January?

Surely not another month has already passed. Funny how when you get older the days seem to go quicker.

I have a feeling that this may be a long blog, therefore I am going to try to break it up into two entries... or more.

Kari Visits

The first day of the year was spent with my good friend Kari. It was wonderful to see her! And although we didn't do anything uber-exciting, we did get in lots of chat time and a trip to Title Wave Bookstore. The best book store in town!

Later during her visit we met up one more time to have drinks. It was a very short visit for the both of us, and we had a lot to catch-up on, but like I said, it was wonderful to see her!



Alaska's 50th Anniversary

On January 3rd, 2009 Alaska celebrated statehood with fireworks and drinking. Although Brad and I did not go to see the fireworks, we did end-up drinking with our friends Marco and Becky at a little pub called McGinleys. It was perfect! They even had the Carhartt Brothers playing country/folk music! It was a bit difficult to find seating at first, but standing around waiting for people to leave paid off. Marco says I need to work on my "shyness" problem. Ha!



Weird Weather

Just as we thought it couldn't get any weirder Anchorage's weather went from around -20'F or less to about 40'F above in a matter of possibly a week. I thought it was noteworthy, because the weather seems to be getting stranger and more odd every year. It's unheard of that Alaska would have such dramatic weather changes in January. I blame the economy because it seems like it's what everyone is blaming these days.

Speaking of Jobs

The time had come to leave Grassroots and once again become jobless. I had been hoping for a number of weeks I would hear from the Bureau of Land Management about an Environmental Education Coordinator position, but still to this day I haven't heard a word... even though I gave them a heads up about what's going on in my life. Ugh... the job hunt can be so lame.

I have heard from Glacier Bay National Park about a seasonal position though. This is a good sign. At least I may have a job this summer. I will continue to job hunt when I get back to Alaska on the 18th of Febuary however. Anyone know of a job I'd like to do in Alaska that has a position open?