So I need to talk briefly about the creepy hole in my brain. Its been something that I've noticed for a few years now, since Ive been doing this Antarctica thing and definitely getting worse over time. After coming back this last winter its really noticeable - a definite hole in my resting mental state … Continue reading Oddness
Damn!…
September 2023 was the last poor excuse for a post I could muster up! Sorry about that but at least you've been spared the constant whining. Downside is that you've missed out on the ins and outs of the past few years both good and bad. Mostly good though. Shit. What's happened since September 2023, … Continue reading Damn!…
Thaw…
So I'm not going South this season, opting to not apply for Scott Base and leaving my 2023/24 fate to the whims of the AAD's - Australian Antarctic Division - shortlisting crew (although I'm apparently a standby for the tech role in case someone gets too drunk and falls off the ship). The short story … Continue reading Thaw…
Bubble?
This is a bit of a ramble. I've finally got new glasses so can actually spend time on the laptop and write again without getting a migraine. Woo! Three and a half years is a long time to be constantly on the run, hiding from Covid mostly but the reality is that the need for … Continue reading Bubble?
Useless…
Well that was fast! An entire 6 months over summer at Scott Base is done and dusted without a single blog entry. Its not that I havent had a lot on my mind - its just that a load of things have been happening over the past few years and lifes moving pretty fast (when … Continue reading Useless…
summerish…
February 2022. Sunday 27th. Russia has just invaded the Ukraine and pushing towards Kiev. Footage of a Russian tank purposefully pursuing and running over an old man in a civilian compact sedan and the "Fuck you..." audio from the doomed Snake Island border guards are doing the rounds on the interwebs.The international community is outraged … Continue reading summerish…
lessons…
Well it's another week, another alert level here in lovely New Zealand as we shift into Condition Red on our Traffic Light system and await the tidal wave of Omicron to wash over us all. Against my better judgement but always up for some retail therapy, I nipped out quickly on Sunday as soon as … Continue reading lessons…
regrowth…
2022 eh. So far this year has had some interesting developments (completely out of the blue) which required some emergency mental gymnastics, mildly Machiavellian plotting and 'wake the fuck up' decision making. The short story is that I'll be staying in New Zealand for the forseeable future. Long term. Permanent resident this year if its … Continue reading regrowth…
compulsive vagrant…
It struck me the other day (mired deep in an existential funk, sulking about mortality and life choices) as I packed my duffle bags for yet another relocation, that being homeless by choice rather than by circumstance is actually a bit of a luxury. Especially in the pandemic era we are living through with its … Continue reading compulsive vagrant…
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So theres another variant of this virus lurking about apparently, and "BAM" slams international and interstate borders in response. Well, less 'BAM" maybe. The upshot of this latest viral blip is that my travel home (back?) to Australia is again postponed, at least until January/February now. The positive thing is that the niggly health things … Continue reading placeholder…
Man Down! 