Haze Grey & Underway

Christmas in the Box

(This post is a bit of a catch-up, I wrote this while on the ship whilst we had no internets… and could not post it.  So, here it is for your reading pleasure.)

Well my fellow humans.  It is Christmas and I am on dry land…   Albeit sandy, dirty,  Dubai type land but land none the less.   Yes, I am in Dubai for the holiday.  Spending this glorious holiday in a country where they do not celebrate it has both it’s ups and downs.

First, all the stores are open and that is a good thing for someone who has been at sea for a month and needs to do some replenishing of various shower and toiletry needs.

Second it helps me to fool myself that there actually is not a holiday happening.  Yes, denial is more than just a river in Egypt! But I will obfuscate myself in that soft warm downy layer of self denial and self delusion and go on about  my life as though it were the middle of July.  This helps with the homesickness.

What is sadder than sad? A quaint little tiny fake Christmas tree sitting in the middle of an industrial work area on an aircraft carrier.

Bah.. Humbug!

Christmas is actually my favoirte season next to Halloween because I enjoy the decorating.  I like setting up fog machines, and stringing lights, making animatronic little do-dads to do stuff when people pass by.  That kind of stuff interests me.  Hard to be creative out here at sea when you have a full flight schedule with little time left over for even a decent meal.

It did leave me a little time though to reflect on those whom I care about and miss so very much.  This will thankfully be my last one out to sea.

Well I am gonna hit it.. I hear subway in the sandbox makes a mean Christmas turkey sub.

Happy Holidays Shipmates

~Jaybob