Varying Degrees of Funny for Instant Messaging and Text

Because I don't like using "LOL."

1. HAHAHAHAHAHA = really hilarious, usually in response to something you wrote
2. hahahaahahhaha = almost as hilarious as the previous statement
3. HA = still pretty funny, but you don't have a lot of time
4. Ha = regular funny
5. ha = less than regular funny but still deserves acknowledgement
6. Har. = not really funny, but you need to acknowledge that you didn't think it was really funny because it was probably at your expense to begin with

Cruise Buffet Music

In order to keep people from lingering at the buffet for too long, the following music is piped into the entire buffet area. I am not at all kidding.

• 3 Michael Bolton songs
• 2 Abba songs
• 3 Pet Shop Boys songs
• 1 song by the Bee Gees
• 1 song by Air Supply
• Hotel California

(Seriously.)

Boats I Saw from the Cruise Ship on the Mississippi River

1. big boat





















2. orange boat





















3. tug boat





















4. Minerva





















5. our boat


























6. that boat





















7. those boats





















8. little boat with factory





















9. no boat at an old dock





















10. little red boat





















11. big boat





















12. green boat





















13. slick boat

Sites of New Orleans from the Cruise Ship

1. This bridge





















2. Bridge again from the deck





















3. Downtown New Orleans





















4. Lower Ninth Ward?





















5. This church





















6. Not sure where this is, but look at how much lower the land is than the water





















7. Same bridge from farther away

Guestlist: Beach Photos

White Things at Tonight's Photo Shoot
By Stephanie Chockleyblog

1. Sand
2. Shirts
3. People

Guestlist: A Dog by Any Other Name

List of nicknames for our dog, Chi Chi
by Click (Daily)

• Chi Chi Rama
• Chi Chi La La
• Princess Paws
• Zu Zu Petals
• Chewie
• Cheech
• Chi Chi Monga
• Choo Choo
• Fluffy Bottom

A Few Things I Learned on My Cruise

1. Get the motion-sickness patch! It's like magic, and makes all of the boat movement really fun.
2. In the Gulf of Mexico, you can get a sunburn just from being outside - doesn't matter if you are in the shade or not. This may only apply to people who have ghost-like skin coloring such as myself.
3. You can get food any time of the day, except between 11:00 PM and 11:30 PM.
4. Do not expect to find any potato chips anywhere on the boat.
5. Do not expect to find many quiet places to read on the boat.
   
6. A boat is the ultimate location for people watching.
7. It is difficult to get a Mexican Jeep with 100,000+ miles on it up to 90 kph (that was in Cozumel, not on the boat).
   
8. If you go on the panorama deck at night, you might see a guy in his underwear getting his picture taken.
9. Bob Marley protest songs are not really the right sentiment for a cruise.
10. I would prefer to go a few months before hearing a Bob Marley song again.
11. Having constant access to self-serve frozen yogurt cones is a little dangerous for me.
12. I can't get through more than 10 pages of a Candace Bushnell novel.
13. Even on a boat I'm overdressed.
14. I guarantee I was the only person sketching on the boat.
15. Though this was the only cruise I've ever been on, I know for a fact we had the best crew ever.