If you enjoyed this, definitely follow Maciej's recommendation and read Big Dead Place (http://www.powells.com/book/big-dead-place-9780922915996), which captures the "Office Space on Ice" bleakness quite vividly.

You can get a taste here: https://web.archive.org/web/20140108023919/http://www.bigdea...

Unfortunately the blog is now only on the Wayback Machine, as the author, Nicholas Johnson, sadly committed suicide a few years ago after a tour as a contractor in Afghanistan (http://feralhouse.com/nick-johnson-rip/ and http://www.alternet.org/media/world-forgets-antarcticas-firs...).