So this is the post I wrote at sea…  Short I know.  Oh and I fixed those links in the last post so go check out the pics of my cabin and my ship.   

May 6
For those who have not yet heard, my computer has suffered greatly in these past few days.  Indeed, upon arriving in Athens, Greece I happily was walking from ‘midships to the bow when I tripped over someone’s outstretched leg.  The unfortunate part was that I was holding my open computer at the time.  It crashed to the ground, cracking the screen and ruining my dreams of using it to get online.    So, you are probably wondering what I am writing this journal on…  Well, in my unhappiness I came up with a grand plan, which possibly might not have worked (I find that I tend to overlook doubt when sad)…  Indeed, I decided to buy a external LCD screen and mount it in my bunk.  The beauty of it all was that in the end I would win, I mean, who doesn’t want a widescreen LCD in their bunk?  So, my quest started.  Luckily, I was in Athens at the time and finding a screen was easy, and inexpensive.  Ok, not entirely true, it was 180 euro, however if I had got it in the USA, I would have probably paid more.  So, once quest item 1 was complete, unpacked and checked, I set about finding a hardware store to buy some other items of interest.  After two long days of searching, buying and trying, I eventually found some great screws, nuts, bolts, and hooks with which I could mount my screen.  Er, with which I hoped to mount my screen.  There was still that doubt that comes with any project, and it was beginning to grow on me.  I did not want to have a 19 inch flat screen on my already small desk…  My cabin mates may complain.  Anyways, as it went, my final job was to find Sammy and Nik and get their advice and help.  Nik gave me an idea on how I could string it up (as I cannot screw anything into anything) and Sammy helped my out with measuring and drilling into some wood I bought.  All complications aside, on the second day of this sail my project was complete and I had a huge screen mounted in my bunk.  Sweet.

I will put some pics online so yall can see its real beauty.  Oh and I made a celebration wallpaper which I will put on my deviant art account: http://pixelpig.deviantart.com

So.  That was probably boring for you.  Eh, I had it say it sometime so I might as well say it here.  In more news we have gained a temporary crewmember for this sail (until Malta).  His name is Chris and he is an independent film maker.  Essentially he was hired by Class Afloat to make a promotional video, and damn I am glad they did that.  He is a great guy, and is giving me a lot of advice on some of my personal projects.  Also, he is thinking about creating a short documentary on the personal side of Class Afloat (like how the students change, etc.) and selling it to CBC.  I think that would be neat, and what’s more, I will probably be in it.  He is going to “follow” me on day 5 (I think that’s the 7th) and interview me as well.  I got to admit I am pretty stoked.  Anyways, Ill keep this journal updated with whether or not I will appear on TV, so yea…  Sweet?

Ill try to write a better written entry later…  I am sort of in a rush right now…  Just thought I would get some thoughts down.  Lots of love…  And I miss you all!
May 14
Crap, I wasn’t able to write very much during this sail…  That’s no fun.  But I have a plan; I think I am going to use the school computer in Anthro class to write my entries from now on.  That way I should have some more stuff.  Heh, I hope.

In other news, I just realized that there is only about 50 days until Poland; and more shocking than that, there is only about 10 days left of actual school (excluding finals and diplomas).  It’s a eerie feeling and the mood of the crew is beginning to become a bit sad.  Bonds are tighter, and people are beginning to spend as much quality time with others as possible…  It’s nice, but it reminds all of us that the end is near.

Malta is nice, but there isn’t too much here to do…  The main city is very touristy, however when some friends and I jumped on a bus we found ourselves in a much more boring city on another part of the island.  Eh, it was still amusing.  Today we are visiting the capital on Port Program, so I hope that will be interesting.  According to Captain, the capital has the best chocolate cake in the world.  I can’t wait to try it!

‘Neways, I guess my goal today is upload this to the net and put up some pics of my computer setup.  Hopefully I can find a internet café.

Till next time…