I recently came across another VI blogger. I was searching online for info on a very cool yatch I had seen anchored in at Charlotte Amalia. It was the Blue Guitar and it seems according to the info at Frank Barnako’s blog: News of St. John it belongs to Eric Clapton.

He updates his blog pretty regularly and has some interesting stuff over there. So if you’re into the Virgin Islands and specifically St. John. Check out his site.

So for the most part I think I have dealt pretty well with the differences I’ve encountered since I’ve moved onto this Rock called St. Thomas. But today however I was reminded again that I live on an ISLAND.

You may be wondering what the catalyst for such a reminder was. Well, it was not earth shattering or ground breaking. It didn’t even rock my world or enlighten my thinking. I could have gone about my day and probably never even realize it had happened if I had not actually glanced at my receipt from the market this morning.

My 2nd Job (coolsignsvi.com) was having a Christmas Lunch and I was asked to bring in chips and soda. NO PROBLEM I said as I thought ::SCORE, I pulled the lucky straw, no cooking, no weird cheese logs, just EASY chips and soda and cheap to boot!:: Pulling the chips and soda straw for an office party is like winning the corporate holiday lunch lottery.

So it was with this perspective I entered the Marina Market in Redhook and proceeded to purchase a few bottles of soda and a couple bags of chips. After winding through the store and admiring how much it seemed like a Trader Joes distant relative (I.E homegrown but not upscale) I found the chip aisle. I located the two bags I had previously decided on 1) Dorritos and 2) Sun Chips French Onion and then grabbed the soda at the other end of that same aisle. I proceeded to the check out and things went smoothly. I received my total, thought it was a bit high but just went and paid. I waited for the cashier to hand me my receipt and then exited the store.

It wasn’t until I sat down in my passport that I got a chance to look at my receipt and notice that the reason the bill seemed too high was that instead of the 99 cents or the 1.75 I was use to for a bag of chips in the states I had been charged 4.99 for my Sun Chips, 2.29 for the Dorritos and 1.99 for each of the 2 Liters of soda.

Now, remember I did mention that this isn’t earth shattering or ground breaking but it is indicative of the types of small reminders us new comers to the Island receive that where we live really is a bit different and requires an approach other than the one we are use to back in the states. Anyway its not bad, its just different and I thought I’d post about it.

O.k, so I just woke up and thus this may not be the most coherent of posts.

I started a new job yestarday. Wait, let me clarify… I started a new 2nd job yestarday. I’ve been working at Oceana from 4-12ish for the past month and a half. Its a good job, the money is decent and the coworkers are pretty cool but I decided I needed another source of income and I wanted to ditch the sleeping till 3pm thing. So how did I accomplish those two goals you ask? Simple of course! I got another job!

Now during the day from 9-3 I work at Cool Signs, a local sign / graphics shop. I am doing design work there. While I’ve been there for only a day so far it seems pretty cool. The shop has AC (ha!), I get to do graphic related stuff (a hobby of mine) and the coworkers are pretty nice. There really is only one problem (Insert audible GASP). I now have 2 jobs, one full time & one a little more than part time. I’ll be putting in 13-15 hour days reguarly now (Insert another audbile GASP) You may ask; Well, what does that mean exactly? And I would answer…

Well… so far I’m not sure, I guess it will be an experiment.

Can I survive off of 6-7 hours of sleep instead of my usual 11+? Can I handle getting up at 8am on weekdays? Will I spend all the extra money earned on coffee and cokes? Will my hair start to fall out? Will I grow a second nose? Could this possibly end world hunger?

I JUST DON’T KNOW!!

We will have to wait and see. Alright, its now 8:16, I need to shower and jet to work. Wish me luck. Cheers.

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I am not sure what to think after watching this video, though I do wonder… how do we know they were actually looting the wood?

Just a quick post here.

I can not STAND to loose stuff. As soon as I realize that I am not sure where something is I MUST look for it. An uncontrolable need to search for the item consumes my being and I must drop everything it is that I am currently doing to fullfil the primal desire to find my lost item.

Right now I can’t find my contacts. Why are you online posting about it you ask? Well, I’ve searched for the last 30 minutes and I am a bit worn out. I will continue to look tomorrow. I need new contacts anyway, but without that case I am left with none until I make a new appointment and shell out another 150 bucks. YUK

Lost items SUCK