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Notes from the boat
Aug. 14th, 2005 11:06 amI'm sailing to Alaska on a very big boat. On the way there, I thought I'd log a few things:
(1) On the plane flight here, I came up with this: there are no excuses for inconsiderateness. I don't care whether you're a little kid (why the hell haven't your parents given you cold medicine to make you sleepy and clear your sinuses so that the plane doesn't bug you?) or whether you're an old man. The jerk that needed to pull himself upright by hauling on the back of my seat -- where my head and hair was resting, because it was a redeye flight -- doesn't get an excuse just because he's old. He yanked on my hair and didn't even apologize when I yelped and glared at him -- four times during that flight. Yes, he probably needed some leverage -- but the arms of the chair work just as well for that, and certainly the hair-yanking deserved an apology.
(2) However, people who smile and narrate and go out of their way to be helpful, like most of the cruise staff, are really very nice. We had a great time with the bus driver in Vancouver -- and with super-low prices there. I love the Canadian dollar.
(3) On the other hand, the feeling of mildly-seasick nausea is not a good sign on a cruise. I should have realized that I'd get seasick, because when![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aussie_nyc took me on the Staten Island Ferry once, I was quite green by the time I got off. ginnunggap even told me to bring medication for headaches and stuff, but I forgot. Sigh.
(4) Still, the drinks are good, so perhaps I can pretend I'm just hung over all the time. There are basically eating or drinking opportunities 24/7 on a cruise -- my brother has vowed to taste everything on the drink menus. Perhaps I should start a drinking log, because he really is going at it pretty seriously.
(5) Other things my brother is going at pretty seriously include exploring the ship. Today he's decided that the entertainment for adults sucks (it does, and it's expensive. Painting ceramics goes for $30 a pop, and internet access is $20/hour) so he's going to subtract several years off his age and become a "17 year old" in the kids' section of the ship. He's playing on the playstation.
(6) I want to take photos; unfortunately, it's kind of foggy. Cross your fingers for me and hope that there'll be better photo ops in Alaska.
(7) My cell phone doesn't work here. I feel like it's the end of my world. At least there's net access.
(1) On the plane flight here, I came up with this: there are no excuses for inconsiderateness. I don't care whether you're a little kid (why the hell haven't your parents given you cold medicine to make you sleepy and clear your sinuses so that the plane doesn't bug you?) or whether you're an old man. The jerk that needed to pull himself upright by hauling on the back of my seat -- where my head and hair was resting, because it was a redeye flight -- doesn't get an excuse just because he's old. He yanked on my hair and didn't even apologize when I yelped and glared at him -- four times during that flight. Yes, he probably needed some leverage -- but the arms of the chair work just as well for that, and certainly the hair-yanking deserved an apology.
(2) However, people who smile and narrate and go out of their way to be helpful, like most of the cruise staff, are really very nice. We had a great time with the bus driver in Vancouver -- and with super-low prices there. I love the Canadian dollar.
(3) On the other hand, the feeling of mildly-seasick nausea is not a good sign on a cruise. I should have realized that I'd get seasick, because when
aussie_nyc took me on the Staten Island Ferry once, I was quite green by the time I got off. ginnunggap even told me to bring medication for headaches and stuff, but I forgot. Sigh.(4) Still, the drinks are good, so perhaps I can pretend I'm just hung over all the time. There are basically eating or drinking opportunities 24/7 on a cruise -- my brother has vowed to taste everything on the drink menus. Perhaps I should start a drinking log, because he really is going at it pretty seriously.
(5) Other things my brother is going at pretty seriously include exploring the ship. Today he's decided that the entertainment for adults sucks (it does, and it's expensive. Painting ceramics goes for $30 a pop, and internet access is $20/hour) so he's going to subtract several years off his age and become a "17 year old" in the kids' section of the ship. He's playing on the playstation.
(6) I want to take photos; unfortunately, it's kind of foggy. Cross your fingers for me and hope that there'll be better photo ops in Alaska.
(7) My cell phone doesn't work here. I feel like it's the end of my world. At least there's net access.
