Somehow, Nick brought a TV on the ship. A big, 20-inch, VCR/DVD combo. We’re not sure why he thought it was a good idea, and I think he got it to transfer some of his videotaped stand up performances to tape. It’s anyone’s guess, really. Nick kept his valuables pretty simple getting on the ship, bringing only a small amount of clothes, his laptop, making the printer he brought in his suitcase the only surprising artifact, until he bought the big TV and a boom box to add to his tiny room.
Everyone asks Nick what he's going to do with this TV. It's not a common thing to bring on a ship, but neither is a printer. I'm curious too, but since I bring over my XBOX and play it on Nick's TV, I'm just trying to enjoy the ride while it lasts.
Nick did try to sell it. He put up signs on Deck 4 in the crew area today, but no one responded. Nick seemed surprised, as if there were crew members praying that they could fill their room, one they share already with anywhere from 3 to 5 other people, with a big TV. Of course, even if someone did want the TV, they couldn't call from their room in the crew area to Nick's room in the passenger area, so it was a difficult proposition to give the crew only a day to fulfill.
Nick called me late tonight, telling me the time had come. He was going to drag he TV up to the gym and weigh it so he could relay the weight to the post office and send this monstrosity home. I followed along, taking pictures. I didn’t help him with the 52-pounder, I just snapped away, laughing at the struggle.
