But not by my hands this time... A few days ago, my buddy Chris, comes back to the pot room where I was scrubbing away to tell me that he killed Bertha by blue tray in the gears...Special forces had to come down and Bertha survived to sanitize dishes again. Chris and I decided that we should put DA's (what we're called) pictures on the side of Bertha that almost do her in...
I'm slowly starting to form my tribe of friends... Maria, a social worker in California whose family is from Mexico, and I had a long talk in Spanglish after stretch break. Mostly about how it's hard doing work that has no meaning and how we both thought we would enjoy mindless work more. We also talked about how much we missed our close friends from home...our community... and how strange it is to live in an unfiltered community--You have to see and interact with EVERYBODY, if you like them or not. That part took a while to get used to, but I think I'm okay with the whole communal living thing again.
My knitting is going well...I have a good bit of a scarf done and I'm going to learn how to purl next.
Lucas and I went to Castle Rock for a hike(the pictures are from there--it was about 7 miles). the weather was divine and the wind was just a whisper. I'd say it was almost warm for down here-- I had to strip down a layer...I never knew I could say that the cold is all relative. That same day, Kendra and I went to the airfields on campus with a guy who was checking generators. I think I ended up being some kind of chaperone, but it was so nice to get off campus...I have a really bad sunburn on my face because I didn't put on sunscreen and the ozone hole is unforgiving even to my Latin skin. Lucas looks healthy with a rosy glow even if he didn't put on sunscreen-- it's not fair!
I have been sleeping like I have mono. It's like I'm paying back all those all nighters in college and graduate school back...I usually like to get about ten (TEN!?!) hours of sleep to feel totally rested, but could sleep for like twelve or thirteen hours if I could. I'm just trying to enjoy it and I know that's the only reason I haven't gotten frightfully ill like a lot of my co-workers...my love to everyone!!!! alex
Monday, November 10, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Friday, November 7
The weather was absolutely fantastic today, and the warmest we've seen yet. 14F and no wind.
At work, they ordered all of the equipment/parts for the fire suppression system for the powerhouse upgrade project a few years back. They haven't started that phase of the construction yet. Everything is on campus, but no one really knows what all we still have available and where it's all at. The problem is - the old fire system got unapproved and someone needs to create a new design that can get approved. So, my job for the last three days has been to create an accurate list of all the equipment/parts assigned to the upgrade project fire system that we already have available on campus. The new system design will (hopefully) use all of the equipment/parts they already have available here.
At work, they ordered all of the equipment/parts for the fire suppression system for the powerhouse upgrade project a few years back. They haven't started that phase of the construction yet. Everything is on campus, but no one really knows what all we still have available and where it's all at. The problem is - the old fire system got unapproved and someone needs to create a new design that can get approved. So, my job for the last three days has been to create an accurate list of all the equipment/parts assigned to the upgrade project fire system that we already have available on campus. The new system design will (hopefully) use all of the equipment/parts they already have available here.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Wednesday, November 5th
I went as purple for Halloween.
I'm watching the commentary following the election. Alex is at work, for another hour. I chatted with her at dinner, she was wishing she could be celebrating instead of working. Rumor is the wine bar is the place to be, we'll see.
I'm watching the commentary following the election. Alex is at work, for another hour. I chatted with her at dinner, she was wishing she could be celebrating instead of working. Rumor is the wine bar is the place to be, we'll see.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Sunday, November 2nd
Alex and I had our first off-campus trip. We signed up to go on a trip to see the ice caves. I don't really understand how the ice caves happen, but they only happen when the annual sea ice melts past the glacier, which apparently happened last year. To get to the cave, we rode for about an hour in these big vehicles they call Deltas.
The ice cave is at the very front of the glacier and is in-between the glacier and parts of the glacier that have fallen off (if I understand correctly). To enter the cave we had to walk up about 20 feet from the sea ice and then slide back down into the cave.
The cave was fantastic inside. It was tricky to get good pictures. Because of the ice, the cave was very blue inside. When we used the flash, everything looked white inside, losing the blueness. When we did not use the flash, there wasn't enough light, so the pictures came out blurry. We got a few pictures, but nothing that could do the cave justice. I'll try to get some pics from some friends.
I like this picture of Alex on the sea ice.
The ice cave is at the very front of the glacier and is in-between the glacier and parts of the glacier that have fallen off (if I understand correctly). To enter the cave we had to walk up about 20 feet from the sea ice and then slide back down into the cave.
The cave was fantastic inside. It was tricky to get good pictures. Because of the ice, the cave was very blue inside. When we used the flash, everything looked white inside, losing the blueness. When we did not use the flash, there wasn't enough light, so the pictures came out blurry. We got a few pictures, but nothing that could do the cave justice. I'll try to get some pics from some friends.
I like this picture of Alex on the sea ice.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
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