Winging it...

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Day to do things these days have been more of an adventure the more I think of it. Random places and bars...different restaurants and foods...almost killing myself on a 10K (my first one by the way) and just flying to pay the bills! The 10K took place in Northport, NY an was called the 2007 Cow Harbor race. I ran it with Matty P and his friend Sean. I didn't train and I'm definitely paying for the pain that I'm feeling all over my body, but I like to think that I did just alright. I mean, I finished and I really had no gauge on how good I wanted to do or what a good time was. I really didn't do anything to prepare myself..hence, winging it!

I'm heading to San Diego again this weekend, but I'm not sure whether or not I'm actually going to go anywhere else in terms of a vacation. Should be fun to just go somewhere random. Maybe Salt Lake City or something. We'll see...I'm not sure if you have me on facebook or myspace, but I do have a profile there with some new pictures. It's almost as if I have to keep up three different virtual lives these days and make sure that I tend to them! Anyways, today was just a waste of a day really. I finally got a working installation of Windows Vista with some other programs ready to go for some actual work usage.

What I mean or am talking about it the project that I'm trying to get going, but there are just too many things in my head. I want to keep on running (after I fully recuperate), buy new shoes, head up a project, fly and study more about it so that I'm ready for an interview just in case I need to apply somewhere else (long story) and then fly back to Daytona to take care of some things, geez...just so many things to do that it stinks that I can't really work on too many things when I'm on an overnight. It's not like I put work away during the 4 days that I'm on when I'm at the hotel. I wish that I could run errands or something, but you just can't do anything. I guess that I could continue running and planning, but sometimes you just do want to do anything after a day of flying. Tomorrow I have 5 legs...that's going to be a doozy!

Commuting...

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So, as I might have blogged a while ago (August 15th), I'm once again on AirTran Business class instead of riding Delta. This is only because I called AirTran and found out that most of the cabin was completely wide open. It's shameful that I am going to be forced to get use to flying on AirTran and rely on their aircraft and crew because Delta and SkyWest/ASA just signed some "awesome" agreement that is going to force Non-Revs (non revenue passengers) to pay for $5.00 per leg and .01 cents a mile. That means, that if I want my seniority to mean anything on the Non-Rev list, it will end up costing me $40.00 each way. Jump seating is still a viable option, but it'll mean that every buddy pass and everyone else junior to my employee date of hire will be able to get on the plane ahead of mean lessening my chances of getting a "comfortable" seat in the back. I really don't mind riding up in front, but it's just going to be that much more uncomfortable. Thanks guys for looking out for the commuters.

After going to Canada for a quick and awesome weekend trip, I got to see how Salt Lake is with SkyWest and that operation seems a lot more fluid in terms of happiness, on time, and just overall pilot moral. It's nothing like what I go through in Atlanta. I'm still contemplating going there, but there is just so much that I've been thinking of doing in terms of furthering y career. I don't know whether or not to go for the Air Force right away, or to just apply overseas to Cathay or Emirates. It's just all up in the air right now. I just need a sign of some sorts to finally just be able to sit down and make a decision. I'm going to be upgrading in about 1.5 years or so here and I'll be able to build my time rather easily with the flying that they are giving me here so it's really not that bad of a gig. I just wished that we got the LAX flying. Maybe we'll get something soon with all the contract negotiations coming / going. I really hope that something happens soon.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was awesome! I hung out with some of the cousins that I haven't seen in about 13 years and just had a good time walking around the city. I didn't get to do too much when I was there last, but I definitely have to make my way up there again. It was good to see my aunt doing well with her bouts of Cancer and just to see everyone all grown up and doing well for themselves. I wish that I could have been up there more often. Here's a small pic of the extended family. We missed a couple of people in there so email me the photos ASAP!

September Schedule!

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I just posted it above under Flight Schedules...if you care too look at my work calendar for the month of September. It is the first time that I bid for a 'Relief' Line which is basically where the company gives you what is left that didn't make it onto a regular line. You ask for certain days off and what you rather fly, and they just do whatever they can with it. Sometimes they help you out and give you what you want, and the other times, it just doesn't work out. This upcoming month, two of my Roommates and myself bid for the same days off so that we could head to Northport, NY for a 10K. I fall behind them in seniority so they should have gotten the days off, but I was the only one that got the 16th off. I got the 15th-18th and they got the 13th-15th. Of course, the run is on the 16th so I'm not too sure how its going to work out. It really sucks the way that this turned out. I'm also blocked for only 65 hours or so which is a lot lower than usual. It'll be a fun month but the pay will definitely be a lot less which sucks. Oh well...we'll see how it all goes down!