Thursday, January 31, 2008

This Is Basically My Facebook History January 2008

January 1, 2008
3:05am Julie really likes The Office theme song.
8:07am Julie is working 8 am to 4 pm and not a minute later- ha ha... She hopes to find a friend's house where she can start off the New Year right by watching the Office.
12:44pm Julie is sad because she doesn't relate to many U2 songs anymore. :-(.

January 2
8:43am Julie is the proud owner of Season 2 of The Office. Thanks Debbie!!!!!

January 4
6:39pm Julie is proud to be a Lyunatic! Pudd a da da Pudd da da!
7:52pm Julie met 747 people today!
8:33pm Julie is watching The Office.
8:55pm Julie met 747 people today! I'm sure at least one was a regular SkyWest customer. :).

January 5
7:29pm Julie needs a name for baby turtle #4. 1, 2, and 3 are Dayton, Pitot, and Turbine... Any suggestions?

January 6
11:28am Julie is walking to the bus stop.
11:46am Julie picked 23 burrs out of the hem of her dress that she somehow gathered while walking to the bus stop.

January 7
9:46am Julie is going to check out Embry-Riddle's extended campus in Orlando today.
11:58am Julie just learned how to find the center of a circle!
2:22pm Julie just got 100% on her General Aeronautics exam! She needs to study harder. :).
5:26pm Julie is without her wallet and hasn't eaten all day. :-(.
6:04pm Julie is grateful for the kindness of strangers.
7:06pm Julie at her Civil Air Patrol meeting. We're doing the monthly Safety Meeting.
11:04pm Julie at Elissa's house and watching The Secret.

January 8
9:23am Julie is watching A View from the Top at Elissa's.
10:38am Julie is still not reunited with her wallet. :(.
12:13pm Julie PISSED OFF AT LYNX!!!!!!!!!!!!
1:31pm Julie isn't so mad anymore. She's getting communication and co-operation finally. But still no wallet.
1:54pm Julie isn't so mad anymore. She's getting communication and co-operation finally. But still no wallet and certainly no smile on her face.
5:22pm Julie is going to try to distract herself by playing Special Events VIP Tour Guide with a smile on her face... :).

January 9
1:50am Julie is sleeping in the employee break room.
7:37am Julie hopes she'll get her wallet back today. She's also going to check out a job at Evergreen Aviation!
11:05am Julie is VERY HAPPY SHE GOT HER WALLET BACK!!!!!!!!!!
4:07pm Julie isn't in her right mind. :(.
10:49pm Julie feels better.

January 10
1:21pm Julie is reading about loads, stresses and strain on the aircraft frame, still.

January 11
6:56pm Julie wishes society were simpler and more harmonious.

January 12
7:05am Julie isn't going to Spain today, but she is going to work where she will see many Spanish speaking people and tell them "maneje sobre la linea amarilla".
11:19pm Julie watched 6 episodes of Season 2 The Office tonight. Now she's going to take a nice long soak in the tub!

January 13
8:40pm Julie is reeling with laughter at Dwight Schrute's public speech!
9:20pm Julie is ready for, and NEEDS season 3 of The Office.

January 14
11:27am Julie really NEEDS her FLYING fix, her PHONE fixed, and a visit to SKYWEST country.
11:43am Julie really NEEDS her FLYING fix, her PHONE fixed, and her SKYWEST FLIGHT ATTENDANT Interview fix.
12:47pm Julie is getting a new phone, two days shy of expiring her warranty!
6:13pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting.

January 15
10:19am Julie is working on her research paper.
5:28pm Julie is going to Civil Air Patrol meeting part 2 tonight.
11:33pm Julie is walking home with a fist full of pistacios!

January 16
12:19am Julie is going to sleep. Tomorrow, she is going to submit her Accident Investigation and General Aeronautics home work, take the Math Assessment, register for new classes, and sleep at Universal tomorrow night after Institute!
11:51am Julie has a Weight and Balance Calculating Headache.
12:33pm Julie just got called in to work a special event!

January 17
12:11am Julie spending the night at the Universal Studios crew room.
6:59am Julie is at work- and working.
12:22pm Julie is beyond excited about the SkyWest-Midwest deal!!!!!!

January 19
1:21am Julie apologizes to everyone she inadvertently offended due to her zeal.

January 21
10:44pm Julie knows what a bearing and azimuth are and how they are different from a heading.
7:08pm Julie is at her Civil Air Patrol meeting.

January 22
10:31am Julie is laughing at how Arctic her Tropical Florida closet has become!
12:24pm Julie is waiting for her SkyWest t-shirt to come in the mail so she can wear it with pride!

January 23
11:47pm Julie is celebrating the acquisition of her new SkyWest Airlines shirt! She has a perfect opportunity to show it off tomorrow.

12:14pm Julie is at home on a one hour layover, then back out the door to the crew shuttle to work on homework and her resume for her Valentine's Day presentation at the library.
12:57pm Julie is out the door.
4:31pm Julie is catching the crew shuttle (city bus) to work at the Ween concert tonight.

Monday, December 31, 2007

This Is Basically My Facebook History December 2007

December 1
7:12am Julie is on her way to the Experimental Aircraft Association/Women in Aviation event at KORL.
9:26am Julie is leaving the Experimental Aircraft Association/Women in Aviation event at KORL to go to work. She actually saw somebody she knew!

December 2
11:12pm Julie is in the wrong city- no, the wrong state to begin her career. And her turtles are not in the least bit entertaining. But, mmm her hot chocolate hits the spot!

December 3
2:05am Julie is thinking John Tesh's Intelligence For Your Life has good ideas, but sometimes he gets too extreme.
9:54am Julie is training in the kennel today!
4:39pm Julie is going to cry because SkyWest may begin to retire a number of Brasilias before she gets to be a flight attendant in them. But she is glad for SkyWest's growth.
6:35pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
8:36pm Julie is excited about her opportunities in Civil Air Patrol! She contributed by recording the minutes and reporting them. Next she's going to put them in a professional format.
8:48pm Julie is riding the bus home from her Civil Air Patrol meeting, and reading her Aircraft Maintenance homework on the way.

December 4
8:12am Julie is wishing she could experience a few days of snow.
9:48am Julie is working on her Aircraft Accident Investigation homework.
10:32pm Julie is working on Level 1 of her Civil Air Patrol training!

December 5
8:12am Julie is wishing she could experience a few days of snow.
1:41pm Julie is learning how to use her new digital camera.
2:40pm Julie is a hero. A guy walking behind her dropped his portfolio and the wind blew all the loose papers about. She and three other passers-by helped recover them.
5:44pm Julie is going home now to do laundry.
7:50pm Julie is engaging in a human-system interaction.

December 6
6:36am Julie is going to work.
11:40am Julie is working in Tolls today.
4:40pm Julie is finished working. She asked "would you like Preferred or Regular parking" 347 times today along with explaining how to get to Pref parking 45 times.
8:50pm Julie is enjoying her Facebook friends!
10:03pm Julie is reminding everyone that the Sun 'n Fun Fly In is in April. Please plan to come! SHE'D LOVE TO SEE ALL HER FRIENDS THERE!

December 7
6:07am Julie is Have all my sensory inputs gone haywire? There's steam coming out of my mouth and I'm not cold- here in Florida, and that last school bus just barked as it drove by. Just kidding on the last one.
12:58pm Julie is ROCKING THE TOLL PLAZA! SHE CAN'T WAIT TO GET HER STATS AT THE END OF THE DAY!
4:31pm Julie is I DESERVED IT!!!!! I ASKED 351 PEOPLE IF THEY WOULD LIKE PREFERRED PARKING AND 74 SAID YES. THAT'S 74 WORDY DESCRIPTIONS ON HOW TO GET THERE!
6:04pm Julie is cold tired and hungry, and her bus is stuck in traffic...
6:59pm Julie is happy to finally be on my way home. Wish I had some friends to hang out with...
6:31pm Julie is I wish I could live back to the 1850's.
7:44pm Julie is working on her homework.
7:50pm Julie is engaging in a human-system interaction.
8:04pm Julie is Half off admission for Florida residents to Fantasy of Flight before Jan 13. She wants to go, but needs a friend and a ride, and she'll pay for the gas or trade for a ticket to Universal Studios.

December 8
5:27am Julie is walking to the bus stop to go to work.
7:39am Julie is working in the toll plaza today.
1:04pm Julie is giving her Universal Employee comp tickets away to total strangers.
5:42pm Julie is satisfied that her Toll purse balanced out as well as it did. It was crazy- 507 cars but only 16% preferred upgrades.
6:42pm Julie is riding a crowded bus-standing room only, home.
8:22pm Julie is almost home.
8:58pm Julie is happy her friends at AOPA send her mail.

December 9
6:06pm Julie is disillusioned.
6:54pm Julie is cooking... Pierogies and macaroni and cheese... in her new Farberware pots and pans!
8:11pm Julie is watching her turtle "bugs" play King of the Mountain.

December 10
2:08pm Julie is amazed! She just got 90% on her General Aeronautics Applications test!
5:34pm Julie is going to visit Air Orlando, and then going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900!
10:47pm Julie is trying not to sleep past her bus stop.
11:32pm Julie is wondering who would be shooting guns near her house, and why, a half hour before midnight???
11:13pm Julie is Leisurely strolling home.
11:54pm Julie is proud of her turtle "bugs". They're beginning to eat their breakfast and dinner regularly! :-).

December 11
10:18pm Julie is going grocery shopping.

December 12
1:10am Julie is finished grocery shopping. Now she's going to assemble her bookcase. Yes, it is 1am!
11:07am Julie is Listening to the helicopters hovering really close to her house. They have been there at least 15 minutes. Hardly ever a sign that all is well in the neighborhood...
12:14pm Julie is feeding her turtle "bugs".
12:55pm Julie is engaging in Grocery Security Management.
1:51pm Julie is watching Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
5:16pm Julie is feeling jealous of girls way younger than me, and in more disadvantaged circumstances carrying babies on the bus...
5:53pm Julie is feeling the weight of her backpack now.
6:42pm Julie is anxious for the day to stay lighter later... sooner.
10:20pm Julie is thanking Kathy for the ride to work tonight!
11:57pm Julie is doing homework and watching the tail end of the Jazz vs Suns game.

December 13
12:41am Julie is hanging out in the crew room for her 7am shift...

December 14
5:41am Julie is pleased to announce she has finally seen her first shooting star!
7:57am Julie is going to rock the Toll Plaza just like she did yesterday!
5:34pm Julie is getting home before dark???!
8:59pm Julie has discovered that Facebook removed "is".
9:02pm Julie wants to work in an office. After seeing "The Office" finally, she believes no office could be that dysfunctional- and she is a valuable employee where she is currently.

December 15
6:50am Julie is on her way to work.
7:14am Julie hates sleeping in a bed (note: The Farmer, the Boy, and the Donkey) anyone who suggests that she should is going to get either an icy or blank stare.

December 16
10:16am Julie wants a man, some mistletoe, and soft music.
9:40pm Julie is watching The Notebook.
10:18pm Julie is wondering what her life will be like in thirty five years.

December 17
11:56am Julie DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD ABOUT VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SHE IS AN ERAU STUDENT. OKAY? END OF CONVERSATION!!!!!
12:35pm Julie is working on her AMNT math.
2:55pm Julie reading about Aircraft Safety Investigating.
5:10pm Julie now has half of her Civil Air Patrol BDU uniform. She is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
6:47pm Julie is going to sacrifice and labor like crazy in 2008 so she can do alot of touch and goes and become a Sky West employee in 2009! It's failproof... If I can just make it through 2008!

December 19
6:35am Julie is going to Kissimmee airport today to hang out with a Cessna! Unfortunately she has to stay on the ground.
11:07am Julie just got a tour of the ATC control tower at KISM (Kissimmee Gateway Airport)!
2:23pm Julie is watching a T-6 Texan fly around.
4:21pm Julie is waiting for Lt. Dernbach to bring in Cessna NY from Daytona Beach with a quick stop in Tampa.
4:32pm Julie is watching the lineman fuel a Piper.
5:14pm Julie is bidding ISM a fond farewell. I'll be back.
6:46pm Julie 's timing is impeccable! She arrived at Universal just in time for the team member preview of the new attraction, Disaster! which she had no previous design to attend. Since she's here, why not?
7:48pm Julie is face to face with a Lear Jet that has seen better days...
8:44pm Julie is still waiting in line.
10:13pm Julie was very entertained by Disaster! Starring You.

December 20
12:50am Julie is sleeping in one of the Universal employee crew rooms.
6:58am Julie is working in the Toll Plaza. Should be a busier day than she is used to.
5:22pm Julie is grateful for her Facebook Friends.
5:23pm Julie is grateful for her Facebook and Civil Air Patrol Friends.
6:20pm Julie is at the movies.
7:40pm Julie wants the next ten days to just disappear.
8:05pm Julie is ready to seek security in living out of a suitcase on the streets of Salt Lake City again. Forget her dreams.
9:26pm Julie 's wings are broken. She is going to return to her secure lifestyle of living out of her suitcase on the streets of Salt Lake City while her wings mend.

December 21
6:56pm Julie is dog and cat sitting until Tuesday.

December 22
8:02am Julie is working in the Toll Plaza today, if she can only stay awake...
8:24am Julie is working in the Toll Plaza today, if she can only stay awake... and she gets to learn South Toll, if she can only stay awake....
4:21pm Julie has survived a trying day at work.
4:38pm Julie is going home to watch Pushing Tin!
7:35pm Julie can't believe the amount of stuff she's accumulated in nearly 3 years. Her room is a mess as she tries to reconfigure everything.
9:40pm Julie finally broke 100 on her Tetris game.
10:19pm Julie is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

December 23
10:51am Julie is trying to put on her earrings while the cat is trying to cuddle. All she needs is cat hairs all over her dress...
11:11am Julie is wrapping jokes, I mean... gifts.
1:15pm Julie feels better about her gifts for others now.

December 24
7:52am Julie is at work.
5:54pm Julie is wishing all of her friends a merry Christmas!

December 25
5:40am Julie is working on Christmas. It's okay, don't cry for me. Have a merry Christmas.
8:23pm Julie is kind of wondering why she isn't celebrating her six month anniversary as a SkyWest Airlines flight attendant...
9:05pm Julie is kind of wondering why she isn't celebrating her six month anniversary as a SkyWest Airlines flight attendant... ::kind of shrugs her shoulders::.

December 26
11:16am Julie is kind of wondering why she isn't celebrating her six month anniversary as a SkyWest Airlines flight attendant...
4:50pm Julie just got 100% on her Aircraft Accident Investigation Mid Term Exam!!!!!!!
6:13pm Julie is excited to go to Islands of Adventure with Kathy to see Grinchmas tonight!!!!!
11:31pm Julie told the witch doctor she was in love with him. And he said oo ee oo ah ah ching chang walla walla bing bang!

December 27
8:46pm Julie is without computer access for a few days and needs to submit her homework. :-/

December 28
12:34pm Julie is going to tell her co-workers her 20 lb backpack can only be a conversation piece in months starting with B.
10:58pm Julie is watching her turtle bugs eat a hearty dinner.

December 29
7:11pm Julie is redeeming her free meal at Chick-fil-A that she earned by aggressively selling Preferred Parking!
7:27pm Julie picked the wrong day for Chick-fil-A.
7:48pm Julie just turned down a beer offer.
8:33pm Julie is learning about vectors in her Aircraft Maintenance readings.
9:11pm Julie wouldn't even know how to act on a date if she were asked for one...

December 31
12:50am Julie thinks she'll go to bed now. Happy New Year's Eve everybody!!!!!.
8:27pm Julie is working 8 am to 2 am and then starting another shift at 8 am tomorrow morning.

Friday, November 30, 2007

This Is Basically My Facebook History November 2007

November 1
11:20am Julie is cleaning her room.
10:38pm Julie is melancholy. The winds kept messing up my docking practice all day. :(.

November 2
1:35pm Julie is gonna try docking again today. :).
8:16pm Julie is feeling like a total failure.

November 3
12:34am Julie is feeling better. She got a little guest interaction- that's always therapeutic. :).
12:08pm Julie is finally comfortable with wearing her contacts.

November 5
11:07am Julie is going to have a fun and successful day in training today!
1:35pm Julie is REGISTERED FOR HER EMBRY-RIDDLE ONLINE COURSES!!!!!!!

November 7
1:14pm Julie is going to add flying time to her logbook on her birthday!!!
2:43pm Julie is walking home from the bus stop with thirty extra pounds of books she bought at the library.
3:56pm Julie is collecting Kinder Egg toys.
4:25pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
11:43pm Julie is very excited about her ERAU online classes!!!

November 8
12:00pm Julie is excited about her turtle's new home and excited that her turtle appears to be happy with its new environment. :).

November 9
5:41am Julie is going to have another fun and successful day training on the CityWalk yachts!!

November 10
2:40am Julie is anxiously awaiting the delivery of her textbooks from Embry-Riddle. :)).
5:25am Julie is Omigosh! Josh Turner does it again! I wish HE were MY firecracker. <3.
11:18am Julie is yearning to experience SkyWest Airlines! :).
4:26pm Julie is sick. :((.

November 12
1:32am Julie is reading 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly- Off the Handle.
3:12am Julie is through reading 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly- Off the Handle, now she is reading Around the World in a Bad Mood- confessions of a Flight Attendant.
3:56am Julie is through reading 99 Ways to Make a Flight Attendant Fly- Off the Handle, now she is reading Around the World in a Bad Mood- confessions of a Flight Attendant... And she still wants to be a Flight Attendant... REALLY BAD!!!
11:07am Julie is has been at the helm of the Resort Yachts for 18 hours and has 8 more to go before her check-ride next week! She is satisfied with her steady progress!

November 13
2:42am Julie is saying "Buh Bye!".
3:18am Julie is IT'S CHRISTMAS EARLY!!! My ERAU textbooks have arrived!
2:29pm Julie is studying her textbook.
2:39pm Julie is about to cry.
3:12pm Julie is sending Purple Turtle on vacation to Traverse City, Michigan.

November 14
10:52am Julie is going to rest just a little bit more before she seizes the day. :).
11:05pm Julie is has begun her studies officially. :).

November 15
11:24am Julie is going to an AOPA safety seminar tonight.
10:36pm Julie is shivering in the cold Florida winter night waiting for a bus that should have been here 15 minutes ago.
10:54pm Julie is thawing out in the back of the bus where it is warmest.

November 16
1:17am Julie is home, and ready to sleeeeeeep. Zzzzzzz....
10:26am Julie is cold- in Florida???
1:06pm Julie is reminding herself to work on chapter 1,2,3,9,10,16,22,23,33.

November 17
2:22pm Julie is hoping to have a good day in training today.
10:47pm Julie is walking home tonight.
11:33pm Julie is home. What a nice walk. Wasn't cold after all. :).
11:58pm Julie is happy she got a 98 on her written Resort Yachts test!

November 19
2:13am Julie is REALLY OLD today. I'm not just 30 any more... I'm officially 21. ;).
9:46am Julie is enjoying her day off.
6:36pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
8:03pm Julie is learning about Civil Air Patrol General Emergency Services... AND SHE IS STILL WAITING FOR HER OFFICIAL CAP MEMBERSHIP.
10:50pm Julie is without regrets.

November 21
4:09am Julie is finished cleaning her room- and she's still not tired...
11:30am Julie is going to have a good day in training. :).
9:53pm Julie is going to be hanging up her Boat Captain shirt soon. :-( She'll be trying another position in the Parking and Transportation department...
11:54pm Julie is crying herself to sleep. :'(.

November 22, 2007
7:15am Julie is a valuable employee in the Parking and Transportation Department. She is working with management to strategically place her in a position where her strengths will make the best contribution to the department. :-).
2:19pm Julie is sad.
11:08pm Julie is going to rock the Parking and Transportation Department just like she rocked the docks at CityWalk! She loves her guests!

November 23
10:56am Julie is grateful she had the opportunity to drive the boats at CityWalk and is excited to learn to learn all about Parking Garages, Toll Booths and Dog Kennels on top of her Aircraft accident investigation and Aircraft maintenance studies!
11:32am Julie just took a walk down Wardrobe memory lane. She can't wait to have that memory OBLITERATED from her mind. Talk about adding vinegar to a wound. BOIA.
1:32pm Julie is certain there must be 3 full moons out tonight- everyone is beyond werewolf status. The Universe is completely out of alignment. :) Okay, now I can cope....
3:19pm Julie is a turtle mommy again. She just got two new baby Red Earred Sliders.

November 24
5:47am Julie is on her way to work her first day as a Parking Attendant. She thinks she will like her new position. :).
5:55am Julie has a new challenge- how to flag down the bus driver before he passes her dark bus stop. Solution: shine a flashlight. His suggestion: make the stop invalid during dark hours. Lol.
12:27pm Julie is working in the parking garage and enjoying it.
1:06pm Julie is drinking Red Bull.
4:33pm Julie is so engrossed in her studies, she didn't realize the bus had been on layover for 5 minutes. It was only then she realized that the traffic light seemed unusually long. :).
8:15pm Julie is GHYHHHAAAAAAGGHH!!!!!!!
8:54pm Julie is amazed at all the responsibilities of an airline pilot.

November 25
10:58am Julie is on her way to church.
10:51pm Julie is an official member of the Civil Air Patrol, finally!

November 26
11:08am Julie is doing her reading homework.
5:07pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900... as an official member!!!
10:14pm Julie is going to the movies!

November 27
10:09am Julie is happy she parked her first row without a hitch!
3:16pm Julie is going for a ride to the Portofino Bay Hotel.
4:37pm Julie is tired.
5:58pm Julie is going to satisfy her Chick-fil-A craving.
8:57pm Julie is getting rained on.

November 28
12:58am Julie is going to Walmart for a few hours.
2:14am Julie is going to Walmart for a few hours. Yeah! The Mc D's inside is open til 3 am!
6:49am Julie is a wee bit tire.
6:54am Julie is a wee bit tired.
2:39pm Julie is proud to be working in P & T. She got a 100 on the parking garage test and sold Preferred parking upgrades at a 24% rate on her first day training at Toll Plaza!
6:53pm Julie is tired.
7:22pm Julie is walking home.
8:09pm Julie is going to study for an hour then go to bed- early bus to flag down to get to work tomorrow. :).

November 29
3:14pm Julie is pleased that she exceeded the Preferred Parking quota! Now she's going to STUDY!!!

November 30
6:58am Julie is going to need a Red Bull later today. She forgot to sleep last night...
12:01pm Julie is still somebody among most of the Boat Captains. Thanks guys.
12:07pm Julie is inviting all her Orlando and Daytona Beach friends to a really fun EAA event at KORL tomorrow at 9! Post any questions to my wall. I'll answer them by 4 pm!
8:36pm Julie is trying to remember the movie that has Keanu Reeves and the really hot Red Hot Chili Pepper guy.
9:00pm Julie is hanging out with her friends at CityWalk for Matt Komma's birthday! She arranged for a boat ride to the Portofino Bay Hotel and then gave them the tour that she got when she was training on the boats!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

This Is Basically My Facebook History October 2007

October 5, 2007
5:06pm Julie is going to get rained on at Halloween Horror Nights.

October 6
1:42am Julie is hanging out at CityWalk and the resort hotels all night.
8:02am Julie is working :).
2:52pm Julie is working and laughing and longing to fly! :).
7:54pm Julie is done. That was fun.

October 7
9:33am Julie is ....
9:39am Julie is at home.
9:59pm Julie is playing SETTLERS OF CATAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 8
12:42pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol Training at 1900!!!

October 9
1:06am Julie is now a better football thrower and catcher than she was five hours ago!
1:48pm Julie is watching Vertigo Live From Chicago while she cleans her room!
4:36pm Julie is cooking pierogies and eating them too!
6:35pm Julie is reading Plane and Pilot magazine. It just came in the mail today!!!
10:20pm Julie is watching Sgt. Bilko...
11:32pm Julie is ....

October 10
1:06am Julie is going to sleep.
11:30am Julie is waiting for significant mail from Embry-Riddle's Financial Aid department.
5:01pm Julie is transferring to the Parking and Transportation Department- Resort Yachts department. Official date is October 14! She is still waiting for significant mail from Embry-Riddle's Financial Aid department.

October 11
12:16pm Julie is celebrating the arrival of her significant mail from ERAU!
2:54pm Julie is a little annoyed with her phone Facebook connectivity. It's like a 500 piece puzzle with fifty pieces missing. She’s going to let her Facebook take a nap for a little while!

October 12
1:58am Julie is CANNOT contain her joy!!!!! In 60 hours I will begin my BOAT CAPTAIN training!!!
1:21pm Julie is watching One Six Right and taking copious notes that will enhance her Facebook group of the same name!
2:55pm Julie is on her way to Panda Express. :-).
4:18pm Julie is eating sweet and sour chicken, chow mein, chicken potstickers at Panda Express and washing it down with Sierra Mist. :-).

October 13
8:48pm Julie is beginning her Boat Captain training at 1200 tomorrow! First thing, Fire Extinguishers!

October 17
8:59am Julie is in Boat Captain training.
2:17pm Julie is going to get her fingerprints done for her Civil Air Patrol application- if it's the last thing she does!
8:58pm Julie is Grumpy Bear. There's a dark rain cloud following her around.
9:18pm Julie is wet. She successfully swam 75 yards!
9:24pm Julie is Grumpy Bear. There's a dark rain cloud following her around. And I'm bored.
9:58pm Julie is still a little wet. She successfully swam 75 yards! She deserves a Cinnabon!

October 18
12:42am Julie is home. After walking 2.5 hours (about ten miles) from Winter Park to home....
1:15pm Julie is going to the DMV to get her Florida driver's license.
6:41pm Julie is enjoying her day off.

October 19
12:12pm Julie is going to play student boat pilot for the day!

October 20
12:55pm Julie is wondering if she can do without some of these applications.

October 21
11:22am Julie is now very familiar with "crazy busy" and loving every minute of it!

October 22
12:49am Julie is brimming with stories from the docks at CityWalk. She has also achieved celebrity status with the English!
12:19pm Julie is busy.
12:21pm Julie is trying to make her financial aid work.
11:56pm Julie is RPR - PBH - HRH - CWX ;).

October 23
4:29pm Julie is RPR - PBH - HRH - CWX. No, that's not India, Bhutan, or His Royal Highness! ;).
6:47pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.

October 24
3:13am Julie is awake, working a graveyard shift at the Orange County Convention Center.
9:38pm Julie is playing Settlers of Catan!!!!!

October 25
2:26pm Julie is omigosh I'm flirting!

October 28
9:17am Julie is going to memorize all the radio call and horn blowing locations on the lagoon... in the rain!
11:02am Julie is believe it or not, I'm walking on air.
10:24pm Julie is learning to drive a 44 foot yacht.

October 29
12:46am Julie is an active participant in life. :).
12:37pm Julie is $13,000 for a first class round-trip ticket on Lufthansa from Orlando to Frankfort x 8 per flight- that's INSANE!
2:12pm Julie is enjoying Aloha Mahi Mahi at Bubba Gumps.

October 30
6:42am Julie is going to be a Flight Attendant for Halloween!
1:55pm Julie is driving the yacht, Ciao! CWX-PBH-CWX-RPR-CWX-HRH-CWX-SLC.
2:44pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
3:25pm Julie is TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF TICKED OFF.
3:53pm Julie is going to her Civil Air Patrol meeting at 1900.
6:31pm Julie is viewing Holland from the Air.

October 31
10:30am Julie is going to paint the town and KORL in her navy blue suit and heels, perfectly coiffed hair (ha!), rollaboard (Paul), and silver wings.

Monday, September 24, 2007

My Expensive Party in the Sky- Sept 24, 2007

My Expensive Party in the Sky- September 24, 2007

This lesson: 2.0 hours
Total Flying Time: 1.0 hours
Plane: N826SP Cessna 172

On Monday, I took another step toward achieving my Private Pilot's license. After David introduced the syllabus and the individual lesson checklist, we headed outside into the 15 to 20 knot winds to begin the pre-flight inspection. I did it carefully, because I never want to become complacent. Since N423FT was on its 50 hour inspection, I flew N826SP. My taxiing had improved greatly, but was still left wanting. David suggested that I focus on a distant point rather than the propeller. I also got to control the taxi speed and even maneuvered around other planes on the ramp without clipping any.

Take-off was a blur, ending as soon as it had begun. David gave me some headings to maintain and emphasized the importance of looking outside of the airplane. Once we were to the practice area, over Lake Apopka, we went from 1200 to 3000 feet, or FL030. The clouds surrounded Lake Apopka leaving a large enough hole for me to show off my moves to them, kind of like that circle formation phenomenon at church dances. I danced slow flight, level turns and climbing turns, used clouds for reference points, learned the effect of flaps on lift and drag, and experimented with the trim tabs. I had invited a few Airbuses and Cessnas to my party in the sky, but no one came, so it was just me, David and the clouds.

As David and I returned to Class B airspace, I returned to 1200 feet. The control tower instructed us to return to ORL via downtown. Since the winds were blowing to the right, I pointed the plane a few degrees to the left. The winds deviated us enough to have us flying right over downtown. The landing was exciting. After successfully taxiing back to the ramp, I logged myself a whole additional hour!

Monday, September 10, 2007

I am Living the Dream- First Flying Lesson Sept 10, 2007

This lesson: 1.2 hours
Total Flying Time: 0.6 hours
Plane: N775SP Cessna 172

I sprouted wings. Cessa N775SP. On September 10, 2007, I took my first big step in AOPA's Project Pilot at 2pm. The clouds were gathering and I watched them like a hawk, well hawks probably fly in all kinds of weather, I watched them like a pilot.

I was introduced to my CFI David Shelton and he handed me the keys to the airplane. That was a significant moment, one I will always remember. David showed me how to do the preflight inspection. I panicked in the cockpit because my feet couldn't reach the rudder pedals. I thought I had scooted my seat forward all the way. Really I was nervous/excited and tried again. Since I am short, I had to stretch my posture to see over the instruments. I guess I will be getting a seat cushion soon.

Outside of the plane during the preflight inspection, as I drained fuel from the fuel port into the fuel tester, the wind blew some of the fuel into my face, so I learned quickly to stand up wind from the fuel port. I inspected thirteen fuel ports, five on each wing and three on the underside of the fuselage. I wish I could have said I was calm and composed, but I wasn't. David was very calm and composed, and his confidence helped me, but my mind was racing. I approached the first lesson with a certain amount of knowledge of aerodynamics and aircraft systems, but no practical experience, except a few minutes in the Lake Amphibian in May.

I kept trying to steer the plane on the ground with the yoke. Taxiing to the runway is difficult to do if you don't use the rudder pedals at least. I wanted to taxi at a slower speed, lower throttle, but I was afraid to change it in case I increased the power instead of decreased it. The plane meandered over the taxiway to the runway hold short line. David saved it from going off the taxiway into the grass a couple dozen times. One of the challenges was waiting for the effect of stepping on the right rudder to turn right. It's not like a car where you turn the wheel and the car immediately turns. There's a delay. I tried to feel the airplane's response to my rudder commands and gradually the pressure I exerted became less intense. The other thing with the rudder pedals is that they are the brakes, if you tap on them at the top of the pedal. I guess it's like a dance. I tried braking a few times, but I didn't get the reaction I expected.

Finally, we were cleared by the tower for takeoff. David had handled the radio communications up to this point, and throughout the whole flight, very professionally. I think he said he had 800 hours. Takeoff was over before I knew it. I tried to watch the (airspeed indicator?) for the right speed to pull back on the yoke. Soon we were flying under the commercial airliners at a perpendicular direction. David pointed out wha

t appeared to be a British Airways jet. We had to maintain 1300 to 1400 feet to avoid entering into the commercial jet's airspace. David let me practice climbs, descents, and turns. I think I handled those pretty well. At one point, to my utter glee (seriously) he put the engine to idle and demonstrated that we could still climb but at a slower speed. Then he pitched the nose down and demonstrated the airplane's increase in speed.We circled UCF for a few minutes and then returned to KORL.

I maintained altitude until I had a visual of the runway. As we began our descent, we had to move to the south a little to let a faster Lear jet land ahead of us. That gave me a feel for how much longer I had to set the plane down. I had lined it up really good with the runway. As we passed over Lake Barton, David took over and we landed successfully.

My baby taxi skills improved on our way back in, but need some serious practice. David took the controls as we approached the ramp area where there were plenty obstacles such as planes and hangars to avoid.After parking Cessna 775SP, I assisted with the tie-down. When I arrived back at Air Orlando, David helped me pick out a Pilot's Log Book so that I could log my first official flying hours- .60! I can't wait to go back! I hope David feels the same, because I want him to be my instructor, and I recommend him to anyone wanting to fly.


Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Cold Storage

Refrigerator Inventory: 1/2 gallon of milk, 2 lbs imperial spread, dozen eggs, 8 oz. mild cheddar, and 8 oz. mozzarella. Freezer Inventory: 2 Michelina's pepper steak and rice, 1 Michelina's macaroni and beef, 1 lb ground beef, and NO PIEROGIES! :-(