(View from the plane on the way here)I started work today - a whopping 9 hours of writing tomorrow's schedule. My brain hurts. Or, maybe I'm hungry. Or both. There is a lot of hostility in the office at this point. People don't want to help each other, things aren't getting done or getting missed. Its only been a day, but it seems like it's coming from the top down, and as it goes down, it gets messier.
It's great to see Lauren and Lev and the rest. Things pick up right where they left off, and that is wonderful. No awkwardness, no revving back up into the taunting and bull shitting. It is easy to be here with them.
Here are some images from my time here already.
Hilary! We were sitting in the driver's lounge waiting for Ms. Laura Rudy to be finished. A group crossword puzzle made this happen to her, but I don't remember how. 
The front of Alyson's lawn, at the house I stayed at last night. You can't really see it, but there is a real back how bucket across the street. 
Scenes from Tracy's Crab Shack - voted Juneau's can't miss eatery in some travel magazine, or travel site, or something. Lauren is the cashier (it's her fun money job!) and I feel a bit bad I caught her with this expression...but it's speaks volumes! I had a blast sitting at the little counter in front of the melted butter pot, chatting with her and drinking (free) beer. I also talked with just about every customer that came through the line, asking where they were from and such. We met two handfuls worth of Spokanites! Gonzaga toting locals. It was wonderful :)
This is the wonderful Erika. She Laura and Hilary are from Bellingham. They are upbeat and happy, and some of the best people I've ever met. 
Laura is showing off her Alaskan car, complete with rusty wheel wells, a broken door hinge, and (when it rains) water filled floor boards. 
Able hurt himself kicking a soccer ball. He can still playa mean tune.
The Bellingham ladies + Stance Sampson (isn't that a great super hero name?) all showed me the newest shop in town where you can buy frozen yogurt, better known as froyo. It is DE Licious, as Dan would say. 
Ariel! Man you make me want to go back to Juneau everytime I read your blog. Maybe next year. :-p Just wanted to let you know there's a Froyo here in Spokane now too! It really is delicious. You'll have to visit it next time you're in town. Enjoy the north! :)
ReplyDeleteIf this makes you want to come up even with the open hostility, I say come on up! If you want to be retrained this year I'd say you'd have a job for the rest of the season with the way we're losing drivers! Do you still have your CD? It could happen :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying the read!