Saturday

May 1 2010


I heard Ed scratching around and asked him to let me sleep. So I heard him snoring quietly later. I have no idea what time that was but it was well before dawn. I woke up and tried to sleep some more with no luck so now it was my turn to lay there and contemplate the ceiling so he could sleep. Eventually the jitters got to me and I started my shower routine. I heard the TV so I knew he was awake. I got ready and went to the library for the daily quizzes and then took the computer to the Cabaret Lounge where I did the internet stuff. Ed came in about ¾ of the way through the culinary show.
Spectacular Culinary Demonstration
Well I don’t know about the spectacular part, but the Commendatore made different sauces from scratch including mayonnaise. He made it all look so easy of course. But there were lots of “Princess cruises culinary secrets” along the way. He’s funny to watch anyway.
Trivia
We did OK but we didn’t win the prize in the morning. In the afternoon there was just the usual core four of us and WE WON! We’ve about decided that we win more often when there are just the four of us than when we have a full team. And of course we could kick ourselves for those questions where we’ve had the question before and still put down the wrong answer.
Lunch
We met with a couple who had some legal questions that Ed was interested in answering. There were dolphins cavorting in the distance through a part of lunch.
There were lots of things going on this afternoon but nothing that compelled either of us to attend. One was a woman who was George’s mother on Seinfeld and she was waxing about her experiences; we watched some of it on the TV later.
Otherwise I continued to read my large print novel about an Episcopal priest in a small town. The light during the afternoon is perfect and I lay on the couch and read which is the perfect combination for me to see well. Ed devoted well over an hour to his periodic religious ceremony: filling his prescription containers with pills and supplements. At one point, the entire bed was strewn with bottles of various kinds.
Supper
All present. JoAnn has a plastic walking air cast on her ankle which she turned a few days ago. It is swollen and hasn’t gotten better so she finally relented and went to see Nikolas who reminds her to keep it elevated each time he runs into her. She’s worried about how it will look with her formal attire tomorrow. I told her she ought to be milking it for the sympathy vote and wear it with pride.
Tom was saying that there is a huge banner off of the Promenade Deck now warning any other vessels to remain at least 50 meters away from the ship. The focused noise they will direct toward any boats that approach too close are covered in blue plastic and there are security folks around the ship at various places. We are travelling at about 18 knots which is about what the ship usually does more or less.
It was supposed to be in the 80s outside today but every time I went by a door that was open, the air was like from a very humid blast furnace. So I never went out.
Tonite’s entertainment
The casino lounge pianist was scheduled. This is the guy who also does the choir and who is very good. But Ed was “resting his eyes” (how is it that I can hear his “breathing” from across the room then?) and so we wound up eventually watching a biography of Queen Noor. This was very timely since we are going to Aqaba which is a part of Jordon. What an adventure her life has been.