When I first tried second shift, it killed my social life. Turns out it wasn't the shift, it was the forty hours a week. I tried first and I'm tired of showing up to work a zombie and almost nodding off on the morning drive every day. I start second shift Monday. My hours are 3:30-12:00, Monday through Friday. That means I'll be hideously late for anything on Friday nights and I'm working instead of any hanging out on weekdays that I wasn't really doing in the first place. Also, I can use the newfound midday to scout out Cincy State and take motorcycle classes. I can also run into Jordan and Kyo and god knows who Thursday nights at the Dock.
In other news, I found the Zippo Blu at the Crestview Hills smoke shop, so I don't have to drive to Dayton for one. Yes, that's right. I'm going to throw fifty dollars at a lighter that I will use primarily for cigars. Fortunately, I'll get home at night with nothing to do most nights so I'll have more opportunity to light up. All I have to do now is get an extension cord to reach the table on the patio so I can smoke and chat after work. It'll be grand!
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3 comments:
idn't know you were getting a motorcycle?
it'll still kill you. you may have been tired during the evenings but you still had chances do hang out and do stuff. now everyone will be waking up right as you leave for work. and going to bed later, i see you getting up at noon or one often.
the lighter sounds cool. so does a big nasty cigar. we need to go to a humidor again.
Yep. As much as I love my Jetta, I'd prefer to have a vehicle that gets 70+ mpg. Plus, bikes are badass. I'm not getting rid of the car by any means - there'll be times when I need to haul shit or people or it'll be too cold to ride - but I definitely want a bike for my general day-to-day driving.
I did second for two or three months last year and it was great. I still do have chances to hang out and do stuff, but they're more limited and I'll get ten or so hours of sleep daily, which means I'm always up for anything. Hell, if I start to feel rested again I'll stop silencing my phone at night. My current chances to hang out are cut down to early evening and even now, at only quarter past twelve, I know I'm really gonna suffer tomorrow. In addition, my loneliness moves in waves and is unaffected by the presence of other people. It's something much deeper than simply needing people around. I'll be peachy.
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