PT, good for you... bad for me.

I hate PT I have to go @ 3. It makes me want to punch things. However, I've been feeling really- large lately.. so PT is a good thing. After that I get to go to work, I might get off early.. that'd be awesome. Then I have tomorrow off... and Friday I fly to FLORIDA.


WOO

I'm watching Scrubs. It's aight.

I took this picture, It's awesome.

Work that SWING

I'm working a swing today. I like swing shifts, because I spend less money when I work them. Working from 3-11 really takes that prime shopping time out of your day.. which is what I need. I'm super excited to go to Florida on Friday. It's going to be a good time, I'm not really looking  forward to flying- I do love airports though.. only when I'm going TO my destination... not coming back, that's a real drag.

I've got a little scratch in my throat, which makes me think that I'm getting sick- which sucks... I hope that's not the case.  I hate my internet and computer sometimes.

Uh oh, today might be an angry day. We'll see. I'm going to get a fountain pop before work. It will be swell.

win

Some things to share

The truth is, the job sucks

Even for those of us who LOVE it

We are not appreciated by those that we protect

We save and protect more lives on a daily basis than any other profession

The pilots don't understand or even listen sometimes

Everything we say is recorded, and we are responsible to back it up in a court of law should the unthinkable happen

We are responsible for knowing more rules than humanly possible

No mistakes are allowed

We do have a God complex

We are in control

We control everything in our environment

It effects our personal life in ways that a non-controller (you) cannot imagine

Your spouse will not understand you or your job

You can't bring the job home- but you will have crash dreams

You will control traffic in your sleep

You cannot imagine the stress

You can never again tolerate a read-back error at a drive thru restaurant

Indecision is unacceptable in any scenario- especially from those you love

You will have a lack of tolerance in communication

You expect people to say what they mean and mean what they say

Life is black and white (yes...it is...there is no gray)

Driving will never be the same again- you will use anticipated seperation

Controllers come in 2 varieties: the home schooler/Bible thumpers or the drunks

There is something "not right" about ALL of us

You will either look 10 yrs older than your age or 10 yrs younger than your age

You know all the different variations of the word "stress"

You will be on blood pressure medication

You never get normal sleep

You will work in the middle of the night (and on Christmas)

You will never have "normal" days off

You will never have a regular social life

You can't participate in your kids school activities

Your freinds won't understnad that you can't leave work or get off work

People will think that you are the guy on the ramp with the lights

You will be the last person a pilot talks, to you will hear the terror in his voice

You will never forget it

You will relive it again and again

You won't make the money we do

You have the house

and the cars

and the vacation home

We have the clothes, the watch, the shoes, the attitude to go with it

In our own mind... We are unbelievably hard on each other (rediculousl hard)

Thick skin is an understatement (no crying allowed)

When you fail we will laugh at you (and laugh hard we will)

When you succeed we won't acknowledge it (its your job... so what)

This is about ATC. I like it, from what I've seen- and heard about the career field.. this fits well. 

And, here is a tweet that I saw from Tracy Morgan:

"Distance doesn't matter in a relationship, trust & communication does. If both of you put in 100% in then you have nothing to worry about"

I really liked that, it made me think.. even though I already knew that. 

ahh. Good stuff. 

Isn't it?

Sigh- Just another day.

I've been a long time xanga blogger, I have had a secret xanga for the last 5 years. I have tried and tried to start a new blog somewhere else.. I never seem to make it last.

The xanga blog has all my thoughts, all my secrets from the last 5 years. I enjoy keeping them all in the same spot. However- it never hurts to have 2.. so we'll see how this one works out.

Today is my day off. I'm somewhat enjoying my job as an air traffic controller. I mean- how awesome is it to be able say "Air Traffic Control" when someone asks your job. It's BA.

Oh I have a new nephew too- he was born yesterday. So far his name is Christopher, and he looks just like Charlie, his older brother. I love him already and I've only seen a picture.

I'm going to florida in a week to see my boyfriend! I can't wait! It's going to be so awesome because I get to see Wadsworth! I haven't seen her in about a year, I'm really looking forwards to seeing her.. and Josh.

I like writing- I think I'm going to try and do this more often.  After all my life is awesome- and should be documented.

This isn't my tower, but.. it's pretty.