Well then...

So, I log on, open up my blog, but then I've sat here for 5 minutes trying to think of something to write about. I'll just start typing and see where that takes me.

Time is just flying by up here now. I think I'm in the low 20's of days left, but I'm starting to not want to leave :) Sure, home means weather above -30°C and sweet, sweet golf, but this place has really drawn me in. There's so much to do (still) and with the changing sun conditions, more and more is available every day. Weekends are still laid back, but where else in the world can you hook up with you buddies and go watch whatever movie you want, at whatever time you want, in a theater all by yourself with an HD projector? Just one of the many amazing things that I started on WAY too late up here.

Bartending would be another one. When I first got here, I was my standard 'shy-ish' self, and although I was up at the bar, I didn't think that I could do the job behind it. As I got more comfortable up here, I started to see it as a great way to be up socializing, while NOT drinking and spending money. Now that I've started, I wish I got on the list sooner! The April schedule just came out, and I get 6 shifts before I leave, including a Friday, Saturday and 2 Mondays (pre-plane day eve...goodbye drinking without the hangover on the Herc), so it should be busy and potentially lucrative.

Work is really picking up here now, as more instruments and sampling routines come online with the sun rising. Additionally, techs are coming up to do annual or bi-yearly calibration and maintenance on their specific piece of equipment. Since they only come up for a week, they work long days to get everything done before the next plane...including weekends. I just got back from 2.5 hours at the lab, and since we've spent the week preparing for a boss visit, everything is sparkling. Got to sit back and read my book for a bit :)

Another weird Alert 'thing' that I've come to discover recently is the dichotomy between weather down South and up here. All winter you guys were complaining about cold and snow, and while I knew it wasn't much in comparison, at least you were talking about something I was seeing outside. Now, I'm getting e-mails and reading Facebook posts about the "spring weather" and "working outside gardening." It's weird to hear people say things like that, because it's not exactly time to water the roses up here yet :)

Well, that was a semi-entertaining 'stream of consciousness' post. Might add a picture or two later in the weekend, but for now, I'll leave it as the novel.

See you all [relatively] soon!
Graham