Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Finally I have something!

So I finally got word on my leave chit. So far it is up to my department head and after him is the captain. Hopefully the department head wont shoot it down but all in all it up to the captain. Considering the captain is a bleeding heart I have a pretty good feeling about it. I just cant wait till I finally get home though. I hope everyone is doing well. Love Yall.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

So how are things?

I havent really been getting any comments or anything from anyone but my dad. I mean its nice that dad is reading but I would like to know how everyone else is doing. In particular Jackson and also Sunni. So just leave me some comments people!!!!! Hahahahahaha. Love Yall.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Still no word

On my leave chit (I know youve been wondering about it dad). I cant really get upset about that though. This whole underway all of engineering department is standing port to starboard watches. Thats means we have 6 hours of watch then 6 hours off then 6 hours on watch again 24 hours a day. Its starting to take a major toll on the department and on top of that we have to run 2 drill sets a day everyday. I cant say much though Im not standing watch thank god. I was TAD to a different division this underway so Im off the watchbill. I feel really bad though because I want to help out but I cant really do anything. But anyways figured I would let yall know. Take care. Oh and Meagan that picture with Jackson with the hat on is one of my favorites (he might end up like me and dad wearing hats all the time hahahahahaha).

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Update!

So far the crp is doing ok but for how long I have no idea. Now our RO pump is down thats the pump that gives up drinking water. Apparently the bearings are shot on it and we need a completely new pump. The funny thing about that is that we replaced the other pump on deployment so at least we know what to do when we replace this one. On a different note I had a guy onboard go download me a bunch of songs and I asked for Billy Joels Rosalindas Eyes instead he got we didnt start the fire. That song has been stuck in my head for the past 3 days. I mean dont get me wrong its a good song and all but people start to get a little annoyed when all you do all day is sing the chourus of the song (thats the only part I usually remember). Well thats the update so far. Back to work.

Friday, January 9, 2009

UNDERWAY!!!!!!!!`

Well we are underway for 19 days as of now. Now we might not be out for that long remember me telling you about the crp being messed up. Well during this underway we might run into a few minor problems like the crp locking up and us not being able to steer (at all). Then we get to be towed in which would not be fun but this is going to be the only way I will be able to talk to alot of yall. Well its back to work.

Ok I am addicted

To this show called freaks and geeks has anyone else heard of it. Its kinda old like 1999 but its so good. I borrowed it from someone onboard and watched it like five times already. Not only is the show great but the soundtrack is even better. It has The Who, Supertramp, Bob Segar, Queen, and many others. It has Seth Rogen, Jason Segal, and James Franco when they were really young. Overall its up there with Firefly and That 70s Show as one of my favorite series. Unfortanetlly its cancelled (why are all the really good shows cancelled?).

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Ok so heres the rundown

I plan on coming home sometime in febuary. Hopefully early but it all depends on what we are doing. The ship has been having some problems with the crp pump. Thats the pump that pumps oil to the shafts so there isnt friction when the shafts turn. We currently plan on going out on either the 9th january or the 12th so I'm hoping on the 12th. We plan on coming back like the 28th or 29th of the same month. More than likely we wont be going to Florida which is no big deal because everyone is still planning on going this summer right? Well thats my life right now but I will keep you updated when I can. Take care.