I hope your UPS arrived! Frank needed another dose of Motrin after his nap. I wish I knew what was wrong with him.
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Hawaii is nice. It's like Singapore, a bit, but not as hot and the people speak English. Also you can hail a cab. I wandered around for a while yesterday looking for an ATM. I almost got Bill a ukulele, but he might die of embarrassment. I may do that anyway, come to think of it. Also I got my tattoo. It has kind of a Dawn Treader look, but I like it. The guy did a good job. It has yellow lightning. It didn't hurt much ... not as much as getting smallpox, and a lot less than doing ten weeks of boot camp with a broken foot. Today it feels like sunburn. I have to wash it all the time and put antibacterial stuff on.
It turns out I have almost 9 grand in the bank, so I got my new computer. I ordered it from Best Buy, so it should turn up in Seattle before I get there and I can pick it up when we pull in. I put your phone number down when they asked for it, so if Best Buy calls you about a computer, that's why. I obviously have no way to receive calls when out at sea. I'll put Linux on my old one for an experiment.
I did okay in algebra. I'm thinking of maybe going to school overseas. Ireland looks interesting, or Scotland maybe. Somewhere historic where they still speak English pretty well. I'll have plenty of money, what with my GI Bill and what Grandmama saved up for me and what I've got saved up. I can get a degree in Celtic Mythology or whatever, since you have to have a degree already before you can go to law school. Or maybe I'll try to do archaeology. They have a type that's underwater as well as on land. It would be fun. Spain would be better, but as far as I can tell all their really cool, old schools only take Spanish nationals. Too bad. I'll go visit instead.
UPS did come, but only to pick up the part for return. Oddly enough, when it was shipped to me, it weighed one pound. However, when the parts company send me the return label the package weighed three pounds. Hmmmmm...
So, for now, it’s “hurry up and wait.”
Some days, life just bites.