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[merimask]

I have nothing of any importance to report.   Just bits & pieces of random thoughts still clinging to the inside of my head.

 

   The Deadliest Catch was really poignant tonight (Tuesday night)...Greg & I both agree that the production was very nicely done because it was so potentially insensetive to cover a sinking fishing ship tragedy on the one hand & show the regular crews that they follow gleefully cheering big pots of crab.  Instead they balanced really heartbreaking clips of the survivors of the tragedy with clips of the various crew members & captains, talking about how they are affected when one of the fleet is lost. 

It made me cry, though, because the last thing they showed at the end of the episode was the doomed crew members on a happier day, in a home video, joking about how they could maybe die at sea & wouldn't it be funny if they ended up on "The Deadliest Catch"...

I love that TV show, but sometimes it breaks your heart.

   In other news; the weather is up & down.  It was cold and SO rainy today, which was good in a way 'cause it kept me inside & working.  I finished five masks today...all wolves and kitsune.  I seem to make a LOT of dog/canid masks, you know?  I just realized that.  I guess it's cool though because not many maskmakers do dogs & I have a huge collection of them.  It's good to have a niche I guess. 

   I'm getting much better at using my laptop.  That probably sounds funny to you, if you are a normal, computer-literate person.  I'm really inept though, so this is a good thing.

   My bike is sick!  One of my bikes, anyway.  My favorite bike; the Trek 700 hybrid I bought about 7 or 8 years ago.  I just love that bike.  A couple years ago I thought I wanted a newer & fancier hybrid, so I special-ordered a Trek 7500 (which I figured was about 6800 better than my old Trek, you know?), but that old 700 is still my favorite.

I've probably put thousands of miles on it, seriously.  All that hard riding caught up with it though & my rear wheel is totally roached.  Dick (the awesome old dude at the local bike shop...a great guy who has lost his wife of 40 years and beaten cancer in the last couple of years) was going to re-build it with a new rim, but he says the hub is pitted & bad so, I guess I need a new wheel. 

It probably sounds crazy to spend $180 on a new wheel for that old bike, when the bike cost $200 in the first place, but that old Trek is worth saving.  It can't be replaced because they don't even make that model anymore.  Hybrids have changed so much in the last 8 years (that 700 was one of the first ever) that the newer hybrid bikes hardly resemble that old style, & yet that's the style that suits me best.  So honestly, I'd pay twice that much to keep the old thing rolling. 

Besides, whengolden_meliades comes for a visit, I'll need both bikes to be in great condition so we can hit the trails together.  ^_^

 

Comments

[chibi-kaz.livejournal.com]

We were glued to the TV through the entire episode. I found it interesting, how Corey told about his experience surviving a crabboat sinking to Phil's kids, on the Cornelia, as well. It DOES sort of remind viewers that despite the phenominal luck of the 4 main F/Vs on the show, this really is STILL the deadliest job. We also caught the rerun of the premier earlier in the season, and I think the Wizard has some problems we'll see later that are pretty freaking scary.

I found Sig's decision to NOT tell his crew pretty interesting as well.

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Did you notice...all through the episode they didn't show the Time Bandit once? I wonder why?

I thought Sig's response was really touching...he is SO careful with his crew. He works them hard but he also always takes care of them. He's proud too "...they're with ME" and he doesn't want anything to distract those guys. I heart Sig. :-)

[alexkrycek42.livejournal.com]

I heart Sig too! I find it interesting you like the same boats I do :3 I love the crew on the Time Bandit the most because they just make me laugh and seem like fun, but I like the professionalism and tight-knit family feel on the Northwestern.

A local Seattlite recently told me that Sig hangs out during off season at a little bar in a small Seattle burb called Ballard and I totally fangirled out and had to restrain myself from totally stalking him so I could squee about how great I think he and his boat are. Guy probably just wants a beer in peace! ;) Still though, its totally neat! :3

[merimask.livejournal.com]

OMG I would totally be there. With my "Shut up and fish" tee shirt on. I'd buy him a duckfart. ;-)

[chibi-kaz.livejournal.com]

There were some reaction shots of Johnathan, but that's about it. I'm sure, like you said, there wasn't a lot of the Time Bandit, because they're hard on the crab, and pretty happy about it. They might have become subdued after the news... but like Sig said, they need their minds on the job, and when they're hauling 60+ crab per pot.... the job is going awfully well... Plus, it's not really Johnathan's style to philosophize like Keith or Sig. He might not have had much to say.

[merimask.livejournal.com]

I think the tone of the show was perfect...it wasn't as energetic as it usually is. Very subdued and respectful, without a lot of happy noise over big numbers & not too much angsting over the business aspect. The producer and or director deserves an award for that episode.