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Go Light Go Fast

Commuting from Seattle to the Bay Area last Tuesday was a fresh experience for me. The first reason for this was that after 3 years of working in the Bay and living in Washington, I have finally figured out how to have enough of everything (the right things) in all my dwelling places - the … Continue reading Go Light Go Fast →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 5 Minutes

Involuntary Vacation

Last month I had a bit of an issue with my merchant mariner credential (MMC) renewal. The renewal process is, to put it bluntly, a huge pain in the ass, as we all know. It happens every five years and I, for one, forgot that it needed to happen until only a few months before … Continue reading Involuntary Vacation →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 3 Minutes

2.5 Years

So I'm officially an operator trainee (or captain trainee, or "mate", as my company designates this position). I've done a week and a half (took four days out of my last hitch to enjoy Russian Easter, which, incidentally, Jake attended with me and survived - good job, babe!) as trainee and haven't done much actual … Continue reading 2.5 Years →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 3 Minutes

At Last

Yesterday was wild... in the sleepiest way. I was exhausted for most of the day because I was up on watch from 0330 to 1030, with about 3.5 hours of sleep, and was then woken up again after a 2-hour nap to go into the office for a meeting. I had also smart-assed my captain … Continue reading At Last →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 2 Minutes

My Garden

Not much has changed as far as work goes; I’m still a deck hand-engineer at Baydelta, and though I wait for an operator trainee spot to inevitably open up and I’m frustrated at times with the apparent lack of movement, I can still say even on the worst days that I would rather be on … Continue reading My Garden →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment March 20, 2019 5 Minutes

Hello WordPress!

Hooooly crap I hate how long it has been since I last wrote an entry here. This site has been a huge part of my life for years, and I wanted to keep blogging about my maritime and non-maritime life but the main problem for me was that Google stopped properly supporting Blogger (its blog-creating … Continue reading Hello WordPress! →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment March 15, 2019May 2, 2019 2 Minutes

Chief

One month ago, I was driving home from the airport. I had flown into SFO from Seattle and I was headed home through Sonoma county to mom’s house in Napa, where I would get my things together before going to work that night. I was sitting there in the afternoon traffic in Carneros when I … Continue reading Chief →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized 13 Comments May 16, 2018 5 Minutes

My Other Favorite Season

Much like autumn, I always forget how much I adore spring until suddenly it's right in my face. Especially in the Bay Area, there is something so delicious, so magical about the smells in the air - ALL the flowers, ALL the green grass; about the temperature - sweet and balmy, no-longer-sweater-weather; about the birdsong … Continue reading My Other Favorite Season →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment February 8, 2018March 14, 2019 2 Minutes

2k17

I didn’t do well in 2017. I wasn’t motivated, I wasn’t focused, I forgot things all over the place. I fucked so many things up, in life and at work but especially at work. And I was harder and harder on myself as I internalized the resentment I felt from others. I can’t remember a … Continue reading 2k17 →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment December 30, 2017 1 Minute

Rust Busting

The last couple days we’ve been needlegunning the top of the wheelhouse, which has been in dire need of chipping for some time. Nothing seems to be as cathartic as popping open one rust blister after another with a pneumatic chipping gun. And we are taking advantage of some amazing Northern California winter weather - … Continue reading Rust Busting →

Elizabeth Simenstad Uncategorized Leave a comment December 29, 2017 1 Minute

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