Dear Jim and Steve

[blinkman987]

How was the Magic Cruise? As soon as he's done with the store move, Steve should make a post! Jim, where's your post?! BK should write his "Around the world over two months" post.

It depends on my finances, but I'm thinking about going on MC2- depending on who is attending and how much stuff there is to do that's non-MTG.

Comments

[legion_i_am]

there is a shot.. though a small one... that we're going to be able to get some combination of finkel/williams/maher for MC2. PRETTY outside chance.. mostly hinging on finkel being always busy... but sitll. he as expressed interest and we just have to see what his calendar looks like fo rnext year.

ah-Zing!

as for non MTG activites, there's always shore excursions and the boat has shows/casino/entertainmetn options.

as for me and updating. man I've started to write abillion times and just... don't. not feeling it lately I guess. It'll come back though. 7+ years of having the journal. it goes in streaks.

[blinkman987]

David Williams! POKER PROFESSIONAL! I saw you can "become a fan" of Dave on Facebook. That shit is hilarious.

PS - Was there scuba available? I'm thinking of becoming scuba certified for my AU trip. How much was snorkeling? Scuba? Drinks?

PPS - Yeah, it's like my third delete/repost. No edit key gdammit.

[legion_i_am]

it's true. I still think odds are low of getting those 2... but there's def a chance.

yeah scuba was available at cozumel anyway. Positive there will be several scuba options for this one. Outings cost anywhere from $20 for a simple tour to $100 plus for all day excursions.

We were actually reasonably surprised by drink prices on the boat. they weren't as expensive as we thought they'd be. like $5-6. At shore they varied greatly based on where you were. I got a beer in cazumel near the landing dock for $6 I think and I got 4 bottles of beer on a tour in Progresso for $5.

[blinkman987]

Well, I imagine that Dave and Jon are at places in their lives where they may have agents and can definitely charge "appearance fees." It wouldn't matter much to me anyway, as I'd be more focused on hanging out with the Madisonites or maybe if GerryT made an appearance. I also see MikeG and Chark are listed as attendees on FB. That's a plus.

I'm considering the extra costs I would incur, and it seems close. Like, I can go to Asia for about 1k, though JPN would make that another grand just for a week there. Seoul would be significantly cheaper. If I went on the cruise, I'd probably end up 700-ish in the hole, and only because I can cash in FF miles to get to FL and back. I imagine you and Lindsey do the same. I'll definitely have to think about it more, though the cruise may fill up before I decide. Oh well.

All these travel deals are really crushing my "save up for my Honda Fit" plan. Man =(

[youseenhear]

i felt like the ending of BSG was terrible. it's like the show just ran out of steam at the end. makes no sense. a lot of things seemed simply thrown in and pretty cheeeeesy. hm...