{"id":3798,"date":"2015-06-15T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3798"},"modified":"2015-06-15T12:13:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T19:13:08","slug":"back-in-the-saddle-at-sea-06152015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloodinyoursaltwater.com\/?p=3798","title":{"rendered":"Back in the Saddle \u2013 At Sea \u2013 [06\/15\/2015]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Selkie_by_linessa\"<\/a>It almost always feels as if I never left.<\/p>\n

There are differences of course \u2013 although it is somewhat bizarre how similar my current ship is to the flagship. One of the things about working on a sister-ship of the same class; same layout, even the same carpeting in places (it was a head-trip walking into the lobby for the first time and seeing the same carpeting and the same office layout, I had the moment of \u201cam I on the \u2026right ship?\u201d. About the only thing that changes is the superficial d\u00e9cor, the flagship leans more toward classic hardwood whereas here leans a little more towards modern lines, though it\u2019s far from the steel and big city sleek of the larger ships.<\/p>\n

The first day chaos is the same every time, just as it\u2019s the same cabin every time \u2013 just a different number on the front of the door. Since I have a roommate this time around (not unheard of on a summer contract with a high kid count), there are the usual kinks to work out about who\u2019s stuff goes where and who works when, and the requisite 24 \u2013 48 hours of \u2018ah! They\u2019re going to drive me mad!\u201d that no matter how bad it seems will always pass after the first week. It takes that long to get into the rhythm of living with someone else who is not necessarily yet a close friend.<\/p>\n

That said, the shift from the flagship to the normal rotation feels like easing into warm bath. Rather than lines of 15 or so people at my desk there are only a handful throughout the morning, and most people are quite content to do things on their own. Out here? That\u2019s the closest you get to bliss.<\/p>\n

So, the selkie-skin still fits quite nicely, until such time as someone comes along who reminds me that there are sometimes reasons to store it in the rafters of the attic.<\/p>\n

I will admit I\u2019m a little bit nervous about heading to Alaska. Not about the work, the work will be as it ever is \u2013 but Alaska and I have an\u2026interesting relationship; Alaska has brought me life changing friendships, love, heartbreak, even death\u2026as such I find myself wondering what may be waiting for me\u2026somewhere at the base of a glacier.<\/p>\n

I guess I\u2019ll just have to find out\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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