Tonight I got home from one of those trips that felt so long that it seems like something (besides gas prices) should be different whent I get back. It was a good, easy trip. It just seemed really long. I've had really random songs stuck in my head for the last few days. Now I can't think of any of them. Last night it was a Shania Twain song, of all things, and it gave me a freaking headache. I love her that much.
Tomorrow I'm off to Amherst for the weekend. Then it's back for a crazy, ridiculous month. First weekend is Amie's wedding. The week after that I have a doctor's appointment and birthdays to think about. The following weekend is Tanya's wedding. After that it's another trip to Amherst to accompany Adri to her surgery. I think I should just be able to give all that to my job and they give me a schedule that fits neatly around it... Or not. Hopefully at some point I will also be scheduling around an interview for a different job.
I have to get up and be productive tomorrow before I go to MA so I guess this'll be it for now. I tried to be productive tonight and clean my room, but I have a hard time being motivated to make a room that I have so little attachment to anything but walkable. Maybe next time.
Oh yeah, I did see a few things in the last few days that I'd like to remember. The other day we were sitting at the airport waiting for our plane. I think it was last week in Melbourne. There was a lady with a little boy waiting to greet the plane. A soldier came off the plane and was hugging and kissing both of them. Almost immediately he took a little hat, just like his, out of his bag and put it on the little boy. It actually brought tears to my eyes to see how happy they were to see each other. It's one of those things where you feel kind of bad watching such a personal, intimate time, but at the same time I appreciate being able to watch and enjoy the love they obviously have for each other. The next thing was Tuesday night. My captain has a 5 year old boy. Tuesday night was his first football game ever and he scored a touchdown. He was talking to his son on the phone and was so happy and excited and kept telling him how proud he was and how happy he was. It reminded me of the song where they tell their children they are meant for amazing things. I can't help but think how loved that little boy must feel knowing how proud his father is of him. The last thing was last night when we went to Bloomington. There was a couple on the flight with a little girl. She looked hispanic and I don't think she spoke English. I heard them telling someone they had adopted her. I couldn't hear the whole story and didn't want to be nosy. When we pulled up to the airport there were about 40 people lined up at the window where the plane parks. They were holding balloons and signs. As the couple and little girl got off the plane they all started clapping and cheering. A few minutes later we came through the terminal past them and everyone was hugging and taking pictures. Then they all gathered around the family and started singing the doxology. It was really beautiful to hear. I nearly got a tear again just seeing the love that was there in the airport.
I'm really finished now :-P.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Helloooo Wisconsin
I feel like there is a song about Wisconsin. Can't think of it though... I have to say, I was spoiled by my trip last week. I was in the Gulf one day and the Atlantic the next. This week I'm in Appleton, WI, Baton Rouge, LA, and Bloomington, IL. It was pretty cool though - yesterday as I realized I couldn't prolong packing and getting ready to go to work any longer I got online and checked my schedule. They had canceled my first round trip. So instead of rushing into work at 1pm, I didn't have to get there until 7:35pm. Then all I did was fly up to Appleton. This is my seventh day of work out of the last eight, but I really can't complain. I had a lot of the day off on Saturday, all day Sunday, then a good part of Monday off. Also, for the most part, I've really enjoyed the people I've been working with. That makes a big difference. I met some interesting people on my trip and ran into a few that I'd met before. You know the world is getting smaller when there are several hundred thousand people going through the Atlanta airport every day and within a month you get the same person on your flight twice. And speaking of the world getting smaller, I just saw that Delta has been awarded service to Shanghai. I know that will make my life a lot easier in the future when I want to visit Israel.
Yesterday I refinanced my loan. Now I will be out of debt much earlier and since my interest rate went down by 3.25% I'll be saving a lot of money. It makes me really happy and hopeful. Debt is the devil. I can't wait to be rid of it.
I think I'm going to flatten down my hair and walk across the street to the mall. (Speaking of debt...) No, it's the only place to go around here and I can't sit in my room all day. We don't leave for Atlanta for another 3 hours.
Oh yeah, I just finished The Grapes of Wrath. It was a really good, sad book. It tells the story of a family who lived during the Great Depression and their struggles. I highly recommend it.
Yesterday I refinanced my loan. Now I will be out of debt much earlier and since my interest rate went down by 3.25% I'll be saving a lot of money. It makes me really happy and hopeful. Debt is the devil. I can't wait to be rid of it.
I think I'm going to flatten down my hair and walk across the street to the mall. (Speaking of debt...) No, it's the only place to go around here and I can't sit in my room all day. We don't leave for Atlanta for another 3 hours.
Oh yeah, I just finished The Grapes of Wrath. It was a really good, sad book. It tells the story of a family who lived during the Great Depression and their struggles. I highly recommend it.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
What not to say.
The following is some communication that I've had with a guy on here who decided to message me earlier this year. I find it to be endlessly annoying and pathetically sad all at the same time.
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 12, 2007 5:04 AM
Subject: hey
Body: Hey there, how are you? I'm a Christian too, so that's great! You look great. You should shave your head bald...you will look fantastic since you have a gorgeous face. Please tell me what you think, ok? :)
-I didn't reply because I get random messages from guys and am not interested in communicating with people I don't know. Especially ones who tell me to shave my head and think it's great we're both Christians.-
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 13, 2007 2:28 AM
Subject: hey
Body: Hey did you get my message?
From: Grace
Date: Apr 13, 2007 6:05 AM
Body: yes, but i dont' normally reply to messages on here. especially not ones telling me i should shave my head.
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 14, 2007 1:09 AM
Subject: RE: RE: hey
Body: are you upset at me?
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 24, 2007 9:40 PM
Subject: so
Body: So are you upset at me?
From: Grace
Date: Apr 27, 2007 9:51 PM
Body:no. i'd have to care to be upset.
From: Isaac
Date: May 1, 2007 5:45 AM
Body: Can you please reply to the message I sent prior to this one?
From: Grace
Date: May 2, 2007 5:48 PM
Body: which one
From: Isaac
Date: May 2, 2007 10:54 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: so
Body: my initial one...
-ARE YOU KIDDING ME???-
From: Grace
Date: May 3, 2007 1:12 PM
Body: you need to be more specific. I don't like playing this back and forth thing.
From: Isaac
Date: May 3, 2007 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: so
Body: well, the message where I suggested you should shave your head...
-I never replied and didn't hear from him for 3 months. Then I get this-
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 14, 2007 8:39 AM
Subject: hey
Body: Hey there. How are you? I'm a Christian too so that's nice. What denomination are you? You have a gorgeous face. Please grow your hair out longer though. It will look really nice and feminine on you, alright? :) Besides, long hair is a woman's glory. Write back.
God bless!
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 15, 2007 12:35 AM
Subject: ?
Body: Did you get my message?
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 16, 2007 4:31 AM
Subject: reply
Body: Can you please reply to my message? :)
Grow your hair out. It will look great on you too.
-First, haven't we already been here? Second, DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO. Third, It will look really nice and feminine on you??? Fourth, are you kidding me?-
From: Grace
Date: Aug 16, 2007 12:17 PM
Body: Does this message sound familiar?
Hey there, how are you? I'm a Christian too, so that's great! You look great. You should shave your head bald...you will look fantastic since you have a gorgeous face. Please tell me what you think, ok? :)
Kind of like this one -
Hey there. How are you? I'm a Christian too so that's nice. What denomination are you? You have a gorgeous face. Please grow your hair out longer though. It will look really nice and feminine on you, alright? :) Besides, long hair is a woman's glory. Write back.
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 16, 2007 7:25 PM
Subject: RE: RE: reply
Body: Well the comment about shaving your head was actually a joke, alright? lol. Please write me back. Thanks.
-I hate LOLers-
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 25, 2007 11:59 PM
Subject: RE: RE: reply
Body: Please reply. Thanks! :)
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 2, 2007 5:24 AM
Subject: why
Body: Why are you not replying? :)
From: Grace
Date: Sep 4, 2007 10:11 AM
because i don't have anything to say to you.
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 5, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: RE: why
Body: but I did ask a question in the message I sent like 2 weeks ago...
-Seriously....-
From: Grace
Date: Sep 5, 2007 10:53 PM
Body: Do you not remember having this same annoying, pointless email exchange a few months ago? I obviously don't remember the question or didn't feel like answering it and you sending me these messages that say "i sent you a question 2 weeks ago" really don't help. How am I supposed to remember a question you sent me 2 weeks ago?
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 6, 2007 12:52 AM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: why
Body: Yes, you are right. You have probably forgotten by now. Well I guess I'll copy my message that was sent back then. :) Original message follows.
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Hey there. How are you? I'm a Christian too so that's nice. What denomination are you? You have a gorgeous face. Please grow your hair out longer though. It will look really nice and feminine on you, alright? :) Besides,the Bible says long hair is a woman's glory. Write back.
From: Grace
Date: Sep 5, 2007 11:58 PM
Body: And in response to that message I sent the message you sent me a few months ago that was almost identical. I do not like your comments about my hair. I will not grow my hair longer. It's actually shorter now. I like it that way. I look very nice and feminine. I don't need hair to make me feel or look a certain way. I'm guessing you don't have much interaction with females. Good interaction anyway.
So you don't keep asking me to answer your question, I am no denomination right now.
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 6, 2007 1:22 AM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: why
Body: I am non-denominational too, but attend a Baptist church. Why don't you like my comments about your hair? That message I sent a few months ago was not really serious, like I already explained. Also, I never said that you didn't look very nice and feminine. You have a great face and I have told you that. :) Why are you thinking I said that? Your hair is actually shorter than what? Anyways, all that I said was that longer hair looks really nice and it's Biblical too. So when did you get saved? Why are you guessing I don't have interaction with females?
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 6, 2007 1:57 AM
Subject: No Subject
Body: I do think you are pretty attractive, so I don't know what you thought...:)
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 10, 2007 6:53 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: why
Body: so...you don't want to reply to my message? Are you upset? :(
You have very nice feet, by the way.
I'm not sure why I haven't blocked this guy, except that it entertains me that someone can be this way. Anyone want to make bets about when I get the next message telling me what I should do to my hair or asking why I haven't replied to the message he sent. No, not the last message. The one before. You know, the one he sent two weeks ago?
I hope this has entertained you and if you're a man, made you feel like a Casanova because your interaction with females isn't like this.
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 12, 2007 5:04 AM
Subject: hey
Body: Hey there, how are you? I'm a Christian too, so that's great! You look great. You should shave your head bald...you will look fantastic since you have a gorgeous face. Please tell me what you think, ok? :)
-I didn't reply because I get random messages from guys and am not interested in communicating with people I don't know. Especially ones who tell me to shave my head and think it's great we're both Christians.-
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 13, 2007 2:28 AM
Subject: hey
Body: Hey did you get my message?
From: Grace
Date: Apr 13, 2007 6:05 AM
Body: yes, but i dont' normally reply to messages on here. especially not ones telling me i should shave my head.
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 14, 2007 1:09 AM
Subject: RE: RE: hey
Body: are you upset at me?
From: Isaac
Date: Apr 24, 2007 9:40 PM
Subject: so
Body: So are you upset at me?
From: Grace
Date: Apr 27, 2007 9:51 PM
Body:no. i'd have to care to be upset.
From: Isaac
Date: May 1, 2007 5:45 AM
Body: Can you please reply to the message I sent prior to this one?
From: Grace
Date: May 2, 2007 5:48 PM
Body: which one
From: Isaac
Date: May 2, 2007 10:54 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: so
Body: my initial one...
-ARE YOU KIDDING ME???-
From: Grace
Date: May 3, 2007 1:12 PM
Body: you need to be more specific. I don't like playing this back and forth thing.
From: Isaac
Date: May 3, 2007 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: so
Body: well, the message where I suggested you should shave your head...
-I never replied and didn't hear from him for 3 months. Then I get this-
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 14, 2007 8:39 AM
Subject: hey
Body: Hey there. How are you? I'm a Christian too so that's nice. What denomination are you? You have a gorgeous face. Please grow your hair out longer though. It will look really nice and feminine on you, alright? :) Besides, long hair is a woman's glory. Write back.
God bless!
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 15, 2007 12:35 AM
Subject: ?
Body: Did you get my message?
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 16, 2007 4:31 AM
Subject: reply
Body: Can you please reply to my message? :)
Grow your hair out. It will look great on you too.
-First, haven't we already been here? Second, DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO. Third, It will look really nice and feminine on you??? Fourth, are you kidding me?-
From: Grace
Date: Aug 16, 2007 12:17 PM
Body: Does this message sound familiar?
Hey there, how are you? I'm a Christian too, so that's great! You look great. You should shave your head bald...you will look fantastic since you have a gorgeous face. Please tell me what you think, ok? :)
Kind of like this one -
Hey there. How are you? I'm a Christian too so that's nice. What denomination are you? You have a gorgeous face. Please grow your hair out longer though. It will look really nice and feminine on you, alright? :) Besides, long hair is a woman's glory. Write back.
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 16, 2007 7:25 PM
Subject: RE: RE: reply
Body: Well the comment about shaving your head was actually a joke, alright? lol. Please write me back. Thanks.
-I hate LOLers-
From: Isaac
Date: Aug 25, 2007 11:59 PM
Subject: RE: RE: reply
Body: Please reply. Thanks! :)
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 2, 2007 5:24 AM
Subject: why
Body: Why are you not replying? :)
From: Grace
Date: Sep 4, 2007 10:11 AM
because i don't have anything to say to you.
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 5, 2007 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: RE: why
Body: but I did ask a question in the message I sent like 2 weeks ago...
-Seriously....-
From: Grace
Date: Sep 5, 2007 10:53 PM
Body: Do you not remember having this same annoying, pointless email exchange a few months ago? I obviously don't remember the question or didn't feel like answering it and you sending me these messages that say "i sent you a question 2 weeks ago" really don't help. How am I supposed to remember a question you sent me 2 weeks ago?
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 6, 2007 12:52 AM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: why
Body: Yes, you are right. You have probably forgotten by now. Well I guess I'll copy my message that was sent back then. :) Original message follows.
------------------------------------------------------
Hey there. How are you? I'm a Christian too so that's nice. What denomination are you? You have a gorgeous face. Please grow your hair out longer though. It will look really nice and feminine on you, alright? :) Besides,the Bible says long hair is a woman's glory. Write back.
From: Grace
Date: Sep 5, 2007 11:58 PM
Body: And in response to that message I sent the message you sent me a few months ago that was almost identical. I do not like your comments about my hair. I will not grow my hair longer. It's actually shorter now. I like it that way. I look very nice and feminine. I don't need hair to make me feel or look a certain way. I'm guessing you don't have much interaction with females. Good interaction anyway.
So you don't keep asking me to answer your question, I am no denomination right now.
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 6, 2007 1:22 AM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: why
Body: I am non-denominational too, but attend a Baptist church. Why don't you like my comments about your hair? That message I sent a few months ago was not really serious, like I already explained. Also, I never said that you didn't look very nice and feminine. You have a great face and I have told you that. :) Why are you thinking I said that? Your hair is actually shorter than what? Anyways, all that I said was that longer hair looks really nice and it's Biblical too. So when did you get saved? Why are you guessing I don't have interaction with females?
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 6, 2007 1:57 AM
Subject: No Subject
Body: I do think you are pretty attractive, so I don't know what you thought...:)
From: Isaac
Date: Sep 10, 2007 6:53 PM
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: why
Body: so...you don't want to reply to my message? Are you upset? :(
You have very nice feet, by the way.
I'm not sure why I haven't blocked this guy, except that it entertains me that someone can be this way. Anyone want to make bets about when I get the next message telling me what I should do to my hair or asking why I haven't replied to the message he sent. No, not the last message. The one before. You know, the one he sent two weeks ago?
I hope this has entertained you and if you're a man, made you feel like a Casanova because your interaction with females isn't like this.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
unspiration
That's what I'm experiencing right now. Or maybe I'm just trying to keep with the "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" motto. I'm feeling very imbalanced these days and it's getting old. I don't like very many things at the moment. I'm a big jerk. Oh well. Today was pretty good and then I started feeling this way again. I did have a crackacino (a 4 shot latte), which may have had something to do with the mood improvement earlier (that and mercilessly dragging Jamie around PTC running errands), but it's probably also responsible for why I can't sleep. Evidently caffiene takes about 7 hours to kick in for me. I should start drinking coffee before I go to sleep at night so it'll kick in about when I'm waking up and need it.
On a less grouchy note, the weather is fabulous. That could be the other reason I felt better. I also got to see lots of people I like tonight, but sadly it was mostly for a terrible reason. The Pollard's Granny passed away on Saturday. She was a very special lady and I'll really miss her. I know a lot of people will. I feel like myspace is a trivial place to talk about something so serious, but I guess it's part of my day and my life. I hate it for them.
I have to work tomorrow, which will either be really good cause it'll distract me from the voices in my head, or it will be really bad cause it will add more voices to the ones in my head :-P. I hope my passengers are nice and that by some miracle I feel like I got 8 hours of sleep instead of less than 5.
PS. I'm thankful Peter didn't get shot today when their stupid redneck neighbor decided to start randomly shooting into the woods while he was having a wander around. If he had gotten shot then I would've had to kill the stupid guy. Then I'd NEVER get hired by anyone else. Would've just messed everything up. :-P
On a less grouchy note, the weather is fabulous. That could be the other reason I felt better. I also got to see lots of people I like tonight, but sadly it was mostly for a terrible reason. The Pollard's Granny passed away on Saturday. She was a very special lady and I'll really miss her. I know a lot of people will. I feel like myspace is a trivial place to talk about something so serious, but I guess it's part of my day and my life. I hate it for them.
I have to work tomorrow, which will either be really good cause it'll distract me from the voices in my head, or it will be really bad cause it will add more voices to the ones in my head :-P. I hope my passengers are nice and that by some miracle I feel like I got 8 hours of sleep instead of less than 5.
PS. I'm thankful Peter didn't get shot today when their stupid redneck neighbor decided to start randomly shooting into the woods while he was having a wander around. If he had gotten shot then I would've had to kill the stupid guy. Then I'd NEVER get hired by anyone else. Would've just messed everything up. :-P
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
This really wasn’t meant to be this long
WToday was a very difficult day full of decisions and emotions. I took a nap by the pool here in Texas and had to decide if I was going to lie on my back or my stomach. I thought I lost my contact case and lotion and was very upset. But then I found it (the emotional roller coaster!) I had to decide between lots of hot breakfast combinations. My toe hurt. It was a rough day.
We got the long day of work over with yesterday. Then I had some great seafood gumbo in Ft. Walton Beach. My pilots are really fun. They liked to make up new names for me and announce them over the PA. The thing is, they're usually names that are more appropriate for "adult entertainers" than for flight attendants. Though I've heard that there are those who do both... It's amusing though. Sometimes I can hear them laughing through the cockpit door.
I'm wondering what is a good way to express appreciation to someone you don't know. It's for a girl. I know that I like Starbucks cards, and most people I know do, but am not sure if she would.
Israel just got back from Australia. He's going to be working for an Australian company, but still living in China near where he lives now. This line from the email he sent me made me really happy "You should plan on coming down later in the fall. Also next spring we're going to go an a hunting trip in the outback. I already told them you were coming. " Woo hoo!! I'm going to Australia.
I also spoke to someone who said my desired airline should begin hiring non-language flight attendants mid October. I hope... and then I hope they hire me. They better.
I need to start heading toward bed and since the wireless sucks and the cable is a foot long, I'm pretty much glued to the desk.
Oh yeah, I can't believe I haven't blogged about this yet. Last week I flew back from Omaha. A young woman got on the plane followed by a cute little boy. They sat in row 7. This was a midday, midweek flight which usually has mostly business men on it. As I was going through checking everything I noticed that she was nursing this child. No blanket but shirt pulled down enough. Then I came back through again and saw that she had switched him to the other breast. Problem was, she never bothered to cover the first one back up and he was messing with this fully exposed breast. I was so shocked, as were most of the men around her. I asked her how old he was to find out if he was a lap child or ticketed. He was over 2. He fell asleep so I let her keep him on her lap. There was another employee traveling and I had been telling her what was going on. Then I go to the part where I had to start doing my announcement where I ask everyone to direct their attention to the front of the cabin and listen carefully. I looked at the other employee and we were both thinking "yeah right!!" and started laughing. I knew no one was going to be looking at me or listening to anything I said. I didn't know what to do. Where is the line between breastfeeding and public indecency? I also keep hearing stories about airlines getting sued because of breastfeeding issues.... BUT STILL!! There were several more times during this flight where I'd walk past and have a conversation with this lady as her entire shirt was pulled up over both breasts!! Crazy crazy crazy...
I just took an ambien since I have to get up really early and am already running on fumes. It makes me feel woozy and I might start saying things I shouldn't. So goodnight Texas!
Currently reading : The Grapes of Wrath By John Steinbeck
We got the long day of work over with yesterday. Then I had some great seafood gumbo in Ft. Walton Beach. My pilots are really fun. They liked to make up new names for me and announce them over the PA. The thing is, they're usually names that are more appropriate for "adult entertainers" than for flight attendants. Though I've heard that there are those who do both... It's amusing though. Sometimes I can hear them laughing through the cockpit door.
I'm wondering what is a good way to express appreciation to someone you don't know. It's for a girl. I know that I like Starbucks cards, and most people I know do, but am not sure if she would.
Israel just got back from Australia. He's going to be working for an Australian company, but still living in China near where he lives now. This line from the email he sent me made me really happy "You should plan on coming down later in the fall. Also next spring we're going to go an a hunting trip in the outback. I already told them you were coming. " Woo hoo!! I'm going to Australia.
I also spoke to someone who said my desired airline should begin hiring non-language flight attendants mid October. I hope... and then I hope they hire me. They better.
I need to start heading toward bed and since the wireless sucks and the cable is a foot long, I'm pretty much glued to the desk.
Oh yeah, I can't believe I haven't blogged about this yet. Last week I flew back from Omaha. A young woman got on the plane followed by a cute little boy. They sat in row 7. This was a midday, midweek flight which usually has mostly business men on it. As I was going through checking everything I noticed that she was nursing this child. No blanket but shirt pulled down enough. Then I came back through again and saw that she had switched him to the other breast. Problem was, she never bothered to cover the first one back up and he was messing with this fully exposed breast. I was so shocked, as were most of the men around her. I asked her how old he was to find out if he was a lap child or ticketed. He was over 2. He fell asleep so I let her keep him on her lap. There was another employee traveling and I had been telling her what was going on. Then I go to the part where I had to start doing my announcement where I ask everyone to direct their attention to the front of the cabin and listen carefully. I looked at the other employee and we were both thinking "yeah right!!" and started laughing. I knew no one was going to be looking at me or listening to anything I said. I didn't know what to do. Where is the line between breastfeeding and public indecency? I also keep hearing stories about airlines getting sued because of breastfeeding issues.... BUT STILL!! There were several more times during this flight where I'd walk past and have a conversation with this lady as her entire shirt was pulled up over both breasts!! Crazy crazy crazy...
I just took an ambien since I have to get up really early and am already running on fumes. It makes me feel woozy and I might start saying things I shouldn't. So goodnight Texas!
Currently reading : The Grapes of Wrath By John Steinbeck
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Callooh! Callay!
Other than the fact that I just shut my nose in the pantry door, I'm the happiest little bird right now. I've been fretting about my schedule for a few days now. I know I talk about scheduling a lot, but they pretty much rule my life. I prayed really hard all day and then finally talked to someone nice, and they swapped my trip. Now instead of getting to work at 628am and finishing on Friday after 7pm, I go in at 816am and finish early Friday afternoon. It makes me so happy. Such a relief.
Today, for the first time in a long time, I voluntarily got up before 830am. Part of it was because I had to call scheduling.. Another part was that the trash truck came by and I hadn't moved my car and was afraid they wouldn't get the trash and my whole house would hate me (it was fine). And the other part was that I've been a huge slacker when it comes to my room and doing chores lately. I had already gotten so much done by the time Radio Free Lunch came on that I felt like I had just had an extra day off :-P. In the cleaning process I found the left shoe of of one of my favorite pairs of shoes (my pointy Nine West stiletto sling-backs). I thought they were lost and gone forever so it made me happy. I still am missing another one of my shoes which really puzzles me. Maybe someone with only one leg really wanted it...
Tonight I saw my favorite baby sister play volleyball. She's a little rock star and way cooler than I could ever dream of being.
I just have to say I'm much happier now than when I woke up. It's nice to get a "yes" from God every now and then :). It's packing time.
Today, for the first time in a long time, I voluntarily got up before 830am. Part of it was because I had to call scheduling.. Another part was that the trash truck came by and I hadn't moved my car and was afraid they wouldn't get the trash and my whole house would hate me (it was fine). And the other part was that I've been a huge slacker when it comes to my room and doing chores lately. I had already gotten so much done by the time Radio Free Lunch came on that I felt like I had just had an extra day off :-P. In the cleaning process I found the left shoe of of one of my favorite pairs of shoes (my pointy Nine West stiletto sling-backs). I thought they were lost and gone forever so it made me happy. I still am missing another one of my shoes which really puzzles me. Maybe someone with only one leg really wanted it...
Tonight I saw my favorite baby sister play volleyball. She's a little rock star and way cooler than I could ever dream of being.
I just have to say I'm much happier now than when I woke up. It's nice to get a "yes" from God every now and then :). It's packing time.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
sleepaphobia
That's what I have. I've been tired enough to fall asleep all day, yet now that I'm home and in my own bed, I'm still awake. I don't know what the deal is. My life is too busy these days. My mind won't slow down with all the things I have to do. I need to swap my trip but now they've changed the rules to make it more difficult for me. They hate me. I dreamed the other night that I got hired by the airline I want to get hired by. I was so happy and in my dream I was asking if this was a dream and if I was going to wake up and find out that I didn't really have the job... My subconscious loves to toy with me. Today I spent most of my day participating in wedding activities. First was Amie's wedding shower at her church. That was followed by a 4 hour wedding invitation session at Tanya's. I'm so tired. Not from that. Just from busyness and having fun.
I've had so many odd things happen at work lately but have been too tired or too busy to blog about them. I was on a "go to sleep quickly" roll for a while, but it seems to have left me. Also, whenever I'm really tired I think of lots of things to blog about, but when I actually sit down at the computer I can't think of them. I should make notes. Will have to work on that.
Am jealous of my fabulous older brother as he is currently interviewing for a new job in Australia. I think he'll still be living in China but will be spending time down there as well. Again, I'm jealous. Sometimes I wonder if I'm in the wrong line of work. I feel like my life is very ordinary sometimes, and that's the last thing I want. It's kind of overwhelming and amazing all at the same time how many choices we have of what to do with our lives. There are so many places to live. So many jobs to have. So much education available. I know, right now, I've chosen things that are important to me - being around my family and friends and paying off bills - and made my decisions based on those, and that's fine, but I don't want to become so comfortable that I miss out on opportunities and don't try other things.
I guess that's enough thinking for now. Maybe I'll give sleep a shot since it's nearly midnight.
PS. Between, Georgia was a great book.
I've had so many odd things happen at work lately but have been too tired or too busy to blog about them. I was on a "go to sleep quickly" roll for a while, but it seems to have left me. Also, whenever I'm really tired I think of lots of things to blog about, but when I actually sit down at the computer I can't think of them. I should make notes. Will have to work on that.
Am jealous of my fabulous older brother as he is currently interviewing for a new job in Australia. I think he'll still be living in China but will be spending time down there as well. Again, I'm jealous. Sometimes I wonder if I'm in the wrong line of work. I feel like my life is very ordinary sometimes, and that's the last thing I want. It's kind of overwhelming and amazing all at the same time how many choices we have of what to do with our lives. There are so many places to live. So many jobs to have. So much education available. I know, right now, I've chosen things that are important to me - being around my family and friends and paying off bills - and made my decisions based on those, and that's fine, but I don't want to become so comfortable that I miss out on opportunities and don't try other things.
I guess that's enough thinking for now. Maybe I'll give sleep a shot since it's nearly midnight.
PS. Between, Georgia was a great book.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Omaha... somewhere in middle America...
I wrote a blog this morning about what a nice weekend I had, blah blah blah, and there was a myspace error and it went away. Now I'm in Omaha. I'm tired. I'm irritated. I've been trying non stop to arrange my schedule around everyone else's stuff and then they keep changing things. I think I'm just going to say screw it and bid for what I want. I'm the one who has to deal with the schedules I bid for anyway. Not the people who I arrange my whole schedule for a few hours with them and then never see or hear from them otherwise... Yes, I'm irritated and probably should be sleeping and not blogging.
Work has also been an exercise in futility lately. It feels like I've spent more time sitting at the airport, riding as a passenger, or riding empty planes, than I have actually working. I've been home unexpectedly two nights lately, but I've gotten there so late everyone has already been sleeping for hours.
I need to remind myself what I nice weekend I had. I have also had to remind myself that there are lots of people I know who have regular 9-5 jobs who have less social life than I do. I just sometimes feel like entire days of my life are drifting by, spent sitting on a plane or in an airport.
I read a really cute book called "The Little Grey Men". It was recommended as a childhood favorite by a friend. It was about gnomes and woodland life and I quite enjoyed it. I am glad I'm not a gnome. Now I'm reading "Between, Georgia". I found it in the lounge but it's really good. It's crazy how involved I get in books sometimes. I guess that's why we enjoy reading. Sometimes I'll be sitting in the galley reading and when I stop I have to take a minute to remember that I'm in a metal tube flying through the sky. It's nice to be able to live a little bit of someone else's life for a minute.
Currently reading : Between, Georgia By Joshilyn Jackson
Work has also been an exercise in futility lately. It feels like I've spent more time sitting at the airport, riding as a passenger, or riding empty planes, than I have actually working. I've been home unexpectedly two nights lately, but I've gotten there so late everyone has already been sleeping for hours.
I need to remind myself what I nice weekend I had. I have also had to remind myself that there are lots of people I know who have regular 9-5 jobs who have less social life than I do. I just sometimes feel like entire days of my life are drifting by, spent sitting on a plane or in an airport.
I read a really cute book called "The Little Grey Men". It was recommended as a childhood favorite by a friend. It was about gnomes and woodland life and I quite enjoyed it. I am glad I'm not a gnome. Now I'm reading "Between, Georgia". I found it in the lounge but it's really good. It's crazy how involved I get in books sometimes. I guess that's why we enjoy reading. Sometimes I'll be sitting in the galley reading and when I stop I have to take a minute to remember that I'm in a metal tube flying through the sky. It's nice to be able to live a little bit of someone else's life for a minute.
Currently reading : Between, Georgia By Joshilyn Jackson
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