So Organized It's a Crime

Friday, May 15th: Two Days Left on Land

I've made my decision.

I'm going back on The Ship.

The Fun Dude shall return.

My teammates have been working overtime for two reasons:

1. They are a host short. (That would be me.)
2. They're working an extra sea day since Mexico has been taken off the itinerary thanks to the Swine Flu.

Everyone's counting on me, so I'm going to toughen up, leave my personal problems on land and go have some fun.

That said,I'm still very anxious and stressed about being ready on time, so I decided to to do something about that, too. I decided to pay my land lady Beth, who is a personal organizing specialist by trade, to help me get ready to ship out.

It cost me close to half a week's pay for her to help me for four hours. We went through all my crap, donated stuff to Goodwill, organized and packed everything. She even helped me make a list of everything I need to do to be ready by Sunday afternoon:

SHOPPING: TOILETRIES

1. Razors
2. Toothbrush
3. Toothpaste
4. Q-Tips
5. Ear plugs
6. Travel-size cans of shaving cream

SHOPPING: OTHER ITEMS

1. Goatee trimmer
2. Flashlight (for getting dressed in morning while roomate is sleeping in)
3. Socks/T-shits/underwear
4. Workout shorts
5. Dress shirts and ties
6. White noise machine

COMPUTER & DESK WORK

1. Call Office Depot, order Fun Dude business cards to pass out to guests
2. Back up computer files
3. Clean up computer desktop and file folders
4. Finish all music and movie downloads
5. Read and write e-mails
6. Order new contact lenses
7. Order digital downloads of USA Today to read on ship
8. Download podcasts to listen to on ship

FUN DUDE TASKS

1. Write some new trivia questions
2. Burn some more "Name That Song" CD's
3. Design NTS answer sheets
4. Transfer needed files to flash drive

STANDUP COMEDY

1. Finish joke writing assignments for two friends of mine
2. Finalize my set list (I open for the fly-on comedians) for my first cruise
3. Finish blog entries
4. Try to submit a couple of rants to http://www.thegloomers.com/

ERRANDS/CHORES

1. Mail stuff home
2. Mail Tim Dorsey novel to my friend Stanley who is a big Carl Hiaasen fan. Carl is funny, but Tim is funnier!
3. PAY BETH FOR HER SERVICES (Capitals are hers!)
4. Pickup uniforms from dry cleaners
5. Finish packing
6. Try not to go insane!
7. Try even harder not to go insane!
8. Admit I'm already insane and eat an entire box of Hostess Ho-Ho's

As you can see I have a lot of work to do (and a lot of Ho-Ho's to eat), so I better get crackin'.

This will be my last blog post until I'm back on The Ship.

Wish me luck. My teammates are going to need it.