Friday, June 26, 2009

what is it, but a dream?


Well, I have failed to write on here for quite a while so I guess I should do a short update.

We went out fishing for a couple weeks, it was slow, extremely slow. Our net was messed up, in that the lead line was too far behind the corkline. So, we returned to Cordova to repair it. We expected it to be much more difficult than it was. However, While putting the net back on the trailer to take to the boat, the pin holding the boom snapped. Merkel, was standing underneath it, and if there wasnt a pulley at the top of the boom it would have crushed him. The other end of the boom almost swung and hit my dad. It was all inches from being disastrously fatal. A couple days later, the wind was hollowing and the rain was pouring down. We had the stove going on the boat and the wind hit the stack in such a way that it erupted in flames. Luckily, Merk was on board when it happened, He emptied 3 fire exstinguishers on it, but it still wouldn't go out. He brought the deck hose in, and that finally killed it. The whole cabin got coated with the fire extinguisher powder. Unfortunately my new camera was out and it got a pretty thick layer over it. :( Still trying to get it out of all the cracks.
The boat my brother is working on, the Rubicon also has been having its fair share of troubles. They went on the grid to change the zincs and while on it, they settled weird and cracked a hole, then after settiling again, they sat on the shoe wrong and made 3 more holes. They have splashzone over them now, and they drove to Valdez to get the boat pulled out of the water completely and re-glassed.

Yesterday, I broke up with my girlfriend Chrissy. Alaska has a long history of killing relationships for many people. Fisherman have lost many wifes, girlfriends, and such.

Tomorrow, I am taking the ferry to Valdez to buy a motorcycle. I am pretty excited for it. A couple days ago, I got my motorcycle license. It should be a fun toy for Cordova. :)

Well, better get some sleep. I am more likely to respond to a letter than email,
box 879
cordova ak 99574

Sunday, June 7, 2009

alaska

this place, I have yet to decide how i feel about it. I feel very out of place in this town.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Leaving on a Jet Plane

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breaking, it's early morn
The taxi's waiting, he's blowin' his horn already
I'm so lonesome, I could die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a Jetplane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now they don't mean a thing

Everyplace I go I'll think of you
Every song I sing I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll wear your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a Jetplane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time, let me kiss you
Then close your eyes and I'll be on my way

Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave you alone
About the times that I won't have to say

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

'Cause I'm leaving on a Jetplane
I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

I'm leaving on a Jetplane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

(And I'm)
Leaving on a Jetplane
(And I'm)
Leaving on a Jetplane
(And I'm)
Leaving on a Jetplane
...

P.S. Great America

I went to great America with a couple of my friends.
It was a good way to finish off this year.

leaving.

well, the time has come. in 2 hours, I will head to San Jose to fly to Cordova. I should get to cordova around 5. My emotions: they are so mixed. I love alaska, it is amazing, beautiful. It is my escape, but at the same time, it tears me from this place. I should be used to this transition by now, but it just gets harder and harder every year.
My head hurts, I have said all my goodbyes and now, i vanish. Everyone will go on with their lives, and I know if I am gone long enough, the space they had for me will be filled with some other person. That is just life. The first thing that comes to mind, the whole verizon thing. 10 friends you can call, you have you're top 10 friends there basically. If one of those people fall of the radar screen, sure you keep them on that list for awhile, but one of these days, someone else will take your place.
ok, that was a bad analogy, but thats basically how I am feeling. I am exhausted, I need to sleep for a couple hours before I sit in airports all day.

P.S. I like this song right now. "This is not the end" by the Bravery

Monday, June 1, 2009