Category Archives: Below the waterline

Sur-Reality – Seattle – [07/17/2017]

Posted on July 17, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

I have been many things over the last few years, but I have never been a guest on board my own ship. As crew members, we do have the ability to bring friends on board to sail with us; I’ve … Continue reading →

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To Life – Victoria – [06/26/2017]

Posted on June 26, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

~So tell me why, oh why should it be that We go on hurting each other~ Life is a funny thing, you never know what it’s going to bring and – some would say more importantly – you never know … Continue reading →

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Sail On – At Sea – [06/02/2017]

Posted on June 2, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

“Write a book and before you know it you’re living with her. Before you know it you’re married to her. And let me tell you something, there is no divorcing Titanic. Not ever” ~ Her Name, Titanic It is difficult … Continue reading →

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God’s Heaven Be Their Blanket – Halifax, Nova Scotia – [05/22/2017]

Posted on May 22, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

May God’s heaven be your blanket as you sleep… ~ Titanic: The Musical Graveyards are wise, and the air in them is different. Some find an attraction to them gothic or macabre, I just find them peaceful. All graveyards are … Continue reading →

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Camp Granada – Boston, Mas – [05/20/2017]

Posted on May 20, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

And so I have returned from what really feels like an excursion to summer camp. A little bittersweet to be sure, it’s been a long time since I had that much fun or worked with so many like-minded people…but at … Continue reading →

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Peace and Panic – Somewhere over the Caribbean – [05/13/2017]

Posted on May 13, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

I had thought that I’d seen some of the most odd contract experiences; but this is the first time I’ve left a ship half way through a contract to go somewhere else and come back. Welcome to the semi-annual workshop … Continue reading →

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Touching Normal – Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala – [05/04/2017]

Posted on May 6, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

Distance hurts. A lot. And sometimes, just sometimes, the brief glimpse of normal that you are gifted in between the distance stings as much as it heals. Amras and I are on separate ships this contract. I haven’t seen him … Continue reading →

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Disconnect – At Sea – [05/02/2017]

Posted on May 3, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

If you ever want to have a truly humbling experience – take on purging your digital life. Not “unplugging” in the big dramatic sense, but more in the sense of actively cleansing your digital profile. Not with the intention of … Continue reading →

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Through the Fire – At Sea – [04-25-2017]

Posted on April 26, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

I just got out of bed and sneaked downstairs at 1:10 in the morning…to rescue paperbacks from the recycle bin…. How typical of me… You can take the girl out of the library, but you can’t take the librarian out … Continue reading →

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Pre-programmed – At Sea – [04/09/2017]

Posted on April 9, 2017 by GypsyShaughnessy

When I was a kid we had a dog. Sweetest dog ever. We had “inherited” her from a relative who had moved and we loved her dearly. But she had one upsetting quirk – upsetting not because of the quirk … Continue reading →

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