The musings of a madman...

I left you on the last one kind of abruptly, but I left that day kind of abruptly myself, and I would be damned for it. No big deal, I fall asleep often when I have been up and physically exerting myself. ... 0030 - Back up from my little nap, the game is now in the 3rd and the Lakers are up 9. [ Phlip note - You didn't REALLY think I would leave you hanging, did you?] 0052 - The Heat are making a run for it and have gone up late in the 4th quarter. 0108 - 'Foul and play your ass off' strategy employed and the Lakers are within 3-5 points. Derek Fisher 3 brings the game to within 1, Miami hits another free throw and are up 2... 0115 - 3.2 seconds remaining, NO question who gets the ball here. [ Phlip note - Miami SHOULD have fouled him, lol] One dribble, two dribble, off-balance and fading to the weak side... HO-LEE-SHEEIT!!! Kobe Bean Bryant for 2009-2010 MVP. 0119 - Back to bed, dammit. ... and now we can get back to business here, no? 12/05/2009 Final Day at Sea 0...

This is to be our last "stop" on this trip, and it is to another place that I have been before, but again this should not be a problem at all, as I enjoyed my time here the first time. Luckily, it was not as hot this time as it had been 2 years prior. Having been here also provided the enviable position of knowing generally where shit was as well, making navigation of the very small area we were situated in quite easy as well. 12/04/2009 Cozumel, Mexico 0846 - Awake and into el bano, not due to arrive until about 10am, but the map on channel 19 tells me that we're close and are actually slowing down as if close to port. 0930 - Breakfast buffet. I am still less than thrilled at the fact that I cannot find any real cheese on this fuxing buffet. On our way in to the cafe, Linda and Cornelia were already on their way down to the gangway to get the city out of the way. 1000 - So, this is how it goes... I knew this 2 years ago when I was on the Carnival Valor this same week. ...

Grand Cayman... It is where your favorite crooked Wall Streeter is storing your bailout money. Laugh to keep from crying at that, because it is absolutely true. For such a small island, there are a LOT of nice cars here, and that is to say "nice" by your standards OR my own. Not a lot of lead in to this one, as I have actually been to this port once before and know what to expect of it. Trudging through to it in spite of should speak to the fact that I liked what we will be up against here, even if I DON'T have a ton of pocket money to play with here. 12/03/2009 Georgetown, Grand Cayman 0808 - Wake up, use bathroom and notice that the ship doesn't feel like it is moving right now... Strange, we're not supposed to arrive til like 9am. Turn on the TV to the channel showing our course and confirmation that we're not moving is reached. Fine, let's get ready for breakfast and get ready to hop a tender over to the island. *Pause button* For those of you unfamili...

Fun fact, there is an Ocho Rios, Jamaica and there is a Ocho s Rios, Jamaica... All documentation we saw coming in and up until ARRIVING in Jamaica suggested that we would be going to the former, which is nearer to Montego Bay... Instead, we were about 3 hours north of Kingston in the also-touristy Ocho s Rios, which is apparently closer to the Straw Markets and includes tours of the falls and Bob Marley's former residence. The thing about this is that the former is touristy and safe, where the latter is a bit hood-ish and I was again afraid that I might be kidnapped, beaten and buttraped in another country without proper funding to get my ass home, not to mention that my passport CARD allows me home on a boat, not on a plane. You will also notice a very common theme in this locale as well. 12/02/2009 Ocho s Rios, Jamaica 0740 - Awake and water making, not back to bed this time. 0750 - Send The Meanie an expensive-ass text message wishing her a happy 13th birthday. 0819 - Bre...