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I don't have a pop culture title to go with today's post, so if you think of one, let me know.    I dont have any new pictures for you this week, but I am working on them!   This week I spent the whole week DAing or being a dining hall assistant.   After a week in the pot room stacking industrial size pans and baking sheets I feel like I am in Crossfit all over again.   I actually have some bicep definition too!   Take that Jeremy, apparently all I needed to be able to have a six pack and hang out drinking at Castaways all week was antarctic temperatures to burn off fat and a manual labor job!  But seriously, I feel like I am on Kanye's workout plan.  The  Biggest loser needs to come here and film.   That being said I have never been so sore in my life.

We had our first Condition One weather this week so I didn't go on any hikes.  There are 3 conditions of weather here, 3 is calm and nice, 1 is don't leave the building.   Hence me not having photos.   It has basically been whiteouts off an on for the week.  With that though, I finally got out to see McMurdos night life and visited the bars here on station.    Gallagher's is the main bar and I went on Karaoke night, so you can imagine how crazy it was.  They usually have another bar open, called The Southern, but it is closed for Winfly (which is the in between season right now before most scientists get here).   The Southern is apparently where the old men go, because they have less events and more pool, shuffleboard and country music.    Gallagher's is more of a bar/club.  There is dancing, rock bands, events etc.

I wasn't there ten minutes before I had 10 guys offer to buy me drinks.   The dynamic here is weird because there are so many more men than women here.  I will definitely have to use the buddy/group system at the bar to keep people at bay.   Overall it was a really fun night though!  (Jenny they have coors light! awesome.)  I stuck to my "no hard alcohol while on the ice" rule and was able to stay sober to watch the descent into drunkenness, which is always fun on Karaoke night.  They made bar hours shorter so everyone left after last call to have little parties throughout town in protest.  Haha.  I passed on the party at the Gerbil Gym (cardio gym)  drinking on treadmills does not sound enticing to me.

I also went to a party at Hut 10 this week.  I think I have talked about Hut 10 on here before but I can't remember.   Hut 10 is a single family home you can rent out to have parties, or just cook your own meal and hang.   I prefer it to the bars because obviously it is less crowded and is similar to going to a party at a friends house.  It is more relaxed.  It was my friend Morgan's birthday, so we had pizza!!!  (forgot how much I love pizza) and fried mozzarella sticks and played music, Jenga and Taboo and just hung out.

I also went to Scott base this week.  Scott base is the New Zealand base.  It is a mile away and they have an American night where you can take a shuttle over and hang out at their bar.  They have different beers, so people get excited.  They also have a shot ski thing where 5 people take shots at the same time that are mounted on a ski.  I forgot my camera at the room but I have pictures of my friends doing that.   Scott base is tiny, the bar is very small and they do their own dishes.  So a much different feel than McMurdo.  I think it only has something like 30 people on it.

I promise next time I will post pictures so y'all can visualize.    I guess I should have named this post something alcohol related... Cheers!   Done.  Anyway, will post again soon.  I miss you all!!