Day 25 - November 4th '11

Day 25 -  November 4th

Saw my first Skua. They are big scavenger birds. They are brown seagulls on steroids. They are known to dive bomb and attack people coming outside with anything resembling food in their hands. They are brazen and bullying.  They will eat anything, including baby penguins in or out of the shell.

SKUA is also where people can leave things that are still good or might be needed by others. It’s a good program to discard non trash items you don’t want or need anymore, but others might. Think of it as dumpster diving at Salvation Army. There are small SKUA cubbies throughout the dorms. It’s a source of costume building for the dozen or so theme parties thrown down here. Each department has a theme and each year they host a party.

Recently there was a MAD MAX party thrown by Fuels. So people scavenged materials to make post-apocalyptic costumes. There’s also an 80’s party and a FREEZING MAN party. That one is modeled after the Burning Man Nevada desert party, only much further south. There are lots of parties down here. They stand to break up the monotony, raise spirits, meet people, blow off steam and pass the time. People love to party here.



My friend Cargo Kristen as a MadMax bad mama jamma-her outfit created on station via Skua scavenging