Time off

Antarctica: day off number two of three for the week. Here in Antarctica, everyone is supposed to work a 60 hour work week. This is because Raytheon is bitches (see: bombs). Also, they pay a lot of money to ship us to this continent and feed us and all. Also, I am pretty sure they want us to be working at much as possible so that we won't drink ourselves to death.

However, among everyone at this entire station I think that I have literally the most time off. Well, myself and the three other ladies who work dispatch in the firehouse. I have three days off per week. You are probably thinking to yourself, Sweet! Three day weekends! I could use that at my thankless 9-5! No, except I live on a base in Antarctica. There is nothing to do.

Catalog of a day off in Antarctica
1. Breakfast. This can take half an hour if you drink tea.
2. Wander around some buildings
3. Sit in smoker's lounge with grizzled 60 year old mechanics. Chain smoke and watch Fox News.
4. Laundry. If you are lucky this can take half an hour too.
5. Wish I had some scissors so I could cut up some construction paper.
6. Buy a bottle of wine
7. Lunch. Today I spent two hours at lunch.
8. Wander around some buildings
9. Teach myself the guitar. I have learned all the major chords. Soon I can play California Dreaming.
10. Read
11. Fall asleep reading
12. Wake up and read
13. Yoga
14. Wish the bars were open on Mondays

I need to take up exercise or something. Something really time consuming. Am considering finding a mate.