It's been a very busy week...
I have been flying everyday, plus taking in some sim time everyday while working toward my instrument and commercial ratings. In all, I devoted about 20 hours this past week to that cause, and am very tired. Hooray for me, as I am nearing the 100 hour mark in my logbook, having accumulated 93.1 hours since September of last year. Yeah! It's a milestone I am looking forward to. Perspective: I'll need about 1200 hours before I can apply (with any chance or hope) for a job with a scenic tour operator or a small regional carrier. Baby steps.
In addition to the flying this week, I had three dinner parties, one with help. On one occassion I made basil and garlic fettuccini with a crab alfredo sauce and topped it with a pan-fried salmon filet. The second nights' menu included a hearts of romaine caesar salad and cioppino for the main course. Last night, Beth and I went to Dale and Carter's house for some home-cooked prime rib, garlic mashed potatoes and creamed corn. That meal was preceeded by home-made fried pickles and calamari. If you've never had fried pickles, you are truly missing out on something delicious! And no, I'm NOT pregnant. Well, maybe, but if I am everybody else there last night is, too, as they equally enjoyed them.
Although this week has been a busy one, it's been loaded with good food and fun times. Beth and I watched "Two Weeks Notice" last night. That movie was cute and funny in true Sandra Bullock/Hugh Grant fashion. Although it wasn't a great movie, it filled its job duties well and entertained us for two hours. Along with the fun comes some bad: I had the shit scared out of me coming home from the airport one day as I witnessed a fairly serious incident of road rage. Two cars, right in front of me, were traveling side-by-side trying to run each other off the road. The driver of the car on the right pulled out a baseball bat and was attempting to hit the other car. Fortunately for me, I was turning off at the next light, and probably would of even if it wasn't my street. Soon after I made my turn, a motorcycle cop went whizzing past me, hopefully to handle the situation. I have no doubt that one or more people around me called for help on their phones. Very scary!
Beth and I are going to spend the day relaxing. We have some laundry to do, and need to go shopping for new watches and maybe some shorts. We are gearing up for our trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Our flight leaves Tuesday morning at 1:15am, and we'll be flying to Minneapolis via Dallas.
I got my schedule for flying out of St. Louis next month. I kind of forgot how interesting domestic flying can be. In the international operation, I may fly to one or two different destinations several times in one month. My schedule next month has me laying over in D.C., Kansas City, Omaha, New York, Columbus, Sacramento, Atlanta, Houston and Des Moines. Some of those layovers seem interesting, and I bet you can guess the ones that don't. I haven't been to Omaha, Columbus, Houston or Des Moines, and I don't know if I want to change that, with the exception of Houston. I could do without Kansas City, too. But, that is one thing I miss from the domestic operation, and that is the variety of destinations. Granted, in the interntational operation you aren't just dealing with different destinations, but different continents, cultures and languages to name a few. I will and do miss flying international, but am excited to fly domestic again. I will prolly return to international within a year, depending on how things work out. For now, it's time to have some fun in my own country!
I have been flying everyday, plus taking in some sim time everyday while working toward my instrument and commercial ratings. In all, I devoted about 20 hours this past week to that cause, and am very tired. Hooray for me, as I am nearing the 100 hour mark in my logbook, having accumulated 93.1 hours since September of last year. Yeah! It's a milestone I am looking forward to. Perspective: I'll need about 1200 hours before I can apply (with any chance or hope) for a job with a scenic tour operator or a small regional carrier. Baby steps.
In addition to the flying this week, I had three dinner parties, one with help. On one occassion I made basil and garlic fettuccini with a crab alfredo sauce and topped it with a pan-fried salmon filet. The second nights' menu included a hearts of romaine caesar salad and cioppino for the main course. Last night, Beth and I went to Dale and Carter's house for some home-cooked prime rib, garlic mashed potatoes and creamed corn. That meal was preceeded by home-made fried pickles and calamari. If you've never had fried pickles, you are truly missing out on something delicious! And no, I'm NOT pregnant. Well, maybe, but if I am everybody else there last night is, too, as they equally enjoyed them.
Although this week has been a busy one, it's been loaded with good food and fun times. Beth and I watched "Two Weeks Notice" last night. That movie was cute and funny in true Sandra Bullock/Hugh Grant fashion. Although it wasn't a great movie, it filled its job duties well and entertained us for two hours. Along with the fun comes some bad: I had the shit scared out of me coming home from the airport one day as I witnessed a fairly serious incident of road rage. Two cars, right in front of me, were traveling side-by-side trying to run each other off the road. The driver of the car on the right pulled out a baseball bat and was attempting to hit the other car. Fortunately for me, I was turning off at the next light, and probably would of even if it wasn't my street. Soon after I made my turn, a motorcycle cop went whizzing past me, hopefully to handle the situation. I have no doubt that one or more people around me called for help on their phones. Very scary!
Beth and I are going to spend the day relaxing. We have some laundry to do, and need to go shopping for new watches and maybe some shorts. We are gearing up for our trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin. Our flight leaves Tuesday morning at 1:15am, and we'll be flying to Minneapolis via Dallas.
I got my schedule for flying out of St. Louis next month. I kind of forgot how interesting domestic flying can be. In the international operation, I may fly to one or two different destinations several times in one month. My schedule next month has me laying over in D.C., Kansas City, Omaha, New York, Columbus, Sacramento, Atlanta, Houston and Des Moines. Some of those layovers seem interesting, and I bet you can guess the ones that don't. I haven't been to Omaha, Columbus, Houston or Des Moines, and I don't know if I want to change that, with the exception of Houston. I could do without Kansas City, too. But, that is one thing I miss from the domestic operation, and that is the variety of destinations. Granted, in the interntational operation you aren't just dealing with different destinations, but different continents, cultures and languages to name a few. I will and do miss flying international, but am excited to fly domestic again. I will prolly return to international within a year, depending on how things work out. For now, it's time to have some fun in my own country!
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