ok, it is 4 am and i am still awake. that is good i think. i am getting on schedule for the graveyard shift. but i feel like i am out of step with the rest of the world. wacky. i'm too old for this!
my man johnny depp won the SAG award for "pirates of the caribbean" my friends all said i was crazy when i said (walking out of the theater after my first viewing) that he would get nominated for an oscar. i got the same feeling watching anthony hopkins in "silence of the lambs" and tommy lee jones in "the fugitive". having been an acting major, i can recognize outstanding performances. i don't mean run-o-the-mill great performances. there are a plethora of fine actors today. i mean the once in a lifetime performances that just transcend most contemporary work. another example: tim robbins in mystic river. how such a big man can make himself so seem so small boggles my mind. he hasn't chopped off his legs. yet the power of his performance makes him seem like a tiny man. hard to explain if you haven't seen it. it is the kind of performance every actor strives for. see it if you get the chance. it is hard (emotionally) to watch but worth it!
i haven't heard from the county regarding the REAL job (disease investigation and intervention specialist) yet. i think they were scheduling interviews for Monday. so if i don't hear from them tomorrow...
i don't want to think about it. i am totally qualified. not overqualified either. i am perfect for this job!!! ok, enough obsessing. i have a job interview tomorrow for a PT position at a casino. must get some sleep!!!
fingers crossed!
25 February 2004
20 February 2004
ok, not much new to add today. i have slept pretty much my whole 2 days off! i don't know if i can physically handle this much longer. my throat is scratchy. hmmm...could it be the same cold that both Lee and Gina have (brother and his girlfriend)? crap - just in time for going back to work. well, on the bright side, if i am sick, i am sure the people i work with will let me just hang out during the long slow 2-4am period. still plenty of time to get all the required work done - but i can slack on any extra work that i would attempt to do to pass the time! ok, i am even boring myself right now!!! so off to be with me.
g'night.
g'night.
18 February 2004
first post - let's see how long this lasts...
first of all, the graveyard shift has got to go. i am too old for this! but it will have to do...until the real thing comes along (ala Billie Holiday). seriously, the bags under my eyes, complete and utter exhaustion - ok, so i will adjust in a couple weeks. but then when the real thing DOES come along, i will spend another month adjusting to normal life again.
i work 2 days with one woman and 2 days with another. to be honest, i don't really like the one at all. she isn't horrible, but we have nothing in common and she is a low talker. and with all the background buzz from the coolers and such, i have to ask her to repeat everything she says. plus not the best work ethic either. in her opinion, we do our tasks once and that is it. so if i sweep the parking lot (glamorous, eh?) and an hour later someone has spilled their fast food refuse as they opened their car door, i am supposed to leave it there? i don't think so! especially when it is 3 in the morning, there are no customers, and i am bored out of my skull!!!! but i am new and don't want to taint the working relationship (such as it is). ugh.
on the bright side, the other woman i work with is something else entirely. she is hardworking but fun. we like the same music. and she is loud so i never have to ask her to speak up! ha ha ha and from the short time we have talked, i have learned that life has kicked her around a bit (so we have that in common - ha!). but her situation makes me put my situation in perspective, you know? i'm not the only one with a heavy burden. i forget sometimes and get mired too easily in my own problems.
i think i need to find a volunteer situation. take the focus off myself for a few hours a week. and i am sure there are many opportunities here in las vegas to do just that! i'll keep y'all posted.
smooches to all!
first of all, the graveyard shift has got to go. i am too old for this! but it will have to do...until the real thing comes along (ala Billie Holiday). seriously, the bags under my eyes, complete and utter exhaustion - ok, so i will adjust in a couple weeks. but then when the real thing DOES come along, i will spend another month adjusting to normal life again.
i work 2 days with one woman and 2 days with another. to be honest, i don't really like the one at all. she isn't horrible, but we have nothing in common and she is a low talker. and with all the background buzz from the coolers and such, i have to ask her to repeat everything she says. plus not the best work ethic either. in her opinion, we do our tasks once and that is it. so if i sweep the parking lot (glamorous, eh?) and an hour later someone has spilled their fast food refuse as they opened their car door, i am supposed to leave it there? i don't think so! especially when it is 3 in the morning, there are no customers, and i am bored out of my skull!!!! but i am new and don't want to taint the working relationship (such as it is). ugh.
on the bright side, the other woman i work with is something else entirely. she is hardworking but fun. we like the same music. and she is loud so i never have to ask her to speak up! ha ha ha and from the short time we have talked, i have learned that life has kicked her around a bit (so we have that in common - ha!). but her situation makes me put my situation in perspective, you know? i'm not the only one with a heavy burden. i forget sometimes and get mired too easily in my own problems.
i think i need to find a volunteer situation. take the focus off myself for a few hours a week. and i am sure there are many opportunities here in las vegas to do just that! i'll keep y'all posted.
smooches to all!
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