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!

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!