So here i am...about 8000mi from Traverse City (rough estimate). Right now it is 4:24pm, Wednesday the 27th. It is 2:24am in Michigan. So as i type, many of you are probably sleeping. I feel like sleeping as well. We arrived last night at around 10pm our time. we had an amazing sunset to come arrive in. check the pics i have on flicker. A few notes about the journey over/the people that i have on my ship/ and other cool notable things:
--A few men from the phillipines that speak virtually no english, and when you say "Hey man! whats up?" they reply with "OK!" and the biggest smile you can imagine.
--A boson, who was on the streets before this job, that when you greet him in the morning with a "Good morning bos" he replies with a simple "Yes", as if it was a question.
--A guy named Bernie who is nearing 70 and just mimbles alot. There was a time when we were asking about going to the track and betting on horse races. Jake, 2nd mate, said "Hey bernie, do they have dog races there too?"...after a long silence, Bernie replies with "Yeah they got the fuckin Lotto!"...and when he gets tired he starts talking like Carl from Slingblade.
--Dolphins jumping about 50yards off the side of the ship during our BBQ on friday.
--Crossing International Dateline listening to "Brand New Cadillac" by The Clash (courtesy of bhallsd)
--Listening to Modern Life Is War.....yeah, thats it for that one..
--Working my ass off. 16+ hour days.
--3am wake up calls, and my 80/20 hot chocolate coffee morning mix.
--Sunrises and sunsets
So guam! Guam is a strange place and my Chief Mate put it best when he said, "Americans suck as colonists!" Its as if we have taken all the shittiest things about america, and put them here. Denny's, KFC, McD's, Outback Steakhouse, Walmart, etc...Its strange. Strip clubs and "massage" parlors one block from the Tiffany and Co. and Louis Vuitton stores. Its just strange. Also, it seems that you are either Chimoran (native guam residents are called Chimorans), A japanese tourist, or in the military.
Me and Alex rented a car for the entire day for $40 from the security guard at the dock who had no teeth. He said to give the key's back to his brother tonight. he will be security from 10pm on. The car is sketch, at best, and when you turn on the air conditioning it feels as though it will stall any moment. This AC is vital in weather that is 95* with 90% humidity. Miserable hot. Doesnt seem to effect the locals though, but i have lost considerably amounts of fluids today. Here is what our day consisted of:
--A trip to Gun Beach to go snorkeling...which was amazing!! We had to walk through this super extravagant hotel to get to the beach. we were the only americans there, and when i took off my shirt, a few japanese ladies cringed, and turned away. haha. whatever. i saw some of the wildest looking fish ever! Parrot fish!! look those up. so cool looking up close. 100's of smaller, rainbow colored fish, and as i was standing on the reef looking into the water, a slightly large eel poked his evil looking head out from under a rock. It wasnt a typical green moray eel, but it was definatley in the same family. scared the shit out of us! super sweet though.
--Numerous hermit crabs and rock-jumper crabs the size of your fist scurrying about.
--three historical parks reading placks on when the americans and japanese fought on these very beaches for the island. It cast a rather grim shadow over the day for about 10 minutes. when you think about the bloodshed that happened where you are sitting...strange feelings come on.
--Went hiking looking for a waterfall...no luck. we almost got lost in the interior of the island...so we turned back. Beautiful views though.
--Swam at three different beaches and a water hole, created by coral reef.
Pretty cool day. Now, we are headed back to the ship to clean up, and grab the second mate, and head back into town. He's been working and wants to go out for a bit tonight. We leave at 7am tomorrow morning. 3 days to Ningbo China. then 20 hours to Shanghai, and THEN 10 days back to long beach. My next entry will be from Long beach. I love and miss you all. CHECK MY FLICKER PAGE for pics of today. take care. --jh--
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First things first.... China suuuuucks.
haha.... hope all is well brother! When are you getting off? I get off December 15ish. I think three trips will be enough.
Hi Josh, you're gonna be back relatively soon, this is exciting. But back to business:
1. Tiger needs a lot of practice before the 14th, how will we accomplish this?
2. What will the line up actually be? I can live with going back to bass or whatever, I just want to know what j should be practicing. That, and I'd like to let Colin know where he stands. Also, it's been a long time since D sang, so he'd better start practicing asap if he is going back to it.
3. Why on earth would Mckaig start our comeback show at 3pm? (I'll work on this)
4. Here's the good part: I talked to jeff Kraus last night, he is screenprinting for TeamWork, and he told me he will screen digipaks and t shirts and just about anything else, meaning we may actually be able to PUT THAT FUCKING ALBUM OUT. Nice. Hit me back or call me. See you soon brother.
I thought since you are around water a lot... not to mention made mostly of it that you might appreciate this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCte0t6fI7Q
around 6 minutes begins the reason for me sending you the link to this video. very interesting and something I believe might be the single most important thing discovered in this world.
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