719 Day

For those of you that don't know, today is a very special day. Today we celebrate the boat. For most of the crew it's a sarcastic and meaningless exercise, but we do enjoy the day off of work, if we get it. Somehow I am very fortunate today and don't have to go in, I get to enjoy the picnic we're having. Hopefully I get to slip away early and go do something that's actually fun.

Anyway, my hate and discontent are beyond the scope. We, the crew, mostly nukes, make fun of the diggit mentality of the upper chain of command by taking it to a whole new level. If something happens that we need to put in the logs and it happens close to 0719 or 1719 on the clock, then we log it at 0719/1719. That's just one small example of ou ever expanding ridiculousness. Our new captain came up with a new slogan for the boat: PRIDE. Providence is the only boat that has the word pride in its name, so now we get to use it all the freakin time. Every time we have quarters on the pier it ends with "Pride on 9, 719- PRIDE!!!" by the entire crew. Except for me of course. I refuse to say it in such a forum. I will, however, make fun of it every chance I get. It's one of the little things that we do to try and find some enjoyment in the misery that is our existence onboard the mighty P.

I guess I was tired

I just woke up at 2 am, halfway off of the side of the bed. I'm fully clothed, even my boots are still on. And how did I get here? I guess when you're that tired you just fall asleep anywhere and anyhow. Good thing I woke up before work!