The Soap Box
A place for me to dump my brain and you to pick thru it

GRE Word 50
11:19pm

cupidity - noun - Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed of gain.

Jen's Word of the Day
3:18pm

clusterfuck - noun.

The four people directing traffic at the intersection were contradicting each other creating a huge clusterfuck.

My personal trainer made an appointment with me for noon today. However, when I got to the gym, she was teaching a class until 12:30pm then had another appointment scheduled for 1 pm creating a clusterfuck.

Subject change: The same garage that has had my car since last Wednesday and told me the car would not be ready on Friday just told me the car was ready on Friday but they never called me to tell me. They suck (which rhymes with clusterfuck).

GRE Word 49
11:55pm

vagary - noun - A whim; a wandering of the thoughts.

GRE Word 48
11:05pm

redoubtable - adj - Formidable; valiant

New Comic Strip
5:34pm

I was feeling a little hostile after working on a mutlitmedia thingie for a client and thought I'd take it out on Microsoft, even tho I'm not actually using any of their products. (I'm using Macromedia Flash and Director.) Anyway, maybe you'll find my little comic strip funny...maybe not.

Week Roundup
10:35am

Jury duty is over. Yay! I felt like a captive for 2 weeks, not being able to make plans for the next day until after I called that stupid number at 5:30pm every day. In the end, I was never actually seated on a jury.

The baby hummingbird flew away yesterday. I actually saw it happen and haven't seen it since. I hope it's ok. I keep looking at the empty nest and sighing and it's not even my baby that left! lol

We brought my 2000 Mazda Protege in to the shop Wednesday morning because of a strange noise when accelerating. They still have it, the bastards. I was told Wednesday afternoon that it needed a new transmission. Thursday I was told they had just ordered a part for it that would be overnighted and fixed on Friday. Then I didn't hear anything other than "you're not getting it back today" on Friday. Waaaah! Give me my fricken car back…preferably fixed! Luckily it's under warranty.

All the fires are out here in Albuquerque and three teens are in jail for setting the fire on Tuesday. They were throwing fireworks on the ground and one caught some dry scrub on fire. The kids supposedly tried to put the fire out but it grew too quickly. The kids are only 16, 13 and 13. I kinda feel for them. They were just being kids but did major damage so now they're locked away. That's learning a lesson the hard way.

So now the weekend will be taken up with watching Wimbledon. Damn, I live a tough life. I'm kinda hoping the Williams sisters meet up with Martina Navratilova and her partner in ladies doubles and get their asses handed to them on a platter. Age before beauty! ;)

Hey, if you have some time to kill this weekend, check out the cartoons here.

GRE Word 47
11:59pm

sinecure - noun - Office or appointment that requires little responsibility.

It's About Time!
12:16am

The National Do Not Call Registry is officially open today! Register your phone number(s) by August 31st, 2003 and cut down on the amount of phone solicitation starting October 1st. Registering is free! Just click the link above.

GRE Word 46
11:55pm

knotty - adj - Something difficult or intricate.

Wednesday Wrap Up
9:57pm

Today is my 8th anniversary! Yay me! Actually, it's Nick that should be sainted for living with me for almost 10 years now. I definitely have eccentricities, such as listening to the same CD every night for the past 4 years to fall asleep, or changing the words of every song into just the crudest lyrics ever. Anyway, I think I am purdy damn lucky to have a partner who loves me because of my "weirdities" instead of in spite of them. Hmmm, I suppose that it's probably a combination of both...accepting some strangeness and putting up with the rest of it.

In other news, there are 2 new fires in Albuquerque tonight. It's too dangerous to use water choppers so it will be interesting to see what happens. More houses are evacuated, the power has been cut on that part of the city and it's a good chunk of the "bosque" that's on fire. It's still far from me, at least 10 miles, and the rest of the city would have to burn before it reaches me, thank goodness.

GRE Word 45
9:48pm

complacency - noun - Pleasure, contentment, satisfied with own abilities.

GRE Word 44
10:07pm

Phlegmatic - adj - calm in temperament.

Summer in Albuquerque
6:45pm

Well, the city is on fire. It's burning as I write this. Luckily, that's on the west side and I live on the outskirts of the east side. I was working on the west side today and left that area about 10 mintues before the fire was spotted. They are evacuating about 200 homes. I fear when we lose the daylight, we may be in big trouble. The photo below is a house that was under construction. I'll keep you updated.

Update - 10:03pm - 600-1000 acres along the Rio Grande have been burned. The fire is under control but still burning at this time.

New Dangerous Guilty Pleasure
12:04am

OK, so I broke down last night and decided to find some new workout music for my iPod at Apple's new music store. OMG they have an amazing selection! The ones that got me were the songs form high school form Devo, Bow Wow Wow, Violent Femmes, etc. I could see how easy it would be, at 99¢ a pop, to download 100 songs and then cry when the bill came. I personally only downloaded 5 songs, but it took great effort not to download more. What? You say you want to know what I downloaded? Well, let's see…there's Beat My Guest, a rare B-side from Adam and the Ants, Left of Center by Suzanne Vega from the Pretty In Pink soundtrack, Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction, and I Drove All Night by Cyndi Lauper. I still might go back for some Devo and Bow Wow Wow but I"m afraid I'll find 5 more songs that I want. In case you think they only have oldies, they have pre-releases and exclusive cuts that you can't find anywhere else. It's just the coolest thing ever! Too bad you need a Mac to use it.    ;)

GRE Word 43
10:47pm

jocund - adj -Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.

Life is Good
1:53pm

Wimbledon started today. Now i can get my tennis fix practically 24/7 for the next 2 weeks. I think play starts here at 5am! Hewitt, seeded #1 on the men's side, was beaten on the first day of play! That means Agassi is the highest seeded player now on the men's side.

Still haven't had to go back to court. That's a good thing.

Wednesday is my 8th year anniversary! Yay! It's always good when the second marriage lasts longer than the first.

GRE Word 42
11:58pm

Excoriate - verb - to criticize severely.

GRE Word 41
11:58pm

obviate - verb - Anticipate and render unnecessary.

GRE Word 40
10:32pm

expiation - noun - Atonement, the making of amends.

Court Case
10:25pm

So, it was on the news tonight that the guy who I thought was guilty from the first time I saw him, was found guilty of sexual penetration of the 4 and 8 year olds. When the jury read the verdict, he went ballistic, swearing at the jury and making some of them cry. Then he began swearing at the judge. Not the brightest thing to do when just found guilty. It just makes me even more grateful that I was not part of that jury.

Catching Up
3:40pm

Well, I haven't had to report back to court this week for which I am glad. I do wonder what happened in the case I was a potential juror on Monday. If the case was a criminal case which means it was the State vs. that loser guy who I thought was guilty, is the outcome available to the public? Anyone know?

There is a baby hummingbird in the nest now. I've seen mommie feeding it. Actually, I saw a twig sticking out of the nest but when mommie bird returned to the nest, the twig split into two and I realized it was the baby's mouth. Mommie bird is really leery of me even though I'm in the house behind a pane of glass and all. She still is uncomfortable coming to the nest if I'm in the kitchen. I wish I had a pair of binoculars.

mike's Question
6:47am

About a week ago, mike asked me the following question:

you're having a dinner part. you can invite 3 people - living or dead. also pick 3 tunes you will play and 3 things you will serve.

I decided, after some consideration, to invite Jesus of Nazereth, Siddharta Gautama, and Adolf Hitler. Why? To sit back and listen to the conversation. I'd love to see the look in Hitler's face when he finds out that Jesus was a Jew. And I'm sure Gautama Buddha would have a few things to say to Mr. Final Solution. I would assume the "fly on the wall" role in the dinner. And with that guest list, I don't think it would matter what music was played or food was served.

GRE Word 39
11:51pm

subterfuge - noun - An artifice employed to escape censure or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.

GRE Word 38
10:05pm

traduce - verb - To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable; to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.

GRE Word 37
11:35pm

refractory - adj - Obstinate, stubborn, unmanageable.

Mr. Johnson's johnson had a long refractory period and there was simply nothing he could do about it. (snicker)

Beauty
11:39am

OK, is this really considered beautiful? This girl looks to me like a walking skeleton! I mean, if you can see the outline of every rib, it's time for a milk shake! Her family has literally billions of dollars. I think they could also afford a cheeseburger.

GRE Word 36
11:54pm

minatory - adj - Threatening or menacing.

What To Do?
2:20pm

I have an injured pigeon living on my doorstep. It has something wrong with one of its wings. What should I do? Leave it alone? Call some wildlife department? Anyone have any ideas?

Jury Duty, Day 1
1:52pm

Today, I was in the potential jury pool for a case that involved sexual penetration of a 4 year old and an 8 year old. My greatest fear was realized. All last night I kept thinking, "Please no cases dealing with the abuse of children or animals, please!" Then the case turns out to not only be about children but the rape of young children,in an event that took place only a few miles from my house to boot! My stomach fell. I immediately thought about those poor kids having to relive the whole terrible experience in court. I didn't want to see those kids. I didn't want to hear their tiny voices giving us detail about the terrible things that were done to them. I thought about how their innocent lives have been turned upside down by the events that led me to this courtroom at this time. I thought about how they would never be innocent children again. I knew I couldn't listen to their testimony.

For two hours the judge and attorneys asked the 60 of us, as a group, various questions such as, "Have any of you been a victim of a violent crime?" or "Have any of you had a bad experience with a police officer?" The judge, at one point said, "There is going to be graphic testimony of a sexual nature. Is there anyone here who does not believe they can handle that?" My hand shot up. The judge asked me why I thought I couldn't handle it. I told him of my niece, who was raped when she was underage and that the case never got to court and how such matters were very upsetting to me. I was crying as I finished this statement. There among these strangers I just cried. I didn't mean to and I didn't know I was going to but there I was. The questions went on and on. At one point, the defending attorney said, "There is going to be a lot of emotional testimony. Is there anyone here who does not think they can remain unemotional during the trial?" My hand shot up again. How could ANYONE remain unemotional about such things? Only one other person raised their hand. I thought, "Is there only 2 empathetic people in this room? How could you be human and not be moved by testimony of a sexually abused child ?" I don't quite understand it.

As I sat there, I came to realize I thought the defendant was guilty, even though he hadn't spoken a word. I knew it was wrong. I knew in the eyes of the law, he was innocent and the state had to prove his guilt. I completely believe that our justice system has to work this way, not the reverse but I was being honest. I'm only human and could only think that if the state took 2 years to prepare this case before it came to court, something had to have happened and the State thought it had a solid case or none of us would have been sitting in that courtroom. He looked like Lou Diamond Philips in the movie, "Stand and Deliver", but with a goatee and sans the hair net. He looked intelligent and like he probably hadn't gotten a break in his life. Well, having me on the jury was not going to help him. His attorney actually asked us if anyone already thought he might or was guilty. I shot my hand up for the last time.

After a 20 minute deliberation, I was not called to be a juror. No surprise there. I left the courtroom sick to my stomach and hating mankind. I know such crimes happen but I had never been so close to actual events. Yes, the crimes happened 2 years ago and this guy, while charged, had not been found guilty of them…yet…but still, I was forced for those 2 hours to think about those poor girls and the man who had violated them.

One day down, 9 days left…*

*In the state of New Mexico, when you are called for jury duty, you are active for 2 weeks. You must call the court house daily to see if you are needed for the next day until your term is up.

Who Cares?
11:19am

Hillary Rodham Clinton is ubiquitous! With the release of her new book, she's on every talk show and every news show telling whoever will listen how sad and devastated she was that Bill lied to her. Well DUH! How many years ago was this? 8? Guess what? He lied to us all and we were all shocked but we all got over it and went on with our lives. Ms. Rodham Clinton, do you really want to live your life mired in this one event? Why are you choosing to dredge up the hurt and disappointment you felt so long ago on a daily basis? Is it to get sympathy from America? Is it therapeutic for you? Do you just really need attention?

Hillary, you appear to be a very intelligent woman. Do us all a favor. If you need to keep reliving this tragedy in your life, get a therapist, a PRIVATE therapist. Don't use the mass media to cleanse your soul. If you keep retelling your tale because you think we want to hear it, perhaps you could gently say something like, "Sure I was devastated, but I've moved on. I'm a stronger woman for having lived through that which makes me a better senator. Let's talk about that." If you just need attention, well, guess what? I SOOOO don't care about this story any more and I will continue to avoid all shows on which you appear until you start talking about something that's happened in the past month, not something that happened in the past century.

Summer To Do List
12:12am

When I'm not serving on a jury (I start monday morning at 8:45am! That's the middle of the fricken night for me!) or acting as a research assistant for college credit, or working on some Flash based computer based training, I need to get the following things done by August 25th:

• Join the local pottery studio and do something creative there
• Read a fiction book that is not part of a class
• Learn to play bass
• Sew a quilt for charity
• Go see some cool movies

I actually read one fiction book already! It's the first total leisure book I've read in a LOOOOONG time - perhaps over a year? Now I'm working on Ten Little Indians by my favorite author, Sherman Alexie. I have a feeling I'll have plenty of time to read while on jury duty.

GRE Word 35
12:06am

celerity - noun - Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.

The celerity at which I forget the definitions of these GRE Words is astounding.

GRE Word 34
9:35pm

tautology - noun - Repetition; something true by definition.

GRE Word 33
11:56pm

peripatetic - adj - itinerant, or moving

Pure Grace
12:06pm

The Segway, the transportation mechanism of the future, is touted to be the perfect vehicle, built with gyroscopes to maintain a perfect balance. It is said that any idiot can climb aboard and immediately use this hi-tech must-have gadget...any idiot except our fearless leader, apparently. President Bush managed to completely fall off his Segway while vacationing in Maine with his family. Good job Mr. President.

GRE Word 32
11:05pm

fulminate - verb - To make a loud, sudden noise; to send forth decrees with force or authority.

Hummingbird Nest
10:22pm

Here is the bird in its nest. Ain't it cute? The nest is so small that it was near impossible to get a clearer picture in which you could make out the nest and bird.

And a picture of the nest from below. The bird flew away as soon as I stepped outside.

I wonder if there are any eggs in there.

Odds & Ends
11:32am

There is a hummingbird's nest outside my kitchen window. It's tiny! I have never seen a hummingbird's nest before. I have purposely never put up bird feeders in my yard because of the cats but this poor little hummingbird desperately keeps looking for a feeder. We have lived here for 3 years and never put up a feeder so I'm not quite sure if this bird remembers a feeder from long ago or if it has the wrong house. It keeps looking under the roof of our porch as if a feeder should be there. I actually am considering getting a feeder for it since I figure they are fast enough to avoid our somewhat lazy cats. Plus, I plan on putting the feeder at a height of about 8 ft, which would be impossible for our cats to reach. (Pictures of nest coming.)

I am a research assistant this summer working with pregnant women. Yesterday was my first day. It would have been very beneficial if I knew Spanish. I had 2 clients that knew very little English and I don't think they could read in either language. I'm going to have to ask my supervisor what to do in that situation since they are supposed to fill out a written survey for me. It's times like these I wish I really could just download a language into my brain a la the Matrix.

Well, I've put it off as long as I could but this Friday I have to show up for jury duty. You know, if I wasn't doing this research assistant stuff I wouldn't care, and would happily sit on a jury but I don't want to let down the project by having to take time off for it. They are in a rather critical point in the research and have a deadline of the end of July to finish finding subjects for the study. Not much I can do about it though. I've already gotten an extension on the jury duty thing. They originally called me in February and were nice enough to let me delay it. Oh well. Hopefully I won't actually be needed.

GRE Word 31
11:20am

panegyric - noun - Eulogy, speech or writing in praise of someone.

OK, honestly, has ANYONE heard this word before?

GRE Word 30
8:47pm

ineluctable - adj - Not to be changed or avoided.

GRE Word 29
8:54pm

tantamount - adj - Equivalent in value, signification, or effect. I always thought it meant something of extreme importance. Shows ya what I know.

Some would have you believe that disagreeing with the President is tantamount to treason. (Thanks to Nick for the sentence.)

WTF is up with Haloscan?
10:32am

OK, so I had no comments this morning.. I click on my Haloscan link to find out waht they are up to now and I get a page with this message…

This Account Has Been Suspended
Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible.

Uhhhh...isn't Haloscan still free? And if it's not, couldn't they be nice about it and let me know instead of suspending my account? And why was I rerouted to a page with the URL of http://server2.vnpages.net/suspended.page/? That's not a Haloscan page. So, were they hacked or is it Haloscan that has been suspended and not me? If anyone has any answers, email me please. Thanks :)

GRE Word 28
9:15pm

inert - adj - unmoving; lethargic; sluggish. My body became inert after 5 rum swizzles.

Got Some Extra Cash?
4:45pm

Why not use it to buy a paper bag? What's so extraordinary about a paper bag? Well, this one had famous people sit on it! Woohoo! High bid currently is $570. Have fun!

Mystery Language
12:07pm

I went to my local Wells Fargo ATM today and was presented with a screen that offered me the following languages:

Japanese
Español
Hmoob

Hmoob? What? At first I wondered if someone had hacked into Wells Fargo. After some googling, I found out that Hmoob is the language of the Hmong, refugees from Laos. (No, I'm not making this up.) Apparently there is quite a large Hmong community in Minnesota. Ok, that's fine and good and all but really, how many people in Albuquerque are going to use Hmoob? I would think that more people around here would even speak Hindi or Tibetan than Hmoob. And if they really wanted to put a useful language on there for this region, they'd put Navajo on there. I don't get it.

GRE Word 27
9:47pm

ebullience - adj -the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings.

WOOHOO!
1:28pm

I have tickets for Blue Man Group! Row 5!!! My life is gooood.

GRE Word 26
11:49pm

acumen - noun -quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight. My acumen in the area of mosquito anatomy is non-existent.

Cat Catch Count
7:21pm

It's not exactly a kill count, since I try to rescue the various victims before it's too late, but here it is:
3 lizards, 2 moths, 2 grasshoppers, 1 butterfly, 1 bird.
Just about all of those are from one cat: Suzie. She's quite the huntress!

The Windjammer Family
11:08pm

One of the really nice things about Windjammer is their willingness to help the local community. At every beach we visited, there were locals there selling t-shirts or whatever else they had (dresses, sarongs, little tank tops, etc.) How did the locals know where we'd be you ask? Well, as most of the crew were from the area, one of them inevitably had a relative that they would call (via cell phone, of course) to put the word out as to what our next stop would be. After the passengers gorged themselves on a lunch buffet on the beach, anything left over (and there was ALWAYS a TON of left overs) were offered to the locals. It was interesting. The locals didn't exactly circle around the buffet table like vultures waiting for the kill, but they knew when it would be possible to get a really great meal for free. The other cool thing was that the crew happily served the locals, as if they were the paying guests. I could just see in my mind how, if this were in the US, the food being thrown away in front of those hungry locals with the invitation to pick it out of the trash if they really wanted it, demeaning those "have-nots." On Saturday, when the ship was in port, again, friends and family were welcome to come on the ship for a free lunch. I'm sure if a complete stranger showed up, looked harmless, and asked for lunch they would get it. I talked to a crew member who said, "we would much rather give the food away than throw it away. As long as they don't cause any trouble, what's wrong with giving them lunch?" I agree wholeheartedly! One of the things that KILLED me when we were on one of the larger cruise ships for our honeymoon was the amount of waste!

Our friendly crew

GRE Word 25
10:39pm

evanescent - adj - tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing. When you are on vacation, the evanescent nature of money is amazing.

GRE Word 24
8:41pm

prevaricate - verb - to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead. He prevaricated when he told me this ice cream was fat free.

WOW!
2:55pm

Palm is buying Handspring! I'm always a fan of the underdog (which in this case is Handspring) so I don't know if I'm happy or not about this.

GRE Word 23
4:42pm

garrulous - adj - pointlessly talkative, talking too much. The garrulous woman next to me on the plane wouldn't let me sleep.

More To Do
12:01am

Well, there's always steering the ship as Nick is doing in the pic below.

There was also a knot tying class. See that blob lying down in the background? That's me napping in the shade of one of the sails on a box on the deck, my favorite activity.

Unbeknownst to us, our cruise was an astronomy tour. We had a part-time astronomer on board, Dan the Star Man! I learned a lot and it was really cool. I bought a star chart from him so I can check out the constellations where I live.

And then for the real Internet addicts, there were fricken Internet cafes EVERYWHERE! We counted 3 on one beachfront on the tiny island of Bequia (pop. 5000), this being the largest.

Notice it's also a marine electronics and rentals store. I am happy to say I did not step foot in one, but Dan the Star Man did to get information on when man-made satellites would be overhead at this one.

Then, there's always just watching the sights drift by the boat...

What's There to Do?
10:29pm

So, what's there to do on a Barefoot Cruise other than eating awesome food? Well, there are excursions to the islands, like the one we took on St. Vincent's where we visited this waterfall.

Baleine Falls, St. Vincent

You could only reach it by boat and after that, it was a slippery walk to get there. However the beauty of the falls made it worth it! Some crazy native man climbed halfway up the falls and dove into the water below. 'Acourse, I suspect he was the same man we passed on the way to the falls smoking the cigar sized joint.

On the way to the falls we passed the place where they filmed the upcoming movie Pirates of the Caribbean, starring Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. It's kinda too bad, because the previews don't interest me but now I will have to see the movie to check out the scenery.

A building used in the upcoming movie Pirates of the Caribbean

On the way back from the falls, we had lunch at a beautiful restaurant into the middle of fricken nowhere! When we approached the restaurant there were signs with arrows stating where the beautiful and famous from Hollywood were to go for makeup and wardrobe, etc. I don't know when the movie was finished but it had to be some time ago if the movie is coming out this summer.

The restaurant where we had lunch

At the restaurant were 2 very skinny kitties. They were obviously malnourished from their body proportions so of course, I fed them. They got some mediocre fish balls (no, not testicle. Like meatballs, but made with fish) and some chicken from my oversized roti (like a spicy, curry-y burrito). I fed them enough that they actually stopped begging from the people in the restaurant and sat down all content under a table and fell asleep.

After lunch, we snorkled at a black sand beach. Let me tell you something about black sand beaches. They are HOT as hell! Ugh! And by this time my boobs were already burned and I was ready to get back to the Yankee Clipper for a fresh water shower and some aloe (and a pina colada).

More Caribbean fun to come!

GRE Word 22
6:27pm

disabuse - verb - to undeceive; to set right. I hate to disabuse you of your belief in the Easter bunny.

Can You Say Small?
1:16am

When you call the Windjammer 800 number, they brag how you get your own "head 'n shower" which is a bit of a stretch. Really you get your own "head in the shower." Literally, the toilet and the shower are in the same area. You could take care of the three S's simultaneously. The one thing that really threw me was that the toilet paper is next to the ceiling. Now, granted, the ceiling is only 6 ft high but damn if I could reach the paper. It took a while before it dawned on me that it was placed so high so the TP doesn't get wet while you shower. Go figure.

So here's a pic of the "bathroom" which I think is more like a bath closet. The sink is behind the door and was so narrow, you would have to be anorexic to actually stand in front of the sink while brushing your teeth. I had to stand diagonal. You can see the toilet paper dispenser on the top right. That handle on the right side was used every day by me so I didn't get thrown around the shower stall/claustrophobic toilet area as the boat kept a rockin'. Speaking of rockin', when will this couch stop moving???

GRE Word 21
11:52pm

burgeon - verb - to grow rapidly; to flourish. My waistline burgeoned while I was on vacation.

I'm Back!
11:46pm

So Jen, where you been?
I've been on this sailing ship, the Yankee Clipper, (which I will refer to as the boat, even tho it will piss some "salty dogs" off but too bad) as part of a Windjammer Barefoot cruise.

Where did you visit?
The Caribbean islands of Grenada, Bequia, Saint Vincent, Tobago Cays, and Mayreau. On the way home, we stopped at Barbados for 15 hours.

Did you get sunburned?
Of course! My chest is still red and blotchy from getting a burn on Wednesday!

What was your room like?
Microscopic. I'll put a picture of our bathroom up sometime for a laugh.

What was the food like?
The food was awesome! With only 40 passengers (approximately 2/3 capacity), I was a bit worried as to what they would throw at us for meals but I was pleasantly surprised. We had everything from roast duck, prime rib, chicken curry, shrimp and of course, all kinds of fish. We also had eclairs, cheesecake, spice cake and bananas flambé. The rum swizzles ran wild and free and I avoided them at all costs.

What were the people like?
The passengers included a 24 year old lawyer from Maine and his newlywed wife, a twenty-something doctor and his pharmacist wife, a 50-something nurse and her husband afflicted with Parkinson's, a single woman who works on Capitol Hill, and an EMT/Massage Therapist/belly dancer from Colorado, just to give you an idea. They were all interesting unspoiled people with whom I truly enjoyed spending the week. The crew was wonderful. All were friendly and patient with the myriad of questions everyone was always asking them. They are some really hard-working people!

Do you have your land-legs back?
No. My couch is swaying as I type this.

Tell me more!
I will be over the next few days but right now I'm really tired, as I got home just a few hours ago. I'll also be posting more pictures once they are developed as I chose to use the ancient technique called film. If you want to ask any questions in particular about the cruise and all, feel free using the comments link below.

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