Sailing Essentials Part III, for our little Spirit Leader
Crazy Kittiness == Comic Relief
[01:18] [Saturday, March 17, 2007]
Your closeness to the rest of the crew makes you a fine reflective caricature of the overall atmosphere. When we're feelin' lazy, you yawn like a little lion and lay about on your back. When we're prepping for adventure, you put your nose in just about everybody's business, begging with quiet mews to come along.
But when the going gets rough, you'd much rather return to your most basic instincts than settle to the task at hand. If someone leaves a roll of toilet paper lying around with their thoughts otherwise occupied, or the cat box smells a little too fresh, you're quick to remind everyone just where you stand on the important issues.
So the tissue paper roll is a clawed mess and the head has been newly decorated with soggy white tidbits. So the main salon reeks of your finest load's pungent aroma. How can anyone be mad at a face like yours?
Besides, they've all got more pressing matters to attend to.
Labels: sailing essentials
Sailing Essentials Part II, for Morski Vuk:
Nutella == Chocolate Oblivion
[15:45] [Wednesday, January 03, 2007]
Everyone knows chocolate makes you feel better, but Morski Vuk needs more than a Hershey's bar. Rough seas, stormy weather, engine problems and a fussy captain stand no chance against the pumped-up deliciousness that is Nutella, the Original Chocolaty Hazelnut Spread! As long as you have a spoonful easily accessible, the rest of the team can count on your PMA to stay fully charged, which also means you're totally ready to risk your neck for the overall success of whatever mission your Captain just thought up.
Whether it's raising the mainsail while surfing down 20 ft waves in order to conserve on fuel, dinghying back alone to guard the boat instead of spending the night on land, doing the dishes because no one else will, or swimming through rough, unfamiliar waters to rescue a runaway dinghy ... No task is too much for a Morski Vuk fueled by Nutella.
We miss you, Igor! Hope you had a safe trip home and the daily grind doesn't get you down. :)
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Sailing Essentials Part I, for the Captain:
Sweet Custom Tats == Captain Badass
22°55'57" N 90°44'24" W
[21:21] [Thursday, December 21, 2006]
I Heart Mom is for pansies. You're the captain! Tough and confident on the outside; brooding and analytical inside. Add som real grit to your saltiness with embellishments your crew will understand as warning against bullshit.
Perhaps even sport an artistic representation of some ancient god, thereby acknowledging some higher power without actually being beholden to it. You will give yourself an air of tribal/primal strength without also seeming ... a little crazy.
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