Ugh... It's been a long road...

For those of you who don't know, I am currently working at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, in the Landscaping Department. Now while this doesn't sound all glorious, I will tell you that it is. I spend all day outdoors, for the most part, and it's incredibly hard work...that is it's manual labor. For you to truly appreciate this, you should know that most of my working career has been centered around office work, being in a cubicle and doing technical telephone support. So what does that mean? It means that this pasty white collar office boy has a tan, and is losing weight. Is that a good thing? You bet. But it comes with a price. Most days I come home, grab some grub, hit the tub and off to bed I go. I was hired in during overtime, which meant 6 day weeks, 10 hour days. Basically my body is in shock. Going from unemployed for 6 months, basically sitting on my rear end, to being on my feet for 10 hours straight... yeah, my doggies are barkin something fierce. I'm not near as sore as I was the first week of work, but my feet continue to be sore.

On another note, the crew that we have this year is absolutely incredible. I've always been a people idiot, and the people that I work with lead rich and interesting lives outside of their Six Flags work. We have hard workers and people who are willing to do the job to get it done. The last time I worked at 6 Flags, our crew was, well, less than productive. Most of them would wander off and be gone for hours at a time, and while we have a couple people who do that this year, it's not nearly as bad as it was. I enjoy working with them and find that when I am not there, I am thinking about them and what they are doing.

So I've been sick yesterday and today. One of the benefits of working outside is that you have the opportunity to work in the rain. With my body trying to compensate for the physical endurance it had to go through, it's no suprise to me that my defenses were down. I'm going in tomorrow, come hell or high water. If I don't, I'll need a doctors note to go back and I don't have that kind of money. I think I've gotten enough rest to get my system back on line, I just hope it's enough.

Kuragari