This is just an update post. I have nothing of significance to write, but I'd like to put something down just to change the way my blog looks, and to give myself a false sense of accomplishment.
So here I am, back in Alaska. The Last Frontier.
And it is a frontier. In both the good ways and bad ways. However, since I am a 29-year-old-single-male, I find the bad things far outweigh the good. Namely, there are no attractive single, marriageable/date-able women here.
In an effort to prepare for this, a kind-of did a dating marathon before I returned, but I think that only made things worse. Now the frustration from seeing nothing but hairy faced men all day feels much more acute. Alaska is a wild and lonely land, and I feel it in my bones. It's also really cold here, and I feel that in my bones too.
Still, it does feel good to be working again. There's a freshness about working with my fellow crew members, they're a rough lot but I enjoy their banter. And I suppose that watching my bank account fill up again will have a certain satisfaction of its own. All is not lost.
Still, I've been here a week, and I'm already trying to plan out my return to Utah. That's a bad sign. This summer could drag on forever.
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