Alles gudt!

Jaaaaa!

My plans just changed yet again. I got offered a gig... details will be posted soon because it's all a bit "hush hush" at the moment. Let's just say I'll be getting an 85% pay increase. Not too shabby. I'm ready to come home... 5 weeks.

I'm almost there.

I've been recording my songs for the past few days to pass the time now that my girlfriend is not here anymore. Her contract ended 5 days ago. We've arranged to see each other again, so we'll see what becomes of that.

It's official now... I'm going to Canada to visit some friends after my contract finishes. I'm staying with the Bozek family. I'm really grateful to have met them. They've been a good influence on me since I've met them.

Anyway... you all rock... just not as much as me!!

Ellert.

Vancouver

I'm sitting in a Café in Vancouver right now...

I'm bored...

random things...

pop into my head...

aaaaaaaanyway.....

I accepted another contract with my beloved employer. They gave me a 13% raise and a GREAT itinerary! It starts in february of next year in the Caribbean and then it goes to the Baltic for the summer with overnights in St. Petersburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm. I'm even thinking about extending because the ship goes to Iceland on it's way back to north america.

In other news... I'm still awesome and still number one.

Yet other news. My girlfriend is awesome as well... fuck yeah!!!

Life is good... can't complain.

mmmmm.... creamy.

Ellert.

I'm alive!!!

And kicking, too!!

Alright... first things first.

Til hamingju með afmælið, Halla!!

My little sister is 19 years old... I remember being 19 years old. I also remember not having a clue what I would be doing at 24... AND LOOK AT ME NOW!! HAHAHAHA!

I'm buying the last piece of my recording puzzle today, and then it's recordabonanza for me.
This week we get a little bit of change to our itinerary. We stop in Prince Rupert instead of Sitka... basically Sitka sucks because crew is not allowed off the ship and Prince Rupert sucks a little less because we are allowed off but there's nothing to do there. haha.
At least it's on less day on the ship... that's all that matters if you ask me.

All is good still... I'm starting a heavier gym program today. Protein shakes and the works. 4-5 liters of water per day... I'll be peeing like a racehorse... but whatever.

Anyway... my girlfriend is here now... gots to go!

Casanova OUT!

p.s. Hæ afi Hinni og amma Böggý! Ég hlakka til að koma í mat til ykkar þegar ég kem heim.

I've got a wonderful feeling... everything's going my way!!

New laptop? Check
Internet access? Check
Pro Tools up and running? Check
Sanity? Half check
Microphone cables and stuff? Check check check

Life is good!!!!

Fuck yeah!

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.

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.

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.