Only on a ship do I take socks in the shower with me to wash them.
Only on a ship do I feel comfortable sitting down with people I don’t know at any meal.
Only on a ship can I take a break to swim, sunbathe and shower in the middle of my work day.
Only on a ship does my toilet gurgle and spit at me.
Only on a ship do I have zero idea what is going on in world news, politics, music, movies or pop culture.
Only on a ship do I hoard small boxes of cereal in my cabin.
Only on a ship do I tape my drawers and closets shut.
Only on a ship do I have a healthy fear of furniture flying across the room at any given moment.
Only on a ship would I ever schedule a breakfast meeting, lunch meeting AND dinner meeting.
Only on a ship can I teach RAD on the very top deck with a beautiful view of the ocean.
Only on a ship do I have raw hands from hand washing my clothes.
Only on a ship do I wear the same shoes every single day for months at a time.
Only on a ship do I treat my Gilmore Girls DVDs like valuable, precious booty.
Only on a ship do I get the gift of a 25 hour day on a regular basis.
Only on a ship do I NEVER have any idea what day of the week it is.
Only on a ship do I only have two t-shirts, one dress and one pair of jeans
Only on a ship do I have to stop a meeting so that we can all look out the window to watch the dolphins jumping.
What a strange and unusual world I work and live in at the moment.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
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3 comments:
Wow, that brings back memories. I hope the semester is going wonderfully!
I'd almost forgotten what it felt like to expect the furniture to fly around! That list was SO great to read...:)
ahhh...such vivid memories. gosh I miss all of that so much!
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