End of February update!

Oh man, get excited for the greatest end of February update to ever occur in the year 2011.

Alaska is currently in a slow period of drilling activity, atypical for winter months since this is exploration season (why they won't let people drill in the summer when it's a reasonable temperature is beyond me; I think it's a passive aggressive method to prevent drilling in this area). As a result, we have plenty of engineers and have a rotation! My friend and I work opposite of each other for 2 weeks at a time. 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. Yes, 2 weeks off.

"Russell, what can you do with a whole two weeks off?", tons of stuff! Sometimes I do stuff with things or even actions with items and/or people!

I tried to learn to snowboard this past 2 weeks, and am still paying through the extensive bruising on my glorious posterior. I decided to stick to skiing when my good friend Scoffey came up from Oklahoma. Naturally, I thrashed that mountain.

Other than that, I played video games and slept a ridiculous amount. I'm glad that the sun is coming back, the whole lack of sunlight wears on one.

However, the 2 weeks eventually ended and now I am back on the slope. All good times must come to an end (William Faulkner had a quote similar to that in 'As I Lay Dying' but I'm too lazy to google it at the moment).

Regards,

R

Back on the rig

Hey readers,

The oilfield booted back up right as I was leaving. We are about to resume drilling this new section of the well.

My time off consisted of eating, sleeping, skiing and skating. Primarily the first three, I only went skating in one of the public parks once.

I took on my first double diamond run this past break, and had moderate success the first time through. However, after a big snow storm, I was not as graceful the second time around. Either way, my skills are progressing and I'm having a great time in the process.

Will write more later.