” Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”

Okay…So there is A LOT that has been going on in just past few days. For starters, I successfully completed my IOEs (Initial Operating Experience) that took me to Fayetteville, NC and back and to Jackson, MS (possibly my good luck charm) and back. My Instructor, Captain and First Officer made the entire experience bearable, but actually fun. The following day I had my written final exam, which I got a 97 on (thank you, thank you…)– all of which lead up to me graduating and getting my wings on Tuesday. So it’s OFFICIAL…I’m a Flight Attendant. I am actually in charge of people on flights…is it just me or is this CRAZY???? I have all of my book knowledge (they made sure of that..), but now it’s time to put all this into real life.

 In preparation for my new job responsibilities, I feel as though the only way to REALLY cope with this intense process is to come up with an alter ego (a la SASHA FIERCE…). That way I can keep things new and interesting. What will this new alter ego be named/called you ask? Ladies and gentlemen I now introduce to you….CURTIS, Ken and Barbie’s African-American Flight Attendant friend. I know…I sound crazy, but you gotta have fun sometime right? anyways…WHY NOT? Plus the planes I’ll be flying on are coined as a “Barbie Jet” ..so it’s PERFECT!!! So to sum things up..the Friendly Skies betta watch out cause– ‘cuz I’m coming for you!!!!

No for the Craziness portion of the last few days — I have to pick up and move to Washington, D.C. tomorrow. Although we were told weeks ago that this was coming…who had time to ACTUALLY prepare? So now it has been a mad dash to try to figure out how I’m going to get up there and where I’m gonna stay. I have to tell you…there have been sleepless nights and yesterday morning I woke up in a panic. Thank the Lord in Heaven that I have amazing classmates that have made it a mission to make sure that ALL OF US get up there. We’ve banded together and it honestly has made this preparation sooooo much easier. The big day is tomorrow and hopefully things will go smoothly. Hopefully. The one big thing about this mad dash, is that I don’t get to go to Wiggy and Callie’s wedding. I know that Life is life, but that means that I don’t get to see ANY of my friends from college (Including 2 of my 4 “Angels”)…I guess I’ll just have to make it my business to get back down here to see them. I did however get to see my Six Flags Family yesterday. I was asked to come in and do so Freelance work for the Country Show going up in May. It was great to see everyone and to be a somewhat familiar surrondings…I can’t wait to the show over the summer.

Now, it is all left up to Fate. I hate to get mushy on you, but this adventure I keep speaking of REALLY starts tomorrow. I’m ready. I think I’m ready…NO, I’m ready.  So, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, and to all my Boos here in GA (and my Southern Comfort staying afloat in TN)…the truth is I never left you….

                            j

A New Everything

Well..Here we go.

So, I JUST got done watching the new Sex and the City 2 Preview and the main thing that I took away from it is that the one, the only Patricia Fields is a GENIUS. Plain and simple. Everyone has ALWAYS credited the Sex and the City franchise for being one of THE MOST Fashion Forward forces in Popular Culture. It gave me a much-needed boost in the oh-so-fashionable lifestyle that I try to lead. It got me thinking….” they are in the MIDDLE of the desert and are looking better than I do when I pull out ALL of the tricks I have up my sleeve.” I need to step my game up America. especially since there will be very few times when I’ll get to actually wear my own clothing (thanks in a large part to my dashing new uniform that I’ll be required to wear).  At this point in my life, it’s not time to be safe. I refuse to let the stereotype of “boring twentysomething” get me…no sir. I guess to sum things up…my new mantra is “WHY NOT?”

So, I have been trying to study all the info I need to learn for the first day of training and for some reason I can’t find the motivation to actually STUDY. Is it the plain simple fact that I don’t want to? (maybe..) Is it that I am past my “studying days” since I got my degree? (probably..) Or is it more along the lines that I’m just a spoiled brat that has gotten comfortable with being out of work for 4 months and doesn’t want to do anything but watch TV? (BINGO!!!) Whatever the reason — I need to get it together, because I can’t screw this up..it’s my ticket out of this one horse town (well, the one horse town that has a mall, Wal-Mart and any restaurant one could want within driving distance). So, I guess I just needed someone to know…I know. I know.

ANYWHO–Along with my new frame of mind, a possible new wardrobe, and a new career path…things are looking up. I’m so happy that I got to spent time with my grandmother (I have my very own Madea) and my Godmother (who spoils me more rotten that one should be allowed) in the grand state of Mississippi. I took the Oriental Express Amtrak train over to Meridian, MS, where I was picked up and drove 2 Hours (yes, even though I spent 7 hours on a train, my Godmother and Grandmother love to be driven around..and WHY NOT?). I spent a good part of the week just sitting around with Madea, watching The Young and the Restless, and cooking for them. I got to see lots of long-lost Cousins and crazy Aunts and Uncles. It was good to have a change of scenery. I got to take some AMAZING pictures on my grandmother’s property of this abandoned barn that I’m itching to get back from being developed. I went shopping a lot (like I need another part of jeans…but I got them), and watched a lot of movies, so I did PRETTY MUCH the same things in Mississippi that I do in Georgia…go figure. Since I’ve been back, it’s just been focusing on getting ready for training.

Well, Let me go study…I guess.

J

Is this how this works?

Well, I feel as though a have finally come into the general twentysomething masses that is so in tune with technology that it seems to consume their lives. I am willingly going to subject those of you that want to read about the ramblings of someone who doesn’t really know what the hell life has in store for him, than be my guest…

I guess one would ask –what made you think about writing a blog? For starters, my best friend has one (http://brittanybuchanan.wordpress.com/ read it as fast as you can..it’s about what she’s into at the moment and it is AMAZING) and she’s raved about how great it is…I trust her opinion. Secondly, I just feel that with this next journey that I’m about to embark on, I would love to have some concrete evidence of what’s about to happen. What is this vague, ambiguous new adventure will you be going on you ask? (how nice of you…) Well, I will be starting training on April 13th to become a Flight Attendant. YES — a Flight Attendant. The thing is, you can’t ever fault me for NOT thinking outside of the box…waaaayyy outside the box. I can’t tell you how excited about how this..this new subculture of businessmen away on business (whatever that means..), the general masses on their way to see family (thank the Lord in Heaven mine are just crazy enough to only be seen once for Holidays), and the individuals that are on vacation for any number of reasons (wonderful memories of Las Vegas are flooding back…).

So, to make a long story short. This blog is dedicated to the people I encounter, the places I go and the things I buy (let’s be serious…gift giving is going to be AMAZING). So I hope that those of you that follow me, will enjoy the flight… 

Until those supporting character make their grand entrance, I’ll take a page from Brittany’s book– I let you in on what I’m all about these days. For starters…Matt Morris. Those of you on the advanced level of Pop Culture will remember him from the early 90′s revamping of the Mickey Mouse Club (you know, the one with Britney, Christina, JC, Justin Timberlake and Keri Russell of TV’s Felicity). I was surprised to have come upon him singing with Mr. Sexyback himself at the Hope for Haiti Telethon that was shown a couple of months back. The duo sang a haunting cover of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah which caused me to have a physical reaction (okay fine..I cried like a 5 year old girl). As I made my way back to reality (the “My Life as Liz kind..not the Real World: D.C. kind), it got me thinking…Who is this guy singing with Justin Timberlake? I HAD to know who he was. After researching and finding out as much as I could about him ( ALL of which I approve of), I am COMPLETELY SPONSORING everything about this artist. His voice has a Bluesy/Raspy/Blue-Eyed Soul thing going on, very Gavin/Jason Mraz/Ray LaMontagne..you should TOTALLY get on board. My current favorite is a song off of his UnSpoken album called ” Be My Love.” It could easily be one of the MOST ROMANTIC songs I have ever heard.. Well, that’s all I got for now…until next time.