Day 55

I didn't really know what it meant to have sea-legs until one day a couple of weeks in I realized I had to stop and think if I could feel the boat moving or not. I don't notice it much at all.

And then there are days like yesterday when we are doing a show and you don't have to stop to feel it. You feel it without thinking and you see it in how set pieces that are hanging backstage and backdrops up in the sky sway more than average.

In my first weeks I wondered why the crew even bothers drinking alcohol - just the swaying of the boat made me feel tipsy. I'd lie in bed and feel that motion of a good buzz. When we're at sea, I can hardly walk a stick straight line. But as I've said, now I don't notice it so much: I've gotten used to the motion of the sea so now I better understand why people don't not drink.

Now I know that a lot of alcohol consumption here is out of boredom or job frustration (or both). And it's cheap for crew! Did I tell you? $1.5 beers, $3.5 wine, $2 shots.

I'm still on meds so I'm not drinking for another couple of days.

We had even more excitement than just the more-than-usual boat rocking. In fact, we've had many technical glitches in the past few weeks. Last night, all of one type of light fixtures went out in the middle of the show. The day before, the lavaliere mic stopped reading on the sound board just after the magic show started. I think I mentioned the glitches last week with the video feed not patched correctly and the curtain coming off it's carrier.

Ah, live theatre.

Love and gentle rocking,
Jamie