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03/11/2003 Entry: "ehh...Semper Paratus? Not me!"
Well, dh called and they are going to be getting underway tomorrow...some kind of vibration test because something is "off" on the boat. Let's recap shall we?
Febuary 27 boat leaves to go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras...discover the "mysterious vibration" on the way there
Febuary 28 crew is granted liberty until 10:00 am Sunday Morning
March 2 crew returns to boat, gets underway to go to mooring station at base of canal street
March 3 boat is a cruise ship for tons of people through out the day
March 4 crew is granted liberty
March 5 boat underway to do ATON while returning home
Boat arrives in port late March 6
Crew works a normal day on Friday the 7th
Liberty is granted until Monday morning
Monday (yesterday the 10th) normal routine--however dh's 3rd class is on leave so dh is in the cook rotation this week.
So..yesterday dh cooks (4:30am-6:30pm day)
Today dh also cooks (another ^ day)
Crew is informed today at appx 1:30 pm that they will be getting underway tomorrow for a vibration test...
dh is supposed to be OFF tomorrow and Thursday because he is working yesterday and today, and then cooks again on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday...
ALL of the crew is told they will be getting underway, no exceptions
okay...depending on what happens tomorrow they will most likely be getting underway Thursday to go to some undisclosed location to fix whatever it is that is wrong with the boat. They suspect they will return on Saturday.
Did I mention yet that they are leaving next Wednesday to go away for 30 days?
That is still planned for next week if they are able to return home early Saturday...if not they "may" change the date by one week...still will be gone the same length of time however, and personally I don't WANT them to push it back, then they will be gone for 1) C's b-day 2) Passover and 3) Easter. Hmmph
Semper Paratus...eh...I'll need at least one more day lol I am not ready for him to leave yet!!!! I have a list of things to do a mile long and now he's going NOW...eek. I know I should know by now to not make plans based on his schedule but I admit now I did. EEK! Okay well, nothing that can't be changed or that I can't do without him or anything quite that dramatic, but you know...I'm just not prepared. That's all. I know, I'll get over it...I will...
In other news, today has been a productive day...I have been working on laundry (the saga continues) and I have done most all of my other chores, although with each completion I seem to add more instead of less to my "to do" list lol I registered the children for some classes with the local department of recreation...both R & B will be taking a cartoon sketching class which they are both absolutely bouncing off the wall (well, okay, they are still sick so maybe it's the couch I dunno lol) about....and then B will be doing a gymnastics class. I had tried to convince R she should do the gymnastics too but she didn't want to...figure maybe if she watches B a few times she might change her mind...this would be excellent PE for the children. Now my big issue will be with C who is going to be wondering why SHE doesn't get to take any classes lol can't win 'em all can I? I think she'll be okay...when the kids are in their drawing class I'll take her to the park or something like that. I also registered my new domains and am in the process of getting my hosting set up with the new company. I have a huge amount of respect for this company so I am pleased to be returning to them. My big issue is getting things like this moved over there...I have several interactive elements I don't want to lose--so I am going to attempt to do it in a way that will be least disruptive for everyone. I am probably going to change the program I use for this journal and the others I am currently hosting as I found out some information about the author of this program which I do not want to support--so I have another program I will be installing and testing before I move this over there. Pray for my transfer lol it makes me nervous! Oh and I have a vase full of the most beautiful german iris you have ever seen. They are purple and yellow and white. Yetta the woman we visit with called yesterday and asked if dh could possibly come by and get them as she had clipped them for me. She is the nicest, sweetest, most thoughtful woman I have ever known and she always thinks of me...she knows I love the flowers and that I always dry them out after they are starting to fade...these are just BEAUTIFUL. I will take a pic and post it later.
The children are still coughing a bit here and there, but the fevers seem to be going down finally. I have a call in to the nurse at our ped's office to see if she thinks they need to be seen. I went ahead and made appts for them tomorrow at 10 am just in case so I would be able to get them in...but don't want to go if there's no reason to. I am thinking it's just a flu...they are up playing more today than the other two days so we'll see.
And finally...I'm tired lol ~yawn~ I know you all wonder why...so let me tell you...dh took me out last night to see "The Two Towers"...it is a 3 hour movie that started at 8 last night and it is....AWESOME!!!!!!!! Some friend's of our on dh's boat had been telling us we HAD to go while it was still in the theatre as watching it on our TV would not be the same...how true it was...It was wonderful and we had such a good time! There were several parts that really "came to life" for me that although Tolkien is an incredible author when it comes to conveying imagery--somehow really clicked and helped me grasp the story in a more fullfilling way by seeing it alive on the screen. Peter Jackson is a MASTERFUL cinematographer...I tell you what...there are some of the most breathtaking and just awe-inspiring scenes that are filmed perfectly...and the story is as true to Tolkien's as a movie production could be. I am disappointed in a few of the changes...The Arwen character was expanded a great deal--I'm not sure it was necessary but you know they "needed" a romantic connection (or some form of female heroine) they could visualize and that is the one they choose to ponder...I didn't like the way they changed Faramir at all--in fact, I kept thinking to myself why the attitude in the movie seemed so foreign and I didn't recognize alot of his sentiments and it turns out because 99% of his characterization was not based on anything within the books. At any rate...those were two notable changes, and ones I am not sure what purpose they served. Personally, I find it sad that a whole generation of people will never truly know Tolkien's "Middle Earth" and the true heart of the characters in his novels, versus the world that Jackson has created--even though the movie brings some portions of the book into reality and in a way that makes things more meaningful I am afraid that it is with a cost that is greater--the primary one being the changes in the characters...ehh...in the books Aragorn is WILLING to become the King again, not some sort of hesitant maybe sort of man...and in the books I don't recall Frodo ever being SO completely drawn into the ring as the movies seem to be showing...to me in the stories (and maybe I need to read them again) Frodo was stronger than they are showing him to be--and that does seem some sort of disservice to the character of Frodo.
Yes I know...other people don't think this much about this lolol but hey, I do like the movies, but I love the books. The one thing the movie did evoke that I had not found by reading the books was the parallel between Frodo and Gollum AND the strange sense of pity and sadness you felt for this character. There were some scenes I was actually scared by (and a family brought two young children to see it!)--some visions that were very disturbing--which is why I am afraid although I stomached the first movie for B to watch it will be a few years before he watchs this one in it's full form. I may let him watch and forward through the few scenes I had real issue with (from a Mommy perspective)...At any rate, I was not disappointed, and I am glad I got to see it on the big screen...our friends were right--it wouldn't have been the same otherwise.
Oh yeah...and for the record Legolas has ALL the moves lol Whew! I might have to turn over my fawning of Chris O'donnel as Robin in "Batman Forever" forget about the leather suit and mask...and find dh some pointy ears (and convince him to bleach his hair and grow it out about 15 inches lolol hey Orlando Bloom wore a wig...I could probably get it off of Ebay right now...)...there's alot to be said about elves who can walk on the surface of snow, never miss with an arrow, and can slide down rock steps on the surface of a sheild without breaking his neck. Add that to the brooding attitude of our brave elf...and well...all I can say is the real miracle of this movie was the casting agent's ability to see the talent and eventual beauty of this:
 
To become THIS:
And of course: This...
You know...dh does have one of those really expensive bear long recurve bows...I'm not kidding...he could be Laugholas...Legolas' elvin brother.
Ahh...well, back to reality, I have to go give the kids medicine and get them to bed...another full day tomorrow folks.
Be blessed!!
~A
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