There are times when the job gets to be too much, when you\u2019re so exhausted that you can\u2019t see straight and every little thing seems to be about to reduce you into tears. When your roommate keeps you awake all night with snores that seem to rattle the very air (don\u2019t laugh, until you\u2019ve tried to sleep through something like that), and you\u2019re living on coffee and pure nerve and determination\u2026<\/p>\n
It\u2019s those times, that you look out the starboard window at the scenery that is slowly sliding by your little floating world\u2026and you see a brilliant black and white flash above the still surface of the water, followed by a resounding crashing splash that you swear can be heard through the glass\u2026and you realize for some reason you are<\/em> crying, just a little bit, a little prickling at the corner of your eyes.<\/p>\n Thank you Alaska\u2026the first orca sighting of the season couldn\u2019t have come at a better time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are times when the job gets to be too much, when you\u2019re so exhausted that you can\u2019t see straight and every little thing seems to be about to reduce you into tears. When your roommate keeps you awake all … Continue reading