Category Archives: Below the waterline

Silent Cogs – At Sea – [09/21/2017]

Even with the new job – which I love, which half the time doesn’t even feel like work – my clockwork sometimes fails me. Crawled into bed relatively early last night because I could tell my body was trying to … Continue reading

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On Breakthroughs – Ketchikan, Alaska –[09/13/2017]

Progress report: You learn three chords, you can play any rock n’ roll song in the books My father said that…and much as I hate to admit it, he was probably right. I knew for the last two weeks that … Continue reading

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Grounded Wings – At Sea –[09/11/2017]

  Little did she know she’d kissed a hero Though he’d always been an angel in her eyes Putting others first it’s true, that’s what heroes always do And now he doesn’t need a pair of wings to fly… It … Continue reading

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Partial, Potential, Reversion (Don’t Worry It’s Temporary) – Seattle, WA – [09/11/2017]

I was in the main office today organizing some things that need to be done in Seattle whilst we’re in wetdock, and at the same time my boss, Amras, and I were chatting about things that are going to be … Continue reading

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Backstage – At Sea – [09/09/2017]

The thing with the cruise industry is – much like any other entertainment situation – what you see on the surface is only just a tiny bit of what’s actually going on. At the moment we are on our second … Continue reading

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On Self-Criticism and Small Victories – Homer, Alaska – [09/05/2017]

After a great deal of struggling with myself and a near bout of tears of frustration…I actually have managed to make palpable progress…I can still only reliably finger four chords…at max… But this afternoon I managed to finger a D-chord, … Continue reading

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Uniformly Un-uniformed – Anchorage, Alaska – [09/04/2017]

It’s the computer age. Nerds are in! …They…are still in right? ~ Willow Rosenberg Last cruise I was wearing company greys and feeling for all the world like I’d stepped out of a classic 1940s movie. Don’t get me wrong, … Continue reading

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Lucky – At Sea – [09/03/2017]

“For my life, my lover, my Lady is the sea” ~ The Looking Glass ‘Brandy’ I am often quick to correct people who gush about how I have such a glamourous life; quick to shut down people who assume that … Continue reading

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Discordant – Icy Strait Point, Alaska – [09/02/2017]

Oh yes, progress report: Almost a month of not being able to attempt to practice (doctor said that I had to lay of attempting anything while my shoulder got better for two weeks, and then I was without my guitar … Continue reading

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Racing Racing Racing – At Sea – [08/29/2017]

Last cruise was really a walk in the park. Super nice for my first cruise of the contract. The thing is, with Alaska cruises, you never have any real idea how things are going to go crowd wise. You’re either … Continue reading

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