Category Archives: Reflections

30 Things – 11) A Set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill and a black lace bra

Posted on July 30, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

Okay, so it’s true that I don’t own a set of screwdrivers over a cordless drill. At least not at this time. But I used to, and I also know how to use them (thank you Dad!). This was put … Continue reading →

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30 Things – #9) A Resume That’s Not Even the Slightest Bit Padded

Posted on July 30, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

Number one rule in the arts (or anywhere really): don’t pad your resume. If you say you can ice skate, you’d better be able to manage more than a wobble around the rink – The Actor’s Survival Kit There is … Continue reading →

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30 Things – 5) A Youth You’re Content to Move Beyond

Posted on July 30, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

The question is not when I became aware that I had moved beyond my youth – it’s a question of whether or not youth ‘ends’. While I know that there comes an indescribable point in life when you move beyond … Continue reading →

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A Day For Picking Daisies – Ketchikan – [0726/2012]

Posted on July 28, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

Blue skies, sunshine People smiling everywhere that you go What a day for picking daisies And lots of red balloons… At long last (and honestly it feels like forever) my health seems to have balanced out and returned to normal. … Continue reading →

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Outside Looking In – At Sea – [07/25/2012]

Posted on July 28, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

It’s a pity and a sin She doesn’t quite fit in Oh she really is a funny girl… They talk about the sensation of being alone in a crowd. Never has that been more true than when you’re on a … Continue reading →

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30 Things – A Personal Project

Posted on July 15, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

30 Things Every Woman Should Have And Should Know by the Time She’s 30 The book turned up in my latest shipment of best sellers last week. I’ll admit I’d never heard of it before, though I’m sure at some … Continue reading →

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Dare to Dance – Juneau – [07/02/2012]

Posted on July 13, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

“It’s a perfectly balanced mechanism of shouts and echoes pretending to be wheels and cogs, a dream clock chiming beneath a mystery glass we call life. Behind it? Below it and around it? Chaos, storms. Men with hammers, men with … Continue reading →

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Light-Bright – At Sea – [06/27/2012]

Posted on June 28, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

So beat the drums slowly and play the fife lowly Take me to the green valley And lay the sod o’re me I’m a young cowboy and know I’ve done wrong Sometimes, things come up and jump on you completely … Continue reading →

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Shards of Self – At Sea – [06/22/2012]

Posted on June 28, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

Who am I anyway? Am I my resume? That is a picture of a person I don’t know… Sometimes it’s easy to forget what it was like to be the new girl… We have an interesting circumstance onboard at the … Continue reading →

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All Little Children Grow Up…. – Ketchikan – [06/14/2012]

Posted on June 28, 2012 by GypsyShaughnessy

“You can’t do this forever” I shrug as I say it to passenger after passenger, usually in response to their queries about what I do on land, or what I’ll do when I decide to settle down. The truth is … Continue reading →

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