No sight for sore eyes

Not too much has changed on board, still cruising along. We are gearing up for a Quoits tournament, think horseshoes on a ship. Rather we will be using rope rings wrapped in duct tape and some poles on board. McCall and I are the Salty Stitchers, and she has been talking enough smack for the both of us. Pretty confident for two people who have never played! But those who have played seem to be very excited about it. A good way to pass time I guess! I believe there are 10 teams. My advisor and the co-PI Dayanthie are the Rayleigh Waves, but some of the most creative names include the Lord of the Rings, the Pinja Posse, L-CHEAPO (it's a Scripps thing), and the Ring Worms...

As for me, I have been having some real trouble with my eyes the past couple days. Waking up for my midnight to four shift yesterday my eyes were so dry I could barely see. They continued to be red and sting and water the rest of the day. I'm not sure if it's an allergy or if my eyes are just super dry. They seem to be slightly better this morning, but still very dry. Unfortunately, I didn't bring any eye drops and the only other ones on board are antibiotic drops, so I am going to have to make due. Hopefully this gets better soon, not only is it very uncomfortable, but I am going to need my sight for Quoits! As thought my poor hand eye coordination is not enough of a handicap!

Also, I believe a music video is going to be filmed today. Think SNL's "I'm on a boat"...

So, right now I am living the only two hours of 10/21/2010 I will experience. At 2:00 am we are crossing the date line and it will become 10/22/2010. I'm not sure if I feel a little robbed, losing a day of my life. I feel more robbed in that this is going to make me work an extra hour during this horrid midnight to 4 am shift since we are turning the clocks.

Oh yeah, and a food update. Last night, dinner was fabulous! I had to make it a double protein night as we had snapper and grilled duck breast! Yum! The duck was so so good. There was also a decadent pie, rumored to be banana cheesecake, but I didn't indulge. And the cookie of the day was oatmeal raisin with white chocolate chips :)