Second Year

だいに ねんかん Daini Nenkan

We’re now a few days into the second year of the strike and with a long (busy) summer ahead of us I’m psyching and gearing myself up for it. I’ll actually this summer be able to go outside a couple of times and help with the buses which should be an interesting experience. I have a base already with dealing with the strikers face-to-face since I was front and center for many of the labor board hearings that have taken place since last September. With that under my belt, I can already expect to be biting my tongue (hard) because I know they will try their hardest to get under our skin. It was extremely difficult at the labor board holding my comments to myself when what I heard 95% or the time were blatant lies/half truths/twisted stories. With the strong sense I was instilled with growing up and the common sense I’ve gained through the last 8 years and now with the amount of growing up I’ve done in the last year alone I can say that I’m ready for pretty much anything.

With my brave stupidity in place, the summer will be a breeze. Yes, I’ve named it. It’s what I’ve gained (my own personal curse) working at the Hotel, brave stupidity. I know now (as my GM so openly pointed out to me) that I’ll jump into pretty much any situation if I need to, deal with it and then find the nearest corner and maybe cry a bit about it. Nevertheless, that’s okay, I can deal with that, put on the brave face, come face-to-face with their childish yelling and taunting and do my job. Besides, I know damn well what’s to come when all this is over with and by God, I’ll stick it out to see it happen. That and of course I want to run outside and dance on the front step the day it’s all over. (Cause that would be fun :) )

And as for my twitch (This is for you mom) I’ve been dealing with it since I found out I’d be going to the labor board (and for what reason) probably at the end of August, early September last year. I’m really not that nervous anymore, it just sorta comes back on those days (or weeks) that are a bit more involved, or hectic, or stressful. It’s all good though, because it could be so much worse huh? I just have to watch that my heart doesn’t start palpitating or my blood pressure gets too high, cause…yeah…that’s bad. So a twitch, I can deal with.

Enough of that tonight, I don’t want the twitch to return. It’s Friday night anyway, so that gives me enough tension. It's a quiet enough night though thankfully so tension will drop again and i'll be fast asleep warm and cozy in my bed soon enough. :)

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Ah, I'm home now, off tonight which is always a good thing. Angel's fast asleep next to me signaling once again that I should be snoring along side her (I DO NOT SNORE!) So off I go to finish up a conversation with my favorite sister (poet-in-training) in the world (Ha) then straight to the pillow.

Until later I'm sure...