Springhill Suites By Marriott Gainesville

... the community....<br><br>There was a woman who decided that she was to be our acting coach. Though she mostly laid backstage and yelled at us for being there.  She would fall in and out of sleep mumbling Shakespearean text and sharply requesting water.   She used very foul language and really needed a hug.  <br><br>Then there was this dude Bill. He was about 40, tan, drunk, and barefoot. He wanted to help. So ...

 <br> <br>6:30 pm<br><br>Sherl Crow's singing about leaving Las Vegas on the radio. She's a couple days late but I can dig it.<br><br>Gna go to the sushi place and then the beer place with matt and ashley tonight. It should be swell.<br><br>We're about 20 minutes away.<br><br>Matt's already mixing the drinks.<br><br>Here we go again.

If anyone is interested in looking at ALL of the photos from this trip, I managed to get them all to upload to my SmugMug site. I have the best luck with that provider. There are only 817 to plow through. Good luck ...

Today we went to our final dive site to finish the check out dives to become fully certified. Unlike the other two sites, these dives were just to swim around and enjoy so the instructors could be satisfied and we get our 5 required dives to obtain a certification card. Just the opportunity I need to play around with my Olympus 1030 SW underwater digital camera [10 MP and waterproof up to 33 ft]. The Blue ...

... did this time, since we h*d some free diving time, w*s pl*ying *n underw*ter g*me of Euchre. We bought * deck of c*rds *nd four people went down *nd pl*yed * few h*nds, complete with h*nd sign*ls, until the c*rds st*rted to disintegr*te. This w*s the beginning of our shen*****ns. Afterw*rds, while w*iting for *nother group to finish diving, * few of us c*ught * c*tfish in ...

... assist breathing. We all passed all of these without a hitch and got to continue on. Most people never fail, anyway, but it is just a formality to get your cert card.<br><br>After a long day of diving and a cookout we went back to our motel to do the only two things there were to do in Williston aside from diving, eat Subway, and drink. I'd say it was a pretty good way to end the night with some new friends.<br>

It's really starting to cool off, but still much better than at home, where it is in the single digits. The local office sent me a goodie basket...wine, cheese, crackers, cookies, fruit. It was so nice of them to do that. They really know how to make a person feel special. Walked to Cracker Barrel for dinner. Last chance for a while to enjoy wearing a light jacket outside.

Ok, Florida takes a lot longer to get to than we thought! It doesn't help if you go to bed late, oversleep, take a detour to Spruce Pine, and stop every hour. I wish that we had something cool to say about our trip so far, but basically, we just drove forever. The hotel is ok, but has a really really ****** bed and an exposed light fixture above the shower. Mike the engineer is going crazy! There's also rain and tornado watches. I hope the trip gets better from here!

What a trip. I had extra time in Gainesville. I skipped the west coast when I realized some health issues and planned on getting care in Gainesville. So here I was. I really liked the town, but the cyclists were mad. Lots of college kids speeding through the streets and mainly sidewalks. Mostly all were going the wrong way with no helmets. Funny thing about this town was the beautiful bike lanes all over the city, except for ...

... star D*ry Funk Jr. The main event f*r the night was a grudge match (aren't they all) between l*cal NWA star Steve Keirn and f*rm** WWF star and current NWA heavyweight champi*n H**cules H**nandez, wh* was just as red as he was during his WWF tenure but with a l*t m*re flab. The tw* had been drinking t*geth** all day, and many fans caught glimpses *f them with arms ar*und *ne an*th**, laughing heartily and d*wning the Jack. By the time these tw* m*rtal enemies w**e supp ...