Danger - A Safe Bahamian Novel - Day 19

Danger - A Safe Bahamian Novel - Day 19

(3:10 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)

(6:07 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)

*** A Lonely Room

You like that gentle reader? Almost three hours gone. Yes, the time really does keep slipping into the future. Except when we hop in the literary time machine, bot that works for in novel time and not 'in lonely room' time...

I must tell you too that as of right now, gentle reader, I have very little motivation. I am feeling down and low. I am actively seeking ways to shirk tonight even though if I do it may prove a minor disaster.

Well gentle reader, I think I may have found a way to skive out tonight. The band is, or at least a part of the band is, practicing tonight. I may just go ever there and hang out for a break. If I do, I will trey write some longhand on paper for you but I should warn you that the last time I tried that, I wrote basically zero wards while there. (I think I may have told you that back when it happened. So... Just in case your memory sometimes operates like mine is doing right now, I am telling you this here...

I am burning too much time on mailing lists the last few days as well. The Creative Commons Community list and the Linux Audio Users list.

Plus, at work today I was working on a Drupal site for one project and on getting FreeCast working for a related project. This is for my Radio Station job. Lots of fun working for that group.

(6:31 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)








*** Shack Near Beach

Ronnie is at the computer again multitasking as it were. He is reading some posts for some mailing lists he is subscribed to. He is working on his blog. He is working on some lyrics for a song that popped into his head this afternoon. He is in an irc channel on freenode chatting with some friends, one of whom is in Guana Cay in Abaco.

Oh and he was eating his dinner while doing all of this. Curry pepper pot with brown rice spiced up with a nice local pepper sauce made in Abaco as a matter of fact, and a nice salad of lettuce, tomatoes, and onions with a olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing. It would have probably went well with a nice glass of red wine, but he pushed such thoughts from the front of his mind.



(7:18 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)


There goes Mary, quite contrary
asked her how did... her garden grow
she said silver bells
she said cockle shells
said somethin bout pretty maids
in a row... o

There goes Mary, quite contrary
asked her how did... her garden grow
she said silver bells
she said cockle shells
said somethin bout pretty maids
in a row... o

Hey now Peter, pumpkin eater,
Had a wife but, he couldn't keep her
Well he put her, in a pumpkin shell
Then he kept her,
So very well

There goes Mary, quite contrary
asked her how did... her garden grow
she said silver bells
she said cockle shells
said somethin bout pretty maids
in a row... o

Mother Hubbard, went to her cupboard
Get her poor dog, a little bone...
But when she got there, that cupboard was bare...
Well that poor dog he... aint got no bone...

There goes Mary, quite contrary
asked her how did... her garden grow
she said silver bells
she said cockle shells
said somethin bout pretty maids
in a row... o

Well Miss Muffet, sat on her tuffet
She was eating... her curds and whey...
Come this spider, sat down beside her
Well he frightened... Muffet away...

There goes Mary, quite contrary
asked her how did... her garden grow
she said silver bells
she said cockle shells
said somethin bout pretty maids
in a row... o

Well William Winkie... runs through the town
Up stairs and down stairs, in his night gown...
Peeking in windows... tapping on doors
That boy goin be up, quarter to four...

There goes Mary, quite contrary
asked her how did... her garden grow
she said silver bells
she said cockle shells
said somethin bout pretty maids
in a row... o

Mary had a... little lamb
Had a fleece was... white as snow... o
Every where that, young Mary went...
Well that lamb he... surely follow...

There goes Mary, quite contrary
asked her how did... her garden grow
she said silver bells
she said cockle shells
said somethin bout pretty maids
in a row... o


(7:38 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)


Ronnie was in the flow getting his new version of the song down and having a good time when he was interrupted by a repeated beeping coming from his IRC client.

It was a buddy of his from Guana Cay trying to get his attention. He clicked on the tab that was calling for his attention.


da Don, you there?
come on da Don... where are you?
da Don, you there?
come on da Don... where are you? come on... stop ignoring me here now.
da Don, da Don, da Don, da Don

So he responds...

hey jack leg, what is up my brother?
what are you up to tonight?
a bunch of things really, i was just working on a new version of that contrary mary song.
what are you doing with it?







*** A Lonely Room

Well, gentle reader, I am over at band practice and they are playing some nice songs tonight.

And for the first time this year I am actually writing something while with them.

And what happens? My pen runs out of ink! Luckily, I found a spare in my bag.






*** Shack Near Beach


(7:58 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)

well i am writing some new verses for it. i think i may like hot is is turning out too.
can you send me a copy?
well i will probably put it up on my blog later tonight.
come man, send me a copy now!
no man, i need to go over it and make sure i have it down. i think i may need to fix some parts still.
come man Donnie, now you are being a jack leg your own self... send it to me! at least send me a sample of it then!
ok. man, you re sure pushy tonight. here it comes.

Mother Hubbard, went to her cupboard
Get her poor dog, a little bone...
But when she got there, that cupboard was bare...
Well that poor dog he... aint got no bone...










(9:30 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)

*** A Lonely Room

Well gentle reader, I finally managed to write some over at band practice tonight. Plus, at the end, the band messed about a bit with one of the songs that is in the book this year. Changed it up a lot but it was fun...

I actually got over five hundred words written on paper in long hand while I was over there. That leaves me around a thousand to go for the evening.

We shall see.






*** Shack Near Beach


dude, that is lame! a nursery rhyme?
look, just because you have no imagination, you don't have to get down on everything.
yeah right, what are you gonna do next, the spider and the fly?
what is you problem? your girl friend dumped you again? gone fishing with a fresh water boy?
no, we are doing fine thank you, we are going to the club dancing a little later for your information.
if you see Fred up there tonight, tell him i said hi.
dude! you didn't hear? fred got married the other day and is off sailing on his honeymoon.
what! fred! fred got married? no way! you have got to be pulling my leg.
not on this my friend. some mega yacht was anchoured off the north beach for a few days. fred met this gal from on board and the next thing ya know...
wow! i would not have though that that boy would go getting hitched before he was much older. that must be some special girl. did you meet her?
just for a short while. fred was kind of keeping her away from the boys from the break. she is a good looking gal that's for sure. and she seemed nice enough for the short time i did get to sit with them and chat.
well, tell him i say hi when he gets back.
sure thing. what else are you up to these days?
man... wow! some crazy things happening around lately. Jack has been on the wrong end of an attempted kidnapping twice now at least. Plus, we think he may have actually been kidnapped the first time either by the people who were chasing him or someone else, we are not sure. all we know is he was gone for a while and no one knows where and he doesn't remember anything much at all. then he actually was kidnapped along with some women while he was out riding horses but everyone managed to get away after not very long.
are you pulling my leg now?
no. then his mother was kidnapped. then we captured on of the bad guys and kept him for a couple of days questioning him before we let him go.... man it has been really crazy! let me tell you!

Just then, Ronnie's speaker beeped again, someone from #rivendell had used his name so he clicked on that tab.

da Don, are you awake tonight?
hey bruce_ph, everything good with you tomight?
i need some help with the built in scheduler in rivendell, have you used it much?
not really, have you checked the list archives or the wiki? the manual and release notes?
you have a link to the wiki page?
let me have a quick look for you...
thanks.
here you go: http://rivendell.tryphon.org/wiki/index.php/Log_Creation
listen, I am busy with someone else right now in another channel, good luck. gotta run.
thanks again, i will give this a read and shout at you later if i need more help.


(10:15 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)

jack leg, you here?
right here, right here. sup?
i asked if you were here, not how you were doing.
very funny. so, that sounds crazy, is everyone ok though?
so far so good.




*** A Not Quite So Mega Yacht 'Risin Tide' Some Where Off Mores Island, Abaco

They have finally found their target near Mores island. After the sun set, they waited until it got properly dark and then moved in closer to where the ship was lying at anchour.

"So, are we all ready? Every one know what to do?"

"Mandy, I am happy to go with you, but I don't think you should ask Sarai to do this, it is too dangerous. We don't know what we are going to run into out there."

"Look Jack, I am coming with you guys. There is no way I am letting you two have all the fun while I sit here bored."

"Suite yourself Sarai, but I really think it could be too dangerous out there."

"I can handle myself, but it is sweet of you to concern yourself like that. Sweet, but a little chauvinistic huh Jack?"

"Sure is chauvinistic of me Sarai, I mean, we all know that women just aren't up to jobs like this, that is why I keep telling you and Mandy to let me do it alone... Let a real man show you how it's done." Jack says, then turns to Mandy, "OK, let's get this thing in gear."

They check all of their gear and equipment one last time before slipping into the inflatable and heading off towards their intended target.





*** Shack Near beach

(10:58 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)

Ronnie was back at his computer after being interrupted for a while when Sam and his wife had come by to check on how he was doing.

jack leg, you here?
right here, right here. sup?
so, tell me some more about ma man fred and his recent adventures...
well, this big mega yacht was sitting off the ocean beach like i say. people are saying that it was only women aboard of her. anyway, i can tell you that there were a lot of good looking women on it, that's for sure. man donnie, even the older ones were looking fine and you know i don't go for older women.
so anyway, no one was sure just what they were doing around these parts, but they were exploring the place, that's for sure, why or what for, no one can tell.
so, one day, this young one, golden child, comes ashore and some how hooks up with fred. next thing you know they are all snatch up. then dancing all night, long walks on beach, marriage. what can you say about something that happens so quickly?
so how was the wedding?
well, that's another odd thing. they got married on that ship and none of the people from the settlement were invited... that got some people upset, i can tell you. but anyway, fred put on a nice reception afterwards and that kind of calmed most people down.

(11:42 pm Monday Nov 19, 2007)