Byvshyj CCCP

[ Wednesday, April 21, 2004 ]

 
I went into work tonight, was there a few minutes listening to coworkers chat about what they'd seen on the shift, when the supervisor called me over. "What are you doing here?" I'd come in on my night off. D'oh.

But when I work midnights it's almost useless to have time off. I'd rather work. Since I'm not going to throw off my sleep schedule for the sake of a single day, I stay up watching DVDs or dry my eyes out from the hours spent in front of the computer monitor. I can't do anything that takes sustained concentration: balancing my check book or studying a foreign language. I'll either make computational errors or have my attention drift. Note: this is not to imply, ahem, that I'm of no use on the midnight shift. There I have coworkers to interact with, listening to their stories and trying the food they bring in perks me up. At home I'm the only one awake. Maybe I'll go read Details magazine.
S [2:50 AM]

[ Monday, April 19, 2004 ]

 
I finished my second night on the midnight shift, remaining alert the whole time through. I'm switching with someone to get a whole month on this shift. Otherwise, if I move to afternoons next I won't be able to continue with Arabic class.

One of my friends who's Russian Orthodox was tonsured this weekend. I ought to know what that means beyond getting a haircut, but I don't.
S [10:22 AM]

[ Monday, April 12, 2004 ]

 
Meijer's has a sale on wine now. I bought three bottles of merlot, the better to appreciate the differences between vintners within a single variety (and one was $4 off!), and one of a cheap cabernet (sale at $2.99, more in the range I usually buy--no I do not drink Mad Dog). Now I look forward to the task of sampling them by the end of the sale on the first of May, so I know which to get more of. Skol! (Sagt man das mit vino?)
S [9:08 PM]

[ Monday, April 05, 2004 ]

 
Yesterday I saw The Battle of Algiers at the Main Art Theater. It's about how the Algerians brought about their independence from France through strikes and a terrorism campaign. The French response was brutal. It's filmed in a documentary style and pulls you in--Ennio Morricone's score had my heart pounding from the tension building up just before the action scenes.

I also made it to church for the first time since January.

Saturday I met Nicholas across the border at a business he's now the owner of. Then we had Thai someplace on Oulette, followed by drinks at Berlin Lounge.
S [5:08 PM]