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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 9, 2015 10:40:29 GMT -5
It's hard to believe five been here a full week. Started my new job on Monday. There is so much to take in, it's a little overwhelming. But my coworkers are nice and thankfully patient. Had to wear my winter coat, hat and gloves yesterday while walking to work. A co worker did the arctic plunge after work yesterday. A judge drove some of us to the beach and she jumped in and stayed in for 30 seconds. Crazy.
All in all I'm enjoying it all. I don't like such limited internet access, but I'm hoping to improve on that soon.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Jul 9, 2015 16:09:27 GMT -5
It's hard to believe five been here a full week. Is that correct grammar in Alaskan? |
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Post by Truck Farmer on Jul 10, 2015 8:52:09 GMT -5
Only if you're the Governor.
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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 10, 2015 11:06:43 GMT -5
No, it's from sh*t Internet connection and teeny tiny words on a mini screen.
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Post by Frameous on Jul 10, 2015 19:07:42 GMT -5
A judge drove some of us to the beach and she jumped in and stayed in for 30 seconds. Judge? Anyway, since you've been gone, I've been drinking for two. Cheers. |
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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 10, 2015 23:04:34 GMT -5
Aw, thanks! I thought I could get hooch through the mail, but evidently it could get confiscated and I could end up with a fine. You have to get a permit first and it costs &150. I could do it, but I'd have to drink a lot of booze to justify it.
Judge - I work at a courthouse now.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Jul 10, 2015 23:38:17 GMT -5
Ack. That's a hefty fine just for some libations. Glad to hear that it's going well despite the little quirks, though! Sounds like, lack of Internet aside, it's turning out enjoyably.  |
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Post by Torgo on Jul 11, 2015 19:44:52 GMT -5
I was in Alaska for three weeks way back in 1998. Loved it.
Just beware of the daylight times. I was up there during summer and they didn't have sunset until 3 AM. Boggled my young mind at the time.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Jul 11, 2015 19:59:38 GMT -5
Who are we talking about again?
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Post by nondescript spice on Jul 11, 2015 23:00:31 GMT -5
I was in Alaska for three weeks way back in 1998. Loved it. Just beware of the daylight times. I was up there during summer and they didn't have sunset until 3 AM. Boggled my young mind at the time. Yeah, land of the midnight sun. It's daylight 24/7 here now. Very weird and we have it until sometime next month. I'm starting to adjust to the time diff a bit though, finally. We walked to a rummage sale today and I got a bitchin pair of fur boots (might be muskrat) for the winter. Score! |
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Jul 19, 2015 18:50:37 GMT -5
Ooh, nice! Good find. I've always wanted to experience some Midnight Sun events, but don't think I'd like it as much as I think I would. |
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Post by nondescript spice on Aug 26, 2015 23:17:38 GMT -5
here's some pics of my new home  where i work  this is the view outside our kitchen window. i took that at sunset one night around 2am. if you can make it out, there's a half moon in between the telephone wires.  same view, this time the sunrise, taken this morning around 6:30.  the cemetery oooooOOOOOOooooooo here are some less than pretty pictures - this is definitely a grim looking place. the beauty here is worth finding, but sometimes you really have to look.  this is where the main grocery store is. there's a couple of other smaller stores, but this is the one most people go to. you might not find the same thing twice and you'll always pay three times as much as you would pay in the lower 48. it's about a 17 minute walk, one way. we don't have a car, so we walk everywhere. it's not bad except in bad weather, which we're about to get in spades soon. you can see how muddy the roads are too. it's like that most all the time. especially this past week, when we've had rain every day. it's mud soup out there.   a residential street on the way to the store. looks pretty bad. there isn't much sense in making beautiful houses in such a harsh climate, i guess. we're fortunate to have housing through the hospital which is a nice place. i'm going to take more pics - get some of the chukchi ocean, which is beautiful. i might wait until the ice comes back. the days are getting colder, so it shouldn't be long. |
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Post by nondescript spice on Aug 27, 2015 0:03:47 GMT -5
here's one more i just took about 1/2 an hour ago  |
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Post by nondescript spice on Sept 26, 2015 13:36:27 GMT -5
3 whales were caught and brought in yesterday. i don't know what kind of whales, nor do i know how large they were. i'm not into whale killin' myself, but i know this has been a part of life here for a lot longer than i've been around. it was big news. my bf came home from work and told me about it, so we decided to go check it out. we started putting on layers of clothes - it was right at the beach of course, and it was windy and raining with sleet and snow coming down. we went out to eat first, and i texted a friend from work to see if she wanted to share our cab over to see it and she was already there. she said there was a ton of people there. the cab ride took a long time - the roads aren't paved here and there's a ton of holes to contend with, so the driver had to go slow. i was glad, really - some drivers just plow through them until your teeth are rattled. here's mostly what we saw:   i am seriously thinking of using this as a chistmas card. that's us among the pieces of whale that were left. it wasn't for the weak. we walked around, slipping on whale guts and blood, mixed in with a little ice from the weather. my bf is a nurse and several of his coworkers were also there, so i followed them around as they identified whale parts - i saw a brain stem, a liver (the size of a small sofa), a kidney and intestines. who's hungry?  there were trucks that had whale meat packed on them like this on - see the white part in front of the - uh- bloodier parts? the whaler guys told us you could chew it like gum. it was actually the gum of the whale. we all peeled off a piece and tried it (i waited until everyone else did, in case those whaler guys were screwing with us). it didn't have much taste, though my bf thought it tasted like turkey. you can only look at whale guts for so long and it was getting colder. it was a long wait to get a cab back to where we were. it was my first real taste of the cold up here. pretty intense, and this is only fall. i wasn't miserably cold - i should have worn leggings under my jeans, but otherwise i was okay. a pharmacist shared our cab and the three of us felt bad because our boots smelled pretty bad from walking around in whale, so that guy's cab probably had to be aired out after us.  it was definitely an experience.  oh, i took a pic on my walk to work yesterday:  and i got a really cool pic of the sunrise earlier this week.  |
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Post by Crowfan on Sept 26, 2015 18:35:29 GMT -5
I heard on the news that Alaska was getting hit with lots of snow. I hope that's not the case for you. Snow is no fun.
The whaling stuff looks interesting. But then I've hated whales ever since I had to read "Moby Dick" in high school.
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