i forgot the point

we finally caught a whale today. i forgot all about the business at hand because i've been so wrapped up in mermaid outfitting and pirate posturing. we need to get down to business.

spare change

we will be stopping into a port in the next few weeks at some point so i decided to put all the change from the swear jar into wrappers so i can deposit it. i started the swear jar a few months ago and it was about half full by the time we decided we are pirates and now its full. it doubled in just a couple of days because pirates have much dirtier language than whalers. so i almost finished wrapping all the coins, or in pirate, dubloons, and there is like, a million planet bucks. so that's good. maybe we'll have a steak dinner when we get to port.
also, when we became pirates we decided to give all the mermaids eye patches. so now they're rolling around in their wheelchairs with reverse diving masks and eye patches. they don't complain though. i wonder how far i can go with them before they get annoyed. maybe i'll give them elbow pads and mittens.

we are pirates!

we have been fighting pirates for a few days now and guess who are the champions of the battle! we are! we killed them all and took their clothes and used them to make ourselves into pirates and we look so fearsome that everyone has been hiding because we are all terrified of each other. these particular pirates didn't have much treasure, or 'booty' on their ship.

ned is weird (cont.)

when we finally got to the whale tanks (at this point i had given up on sneaking after him because it was obvious that he was oblivious to anything going on around him) he went and drew mustaches on all the whales while giggling uncontrolably. when he finished he turned to me and shouted, "WASN'T THAT REALLY FUNNY, DAMION?!" i turned and walked away. what a waste of seven hours.

ned is weird (cont.)

we seem to be heading to the whale tanks. this has been the most quiet i've ever seen ned until a couple of moments ago, when, even after all his caution about someone spotting him, he decided to pause for a moment and scream, "THIS IS GOING TO BE SO FUNNY!" and he went right back to his silent and humorously deliberate tip-toeing.

ned is weird (cont.)

ned is still creeping along at a snail's pace and holding in his laughter even when a crew member walks by. i thought the whole point was to not rouse anyone from sleep, but people are up and about and he is getting some confused glances, but he just keeps on going in his cautious and sneaky skulk, staring straight ahead, tears of happiness running down his cheeks.

ned is weird

i heard footsteps early this morning carefully sneaking past my chambers. i deftly hopped out of bed and checked the surveillance monitor. it was ned! he was tip-toeing way more cautiously than any situation would ever warrant. it was like he was in super slow motion. there was something else that struck me as odd as well, but i couldn't make it out on the monitor, so i decided to investigate. i cautiously opened my door without making a sound and stepped out of my room and slowly inched my way along the wall keeping my distance from the infuriatingly slow moving ned. as i got as close as i thought was possible without arousing his suspicion, i realized what it was that i noticed on the camera that made his crazy, slow walk seem even more bizarre; he was vibrating. it was somehow unsettling to witness. i had to get a better angle to see what could be causing it. i was worried about ned spotting me because he can be dangerous when frightened or surprised or looked at, but i had to move in. when i got in better position to see his face i realized he was biting his lip and had tears streaming down his face. the vibrating was due to his trying very hard to hold back an outburst of laughter. this intrigued me, so i decided i would follow him all the way to wherever he was going just to see what was so hilarious. it would take a while though; so far i had follwed him just about 3 yards. i will update as my investigation developes.