rampant pantslessness (and other hobbies)rampant pantslessness (and other hobbies) - LiveJournal.compelblog open for business- May 29, 2008 this morning, we passed our fire inspection, which means that (a) we can move into our summer rooms next week, and (b) we're pretty much guaranteed to open for business on time. (i was a deckhand on the Pammie today so i just found out.)tonight, we party.http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/399936.html pelblog memorial day- May 27, 2008 Ahh, Memorial Day. The promise of a long weekend off, barbeques, and good weather. Well, two out of three ain't bad. The good weather has arrived in force. Of course, because we're out on the ocean, that's liable to change with the blink of an eye. Sunday was nice if a bit breezy, but good weather for grilling burgers. Monday's forecast, however, was for gale force winds and a small craft warning, so we shuttled all of the Memorial Day volunteers off island a day early. It didn't look...http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/399760.html pelblog day off; truck crew- May 24, 2008 How do you spend a day off Many Pels opt to take the Friday night boat into Portsmouth, go their separate ways, and then return early Monday morning in time for work. But some of us hang out on-island, too... and it turns out that finding stuff to do can be something of a challenge. Here's a partial list: (<gutherie>or you may know somebody in a similar situation<gutherie>) Recover from last night's party (optional) Decide between sleeping late and eating a good solid...http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/399429.html Welcome to the PelBlog- May 24, 2008 so, as promised, i'll be doing some writingblogging while i'm out here working for the summer. hopefully it will be entertaining and informative. you should feel free to comment and ask questions but of course my internet access is not continuous so it might be a while before i get back to it :)the first post is backdated, since i wrote it on thursday but just got around to posting it today. in the future, i'll be posting stuff with an old timestamp but not backdated, which means that (if...http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/399134.html Help fraterrisus Get To Boston, part the second- May 24, 2008 in theory, i am off work next weekend. this means that i will be back in Boston to see Mischief In The Machine on Saturday night.as it currently stands, i arrive in Portsmouth sometime in the early evening (5ish) on Friday, and need to catch a 6am boat back out to the island on Monday. i am trying to get that Monday boat changed to a Sunday afternoon boat but that will depend on whether one is being run, etc.what i need from you, dear livejournal friends, is a way to get home and back.is...http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/398647.html an ode to packing- May 18, 2008 Two weeks of clothing,Three months of new memories.Need a bigger bag.(Today: packing. Tomorrow: gone.)http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/398315.html worst promoter evar (GSPN tonight!!!)- May 15, 2008 yeah, so, there's some little get-together tonight or something over at redbones. maybe those of you that are in grad school have some spare time and could come by.come on people! your semester is almost over! i'm leaving on monday so it's my last GSPN until the fall! come drink with me dammit!!1!!one!!!where: underbones (redbones basement)when: 7:00-9:00pm (call or text if you're thinking of coming by later than that)who: grad students, recent grad students, soon-to-be grad students, and...http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/397941.html party aftermath- May 11, 2008 the house is deathly quiet this morning. aroraborealis is gone on vacation, miss_chance is sitting next to me reading, and it's before noon so palmwiz isn't out of bed yet ;)thank you to everyone who came to my farewell party last night, and i'm sorry i missed all of you who couldn't make it. the party was exactly what i was hoping for; i'm glad i got to hang out with lots of friends and say goodbye, even if i'm only gone for three months. as i said to many of you, we'll have to do it again..http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/397444.html stalking the wild fraterrisus- May 8, 2008 it's getting into the home stretch of my time here on the mainland before i depart for Star (11 days, not that i'm counting or anything). if you want to see me before i go, here are your last couple of opportunities:my going away party is this saturday (510). 4pm until whenever; RSVPs appreciated.grad student pub nite! is next thursday (515). 7pm at underbones – come celebrate the end of the semester! (grad students and SOs only, plz)i may or may not get out to the various social...http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/397237.html star island part 2: working on the island- May 6, 2008 last time i told you about what it's like to go to All Star II and be a "conferee". my involvement, and my family's involvement, with the island doesn't stop there. but this is also a long story... during the conference season (roughly june through september) the island is staffed by around 100-150 people. there's a couple of full-time island staff, but most of the employees are "Pelicans", who are generally college-aged young adults in the 18-22 range. Pelicans, or Pels for short, do...http://fraterrisus.livejournal.com/396949.html |