Of all the places to be completely bored, I never thought it'd be the same city as one of the biggest military bases... All I have to show for today is a very sunburned right side of my body and a finished book. I guess it could be worse. I could be sunburned all over and not have read anything. Or I could've been flying 5 legs today and still be out there. They swapped my trip last minute for me yesterday so I can get off in time to go to Amie's rehearsal. It also means I don't have to do 6 flights on Thursday. That's just ridiculous. Anyway, I've made some good progress on my scheduling issues and it's only the second of the month. Amazing.
Yesterday I found out that someone I thought was 23 was actually 33. This was so surprising and changed my view of the person in such a way that it makes me wonder if age stereotyping is wrong - if in fact that's what I'm doing. I find that when I meet someone I automatically want to know how old they are. Part of it is to know what classifications they might fit in. If they've been married. How long they've been at their job. How long they should have been at their job. If they have children. I feel kind of unfair immediately wanting to know how old someone is, but at the same time, I'm not going to stop asking. If I think about it from a personal perspective, I would rather someone ask how old I am, 26, than assume I'm 22 or 23 like happens a lot, because I don't want their impression of me to be based on me being 23. I guess though, if someone is older, they wouldn't want you to view them as an "old person" based on their age instead of how they act. I don't know if this makes sense. I basically want to know if I'm a terrible person for using a person's age to form my opinion of them. I know it's only one of the many facts about a person, but I've seen lately that just that number plays a huge impact in my mind.
That's all I have for now. I'm going to put my sunburned face and pizza filled belly to bed. 5:15 is early even if it's in Central time. Oh yeah, Middlesex (it's a book)... very interesting. Very honest and a bit raw at times. Definitely one of those books that takes you to where they are. I was wondering why it was taking me so long to get through until I saw that it was 529 pages. Gives an interesting glimpse into the Greek culture and also into the life of a hermaphrodite. That plus pizza could provide some crazy dreams :-P. We shall see.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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
Thursday, August 30, 2007
killing time.
I'm currently squatting in the jetway at the Manchester airport. It's the only place I can get consistent internet without going up into the terminal. We just had to deplane because of a minor maintenance issue. The people are thrilled. They were thrilled when they got on the plane in the first place. I love my job :-D.
It's a beautiful day to be flying... Or sitting in a jetway :). I had the weirdest dreams last night. I've noticed that I seem to have a lot of dreams about houses or homes. Last night I dreamed I was staying in this apartment with a few friends. We were all crashing on the couches and floors. One day I went upstairs and discovered this really fancy bathroom and bedroom area. Couldn't figure out why we weren't using it. It had basically a shower room so I decided to use it. I noticed lots of bugs on the walls. I figured it was because the bathroom hadn't been used much. I figured the best way to get rid of them was to spray them with shower cleaner and kill them. (It's hard to kill bugs when you're naked.) I also noticed that I had a tattoo basically all over the back of my body. The top of it was red and black. I think part of a woman or something and then the whole rest of the back of me, legs and all, was tattood black. Then I realized it was time for breakfast. I had wanted to get breakfast in the hotel since it was free and in my dream my friends had already gone somewhere else to eat. Breakfast ended at 10am and in my dream it was 9:59. Needless to say, I have weird dreams. I don't think they really mean anything. I had been thinking about Amy's new tattoo last night so maybe that's where that came from... Who knows.
I'm getting used to my new hair. I got a lot of compliments yesterday and got hit on so it must not be ugly.
The plane is fixed.
It's a beautiful day to be flying... Or sitting in a jetway :). I had the weirdest dreams last night. I've noticed that I seem to have a lot of dreams about houses or homes. Last night I dreamed I was staying in this apartment with a few friends. We were all crashing on the couches and floors. One day I went upstairs and discovered this really fancy bathroom and bedroom area. Couldn't figure out why we weren't using it. It had basically a shower room so I decided to use it. I noticed lots of bugs on the walls. I figured it was because the bathroom hadn't been used much. I figured the best way to get rid of them was to spray them with shower cleaner and kill them. (It's hard to kill bugs when you're naked.) I also noticed that I had a tattoo basically all over the back of my body. The top of it was red and black. I think part of a woman or something and then the whole rest of the back of me, legs and all, was tattood black. Then I realized it was time for breakfast. I had wanted to get breakfast in the hotel since it was free and in my dream my friends had already gone somewhere else to eat. Breakfast ended at 10am and in my dream it was 9:59. Needless to say, I have weird dreams. I don't think they really mean anything. I had been thinking about Amy's new tattoo last night so maybe that's where that came from... Who knows.
I'm getting used to my new hair. I got a lot of compliments yesterday and got hit on so it must not be ugly.
The plane is fixed.
Monday, August 27, 2007
monday, monday...
Peter and I drove at least 3000 miles today. At least. And now I have dark brown/red hair. It was fun. We listened to lots of music. Peter put Beyonce to shame with his singing. We drove to Chattanooga today to get my hair done. It was fun. It's kind of a long story that starts with a passenger I met on my second trip ever two years ago. He's a stylist in CHA and does hair classes. Today's was called ForeverRed, hence the red hair. It took two times to get it right. The first time I ended up looking like a calico cat. We decided it wasn't really my style and tried again. Then we took a jaunt further north and said howdy to Joy. It's kind of funny to just drive to Tennessee for the day. Maybe not so much funny as odd. But we had a good time so it was well worth it.
The phone is ringing and I'm sleepy so I'm off.
The phone is ringing and I'm sleepy so I'm off.
Friday, August 24, 2007
At least it was before I had coffee
It's 4:50am on Saturday and I was doing what everyone dreams of doing at this time of day and week - getting ready for work. Doing a pretty good job as well. Showered, making coffee, putting my contacts in, packing my stuff as I go. It's a pain, but I can deal with it because I'll be home by 1pm. Then the phone rings and we've been canceled. We leave here at 3pm. Blah... Now I'm going to have to try to go back to sleep. On the up side, I'm glad they didn't wait til we got to the airport, but on the downside, it would've been nice 30 minutes ago.
This trip has been one of those trips. We're having some crew compatibility issues that I am not free to discuss on here. But we figured everything should go well today since people have to get home and have flights to make. I knew that would be too good to be true. I guess I'm going to try to sleep again.
This trip has been one of those trips. We're having some crew compatibility issues that I am not free to discuss on here. But we figured everything should go well today since people have to get home and have flights to make. I knew that would be too good to be true. I guess I'm going to try to sleep again.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
dilemma
I'm standing in my room surveying the result of moving somewhere, leaving immediately for work, coming back, unpacking, leaving for another trip, going on vacation... I'm feeling motivated. It needs to get cleaned up and organized (I'd like to find my camera cord so I can download my vacation pictures) but I can't even figure out how to get to my closet where most of the stuff needs to end up... The obstacles that lie between it and me seem a bit insurmountable. I could take the Kathryn approach and divide the room in pieces, gradually working my way toward the closet.
It's strange that I live with six other people and last night Molly was the only other one here and today I am alone. Pretty nice. That's one of the perks of living with airline folk. If any of you ever need roommates but want to live alone I highly recommend this method. Juat ask Jamie and Jonathan's roommate.
Just wanted to say sorry to Peter for spilling the beans on his breast reduction. I'm just so excited for him :-P. I dreamed people were getting hired at the Big D. I need to be one of them. We're starting to have to serve their signature drinks on our flights and I'm not a fan. I don't want to be serving them unless I can be wearing the red dress while I do it.
Off to divide and conquer.
PS. I lost my drivers license and debit card between leaving Roya's Sunday and getting to Atlanta. The bad thing is, I'm kind of happy I have to replace my drivers license cause my picture looked so bad. Oh vanity!! Another thrilling thing I get to do today.
It's strange that I live with six other people and last night Molly was the only other one here and today I am alone. Pretty nice. That's one of the perks of living with airline folk. If any of you ever need roommates but want to live alone I highly recommend this method. Juat ask Jamie and Jonathan's roommate.
Just wanted to say sorry to Peter for spilling the beans on his breast reduction. I'm just so excited for him :-P. I dreamed people were getting hired at the Big D. I need to be one of them. We're starting to have to serve their signature drinks on our flights and I'm not a fan. I don't want to be serving them unless I can be wearing the red dress while I do it.
Off to divide and conquer.
PS. I lost my drivers license and debit card between leaving Roya's Sunday and getting to Atlanta. The bad thing is, I'm kind of happy I have to replace my drivers license cause my picture looked so bad. Oh vanity!! Another thrilling thing I get to do today.
Monday, August 20, 2007
all things bright and beautiful
I like when good things happen to the people I love. There seems to be a dearth of goodness lately so it makes me happy to hear about job interviews, possible romances, possible breast reductions... All sorts of good fun things.
I'm home from California. It was a really good trip. I feel like I haven't been at work in ages, which I think is the point of vacation. I'm supposed to go back Wednesday but there's the possibility I'll go back Tuesday instead.
I don't really have anything to say. I'm watching Friends with Molly and that makes me happy as well.
I'm home from California. It was a really good trip. I feel like I haven't been at work in ages, which I think is the point of vacation. I'm supposed to go back Wednesday but there's the possibility I'll go back Tuesday instead.
I don't really have anything to say. I'm watching Friends with Molly and that makes me happy as well.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
CA wanderings
In the past 36 hours I have experienced a greater variety of temperature and terrain than I have in quite a while. I left hot, humid Atlanta yesterday am and arrived in cool, foggy San Francisco several hours later. Then within another hour I was out of the city where it was warm and dry. Today Christine and I drove from Concord to Yosemite. The variety of landscape and vegetation our here is astounding. We saw El Capitan and Half Dome. This makes me feel like I've seen a little piece of my family history as I've grown up hearing stories about these places from my father and about my grandfather. The scenery was breathtaking. I'll put pictures up because I feel that it's ridiculous to even try to explain how amazing it is.
I got out here yesterday and we spent a little while in the afternoon checking out the consignment stores around here. We went in one where you can buy Manolos for $150. USED. And they look used. It's ridiculous. We had a good time and I was once again reminded that just because it has a famous label on it or was once purchased by a rich lady DOES NOT by any means mean that it will be attractive. Very amusing.
Later we went home and made a scrumptious dinner of steak (Christine knows my heart), mushrooms, arugula salad with goat cheese, purple onions, and corn, and fried, breaded abalone that one of their friends dove for on Sunday. It was amazing, as are all Christine's meals. Even the sandwiches she packed today were interesting (in a good way). Leftover steak with onions, cheese, peppers (and I don't really even like peppers), fresh basil and arugula on some kind of cheesy bread. The moral of the story is, I hope one day I learn how to use flavors and ingredients as well as she does. Nothing is plain and everything is so good.
Now I'm le tired because it's 2am according to el body del Grace. I think it's pretty amazing that I flew across the country yesterday for nothing. It makes me happy and like my job a little more (being on vacation also helps :-D.)
I got out here yesterday and we spent a little while in the afternoon checking out the consignment stores around here. We went in one where you can buy Manolos for $150. USED. And they look used. It's ridiculous. We had a good time and I was once again reminded that just because it has a famous label on it or was once purchased by a rich lady DOES NOT by any means mean that it will be attractive. Very amusing.
Later we went home and made a scrumptious dinner of steak (Christine knows my heart), mushrooms, arugula salad with goat cheese, purple onions, and corn, and fried, breaded abalone that one of their friends dove for on Sunday. It was amazing, as are all Christine's meals. Even the sandwiches she packed today were interesting (in a good way). Leftover steak with onions, cheese, peppers (and I don't really even like peppers), fresh basil and arugula on some kind of cheesy bread. The moral of the story is, I hope one day I learn how to use flavors and ingredients as well as she does. Nothing is plain and everything is so good.
Now I'm le tired because it's 2am according to el body del Grace. I think it's pretty amazing that I flew across the country yesterday for nothing. It makes me happy and like my job a little more (being on vacation also helps :-D.)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
...everyone should hear: you were meant for amazing things
It's funny how God has such amazing things for us, yet we choose to live our lives our own way thinking we can come up with more amazing things... We are silly, silly people. I'm glad that God is aware of our silliness and still loves us.
This is a line from one of the songs I'm playing this weekend and I really like it. It's "Umbrellas" by Sleeping at Last. It's a very beautiful, loving song.
I'm trying to think what I can do with my morning and early afternoon here in Knoxville where I won't have to look back and think that I wasted my day. I think reading falls into the not wasting time category. I'm really irritated with myself because last night, in my haste to get off the plane, I left a big bag of food I had bought for the trip. I usually don't bring stuff that has to stay cool for this exact reason. I had lunch meat, cheese, a whole bag of cherries, celery, and hummus. If there was anything else I'd rather not remember it. I hate wasting. Oh well.
I had the weirdest dreams this morning. I dreamed I paid a $600 bill for dinner. I was really worried that I didn't have enough money to cover it. That might have come from the conversations I had last night with these guys who were telling us how much they made and flashing around lots of hundreds in their wallets. I also dreamed I was visiting my grandparents and my grandpa would sneak up on the roof of their house to smoke... Which is ridiculous because as long as I can remember he's never smoked and he's very health conscious. There were more but I've forgotten them.
Yesterday was a nightmare passenger-wise. The trip didn't get off to a good start because the plane we were supposed to take to Chicago for our first round trip was very late. This in turn made us very late and made our passengers very grumpy. We had stupid non-revvers who seemed to think it was open seating and just sat in the first available seats and then got all huffy when they had to move. They were like oh, we didn't even look at our boarding passes... I'm like well, those numbers are there just for kicks... Arg. It still annoys me. This is all while we're trying to hurry back to Atlanta because we're late and people have connections. One old guy got on the plane and was like now I see why the ticket prices are so high - they're hiring fashion models for flight attendants. We all laughed - arent' you just the funniest, thankyou. Then during the beverage service he goes off on me cause we don't have any beer. Writes all this stuff down. Complains cause he's a stockholder and there should be beer on the flight. Who is responsible for there not being any beer. I try to appease him by offering him wine or a mixed drink. He informs me (because I'm a stupid idiot) that wine is not beer. There are beer drinkers and wine drinkers. All this time I'm thinking, that's funny cause the 3 other people that wanted beer were content with a mixed drink... So let's hope I don't get fired for not having beer on here. I also thought it was odd that he claimed to be a stockholder but was complaining about the price of tickets... That is just a sample of what we dealt with yesterday. Sometimes I love people so much I want to squeeze them... to death :-P.
I'm going to go enjoy my music, my tortillas and tuna, and a book. Hopefully today's passengers will be friendlier and I don't leave anything else important on the plane.
Don't ever forget that you were meant for amazing things.
This is a line from one of the songs I'm playing this weekend and I really like it. It's "Umbrellas" by Sleeping at Last. It's a very beautiful, loving song.
I'm trying to think what I can do with my morning and early afternoon here in Knoxville where I won't have to look back and think that I wasted my day. I think reading falls into the not wasting time category. I'm really irritated with myself because last night, in my haste to get off the plane, I left a big bag of food I had bought for the trip. I usually don't bring stuff that has to stay cool for this exact reason. I had lunch meat, cheese, a whole bag of cherries, celery, and hummus. If there was anything else I'd rather not remember it. I hate wasting. Oh well.
I had the weirdest dreams this morning. I dreamed I paid a $600 bill for dinner. I was really worried that I didn't have enough money to cover it. That might have come from the conversations I had last night with these guys who were telling us how much they made and flashing around lots of hundreds in their wallets. I also dreamed I was visiting my grandparents and my grandpa would sneak up on the roof of their house to smoke... Which is ridiculous because as long as I can remember he's never smoked and he's very health conscious. There were more but I've forgotten them.
Yesterday was a nightmare passenger-wise. The trip didn't get off to a good start because the plane we were supposed to take to Chicago for our first round trip was very late. This in turn made us very late and made our passengers very grumpy. We had stupid non-revvers who seemed to think it was open seating and just sat in the first available seats and then got all huffy when they had to move. They were like oh, we didn't even look at our boarding passes... I'm like well, those numbers are there just for kicks... Arg. It still annoys me. This is all while we're trying to hurry back to Atlanta because we're late and people have connections. One old guy got on the plane and was like now I see why the ticket prices are so high - they're hiring fashion models for flight attendants. We all laughed - arent' you just the funniest, thankyou. Then during the beverage service he goes off on me cause we don't have any beer. Writes all this stuff down. Complains cause he's a stockholder and there should be beer on the flight. Who is responsible for there not being any beer. I try to appease him by offering him wine or a mixed drink. He informs me (because I'm a stupid idiot) that wine is not beer. There are beer drinkers and wine drinkers. All this time I'm thinking, that's funny cause the 3 other people that wanted beer were content with a mixed drink... So let's hope I don't get fired for not having beer on here. I also thought it was odd that he claimed to be a stockholder but was complaining about the price of tickets... That is just a sample of what we dealt with yesterday. Sometimes I love people so much I want to squeeze them... to death :-P.
I'm going to go enjoy my music, my tortillas and tuna, and a book. Hopefully today's passengers will be friendlier and I don't leave anything else important on the plane.
Don't ever forget that you were meant for amazing things.
Monday, August 6, 2007
too lazy for subjects
I am currently listening to two songs on repeat. I hope no one else in the house can hear me cause I think they would be really annoyed, but this is what I have to do when I'm trying to learn a song that I don't have music to. I can make up something but only once the song is in my head. I'm playing two songs in Amie's little sister's wedding on Saturday. As of this morning I'm actually going to be off for it, which is pretty cool. I have to work at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon and get home around 10pm on Friday night. Then my vacation starts :). Woo hoo!!
I feel like I need two consecutive days at home. One to do nothing like I'm doing right now, and one to get all the things done that I need to get done. This room that I now live in is a mess. I haven't found places for everything yet. I still have stuff piled in the garage to sort and put away. And I'm doing nothing. Oh well. It's also incredibly hot everywhere, including my room, which doesn't really motivate me to do anything. I might take a nap. I got dropped off here at about 2:30 this morning after visiting Joy, but because I had a lot of caffiene to stay awake driving back I couldn't go to sleep til almost 4. Then I got up around 10:30. I've discovered another annoyance about my room. People seem to like to tap dance on the floor above me while I'm sleeping. Not very nice in my book. Oh yeah, I think I'm going to have to give up shaving because this shower is about 2 feet square. I tried to shave in there the other day and I think it's humanly impossible.
Nap time.
I feel like I need two consecutive days at home. One to do nothing like I'm doing right now, and one to get all the things done that I need to get done. This room that I now live in is a mess. I haven't found places for everything yet. I still have stuff piled in the garage to sort and put away. And I'm doing nothing. Oh well. It's also incredibly hot everywhere, including my room, which doesn't really motivate me to do anything. I might take a nap. I got dropped off here at about 2:30 this morning after visiting Joy, but because I had a lot of caffiene to stay awake driving back I couldn't go to sleep til almost 4. Then I got up around 10:30. I've discovered another annoyance about my room. People seem to like to tap dance on the floor above me while I'm sleeping. Not very nice in my book. Oh yeah, I think I'm going to have to give up shaving because this shower is about 2 feet square. I tried to shave in there the other day and I think it's humanly impossible.
Nap time.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
live from Chicago
I'm not sure how this is working but I managed to get online even though it said it was going to charge me $9.99... So far so good.
I finally have a trip where I don't have to duty in at 515 every morning. It's been nice. The part that hasn't been nice is that I've been feeling like my job has become my life. More than once lately I've found myself wishing I had a job where I was at home every night so when my friends and family want to spend time with me I can do it. I feel like I'm missing out on so many important things. I've already been feeling detached and now I'm wondering if it's my fault. Maybe I've become a bad/unavailable friend and not realized it. I've been upset at times because people that I thought I was close to don't seem to act like I am, but maybe I'm never around when they need me... I have no intentions of quitting my job. I'm just looking forward to when I have a more regular schedule. The last few weeks have been crazy. I've only had two out of the last fifteen days off, which is never good for my sanity. Also, the whole moving thing has taken up a lot of physical and emotional energy.
Then on the other hand, because of my job I get to see other friends of mine more than I would without. I got to see Amy and Shane Thursday night and Friday morning, which was really fun. I don't know... I think I just need a break. I've had to turn down a lot of invitations to get together lately and it's really bothering me. I'm afraid that if I say no too many times people will stop asking. If I'm not around enough people will adjust and no longer notice I'm not around. It's not like I haven't been doing this for the past 2 years, but still...
I'm sitting here in my hotel in Chicago. Problem is, we're actually pretty far out in the suburbs so there isn't anything to do around here. Last night when we flew in it was really pretty though. I could see the skyline along the lake and golden grid of streets. It's a huge city. The passengers we've had these past 2 days have been unbelievably high maintenance. Some have been fun. Some have been really annoying.. It's all good.
And I'm going to see Joy tonight, which always makes me happy.
I finally have a trip where I don't have to duty in at 515 every morning. It's been nice. The part that hasn't been nice is that I've been feeling like my job has become my life. More than once lately I've found myself wishing I had a job where I was at home every night so when my friends and family want to spend time with me I can do it. I feel like I'm missing out on so many important things. I've already been feeling detached and now I'm wondering if it's my fault. Maybe I've become a bad/unavailable friend and not realized it. I've been upset at times because people that I thought I was close to don't seem to act like I am, but maybe I'm never around when they need me... I have no intentions of quitting my job. I'm just looking forward to when I have a more regular schedule. The last few weeks have been crazy. I've only had two out of the last fifteen days off, which is never good for my sanity. Also, the whole moving thing has taken up a lot of physical and emotional energy.
Then on the other hand, because of my job I get to see other friends of mine more than I would without. I got to see Amy and Shane Thursday night and Friday morning, which was really fun. I don't know... I think I just need a break. I've had to turn down a lot of invitations to get together lately and it's really bothering me. I'm afraid that if I say no too many times people will stop asking. If I'm not around enough people will adjust and no longer notice I'm not around. It's not like I haven't been doing this for the past 2 years, but still...
I'm sitting here in my hotel in Chicago. Problem is, we're actually pretty far out in the suburbs so there isn't anything to do around here. Last night when we flew in it was really pretty though. I could see the skyline along the lake and golden grid of streets. It's a huge city. The passengers we've had these past 2 days have been unbelievably high maintenance. Some have been fun. Some have been really annoying.. It's all good.
And I'm going to see Joy tonight, which always makes me happy.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
new empty spaces
I just spent my first night in my new room. My family and J helped me move all my stuff yesterday and last night and M&M's garage is now half full of my junk. I can't believe how much stuff I have. A lot of it is to be gotten rid of, but I still have a lot. The room has a huge double window which makes me happy. The closet is about 1/3 the size of my last one though, which doesn't make me happy. The girl that lived in here before me just came and got the last of her stuff so I'm going to see if I can make it look like a room in here. Should be jolly good times. I know you're all jealous.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
ATRs and the Pacific
Oh yeah...
I'm not sure if anyone else will think this is funny, but it made me laugh so hard I want to write it down so when I need something to laugh about I can remember it.
Yesterday, probably on the fourth leg of our five leg day I was sitting in the galley trying to stay awake. We had been hoping all day that we'd get canceled or switched to something more fun than a short overnight in Baton Rouge. Ryan (the other flight attendant) comes up to me and says that they've switched us (Woo hoo!!) We're going to Tokyo Narita.... on the ATR. I'm a little slow at this point so it takes a minute for it to register and I realize he's lying. He says, yes, it will take us nine stops (It'd actually take a lot more than that). We have to re-fuel going across the ocean. We'd land on an aircraft carrier, fuel up, take off, then fly til we caught up with the aircraft carrier again, then re-fuel again. The mental picture, and the sheer stupidity that would be involved in a mission like that made me laugh so hard I nearly fell off my seat. It still makes me laugh when I think about it.
This is why work this month has been so fun. Plus the whole Key West thing...
After filling out one of these bulletin questionaires I was curious enough to find out the farthest place I've been. It seems that Budapest, Hungary is a mere 5500 miles away, Fenghua, China is 7509 miles away and Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa takes the cake at 8977 miles away. I have to say that with all that it took for us to get there (did I mention driving 500 miles across South Africa's Transkei with my ex future mother-in-law?), that place does seem the farthest.
Currently reading: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons: A Novel By Lorna Landvik
I'm not sure if anyone else will think this is funny, but it made me laugh so hard I want to write it down so when I need something to laugh about I can remember it.
Yesterday, probably on the fourth leg of our five leg day I was sitting in the galley trying to stay awake. We had been hoping all day that we'd get canceled or switched to something more fun than a short overnight in Baton Rouge. Ryan (the other flight attendant) comes up to me and says that they've switched us (Woo hoo!!) We're going to Tokyo Narita.... on the ATR. I'm a little slow at this point so it takes a minute for it to register and I realize he's lying. He says, yes, it will take us nine stops (It'd actually take a lot more than that). We have to re-fuel going across the ocean. We'd land on an aircraft carrier, fuel up, take off, then fly til we caught up with the aircraft carrier again, then re-fuel again. The mental picture, and the sheer stupidity that would be involved in a mission like that made me laugh so hard I nearly fell off my seat. It still makes me laugh when I think about it.
This is why work this month has been so fun. Plus the whole Key West thing...
After filling out one of these bulletin questionaires I was curious enough to find out the farthest place I've been. It seems that Budapest, Hungary is a mere 5500 miles away, Fenghua, China is 7509 miles away and Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa takes the cake at 8977 miles away. I have to say that with all that it took for us to get there (did I mention driving 500 miles across South Africa's Transkei with my ex future mother-in-law?), that place does seem the farthest.
Currently reading: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons: A Novel By Lorna Landvik
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