Southampton/Sea Day/Sea Day/Gibraltar

August 1st-4th
Southampton/Sea Day/Sea Day/Gibraltar

My day in Southampton was unfortunately cut short. After having big plans to wake up early and get off the ship, I slept in, ate lunch on the ship, and then managed to lock myself out of my room. I had left my keycard in the pocket of a different pair of pants, meaning when I grabbed my wallet when leaving the room, I didn’t grab the key. I could have gotten off the ship anyways, but with my computer locked in my room and no guarantee of finding a room attendant when I got back, I decided to take care of the problem at that time. Over an hour later I was off the ship (with my room key) with about 2 hours remaining for my all-important errands. After taking a cab in and being warned by the cab driver to get back early due to traffic, my errands got boiled down to two things, the bookstore and coffee shop for internet.
I picked up three books at the bookstore, one of which is this really cool book on understanding comics. I’ve never been a fan of comic books, and to be honest, don’t think I’ve ever read an entire comic book in my life, but it didn’t matter, this book rocked. It was all about how people perceive stories and art and how comic put them together in a way that gets little acclaim. Also, to make it really clever, the entire book is written as a comic itself and is really a joy to read. I also picked up a book on communication and Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead. Honestly, that was probably the highlight of my day, maybe that’s kind of sad, but I’m excited to have some new things to read! The remainder of the day was the usual embark routine. We did get a new cast of dancers on the ship though, so that’s always exciting.
The two sea days were uneventful. I did some reading and finished that comic book, which I highly recommend. But that aside, there isn’t much worth mention.
And now today, in Gibraltar, is going to be equally uneventful. I’m stuck on the ship with IPM duty, which is fine with me because I’ve been here so many times before. So instead of getting off the ship, I sat on the sun deck this afternoon reading The Fountainhead and enjoying the now Mediterranean weather…finally. It was nice to feel like I was on vacation for a few hours and get out of the dim yellow light of the crew areas. The rest of the day is fairly ordinary, which is why I’m writing this blog in advance. I’ll have a rehearsal in an hour, two shows later tonight, and the time between will be filled with reading and probably a trip to the gym. That’s about all, so thanks as always and have a great day!