10/01/01 - The jury is still out on how I feel about the bowling. Oh, I like it. It's fun and all that. I joined a league to expand my horizons. Well, sort of. I wanted to be part of something local, something social. I wouldn't say that I'm not social, but I would say that I can take it or leave it some. I've always enjoyed watching people, from close, from afar, it doesn't matter. But, becoming part of a group, that's a little different for me. One of the members of my team is a bit difficult. It's difficult for me to like her. We had sort of a run on a couple of weeks ago. I had to let her know that she should keep her distance from me. I don't like doing that. I don't like making judgments about people. But, I don't like conflict either. I avoid it. The distance helped. I got along fine last week and figure there won't be any more problems. I didn't have a problem with joinging this league all by myself. I met the owner and he made me feel comfortable about it. Though I have had some players actually question how I could do such a thing? I didn't have an answer for them. And yea, I've felt some strange looks from the wives of some couples teams. They have nothing to worry about, I assure you. I've surprised myself in discovering that I've found some challenge in the actual bowling. I show just enough struggle to receive many tips and assistance from league members. It's still difficult for me to think about more than one or two improvements at a time right now. I've managed to find a little time to practice. I didn't get any in this last week. The Jock and The Kid have each expressed a desire to accompany me sometime this coming week, that sounds like a great idea to me.
Today is a bit of a rushed one for me, because of the bowling. I don't schedule much more than trying to get in seven hours of sleep during the day. That way I can survive on just a short rest before heading off to my graveyard shift. There are some changes coming up there. I may even hear about a change in my schedule tonight. Bea has lost it. She's been calling in sick just a couple of hours before her shift and now she's become defensive and hostile. I witnessed an ugly scene Friday night and I heard a recap of another scene, a much worse one, on Saturday night. I found a two word message from my boss in my account last night ... Be prepared. So, I snooped a little and found that my boss had penciled me in, on her copy of the schedule, to work graveyard all week. That's no surprise to me, I knew it was coming. I was more interested to see what they would do with my days off. There they were, penciled in, Friday and Saturday nights. Of course, it's only in pencil for now.
It's very hot today, 100+ degrees. I've put the air conditioning on so I could write in comfort. It doesn't happen too often, but it's even too hot for me to hang out on the back porch for now. It will be lovely out there when I return from bowling. I may have to take my pre-work rest on the lounge chair outside tonight. Hmmm, another great idea.
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