. I was going to meet my friend at the gym to work out, figuring the inside would be safe from dust. Well she got there and called me and said, "don't bother walking here. The gym is closed, the whole thing is covered in dust and they have been forced to close for health reasons."
Well, I better go try to make the best of this windy, dusty, red tomorrow. I hope you are having a less windy, dusty, and a bluer yesterday, and that your weather tomorrow, is not my weather today.
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