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Jun. 19th, 2016 06:56 amOne of the things working third shift will kill for you (if you approach it the way I do, anyway) is the joy of evenings. When the sun is setting and dusk approaches and everything just looks sort of magical in the blue-green light. The world seems to breathe a little easier as the day winds down and the feeling is magnified if it's rained in the late afternoon but tapered off by the time the sun slips away.
I'm usually asleep at this time nowadays and I will jealously guard this sleep time before work because it's when the cat and I snuggle and I love it. However, it's nice to venture out every so often and remind myself of my favorite time of day. While I normally bemoan the whole trying to sleep at this time while it's still obnoxiously light, it worked out pretty well yesterday since Cass was running late.
Got to ride down 61 past the plantations and the mist rising was pretty creepy awesome. A little less awesome was the driver texting while driving. I get that I catastrophize things but maybe, just maybe, you could leave the texting til we're at a red light or home or something? Especially if it's someone you don't even want to talk to. I cannot begin to explain how pissed I would be if I wound up dead or injured because of a Lisa text or the group chat they've got going on that I am, alas, not a part of.
Btw, I'm not sure if this is something I should dwell on or just accept is a thing. I was invited (for once) to go on their floating down the river thing but that's just never sounded all that fun to me. (Have you seen our rivers?) I was looking over Cass's shoulder when we were at her house because she was looking something up on her laptop and I notice a whole bunch of comments on FB that I know weren't on her actual page. And then I realize they're got their own corner of the universe that I'm not a part of and that kind of stings. It's one thing to suspect that everyone is hanging out without you, it's another to be given proof that it's happening, y'know?
So that kinda sucked. But if I'm not part of their group that means I limit my exposure to the asshat they just won't get rid of, so I suppose there's that bonus.
God I miss Ari. She'd either commiserate on his douchebaggery OR she'd point out some redeeming quality I've missed, repeatedly, over the years. Alas, the dream version of her that guest-starred in my dreams last night didn't really help.
Ah well.
Moving along from yesterday's musings, today I turn my attention to work. The weather shows no sign of rain (knock on wood) so I wonder if that means I'll get my day off with pay or if they cancelled it after the storm on Friday. They're supposed to be doing something with the power that I think I mentioned before, only it's been cancelled/pushed back numerous times. If they go through with it (please, please, please) I either don't have to go in at all OR I get to leave extra early and get paid for the whole thing. But I don't really want to sleep my day away if I'm going to get the night off and I can't just not sleep in case I do have to work all night. What's a girl to do?
I'm usually asleep at this time nowadays and I will jealously guard this sleep time before work because it's when the cat and I snuggle and I love it. However, it's nice to venture out every so often and remind myself of my favorite time of day. While I normally bemoan the whole trying to sleep at this time while it's still obnoxiously light, it worked out pretty well yesterday since Cass was running late.
Got to ride down 61 past the plantations and the mist rising was pretty creepy awesome. A little less awesome was the driver texting while driving. I get that I catastrophize things but maybe, just maybe, you could leave the texting til we're at a red light or home or something? Especially if it's someone you don't even want to talk to. I cannot begin to explain how pissed I would be if I wound up dead or injured because of a Lisa text or the group chat they've got going on that I am, alas, not a part of.
Btw, I'm not sure if this is something I should dwell on or just accept is a thing. I was invited (for once) to go on their floating down the river thing but that's just never sounded all that fun to me. (Have you seen our rivers?) I was looking over Cass's shoulder when we were at her house because she was looking something up on her laptop and I notice a whole bunch of comments on FB that I know weren't on her actual page. And then I realize they're got their own corner of the universe that I'm not a part of and that kind of stings. It's one thing to suspect that everyone is hanging out without you, it's another to be given proof that it's happening, y'know?
So that kinda sucked. But if I'm not part of their group that means I limit my exposure to the asshat they just won't get rid of, so I suppose there's that bonus.
God I miss Ari. She'd either commiserate on his douchebaggery OR she'd point out some redeeming quality I've missed, repeatedly, over the years. Alas, the dream version of her that guest-starred in my dreams last night didn't really help.
Ah well.
Moving along from yesterday's musings, today I turn my attention to work. The weather shows no sign of rain (knock on wood) so I wonder if that means I'll get my day off with pay or if they cancelled it after the storm on Friday. They're supposed to be doing something with the power that I think I mentioned before, only it's been cancelled/pushed back numerous times. If they go through with it (please, please, please) I either don't have to go in at all OR I get to leave extra early and get paid for the whole thing. But I don't really want to sleep my day away if I'm going to get the night off and I can't just not sleep in case I do have to work all night. What's a girl to do?