Power to the Exhausted
Had to go to a union get together today from 10am-4pm, a training conference related to being a shop steward. This was after my work shift last night from 11pm-7am. If you crunched those numbers and came up with "no sleep", you are correct. I didn't really feel it until after I got home (coffee helped) but as I came up on the 24 hour mark I started to zone out in my chair. Finally crashed for three hours.
Meeting was useful and interesting, but I still don't feel like I have a handle on this shop steward thing. Luckily my "shop" is only four people and aren't really having any problems. A lot of other people there talked about all kidns of ways they're being dicked around by their companies.
Getting there and back was a pain in the ass, however. When I get my hands on the city planner who designed South Spokane Street, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind. That whole area is one big mess of can't-get-there-from-here. I had to hunt around for the return bus stop, because it wasn't near the one going the other way. And the buses were crammed to capacity like sardine cans.
It was hot today, too. After a cold, grey spring, all of a sudden it's summer. My first time wearing the vest in such warm weather. Wasn't too bad under a polo shirt (not usually my style, but the summer wear of choice for those who want to keep their concealable body armor concealed). Under that godawful blazer at work... it'd probably kill me.
Saw a damn silverfish in my bathroom this morning. I'll have to hunt it down and kill it later. Hate those things. I only mention it because it seems like half my flist is talking about their pest problems tonight, and I want to be one of the cool kids. :-)
Meeting was useful and interesting, but I still don't feel like I have a handle on this shop steward thing. Luckily my "shop" is only four people and aren't really having any problems. A lot of other people there talked about all kidns of ways they're being dicked around by their companies.
Getting there and back was a pain in the ass, however. When I get my hands on the city planner who designed South Spokane Street, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind. That whole area is one big mess of can't-get-there-from-here. I had to hunt around for the return bus stop, because it wasn't near the one going the other way. And the buses were crammed to capacity like sardine cans.
It was hot today, too. After a cold, grey spring, all of a sudden it's summer. My first time wearing the vest in such warm weather. Wasn't too bad under a polo shirt (not usually my style, but the summer wear of choice for those who want to keep their concealable body armor concealed). Under that godawful blazer at work... it'd probably kill me.
Saw a damn silverfish in my bathroom this morning. I'll have to hunt it down and kill it later. Hate those things. I only mention it because it seems like half my flist is talking about their pest problems tonight, and I want to be one of the cool kids. :-)