It has been over a week since my feet have touched land. This is the longest I've been floating around on water. Hard to believe, since I'm after all I am in the Coast Guard. And it's been two week since I started this voyage. I've learned a lot in the two week and I know I have so much more to learn. I'll have plenty of time on this trip. I've finally been able to grasp my work and get it under control, so it's not taking all my time. It is a relief to catch up and be able to start to tackle other things around the boat. This past weekend was nice and easy to the point where I was becoming bored. I downloaded some movies before I left home but I went through those quick. After we knocked off ships work, they do start playing movies through the night. But there is only so much sitting in front of a tv I could do. Never knew that about me. I wish I could post a photo of our lounge when everyone is trying to past the time. But you're going to have to just image. The flat screen is playing a movie, there are two very long sofas with people laying or sitting. In the front row are three shipmates, each with their own briefcase size tv and PS4. It's actually in a briefcase thing for gamers. All three of them with headphones on playing their game, some guys on their laptops playing a game as well, as the other watch tv. I looked up and saw them and let out a laugh. I'm not a gamer and here I was surrounded by them. My little brother would have loved to have been there, I bet. As I got tired of watching movies, I decided to pick up a book (ipad) I start readying a book I tried reading a year ago. That was on Sunday and I finished it today. I couldn't put it down. The book was "Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson. I know, I'm a geek. My next book I'm going to start was given to me by a friend sometime ago to read. The book is on loan so I should read it so I can return it. It's "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. It suggested that I'll find something in there to help me reflect. Little does this friend know, but I'll be leaving a lengthy review inside the back cover before returning it. After that book, I'll throw myself into the small library we have onboard. Wow, am I going to start to read a lot. For those that don't know me, I not big on reading. Let us see how this goes. Not sure who is reading this, but thanks for being interested. It's a one-way communication on here. I see no feedback or anything. I hope your enjoying sharing this experience with me and this small glimpse of unfiltered me. SaySomething
