So.

I am in Hong Kong right now, on duty, sitting on the ship. Yesterday, however, was awesome.It starts like this: Before arriving, activities and tours were offered to the crew. One thing offered was something called "Meal In The Home," which was billed as, "There are these rich people in Hing Kong who have nothing better to do than take you ( Read more... )

So, I've been taking a course in music. Not with instruments, mind; rather, this is a course for "understanding music." What this course entails is taking me through the basics of music and music history, with a smattering of the culture present that brought that particular music forth. It focuses on western (European/American) music, because ( Read more... )

There is a very entertaining website out there called Not Always Right, where peoples in the customer service industry gather to tell tales of of terrible customers. These range from those who don't listen, to bigots, to entitled cretins, but they also showcase the awesome customers-the kids who stand up for those getting abused, those few who ( Read more... )

We can now add "Jousting" to my list of accomplishments. Also, to the list of things I've won at ( Read more... )

During my time as DCPO, I worked on the ship's doors. The doors were simple creatures, and they were easy to understand and to fix. This was good, because so many previous generations of DCPO had neglected them, and they were in a poor state. I fixed them, because I don't believe in doing half-assed work ( Read more... )

Best thing said to me today.
SCENE: Me in line for food.
Nice lady behind counter (in small, terrified voice): "You freak me out! Every time you come through here, I tell myself that you're a nice guy, but you scare me and I can't help but think you're going to kill me!"
Me: ...huh.

So, that was my day. How are you?

I am slightly terrified ( Read more... )

I like this song. It's called "The Parting Glass," and it is sung by Shaun Davey, some guy whom I presume is a singer of some sort ( Read more... )

There are now Horen Stories. They are kind of like Chuck Norris jokes, except that they're not nearly as popular ( Read more... )

Today I made Soylent Green. It was rather tasty ( Read more... )