So with Shanna probably getting married during her upcoming trip to Madrid, and I probably flying over for it, to be with her (because by gum I'm going to be there for a good friends wedding for a change! Yes, D, I'm talking about you!) I've just had the wild and crazy idea to incorporate a trip to Amsterdam into the mix. I've been saying for years that I'd like to go there and if not when I'm headed over to that part of the world, then when? The timing sucks though because of the holidays (if people can't get flights w/out using more miles or higher fares what about those of us non-rev'ing?) I just may have to go for it...but I'll have to see if it's NW or DL that would/could get me from AMS to MAD. If it's KL then how do I do that? Is it a ZED fare? I have some homework to do during my weekend don't I?
And it's finally the fucking weekend.
Work went by pretty quick for a change...I actually asked to be one of the floor support people for a new class of Reservationists (all employees who lost their job because of the merger!) for 3 nights this past week. It's fun and terrifying at the same time. Fun when you can help someone with something you actually know and not so fun when they confront you with a call you've not encountered before aka you don't know what in the hell to advise them...
Actually I think it was little nuts of Michelle (the woman who instigated my doing this) to ask me to help. What the fuck do I know? Well, I know more than I think I know and a hell of a lot more than what I knew right after training. So I guess that counts.
Anyhoo, back to this AMS idea. To do list:
1. How to get from AMS to MAD
2. Where to stay (if even? Maybe just pull a SFO?)
3. Get time off of work
4. Money. Money.
If anyone were to go with me, I don't think they'd be coming w/me to MAD. I think they could just fly back to the states...unless they wanted to stay in AMS for however long they wanted...
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Anyhoo, it just occurred to me to write a little bit about some of my favorite co-workers.
I'm chatting with one of them now, Kenrie. Her, along with Ben and a couple of others are some of my FB "game" buddies too. Actually I'm too tired to really get into it right now but trust me, they're cool. E.g. Kenrie always has painkillers, lotion and spare change when I'm just that little bit short of cash for the vending machines and Ben is the massage master extraordinaire...he knows how to work the hump at the back of my neck that holds all of my tension (and these are just a couple examples of what I'm talkin' about!) I'm just happy that I have great people to work with because they are what help me get through the day.
Ah well OK lots to do before I figure out what's going on this weekend. Later.
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