Thursday, October 11, 2007

Im Feeling so Confused Today, It Seems Theyve Changed the Rules Again

jhan289l.jpgWe finished the Basic Brakes portion of the brakes training today. On Tuesday (the first day of class) we all took a test. At the end of class today we took the same test to see how much we learned. Like usual I got all the questions correct the second time through. My classmates however did not fare so well. One other student also got them all right, a couple only got one wrong and half the class got 2 or more wrong. This blows my mind. Now I know Im smarter then a lot of people, but honestly, its the exact same test. On top of that, its all material we covered over the last 3 days. Plus, its basic mechanical theory. One of the guys got more questions wrong the second time then he did the first. It blows my mind.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Bad Robot

lost_park_big.jpgWe finished the second season of LOST on the DVD today. I dont want to wait for season 3 to come out on DVD and I dont want to wait for season 4 to be broadcast. I want these things to happen right now. Well, Ill wait for a couple weeks for season 4 so I can watch season 3 again. But I dont want to wait.

Monday, October 08, 2007

A Rider on the Tremors

training_day_ver2.jpgToday was my last day in the shop for a week. I have brakes training for the next 4 days and then camping for the 3 days that follow. Once again I get to spend a lot of quality time with my favorite coworker at training. It will be nice to be out of the shop and away from Whiny Bob. Not to mention the fact that I get my benifit rate for sitting around in a "classroom" rather then having to work my ass off in hopes that some paying work will come in.

(Im pretty sure Im Denzel and my "best friend" is Ethan after getting hit by a house.)

Sunday, October 07, 2007

"Do You Know About Route 66?"

kelly-free-lunch-club.JPGWe went up to Flagstaff today. My mother and her husband were in Vegas for a wedding and they offered to meet us for lunch. Rather then drive the 5 hours to Phoenix and leave from Sky Harbor they wanted to meet "half way" which meant we drove 5 hours round trip and they drove 7 hours round trip. So we spent about $64 on gas and 5 hours on the road for a free lunch and an hour with people we dont really like that much. (Mostly just my mother, theres nothing wrong with her husband other then the fact that he married her.)

sedonachapel.jpgOn the way home we decided to go through Sedona rather then take the interstate. It increased our drive by at least an hour but it was well worth it. It made us feel like we werent waisting a day driving but rather taking a scenic drive through the mountains.