Hi
I thought it would be fun to chronicle probie school here, but then I realized it was a horrible idea. Its like Groundhog Day, but without me ever realizing it and doing anything cool.
Run 5 miles, do a million pushups, raise a ladder, stretch a line, blahblahblah. Who would waste a sweet Groundhog Day for that? Maybe I should say, 'who'd waste a journal on that,' so I threw in the towel on writing, so I could concentrate on biting the pillow and surviving six months of that shit.
Today though, deserves a shout-out. Ive spent the past week at Engine-21 on 40th st. in Midtown. The company dates back to the installation of the FDNY as a professional department in 1865, and has been at its current location since 1940, during Fiorello Laguardia's tenure.
The strangest part of the experience hasnt been anything I expected... obviously... but instead, the constant and non-stop picture taking by the public of us, at every corner. Catch a role at a high-rise fire? The frigging NEWS is there. Get back to work, people!
Outside of that, Brian and my Mom came up here the other day. For my birthday. Im 30. I always thought Id feel different, but I dont. I just dont like the 'ring' of the word, when people ask me. Maybe Im just used to 'twenty-something.'
That was a nice 10 year stretch of textbook time expenditure on what GroundHog Day should be.
Have to admit now though, that Im kind of excited to see what the next 10 year stretch brings.
Run 5 miles, do a million pushups, raise a ladder, stretch a line, blahblahblah. Who would waste a sweet Groundhog Day for that? Maybe I should say, 'who'd waste a journal on that,' so I threw in the towel on writing, so I could concentrate on biting the pillow and surviving six months of that shit.
Today though, deserves a shout-out. Ive spent the past week at Engine-21 on 40th st. in Midtown. The company dates back to the installation of the FDNY as a professional department in 1865, and has been at its current location since 1940, during Fiorello Laguardia's tenure.
The strangest part of the experience hasnt been anything I expected... obviously... but instead, the constant and non-stop picture taking by the public of us, at every corner. Catch a role at a high-rise fire? The frigging NEWS is there. Get back to work, people!
Outside of that, Brian and my Mom came up here the other day. For my birthday. Im 30. I always thought Id feel different, but I dont. I just dont like the 'ring' of the word, when people ask me. Maybe Im just used to 'twenty-something.'
That was a nice 10 year stretch of textbook time expenditure on what GroundHog Day should be.
Have to admit now though, that Im kind of excited to see what the next 10 year stretch brings.