{"id":37,"date":"2008-12-21T19:48:56","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T00:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scatteredflurries.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2008-12-21T19:48:56","modified_gmt":"2008-12-22T00:48:56","slug":"it%e2%80%99s-beginning-to-sound-a-lot-like-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scatteredflurries.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think the rule should be if you\u2019re wearing shorts, you shouldn\u2019t hear Christmas music. <\/span>I realize that would deny much of the world their most festive and important religious holiday, but bah, humbug!<\/p>\n

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So in terms of my TV watching, I finished the first season of NYPD Blue. <\/span>Pretty strong right out of the gate, and you gotta love Sipowicz! <\/span>(Short sleeves and a tie\u2026classic!) <\/span>It sort of just ended, no comprehensive season arc, which I suppose fits in with their mandate but feels odd for DVD watching.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m currently making my way through Buffy, Season 6. <\/span>The consensus is that it\u2019s the worst season of the show, which I can\u2019t really argue with, and in fact, the reason I\u2019m watching it now is I held off on buying it until I knew I was going to be on the ship and reasoned I would have hours to fill. <\/span>That said, there was one episode where, even though I knew how it ended, I was hoping that somehow, it would end differently this time. <\/span>Which is cool. <\/span>And there\u2019s an episode with an alternate reality (I\u2019m trying to avoid spoilers here, but anyone who wants to know can ask) that is really compelling and bold. <\/span>So goodness there.<\/p>\n

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In reading news, I\u2019m nearing the end of Please Kill Me<\/span>. <\/span>A pretty good read, though I could stand to know more about the music, and of course, I\u2019ve never quite been able to come to grips with the punk movement\u2019s casual use of swastikas, so that\u2019s caused the occasional empathy interruption. <\/span>But I guess maybe that\u2019s the point.<\/p>\n

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This week\u2019s excitement on the ship was a GI scare. <\/span>(Gastrointestinal, not a soldier.) <\/span>So for most of the week, we couldn\u2019t touch the tongs at the buffet and had to be served. <\/span>It was a smidge frustrating, both in terms of class consciousness (this is how kings would eat!) and smaller heaps of food (how can I ask for a third scoop of ravioli without looking like a glutton?) <\/span>But hey, any change in routine is cause for celebration. <\/span>Plus, it was during this time that I stumbled upon the papadam station, which may be the death of me, but since that\u2019s the way I want to go, no complaints here.<\/p>\n

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This cruise was my most rock star so far. <\/span>Lots of people coming up to me in the hallways, taking pictures, etc. <\/span>Very bizarre. <\/span>I had a very fun moment in an elevator packed with seniors. <\/span>I walk in, and one of them goes \u201cOh my, it\u2019s Dan from Second City.\u201d <\/span>(Sidenote: that\u2019s what\u2019s really odd to me. <\/span>I expected to be occasionally recognized, but I\u2019m constantly surprised by how many people remember my name.) <\/span>So there\u2019s a small buzz, and then one of them says \u201cDo you know where we\u2019re going now?\u201d <\/span>I make the logical guess and say \u201cOur show?\u201d <\/span>She replies \u201cNo, chocolate buffet. <\/span>But then we\u2019ll stop by.\u201d <\/span>Alright, so we\u2019re a very particular kind of rock star. <\/span>I\u2019m thinking Lawrence Welk.<\/p>\n

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The shows went fine. <\/span>I played this game Love Letters for the first time, which went pretty well. <\/span>I haven\u2019t seen in it in Toronto or Vancouver, as far as I can remember. <\/span>I\u2019ll have to introduce it, it\u2019s pretty fun, and it\u2019s a rare treat to find a new game at this point.<\/p>\n

I realize as I write this that I haven\u2019t been talking much about off-ship activities, but mostly, they\u2019ve been of the not-too-fun-to-describe-though-reasonably-fun-to-live variety of mostly hanging out at the beach and swimming. <\/span>But excursions are on the horizon, so those should be compelling. <\/span>Read on, you readers!<\/p>\n

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Alright, so this is my favorite moment of the week that was: <\/span>I\u2019m having drinks with a dancer from France (a Francer, if you will\u2026it\u2019s a relevant detail), and we\u2019re talking about the pros and cons of possibly extending our contracts. <\/span>So that\u2019s the topic, we\u2019re going back and forth, there\u2019s a pause in the conversation, and suddenly, she says \u201cI miss cocaine.\u201d <\/span>I nod, with an awestruck expression on my face, and say \u201cAlright.\u201d <\/span>Five seconds pass, and I realize what she actually said was \u201cI miss cooking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gold.<\/p>\n

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A bientot, tout le monde!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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