Rollin, Rollin, Rollin, We ain't slept in weeks

If you haven't heard it yet, Kid Cudi's track Rollin (feat. Jakie Chain) is fantastic. It samples a Robert Miles track called "Children" that I used to listen to ALL the time in college. It's been on my playlist a few times recently, and i have to say, has become my unofficial theme song for the ship. I've been here almost a month now, and typically I get between 4 and 6 hours of sleep every night. Come to think of it, I haven't really talked much about my schedule yet so i'll tell you what, here goes:

07:30 - Wake up & Get Dressed
08:00 - Go to the Crew Mess (Dining Hall) for Breakfast & my morning Coffee
08:30 - Start Work - Get the morning's supplies (Flour, Sugar, Butter... whatever we order) from the Requisition office
12:00 - Break for Lunch
12:30 - Return to work
14:30 - Afternoon Break (this is typically adjusted to 15:00 or later if the day's especially full)
17:00 - Return to work
19:00 - Break for Dinner
23:00 - Finish Cleaning, change & shower in my cabin
23:30 - Head to the "Internet Cafe" or the Officer's Bar to be social/ get out of the cabin for a bit
01:00 - Back to the Crew Mess for the 1 AM snack [always get at least one chicken finger =) ]
01:30 - If no one's suckered me into going up to the helipad on the bow, staying up later in the common room, or hanging out in someone's cabin, Go to bed

Repeat as necessary.

hah, what a day eh? For instance, it's currently 11:47 PM (23:47) and I've decided to blow off the bar tonight. I really want to post an update so I've had to forgo seeing anyone. Now, just to clarify, going to the bar doesn't mean drinking your face off every night. It's the social, after-hours place for the crew to go, so naturally, if you want to see / be seen, you're there. Also, as a side note, the drinks are priced between $.50 and $1.50 so the ship kinda encourages it, and it's pretty easy to buy drinks for a ton of friends for next to nothing! .... As I was saying.... Fortunately though, this means i'll actually have a decent shot at a good night's rest, so missing it for a night is a price i'm willing to pay.

As of now, we're cruising around the Sea of Cortes. We spent a day in Cabo San Lucas, and La Paz on route to our current position. In La Paz, my roommate, a few of the girls on the ship, another guy, and myself ventured into town and found a great club where we could unwind. I bought a few rounds, and the girls bought a bottle, so as you could imagine, we had a good time. =)

Now that we're anchored at sea (off the coast of Isla San Jose), the passengers have the opportunity to join a wildlife expedition organized by the ship. As a result, daily dessert sales have gotten a bit slow. To balance the scale though, Functions & Catering has gotten CRAZY. It seems like every day we've gotta crank out specialized desserts for some 25 person event in a resident's cabin, or a last-minute barbeque on the beach for 60 residents. It's been really odd having to piece together so many different-themed events for so many different personalities upstairs. It seems that everyone has the way THEY like their food, and simply won't stand for anything less.

On a personal note, I can't believe it's been about a month since i've gotten here. It's been a tough experience so far (adjusting to ship life, working INSANELY long hours, and having your entire life in one small bubble). I think the jury's still out on my feelings so far. I'm giving it some time to really see how it plays out. June's looking like a complete shit-storm for the kitchen (TONS and TONS of functions) so I'm pretty sure it'll make or break my desire to pursue the ship life past this contract.

To my fam, Miss you guys, and to the rest, I can't wait 'til we can all chill again. I've tried to contact a few of you, but even that's been difficult so let me know what you're all up to.

Take care & ttys.

CIAO!