Today His Name is “Booty Jeans”
WTF? you might ask. I’m pretty much asking the same thing….sometimes this place is so odd, so quirky, so weird that it defies explanation or definition.
I’ve really been trying to explain the quirks and oddities that are Antarctica (at least for those of us in The Program). It’s tough to explain to someone who hasn’t been here. It’s tough to understand even when you’re right in the middle of it. Perhaps this photo will help a little. 
This is a picture of a snack that our station admin made up yesterday. Now, making penguins out of olives, carrots and cream cheese would go over well anywhere, I’m sure, but here; something like this goes far beyond cute or even creative and ends up being definitive of the culture and atmosphere that surrounds us.
Oh…and I still haven’t explained “Booty Jeans”…I fear that is because I have no explanation, but here goes anyhow. This morning, after waking up a couple of hours later than normal due to the day off and all, I felt a bit odd about the fact that it was still dark outside. Not twilighty dark, but full-on nighttime dark still at 8:00 AM-ish. With my head not fully wrapped around that yet I made my way into the galley for a hot cuppa and a bowl o’ cereal (this is the price to pay for a day off, the chef gets one too). Anyhow, upon sitting down at a table with a few of my comrades, the station doc said, directly to me, “Today, his name is ‘Booty Jeans’!”. I have no idea why that was funny but we all laughed our asses off. This is Antarctica.
Will @ May 25, 2009
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