preventing monotony

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I really am running out of food that I can make with only a fridge and a microwave. Yea there are a lot of combinations of foods here and there, but its not like I have rice and a stove to cook on. That would have been choice. So tonight, I took sometime to eat out and tried out Johnny Carino's Hot Jalepeno Garlic Talapia. That was awesome! You have to order that sometime. I had to save a little bit of it so that I could have it tomorrow for lunch. When we first drove by the place reading that it was Country Italian. Of course I thought to myself that they meant USA Country, but duh...Country side of Italy type food! Yeah yeah...just being in Florida and Georgia surrounded by "country" makes you only think of those kinds of country. Just relating country to music and the ranch stuff kind of sets you on a one track mind. Getting back to the oil and crispy pieces of garlic was a good touch too.

Back to monotony; I don't think that I have eaten as many canned soups, peanut and butter jelly sandwiches, oatmeal, wrapped up cheese crackers, Cup of Noodle and Carrots with Dip in my entire life! I eat it for lunch and if I get pretty lucky, I do an immediate repeat for dinner. That's what I'm talking about when I say Round 2!!! Can't get enough of it. Of course, there's always the bowl of cereal downstairs too. Gotta love that.

Studying and learning for about 12 hours a day and just trying to stay awake and cram it inside my head just hurts! I'm finally getting over my headache but every time I stand up, I still get a sudden rush of pounding. I'm going to try to go to sleep early tonight. I can't wait for tomorrow night when I get to "relax" a little bit just to wake up early and study all day on Saturday.

Oh yeah, so I need to buy a Wii once I get a place to actually play it. If it's going to help me lose some weight (check this article out: http://wiinintendo.net/wii-sports-experiment-results/) I also need a new computer to play some games! Where am I going to get all this cash!? I have no idea...but I am accepting donations for the "1st year adopt a pilot friend" - Comment for details!

of getting behind

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I just can't keep up with some folks when it comes to studying. I did take some rather longer breaks than normal today but I couldn't help it when the last few days have been just full of pain either in my stomach or my head. I haven't felt a headache like this since I could remember. Every time I get up from sitting down or lying in bed, my head feels like it just wants to drop to the floor! I didn't drink any caffeine today or sugary beverages. That is a break from the 2-4 cups of coffee a day and an added soda at the end. Could this be a caffeine headache at all? I was able to stay awake though in class so that's getting better at least.

So, back to trying to "get ahead," I was able to finish the today with a step out ahead, but when compared to my colleagues, I'm just on par. They too are where I am if not farther. I did end the night good with some checklist memorization with my partner but lets just hope that I recite them well tomorrow in the morning when we get back together.

I had a hilarious txt msg conversation with an old flight partner today by the name of Kevin Lubic. He just started his training at GoJets this past Monday in St. Louis. I wish him the best there as the timing with weather couldn't have been better! He also started a blog which you could find at http://klubic.blogspot.com. I've enjoyed his posts quite a bit because I could just imagine him narrating it. It is that hilarious to me. You have to meet him someday to understand his humor and take on things. Here's the conversation that took place on my phone while I was trying to get ahead.

Me: Did Gaven just tell Katie what he heard happened true?

Kevin: True that which Gaven heard is that?

I just keep on repeating that conversation to myself and it's a winner! It really is. I know that I didn't make sense either, but the premise of the conversation was just that...Just enjoy the laugh! Goodnight!

of frostbite

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I got the wonderful idea of wearing my rainbows (slippers) tonight as we walked to dinner across the parking lot. I think that I actually hurt myself! The windchill was just too much to bear on my feet. I wore my trusty new Gap Pea Coat which has definitely served its monies worth but that only protected my upper half. Next think you know, I'll have some dual layer sockage going.

I ate a little heavy today (Wendy's for lunch then a burger at Ruby Tuesday's for dinner) even though my stomach was still going through some bloaty and achy feeling. I also ordered a Chocolate Frosty which probably didn't help at all either. I don't know what's going on, but I was definitely unable to do anything last night because of this. I was finally able to ease my pain a little bit today, but its still hurting. I hope that I get better and fast!

I was dying today in class. I couldn't stay awake if it was to save my life! I definitely was trying but I just couldn't resist the sleepiness. I had to do one of those "just working out my neck" thing to counter my head falling back as I just dozed off! The harder that I concentrate on clicking and reading, I start to dream of doing those things. I can't even tell when my eyes are closed or open! I got to class 1hour early so that I didn't have to stay later or be passed up by my collegues in class, but 2 hours into the regular scheduled lesson, I was already behind. Not by far, but I now recognize that I have to start early and end late just to be on par. It's definitely worth it, but it does take a toll. When I get back to my room, I can't even open a book because of how burnt out I am. I'm looking forward to studying all day on Saturday and Sunday. It's going to be an awesome weekend!

I'm still debating on whether or not to upgrade my phone so that I could benefit from EVDO and get over this 1xRTT internet connection or slowness at this place!? I'll try holding out for a little while longer. As the sales specialist told me, something cool might come out by the end of February.

of studying...

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There is just so much to learn and review in so little time. It's awesome that I feel like I'm learning things again and "moving on" but I just wish that I had more time. I can't say that I am spending it wisely updating this blog either, but I have to keep myself sane. Spending time on the computer definitely does put in a good dent into my studying time, but I enjoy it. It just stinks that it takes up too much time to read my sites and update, e-mail, etc. It's just like having a part time job.

Well, a bunch of my friends ending up flying away either visiting their families or wives, and I'm stuck just studying. I wanted to do the same, but I just feel like I should be doing something else. We'll see tomorrow.

Bush Plan: Now that's just a different idea and agenda. Can it be compared to Vietnam? I would say no because you don't have 11 year old boys doing the dirty job of terrorists. It does suck, but we need to finish it once and for all and just finish it hard. Will this work, we don't know.

100 Hour Congress: Seems like Congress is really pushing all they can and fast! It's a rush to just get anything and everything approved. Stem cells are a nice idea, but I really don't know where I stand. Now yet another Democrat wants to run for Office? That party is just going to have yet another big split just all over the place if they end up splitting votes left and right. What the president is doing right will definitely give the opposing party some good ammo for the 2008 election. Convention 2008 in Denver just announced.

Kaleeforne-ah: Whoa, what is Arnold thinking? Is California really going to be able to afford the new Universal Health Care plan? I don't think that its going to happen. I mean, it almost seems like political suicide for what he is proposing. I need to read the plan more, but I just don't have the time. It's going to be a tough year for CA.

Airline Biz: Northwest and Delta now talking about a merger possibility post bankruptcy? That's just outrageous. It is mean that USAir would increase their bid for the hostile takeover but man, its just getting scary. I do like the idea of larger competition for the world amongst other international airlines, but within the domestic US, cut throat is turning into beheading!

I like doing this topic news discussion. I'll try to do it for Thursday's posts. We'll see how it goes! Thanks for increasing the traffic to this site. It got some good hits over the past week! Back to studying!

...to resist the contagious laughing syndrome

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Today's itinerary included waking up early and heading out to see some of the sights in the city. We first headed to the Georgia Aquarium. That was rather cool at first, but it was more of a little playground than anything else. I have seen better pet shops really that were more entertaining than this! Even Sea World beat the show hands down, no question. I'm not sure if I just wasn't feeling it, but I can't say that I would hit it up again anytime in the near future.

The CNN Center was really cool! No, I'm not some extreme leftist or anything, but the fact that it was fascinating was awesome. I didn't really want to see it because it was CNN, but rather because I wanted to know what happened behind the scenes and that's exactly what happened. It's really cool what goes on inside it all and seeing the live broadcasts being taped and how there were no actual camera men in front of the news anchors but instead joystick-controlled ones were amazing. One news anchor even used a foot pedal for controlling the speed of the teleprompter while using a clicker to change stories or whatever. They control their own taping!

At the very end of the tour, we had a chance to purchase a recording of ourselves in the Headlines Newsroom Mockup and my two friends did just that. They got to have a DVD created for them and I upped it to YouTube for your viewing pleasure. I'm probably going to have to edit it because it is too long (4:29 minutes) but the end is good. I didn't get to record one, but I will one of these days. Enjoy! Overall, I was pleased with the day. Watch the video till the end!