Author Archives: GypsyShaughnessy

On the Wind – Victoria, BC – [10/12/2018]

Posted on October 12, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

You still can’t hear them. It’s all right. It’s still all right. You never can. We know that, we always have. You still look at us like we’re crazy. We’re not, we never have been; any more than you are. … Continue reading →

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Crossing the River ….to 36 – Victoria, BC – [10/05/2018]

Posted on October 5, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

When I grow up, I’ll be stable When I grow up I’ll turn the tables When I grow up.. When I grow up… ~ Garbage~ Or Even though I know the river is wide I go down every evening and … Continue reading →

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Visual Aid – Victoria, BC – [09/21/2018]

Posted on September 21, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

Let me say this first: I am not a shop girl. I am, however, a girl who is temporarily working in a shop. It has been a long time since I worked retail; but the reasons I am doing so … Continue reading →

Posted in Below the waterline, Reflections, Vacations/Shore-Side | 1 Comment

Amplified – Victoria, BC – [09-15-2018]

Posted on September 16, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

For Christmas this past year, Amras got me a practice amp and a cable. That was in January – it has been sitting under my loveseat collecting dust ever since. I have been absolutely terrified to plug in. This has … Continue reading →

Posted in Guitar, Vacations/Shore-Side | 1 Comment

[09-11-2018] “We All Know”: Lost Lessons – Victoria, BC

Posted on September 11, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

17 years ago today, people got on planes, people went to work. They were businessmen, business women, pilots, firefighters, paramedics. It was just another morning. A random Tuesday in the middle of a year that had not been all that … Continue reading →

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Girls & Guitars ….Cont’d – Victoria, BC – [09/09/2018]

Posted on September 11, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

One thing I’ve always had difficulty with is the concept that my hobbies are worth the time I want to give them. I want to practice, therefore somehow I end up not practicing because it feels like there should be … Continue reading →

Posted in Guitar, Vacations/Shore-Side | 1 Comment

Shutter-bug – Sitka, Alaska – [08/24/2018]

Posted on August 28, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

It rained our last call in Sitka, this nixed our original plan of paying a final visit to the national park (I don’t mind the park in the rain, but this really was a little too wet)  – and set … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Steam Heat 2018 | 1 Comment

And We Go Sailing – Icy Strait, Alaska – [08/18/2018]

Posted on August 19, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

I’ve been doing this for nearly 9 years now, and yet I still never get used to the feeling of the last cruise of a contract. It always feels…so strange. You get used to things you see, you get used … Continue reading →

Posted in Below the waterline, Reflections, Steam Heat 2018, Transitions | 1 Comment

If You Knew…– Victoria, BC – [08/13/2018]

Posted on August 13, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

At long last, this afternoon Amras and I were finally able to get to the museum. We have actually been trying to do this all season, ever since it was announced that another large-scale travelling Egyptian exhibit was coming to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Ports of Call, Steam Heat 2018, Summer Contracts | 1 Comment

Computer Confuzzelement – At Sea – [08/09/2018]

Posted on August 9, 2018 by GypsyShaughnessy

I think it is the purpose of computers to confound us. I really do. Sometimes, even though I work with them every day and rely on them to complete almost all of my day to day communication – I have … Continue reading →

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