Ah the trial and tribulations of a charter captain...How about the trials and tribulations of the working Joe who can only sail 4-5 months of the year?

Winter:
6:30am: get out of bed, put clothes on radiator to warm as it is -10 outside.
7am: Have breakfast, get in car, wait 5 minutes for it to warm up, get out, scrape ice off windows, drive to train station

7:15 am: wait on freezing train platform and cringe when it's announced that train will be 20 minutes late, it's still -10

7:40 am: get on train, trip over someone's briefcase and spill coffee on someone's coat while they are sleeping, realize forgot to recharge iPod battery, try to see lake out window in the dark and not stare at guy across me you who needs to blow nose

8:00 a.m: get to work, boss is yelling before you even get coat, hat, mittens, scarf and boots off

8:10 am: check Yacht club site for countdown to launch day, check Sailing Anarchy site for some inspiration

8:15 am: get in trouble for surfing the net

9 am: check watch, is it lunch yet?

9:30 am: check yacht club site for launch day countdown

10 am: check watch

10:30 am: check yacht club site for launch countdown, still hasn't changed

11 am: get yelled at by boss

11:30 am: check watch and Sailing Anarchy

11:45 am: get in trouble for surfing net

Noon: lunch, forgot to bring it. Dig for some change, beg coworkers to lend you some money, go find something interesting to eat.

1 pm: get yelled at the rest of the afternoon and there's no time to check Sailing Anarchy or launch day countdown

4 pm: rush out of office and run to catch overcrowded train

4:30 pm: get off train, wait in car 5 minutes for it to warm up (it's now -20). get out of car, scrape ice of windows for 15 minutes. Go grocery shopping. Get in car and wait 5 minutes for it to warm up, scrape ice off car.

5 pm: get home. Feed cat before she takes off your ankle. Feed husband before he takes off his and your clothes.

7 pm: go to yacht club and realize that you forgot to bring the beer (it's your night) for your darts team

7:30 pm: play darts and drink beer

8 pm: win darts game

8:30pm: drink more beer, don't want any left overs

9 pm: get in car and wait for 5 minutes to warm up, get out and scrape ice off windshield

9:30 pm: get home, husband naked, yikes

10 pm: get in bed and hope for the best

10:20 pm: get out of bed, check yacht club website for launch day countdown. Take sleeping pill.

Jen Zimmerman!

01/18/07