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.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
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.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
No news is good news!
Although the title of this post is absolutely true... I've decided to try and write a post every week. Even if it's not very interesting.
So...
The band I'm in right now has been called the best band in the fleet. We definitely have the best trumpet player. All the rest are just great professional musicians. We have a killer horn section which is going to stay the same until mid june, so no worries there. The piano player and bass player are leaving after the next cruise and they're being replaced by two newbies, so I might have to step up as the rhythm section leader and keep the band on the pedestal it's on right now.
I've been preparing a lot of songs and stuff for recording lately. I have some great ideas... although I am biased :-Þ
We're starting the Alaska season in two weeks, and I'm really excited about that. I'm going to take a helicopter ride to the top of the Hubbard Glacier. It's gonna be great.
The band is going bowling and zip-lining next cruise. It's appearantly the world's longest zip line and I'm going to take a video while I'm doing it. It's 1700 feet... which is about 520 meters, I think. That's friggin long. I haven't even been on a 50 meter zip line before, so it should be grand.
Lovely,
Ellert.
So...
The band I'm in right now has been called the best band in the fleet. We definitely have the best trumpet player. All the rest are just great professional musicians. We have a killer horn section which is going to stay the same until mid june, so no worries there. The piano player and bass player are leaving after the next cruise and they're being replaced by two newbies, so I might have to step up as the rhythm section leader and keep the band on the pedestal it's on right now.
I've been preparing a lot of songs and stuff for recording lately. I have some great ideas... although I am biased :-Þ
We're starting the Alaska season in two weeks, and I'm really excited about that. I'm going to take a helicopter ride to the top of the Hubbard Glacier. It's gonna be great.
The band is going bowling and zip-lining next cruise. It's appearantly the world's longest zip line and I'm going to take a video while I'm doing it. It's 1700 feet... which is about 520 meters, I think. That's friggin long. I haven't even been on a 50 meter zip line before, so it should be grand.
Lovely,
Ellert.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
I've never been pushed through a door.
Hey all!
I just have one small story to tell you.
A few weeks ago, this idiot AV tech joined the ship and nobody liked him or his attitude.
He was constantly arguing with his room mate and one night, a few days ago he showed up to the room absolutely hammered.
He then asked his room mate (who wouldn't hurt a fly but is yet tall and big and shouldn't messed with if one cares about one's own future well-being) if he could borrow his voltage transformer. The room mate denied his request. So the new guy (a small guy by any standards) took the room mate's laptop and threw it on the floor and started kicking it.
The room mate got up and started pushing the new guy away. The new guy started throwing punches and the room mate didn't want to throw a punch back, knowing it would result in his immediate termination from the company. The new guy then manages to get the room mate by the neck from behind....
--------------THAT'S WHEN THINGS TOOK A TURN!!!!!!-------------
The room mate thought to himself "ok, enough child's play" and got out of the stranglehold and literally grabbed the new guy and ran him through the door of their room. Now these doors are not steel doors but there is a steel frame around the doors that should prevent these things from happening. Needless to say they both had meetings with the Captain and master of the ship, and guess what? The new guy got fired and the room mate stayed!
But the new guy was actually trying to convince everyone on the ship that he "won that fight"... yeah... right! At which point did he win?... maybe when he got pushed through a door... or maybe it was when he ran away instead of finishing the fight he appearantly was winning.
Lovely,
Ellert.
I just have one small story to tell you.
A few weeks ago, this idiot AV tech joined the ship and nobody liked him or his attitude.
He was constantly arguing with his room mate and one night, a few days ago he showed up to the room absolutely hammered.
He then asked his room mate (who wouldn't hurt a fly but is yet tall and big and shouldn't messed with if one cares about one's own future well-being) if he could borrow his voltage transformer. The room mate denied his request. So the new guy (a small guy by any standards) took the room mate's laptop and threw it on the floor and started kicking it.
The room mate got up and started pushing the new guy away. The new guy started throwing punches and the room mate didn't want to throw a punch back, knowing it would result in his immediate termination from the company. The new guy then manages to get the room mate by the neck from behind....
--------------THAT'S WHEN THINGS TOOK A TURN!!!!!!-------------
The room mate thought to himself "ok, enough child's play" and got out of the stranglehold and literally grabbed the new guy and ran him through the door of their room. Now these doors are not steel doors but there is a steel frame around the doors that should prevent these things from happening. Needless to say they both had meetings with the Captain and master of the ship, and guess what? The new guy got fired and the room mate stayed!
But the new guy was actually trying to convince everyone on the ship that he "won that fight"... yeah... right! At which point did he win?... maybe when he got pushed through a door... or maybe it was when he ran away instead of finishing the fight he appearantly was winning.
Lovely,
Ellert.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Yo what up, homies!!!
Hey, all!
Just checking in. I've been having a great time on board the Mercury, making new friends and renewing old friendships. We're sailing out of San Francisco at this point and going to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia (Canada). I bought myself some recording equipment the other day so I can get my ideas "out of the way"... ship life makes me write a lot more for some reason.
Right now I'm in the middle of a birthday party in the staff bar. The guy who's birthday it is right now came up to me today and read my name tag, which is nothing to report about but the way he read it was friggin hilarious. My name tag reads as follows: Ellert Sigurdarson... but he read: Ellert Sugardaddy!!! What the hell? illiterate americans... gotta love 'em.
Anyway, I'll write a more elaborate post next time. Time to go to work again.
Lovely,
Ellert.
Just checking in. I've been having a great time on board the Mercury, making new friends and renewing old friendships. We're sailing out of San Francisco at this point and going to Oregon, Washington and British Columbia (Canada). I bought myself some recording equipment the other day so I can get my ideas "out of the way"... ship life makes me write a lot more for some reason.
Right now I'm in the middle of a birthday party in the staff bar. The guy who's birthday it is right now came up to me today and read my name tag, which is nothing to report about but the way he read it was friggin hilarious. My name tag reads as follows: Ellert Sigurdarson... but he read: Ellert Sugardaddy!!! What the hell? illiterate americans... gotta love 'em.
Anyway, I'll write a more elaborate post next time. Time to go to work again.
Lovely,
Ellert.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
I'm still fine!
Everything is fine on the Mercury!
I haven't really done anything really mind-blowing yet, so just sit tight and let the bedbugs bite... or something. I'm crossing the pacific in a few days and stopping in French-Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tahiti and Christmas Island. So lots of pictures on the way. But not until I'm in Hawaii. Otherwise it costs me too much, because they charge me 25 cents per minute on here. So fast typing is in order... hehe.
Anyway!
Ellert out!
I haven't really done anything really mind-blowing yet, so just sit tight and let the bedbugs bite... or something. I'm crossing the pacific in a few days and stopping in French-Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tahiti and Christmas Island. So lots of pictures on the way. But not until I'm in Hawaii. Otherwise it costs me too much, because they charge me 25 cents per minute on here. So fast typing is in order... hehe.
Anyway!
Ellert out!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
G'day Mate!
Alright!
I made it in one piece... but it wasn't easy. My Icelandair flight to London was delayed an hour... ao I missed my flight to Hong Kong. The guy on the check-in desk for Virgin Atlantic was very helpful and let me make a fifteen minute phone call to the U.S., trying to get another flight straight away. It turned out that there was nothing available until exactly 24 hours later. So they booked me a hotel room at Holiday Inn... which was NICE!! So I got the same flight a day later. Turns out the only seat available was a Premium economy seat. ALL the legroom in the world and free champagne through out both flights, so I couldn't complain. The flight to Hong Kong took 12 hours and from there to Sydney took another 8. But, like I said, I made it one piece.
The band on board is awesome. The piano player, trombone player, trumpeter and alto player are all friggin awesome players. The tenor player and the bass player are really good, too. But those four are absolutely fantastic.
Anyway...
I'm in Melbourne tomorrow. And I have the day off. Swwwwwwweet!
Over & out,
Ellert.
I made it in one piece... but it wasn't easy. My Icelandair flight to London was delayed an hour... ao I missed my flight to Hong Kong. The guy on the check-in desk for Virgin Atlantic was very helpful and let me make a fifteen minute phone call to the U.S., trying to get another flight straight away. It turned out that there was nothing available until exactly 24 hours later. So they booked me a hotel room at Holiday Inn... which was NICE!! So I got the same flight a day later. Turns out the only seat available was a Premium economy seat. ALL the legroom in the world and free champagne through out both flights, so I couldn't complain. The flight to Hong Kong took 12 hours and from there to Sydney took another 8. But, like I said, I made it one piece.
The band on board is awesome. The piano player, trombone player, trumpeter and alto player are all friggin awesome players. The tenor player and the bass player are really good, too. But those four are absolutely fantastic.
Anyway...
I'm in Melbourne tomorrow. And I have the day off. Swwwwwwweet!
Over & out,
Ellert.
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