06 feb 2006

brrr. it was cold and really windy this morning so i wasn't too motivated to head out... spent most of the morning doing some intensive cleaning in the two bunk rooms. amazing what can has accumulated in the cracks around the bunks... oh yeah, and i embarked on what must be the worst task of a hut warden. deconing the toilets. eehhheww... just the word makes me shudder now. use your imagination if you must, but i assure you it was traumatic. i thought i had taken on some pretty disgusting things in the past, but i think that now tops all.

about 3p, i had just decided that i should head out for a little while when it started raining... so i put the kettle on again and spent the rest of the afternoon reading with a hot cuppa in hand.

low point of the afternoon: a daywalker brought me a rainjacket abandon on the porch, concerned about the "valuables" in the pocket. i dutifully investigated and found not wallet and keys but muesli bar and candy. very valuable, indeed. especially on a cold afternoon when one is 4 days into their 5-day food supply. so i put them back in the pocket and put the jacket on my little pile of lost property in the quarters. and there it stayed for... about 15 minutes. and then i caved. i was just refilling my cup of tea... and something sweet would complement it so nicely... it was an apricot and chocolate muesli bar and LICORICE.... almost like they picked it out just for me. a small token of appreciation for my carrying their jacket out for them, i reckon.