5 September 2014

Happy Friday!

After a late night because of the Packer game and an early morning to be ready for God and Fudge, I was pretty tired all day. Good thing those two reasons for my lack of sleep are about the two best reasons ever.

Work is so much more pleasant for many reasons: no more parking lot duty, less noise in the breezeway where the booth is located, and, last but not least, we almost always can accommodate requested times for call-ahead reservations. I think guests are happiest about that. Earlier this summer, nothing short of miraculous if we could get anyone in for lunch when they called the day of. I guess when you think about it, though, calling for a reservation at the Jordan Pond House the day of in August is like calling your dentist the day that you want an appointment. Neither one of those is a good idea.

After work I went out on Jordan Pond using the dorm kayak. To get to Jordan Pond, however, I had to portage said kayak about 500 yards. It was an unpleasant experience. Being on the water, however, was a pleasant experience. The southern half was nice and calm. I made it out to the middle and then decided that being out there was not where I wanted to be in life...so I came back to the shore. Jordan Pond, after all, is the deepest water body on the island (max depth of 150 feet).

I discovered that the bottom of Jordan Pond is pretty unpredictable. While hugging the eastern shore I was gliding over the dark abyss even though I was only 10 yards off the shore. Then, when I began to enter and explore the southern bay, I quickly realized that I was in grave danger of running aground on submerged boulders, even though I was over 50 yards from shore. I'd say the lake bed was as unpredictable as the weather out here: you don't know what it's going to be until you are right on top of it...or it is right on top of you.

No takers for God and Fudge this morning, and tonight was an abbreviated version. Jake had to leave after 30 minutes to get in a soccer game with the Eastern Europeans. Besides Ally, Jake, and I, we also had one of the girls from the service bar join us. Turns out she is a Christian, and she had been trying to make it to a meeting since it started but couldn't because of her schedule. She was a nice addition to the group.

On the walk back to the dorm, I ran into one of the new girls living and working at the JPH. She managed to find service for her smart phone by the power box. Hmm, imagine that. We had a good conversation under the bright sky. I found the evening to be unseasonably mild. She, having spent the summer in Austin, Texas, assessed the temperature to be unpleasantly cool. It's amazing how human bodies adjust to climates so much.