Very productive work day
Alamutjones
joined 2 years ago
My mate is the quizmaster there
I have gymed.
There will be soup and dumplings later, but for now I must pack my work bag
Mmmmm sleepy
I have a couple of hours to kill before the gym. Might make soup
There was a certain kind of madness in it, yes!
AskHistorians will delete basically anything you can’t source, so eventually you just do it!
It’s honestly a weirdly involved process mounting that sort of expedition. To this day, you sort of have to plan for “falling off the edge of the earth for the duration”
Shackleton’s South and The Lost Men, by Kelly Tyler Lewis are also worth a look if you went digging in that expedition previously.
The Worst Journey In The World is about a different one - Scott’s doomed polar run - but it’s some of the best adventure writing there is.
“ Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised…”
Yes. Yes Cherry, it is.
If anyone would like to know about Antarctic boats, now you do.
The Worst Journey In The World is amazing, by the way
This is a really weird thing to be pleased about, but I answered a question on AskHistorians today and everyone seems to like my answer.
Yay, I know things
A minor PSA.
If you're doing it a bit tough and you're in the Carlton area, Kathleen Syme library have a fridge in their entryway with free Fareshare meals available. Max 2 per person.
Particularly good for chronic health gang, as they're heat and eat meals
Good night