Category: 100 Days of Darkness
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Day Fifty-Three
We celebrated the 4th of July here the day before yesterday. After my coffee shift on Saturday, I grabbed a quick omelet at brunch and then it was time to open the store. With the station-wide party for the 4th in the evening, I was allowed to close both the store and the bar for…
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Day Fifty-Two
Today was a good day. It started with my weekly coffee shift this morning. It took all of me to get out of bed and go to it. It’s a two-day weekend for the community, which means no one gets up at 7AM, so I knew it would be a very quiet shift. I had…
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Day Fifty-One
I couldn’t decide if I was going to post this, but you are reading it so I did. Part of me thinks it’s gross to air my dirty laundry here, but there is a louder voice that tells me the only way to live is honestly and that maybe what I say will help someone…
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Day Fifty
I had insomnia the night before last and gave my Mama an overdue call at 6AM when I should have been fast asleep, but had been awake for three hours after only two hours of sleep. It was so nice to hear her voice and catch up. Here I am halfway to light and I…
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Day Forty-Nine
Yesterday, I had a productive day in the store and a productive day in the gym as well. I did more weight training than normal and it left me with that good burn. After getting in a decent length uphill power walk on the treadmill and doing my normal little weight routine, I joined a…
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Day Forty-Eight
The hectic weekend flew by, as does time in general down here. On Sunday morning, before brunch, I joined a dozen or so friends for the midwinter mile. The route was around town with a couple little hills and lots of cold. I power walked it, and was beat by everyone who was running and…
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Day Forty-Seven
Just before our midwinter celebrations on Saturday, word spread that a medevac flight was going to happen this week. That’s a pretty big deal since there aren’t any flights in/our out over winter. A week or so ago, one of the carpenters over at Scott Base mangled his hand in a fan. Yuck. I guess…
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Day Forty-Six
Saturday was a long, but great day. After not much sleep, I was up early for my coffee shift, which was a little lighter than normal since many were sleeping off the Scott Base party from night before. After coffee, I headed over to Gallagher’s to restock and help decorate. The theme for the evening…
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Day Forty-Five
Better late than never! What a weekend. Two amazing midwinter dinners in the books. It kicked off with a trip over to Scott Base on Friday night. There were about 60 of us invited to their dinner and they put on a fantastic spread. It was my first non buffet meal in eight months. After…
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Day Forty-Four
I’ve spent a fair bit of the past week bouncing between wishing time away and yet knowing that when my time to leave the ice comes, it will most likely feel too soon and I won’t be ready for it to end. It’s so hard to stay in the moment sometimes. The week leading up…
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