I just finished day 5 of a 6 day stretch of work. That is too many days to work this job in a row. I can barely handle 5 days most of the time. Call after call after call of the same questions and complaints. I requested an unpaid day off tomorrow and they didn't give it to me. I'm so frickin' tired and tired of these callers and worrying about call stats and sales.
How sad is it what happened to the Air France flight? My heart goes out to those families of the missing/presumed dead passengers on it. Thankfully, gratefully I mention that it's not affecting us at all at my work because it wasn't a "code shared" flight (which means we/Delta weren't selling it as one of our flights so we didn't have any passengers on it.) Flying is scary enough for some people and the thought of something like this being able to happen...ugh. So far though, it hasn't discouraged our callers from buying tickets.
I frequently have to tell people that flying/traveling is an adventure. One really should look at it that way. Delays happen, shit happens. We'd rather have your ass stranded at an airport, even if it means sleeping there all night than have you dead. That's all there is to it. NWA/Delta actually have pretty good stats when it comes to on-time performance and reliability. But it's not a perfect world we live in and when a tragedy happens, it should serve as a reminder that life is precious and we should live each day like it's our last because it could very well be.
I'm cranky tonight. A co-worker snuck up behind me in the break room as I was eating dinner and scared the shit out of me. I was so angry I could have killed him. Then on the way home, there were signs indicating that up about a mile ahead the left 2 lanes were going to be closed. I hate that I, and a lot of other drivers go ahead and get into the correct lane and but other impatient assholes think they're special and wait until they absolutely have to get over into the proper lane until there is no other choice. One particular asshole tonight didn't wait his turn, nope, just got it front of me when he should have waited until I went first. Then I come home and cat has left a "present" for me on my bed. I swear, I could kill him when he does that.
So WTF is up with my temper? I don't get mad very often but when I do, it's out of control. I just want to beat something up, break something, scream and be physically violent. Is it some behavior I learned from a certain parent? I love him to death, he's dad but man oh man did he have quite the temper that we, as a family, frequently experienced. He was never physically violent but damn, it was scary at times. My brother has similar issues with his temper, actually has damaged property/possessions because of it.
Pop has mellowed over the years (thank goodness) but now that I'm writing about it, thinking about it, I guess I'm wondering about the long term affects of having lived with that growing up. I know it certainly explains why I love B so much, he so doesn't have a temper. In over 15 years, I've never heard or seen him shout, yell or lose his cool. (Of course this is just one of the many reasons why I love him.)
Well, you know what? I feel a little better now having vented here. Now if only my neck would stop hurting. I literally have a pain in my neck tonight. Have had for the past couple of days. And now all of a sudden I have a cough. Frick. I cannot wait for my day off, Thursday. I had hopes of spending time with friends, but I have a feeling I'm gonna want to just veg out at home in my p.j.s and not talk to ANYONE! Enough is enough.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
p.s. what is up with the computer getting so damn hot? Is that just the curse of laptops?
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them