Merry Christmas!  I'm a few days late.  sorry.  This was ONE drunken weekend.  I tried moonshine for the first time of my life.  All I can say is, BE CAREFUL when sipping the stuff.  It is PO-tent!!!

We were all stupid and goofy afterwards.  At one point, I remember we were all attempting to do handstands and splits.  Ow.  I think everyone finally left around 4am.  Now my sleep schedule is messed up.  I think I did nothing this weekend but eat and eat and eat.

Don't know what to look forward to tomorrow in class.  I don't remember anything I learned last week.  I did the map 3 times today and I think that's good enough.  I've got it down and just in time!  V is coming to town Friday.  I am SO EXCITED!!!

Watching Dr. 90210.  I love it.

Jake came by and we drew the map on the wall.  Ok not exactly the wall but I bought these HUGE post-it notes and stuck them on the wall.  With my handy dandy collection of colored Sharpies, we drew the freaking map as much as we can.  Still missing a few radials and distances but we know about 90%. 

About 9, we had to call it quits.  I mean, there's just so much information you can absorb in one sitting.  I just want to get it down by next week before my baby comes to visit.  It would suck for him to watch me study while he sits there on his butt.  Plus, our pre-test is next Wed.  The instructor said no one gets below 99 usually.  HA.  We'll see about that....

We started on Data Stripmarking.  It was confusing at first but they made each one of us go up to the board and do a problem.  It got to be pretty easy after that.  Then they threw a NEW data strip procedure at us.  Does the fun ever end????

Thank goodness we have a long weekend.  I won't be coming home at all (as far as I know) so I want to wish everyone a happy happy happy christmas and New Year!  I'm not very good at sending cards to begin with so the fact that I wish everyone a Merry christmas should be good enough. 

I organized a small Christmas Eve dinner for the stay-behinds (there's 8 of us) - I plan to just lay around most of the weekend and glance at the map.  I need a break.  Nothing will be open.  These Okies take Christmas very seriously.  Everything is closing at 7 on Saturday and I'm sure it'll be a ghost town on Sunday.

My days in Okc are dull and bleak.  But I know I am here for a purpose and study I must!  I can't let that nerdy computer guy beat me every single time.  He's kind of obnoxious because he knows he's smart (he got a 100 on every single block test last month) and he doesn't GLOAT but he's kind of cocky.  That's the perfect attitude for a controller actually.  I still haven't gained that kind of self-confidence yet.  I also don't want to be dragged out to the parking lot and get beaten (since that's what I want to do to that nerd.  )

Been snoozing a lot since we got to EnRoute training.  No homework except studying the map and we get a lot of self-study time.  And you know what?  We actually study.  I think I'm in a very dedicated group of "off-the-streets".  We have to try extra hard because we all do not have any aviation background.  There are 2 pilots in the class but they didn't get the intense one month bootcamp like the 14 of us did.  I think I will enjoy working with my future coworkers. 

Getting ready for bed.  Its the only time my brain can relax.  Altho I'm afraid of oversleeping.  I have 4 alarms placed strategically around the apartment each with a different time so I get up even if I snooze my clock radio.  Can't afford to go to class late.  7:05 is late....

I got a 90!!  Yay!

So we're on to the second part of training and we got our maps.  We have an exam on this in 2 weeks.  We have to draw everything on it.

Its insane but I got almost 70% of it just by looking at it today.  Yuck.

Big final tomorrow.  I think I am not ready for it.  Yes.  I am NOT ready....

Crap.  I screwed up my sleep schedule this weekend.  CRAP!  I'm going to be exhausted tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I received a package this weekend.  A bloc of foie gras!!  My best friend M is the best!! 

I will enjoy it with fig preserves and toast points.  Yum yum yum!

Treated myself and got my nails done today at the local nail salon in Walmart.  Yes.  IN Walmart. 

Here's what this Vietnamese chick did...

- Soaked my fingertips in a dish of cold soapy water
- Pushed and prodded my cuticles and snipped them (to the bone) one hand at a time
- She put cuticle oil AFTER she snipped my cuticles (what is that all about??)
- Then she ordered me to get up and go wash my hands.... (Like, WTF??)
- Sat back down and she massaged lotion into my hands
- Then she made me follow her to the back room (me with a puzzled look on my face) and she dunked my hands in hot paraffin wax
Me:  Um, is this going to cost extra?
Her:  They don't do this in NY?  (giggle)
Me:  (to myself) bitch.
Her:  It make hand soft! (Wrapping my hands in plastic bags) - Boy do I look dumb.
- Sat back down as she watched the wax dry then slowly peeled it back.
-  Started putting on color:
Me:  Um, are you going to put a base coat?
Her:  Oh. You want base?  (Reaches for the bottle)
- Applies one coat
Her:  Want another coat?
Me:  (under breath) no shit.
- Two coats and I reminded her to put on a top coat.  Damn.  Like pulling teeth!

Then I sat under the vents for the fans.  Me and this old lady just sitting there with the UV light on.  I asked if they had a fan and they're like, "Oh its not on???"  Meanwhile, we're sitting there like 2 idiots for 5 minutes with a light shining on it but no fan.  Like duh!!!  I know how it's supposed to be done!!!!

All in all, the nails came out O-K looking.  Cuticles are clean, not that I Have any left.... but its ok.  My nails were chipping like crazy from this dry air around here.  Its really bad for the skin. 

If you're ever in Oke City, bring tons of lotion.  Seriously.

I am sleep-deprived.

I refuse to study tonite. I'm exhausted.  Why am I still up?  Cuz I finally have time to enjoy my downtime and watch some tv.  Nothing good on so I'm watching the Joan Crawford biography written by her daugher, "Mommy Dearest".  She's twisted.

I'm tired though.  (yawn)  We're catching the matinee of Rent tomorrow and then studying.  I scored a perfect score on Airplane Recognition (man, it was TOUGH!) and Special Ops (Special Use Areas).  Whew.  Now I need to study for the next Block test on Monday.  Yuck.

Its only been 2 weeks and feeling very homesick and depressed.  Man, another 3 and half months of this?  I better freaking pass this.... 

First block test is tomorrow morning.  I can't study anymore.  So many things in my head already.  It's either now or never.  I can't believe it's only been ONE week here.

This weekend was pleasant.  Didn't do much shopping but got some reading done.  I will be reviewing some more things later. 

It is so boring here...

Oh I forgot to mention that John Slattery was on my flight from LGA to Chicago.  He's not a a big time actor but I sure recognized him when I got on the plane.  He was sitting in First Class with his son.  He played the City Councilman from Sex and the City... the guy who wanted to pee on Carrie.  I wanted to crack up when I saw him.  hee hee

Ok that's it.