I'm not giving up on my contract. I intend to see it through to the end (without extending) and coming home and putting this whole thing behind me. Hotels, hotels, hotels! That's where I am going next! I don't care what it takes, I'm getting that gig. Anybody who tries to stop me is in danger of getting seriously injured or even seriously dead!! SO BACK OFF!!!
Calming down,
Ellert.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Oh lord, won't you buy me a laptop.
Hey all!
I am now without a laptop... I got a bit too wasted the other night and ended up ruining my laptop with my drunken shenanigans. So posts won't be as frequent anymore, I'm afraid. I also injured my back the same night as I fell out of the top bunk in my room (about 170 cm) but I'm ok now... sort of.
I'm more than ready to go home. This cruise line keeps imposing new ridiculous rules every 15 minutes, and I'm ain't taking that shit sitting down. I happen to know that I can out-read any drummer in the fleet and I'm pretty sure I'm one of the top 5 overall drummers, too. So if they want to kick out the people who are really good enough do to this gig, good for them. They succeed. They're even running comercials 24/7 for the new ship on the crew channel now because nobody wants to be part of the crew on there... gee... I wonder why... assholes.
Alright... enough venting.
Ellert.
I am now without a laptop... I got a bit too wasted the other night and ended up ruining my laptop with my drunken shenanigans. So posts won't be as frequent anymore, I'm afraid. I also injured my back the same night as I fell out of the top bunk in my room (about 170 cm) but I'm ok now... sort of.
I'm more than ready to go home. This cruise line keeps imposing new ridiculous rules every 15 minutes, and I'm ain't taking that shit sitting down. I happen to know that I can out-read any drummer in the fleet and I'm pretty sure I'm one of the top 5 overall drummers, too. So if they want to kick out the people who are really good enough do to this gig, good for them. They succeed. They're even running comercials 24/7 for the new ship on the crew channel now because nobody wants to be part of the crew on there... gee... I wonder why... assholes.
Alright... enough venting.
Ellert.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Ketchikan
Hahahahaha!
Sooooo...
We were all prepared to go bowling in Ketchikan. Little did we know that the bowling alley was non-existent. Alaska really hasn't developed since the gold rush. It's ridiculous. But I've only seen one port so far, so it's not really a fair judgement.
I went to a pub and shot some pool with a friend of mine instead. And the pub was less than a minute away from the ship. JACKPOT!! We just has some beers and chilled until the sail-away.
I don't know what it is but I must have been Canadian in my past life. All my closest friends on board are Canadians... ridiculous. Anyway... that's too philosophic. Let's keep it simple. :-þ
I tried two new beers today.. actually, I've tried a few new beers since I joined the Mercury. I'm going to list them and rate them.
Alaskan Amber 8.0 - A safe choice.
Alaskan Winter Ale 8.8 - Believe it or not it has a hint of chocolate, and it's awesome.
VB (Victorian Brew, Australian) 7.5 - no specific attributes... just a generic brand of beer.
Bohemia 9.5 - Really really good beer. Goes down smooth. Easily one of my top 5.
Coors light 7.5 - Another generic beer.
James Boag's 8.3 - A dark lager if there is such a thing. Tastes good.
Anthony Keith's 9.0 - Now I understand why the Canadians can't get enough of this.
Anthony Keith's Amber 9.3 - Orgasmic... that's all I'll say. I got kicked out a restaurant for sexual grunting when I drank this.
Red Stripe 7.6 - Really nothing to it. Why it's Jamaica's no.1, I'll never know.
Pike Naughty Nellie - 9.6 - It's brewed in the restaurant it's served in. OMG! people... OMG!! Another top 5 candidate.
Pike Kilt lifter 9.4 - This is a stout. Absoutely phenomenal! None of that tangy after taste that most stouts have.
I can't think of any others at the moment... I'll update the list as often as I can. what a cheap way to make the post look big, huh?
Lovely,
Ellert.
Sooooo...
We were all prepared to go bowling in Ketchikan. Little did we know that the bowling alley was non-existent. Alaska really hasn't developed since the gold rush. It's ridiculous. But I've only seen one port so far, so it's not really a fair judgement.
I went to a pub and shot some pool with a friend of mine instead. And the pub was less than a minute away from the ship. JACKPOT!! We just has some beers and chilled until the sail-away.
I don't know what it is but I must have been Canadian in my past life. All my closest friends on board are Canadians... ridiculous. Anyway... that's too philosophic. Let's keep it simple. :-þ
I tried two new beers today.. actually, I've tried a few new beers since I joined the Mercury. I'm going to list them and rate them.
Alaskan Amber 8.0 - A safe choice.
Alaskan Winter Ale 8.8 - Believe it or not it has a hint of chocolate, and it's awesome.
VB (Victorian Brew, Australian) 7.5 - no specific attributes... just a generic brand of beer.
Bohemia 9.5 - Really really good beer. Goes down smooth. Easily one of my top 5.
Coors light 7.5 - Another generic beer.
James Boag's 8.3 - A dark lager if there is such a thing. Tastes good.
Anthony Keith's 9.0 - Now I understand why the Canadians can't get enough of this.
Anthony Keith's Amber 9.3 - Orgasmic... that's all I'll say. I got kicked out a restaurant for sexual grunting when I drank this.
Red Stripe 7.6 - Really nothing to it. Why it's Jamaica's no.1, I'll never know.
Pike Naughty Nellie - 9.6 - It's brewed in the restaurant it's served in. OMG! people... OMG!! Another top 5 candidate.
Pike Kilt lifter 9.4 - This is a stout. Absoutely phenomenal! None of that tangy after taste that most stouts have.
I can't think of any others at the moment... I'll update the list as often as I can. what a cheap way to make the post look big, huh?
Lovely,
Ellert.
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