Monday, November 27, 2006
Thanksgiving Dinner at McMurdo
Thanksgiving has come and gone. I can't believe it's the holiday season. The lack of decorations and huge retail stores are probably to blame for that. Richard was able to reserve the Coffeehouse for a two-hour block of time for a group of us to get together and share Thanksgiving dinner. That meant loading up plates of food at the Galley, and making a run for it in case the skuas were out to attack. (I saw my first skua attack two weeks ago - it was incredible!) Most people dress up and get all fancy-fancy. I decided to wear the sweatshirt my Dad sent down for Christmas since he's been wearing the Antarctica t-shirt I sent him to Thanksgiving dinners back home. Kris Light showed up in a velveteen jacket and suspenders (I'm not sure if it was velveteen, but that's what we called it). Joolee had her hair all done up, and Sandwich even put her hair back on (she shaved it for Halloween and someone made it into a wig as part of their costume). It was nice to have dinner together. And afterwards I went home to just lounge around for awhile. Helen and I headed to the Coffeehouse around 8:30 or 9pm to meet up with some friends. One guy, Ben, mentioned the Adopt-a-DA program where someone covers for them, while the dining attendants get off of work for an hour to eat dinner with friends. Ben thought it wasn't fair to the janitors who still have to work (although, in all fairness, when we work the holidays, only two janitors work and we decide when to clean). He thought there should be an Adopt-a-Janitor program, and I told him that it was funny he said that since I was going to have to start cleaning at midnight that night. Ben actually volunteered to come clean with me and Bethany, so we let him drive the zamboni (aka floor sweeper machine) and mop the floors. He even offered to clean the men's bathroom and was super excited to find a guy passed out on the toilet in there. Ben poked him with his broom and asked if he was okay, and the guy responded with a slew of bodily function noises and a dismal-sounding "yeah" so we left him alone for awhile. He managed to find his way home because an hour later he was gone. That was the excitement in my holiday!Ana Bell and I at Thanksgiving - See Dad: I'm wearing the sweatshirt you sent me!!
A view of most of us crowded around tables in the Coffeehouse.
Another angle at the Coffeehouse
Kris Light and his fancy suspenders
Sandwich with her hair
DJ, lives down the hall from me
Leah and Megan, the Duluth girls
Richard doing some clean-up
The classic after-Thanksgiving-dinner-cigar
I think Dan said he brought THREE tuxedos with him this season. He has a wide selection of bow-ties and cumberbunds, but he always seems to wear his blue tennis shoes.
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Well, hope you had a great day. Mine was all work. Have another movie for you to add--Happy Feet--unless you're only posting movies about Anartica that you've seen. Ciao!
Well, hope you had a great day. Mine was all work. Have another movie for you to add--Happy Feet--unless you're only posting movies about Anartica that you've seen. Ciao! Jessi
the guy with the bow ties is hot. Is he available? Can I have his email?
K.I.T.
not sure who KIT is, but I think he's single... that's always debatable down here.