June 23, 2005
Life on a research station in Antarctica
Simon Coggins has been in Antarctica since 2003, and he writes about his adventures.
-- via BoingBoing
Recent posts cover their Midwinter celebration, the day it reached -50 degrees, and information about the research station. It's really interesting stuff, and the blogger (who manages data about the upper atmosphere for a living) focuses for the most part on the positive aspects of his job and way of life.
great post, thanks! I love stuff about people whose lives are radically different from mine...
I also highly recommend Clublife.
also, this is amazing.
drjimmy: I just spent the better part of an hour reading the Clublife link. Thanks!
It's all about the antifreeze.
When I first heard about Clublife, I literally went back through his months of archive and read every single post.
Flat out, the guy can write, which makes him one in a million in the blog world...
Wow. What a fantastic microcosm. And I agree that his writing is involving and interesting. Wouldn't that be cool for a year or two (no pun intended) to do some work out there.
Also see Big Dead Place, for a more sardonic take.
I would love to do a job like that - a bit of science, quick game of snowballs, kill the shape-shifting alien, sod off and get wasted, do it all again tomorrow.
Brill.
I'm applying again this year.
And yeah, Big Dead Place is the shiz.
What kitfisto said. Plus, I live and work in Winnipeg and don't own a car. Antarctica would be no problem for me.
Thanks for the link, el wombato! I spent way too much time reading this :)
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