swish, swosh, zip, swish...

I went skiing for the third time in my life yesterday. The powder was very soft, which was cumbersome at times. But, at least it wasn't icey. I did stay out there for around an hour. I'm working my way up to being able to visit my friend 2.5 miles away. Good times.

On Top of the World!!!

Yes, folks I've arrived safely in Barrow. I am on top of the world!

I was nervous upon checking the weather for Barrow the other day b/c it said -21, but feels like -41 b/c of wind chill. But, it was walkable weather yesterday without a proper hat or gloves & no snow pants. My hopes are the same for today (no wind), because I want to go to the heritage center, etc. No Nothern Lights thusfar; I'm still looking. I noticed the moon when I arrived yesterday & was cabbing it over to Jody's house at 11am. Many of you wonder about the light; it actually gets to be like a very light dawn in the middle of the day. I've seen some beautiful pictures of polar bears, though none in person, as of yet. Everything here is frosty; like the hoar fost that just wraps itself around everything. Jody is well & filling me in on all of the North Slope drama; they aren't lacking up here fo' sho'.

I awoke this am at 4:30 after falling asleep around 8p. I spent 2 hours reading more of Eldest (I'm about to break into the 400s, yay... only 270 pages to go) & still couldn't sleep. So, you find me, or I find you, on MySpace, etc... I feel so productive; I should have this regime everyday.

I debark from Barrow on the 10th, stopping at Deadhorse on the way. Then, I'll be staying in Anchorage a couple of nights @ Dimond before going back to Nunap. I dread lesson planning, but at least I have almost another week before I have to do it, right.

P.S. I am, yet again, without luggage. Really the value of toothpaste & fresh colthes is overrated. The bag is in Anchorage & hopefully will come on the am jet today. Rarr! (& fingers crossed) :-)
P.S.S. This is a blatent copy & paste from MySpace :-p

Winter Solstice

Bethel is the nearest hub to Nunapitchuk, with the grand population of about 6,000 ppl. Today is winter solstice as you may well know.


Bethel (Western Alaska.) Latitude 60.78 north, longitude 161.80 west. According to one website I went to on our December solstice sunrise is at 10:58am & sunset is at 4:34pm. which gives us 5:36 hours of daylight.



P.S. It's also the Pederson's 2nd year anniversary.

Beware of Dogs

"The government is secretly putting dog hormones into the water system in an attempt to make Americans mindlessly obedient" (Bucky Kat).

Quote of the day from Get Fuzzy, Dec. 5

5 hours 55 minutes...

"We are down to 5 hours 55 minutes... and still dwindling. And to think
we started the year at 15 hours 40 minutes," Sara 'original' reminded me.