Saturday, October 20, 2007

Being Back

I’m happy to be back on station, but it’s really different the second time around. The best part about coming back is that there were people last year that I thought were really cool, but I didn’t get a chance to get to know them. So I am basically getting a second chance. It's nice knowing where things are on station and being recognized by old friends or aquaintences.

The strange part is that I’m still “waiting” for friends to show up who aren’t coming back. I’m living in a different building, and I still kind of feel like I’m there temporarily and that I’ll be moving to my old building soon. A friend of mine who came in in August told me that the first few weeks, he would be walking home to the building he lived in last year. I haven't done that yet, but I can see how easily it can happen here.

Last night was our annual Grantee and Science Support Social. It was the first time in a very long time that we were allowed to have alcohol in our work center, so we ordered up 25 bottles of wine and 6 cases of beer. I would say it was a big hit as the conference room was packed. Holly, who's been here 5 seasons now, says it was the best turn-out he's ever seen. I love working with science people: a few of my co-workers made liquid nitrogen ice cream with supplies we rounded up on station. I was not a fan of the Guinness-flavored ice cream at all, but the cookie dough ice cream was to die for! I'll add a picture this weekend.

Weather Report:
It's 5 degrees Fahrenheit today. That's -15 Celcius.

Posted by Katie from the Ice @ 9:37 AM