Man, this cold/flu is still lingering on. This is Day 5. I do feel better than I did a few days ago, but I’m far from being 100%.

I leave Friday for a Cruise (The Bahamas and few other Islands)and I’m doing everything I can to be well for it. My mom usually takes me on a cruise about every other year and it’s usually one of my favorite vacations to take.

My last cruise I went on, I flew to Fort Lauderdale and was there for 2 days before the ship actually took off. What ended up happening was… I went on the beach and got so sunburned that for the remainder of the trip, I was so sunburned I spent most of the time in the cabin in bed. I think i must have pealed off 4 layers of skin before it was all said and done. Lesson learned that trip was … "Just because it’s a cloudy day does not mean you won’t get turned into an over-cooked piece of bacon". 

And so… I’ll be avoiding sunlight or at least I’ll be wearing Sun block 2000000. It would be nice to come back with a little color, but I’m going to be extra careful. I’m supposed to be meeting up with a gal pal(Eman) I have there who I used to work with in Michigan. She’s been living there for the last 6 years now. I think she left Michigan shortly after I did. It’ll be nice to see her again.

Thursday night I have a hockey game and I’m hoping I’m going to be able to play. If I feel anything close to what I’m feeling now, I’m going to miss it though. Let’s see how the next few days go. The good news is, I’m hacking up this congestion…I think this is a good sign.

It’s been SUPER COLD here for Southern California. Usually this time of year, it’s in the 70’s but it’s been close to freezing the last few days. I’m in my apartment wearing a winter coat with a little space-heater on.

I’ll try to blog a little bit from the cruise ship though I’m not sure I’ll be able to answer comments next week. The ships now have DSL and computer stations on them. They usually charge you by the minute so If I do write anything, it’ll be brief. Same goes for emails. I’m pretty sure last time, I had no cell service so my Treo is somewhat useless…but I will snap some photos with it and post ‘em when I return ;) 

Oh before I go, Happy Birthday Diane!