arrr!

I've been trying to read all of "Pirattitude!" but have been having a hard time getting through some of the wordier stuff. I like summaries, but they like to write more than summaries. Their lists of pirattitudey things are pretty hilarious, so that's what's keeping me into the book.

Initially I was curious about it based on the name alone. I mean, who doesn't want to be a pirate? They get to drink a lot of booze on the job and wear loads of rings and wear shiny pants. And, in the case of "Pirates of Penzance", they get to dance and sing.

You want to know some things/people that/who have pirattitude? George Foreman grills, Aunt Jemima, duct tape, Tonya Harding and cirrhosis of the liver. My Piradiac sign is Bone Saw and I was born in the Year of the Pufferfish (don't fuck with the pufferfish).

I feel myself becoming more piratey by the minute. Soon I will be pillaging like it was 1699.

The only forseeable problem is the ship. Even if I manage to find a ship to sail on, I'd still have to sail on it in open water. I took a ferry from Tokyo to Okinawa for Christmas one year and swore I'd never take a ferry again. I was on the boat for 2 1/2 days each way and the weather was BAD. Like, the boat tipped so much that all I saw was either a window full of sky or a window full of water. Eek.

Thankfully, Talk Like A Pirate Day is only once a year (September 19th) and I have a few months to ready myself for it.

Currently reading :
Pirattitude!: So you Wannna Be a Pirate? : Here's How!
By John Baur
Release date: 06 September, 2005