All it needs now is an abstract
With some new changes going on around here at work I will have less and less time to make posts which means that I most likely will be limited to shorter, observational posts as they occur, peppered with the occasional long recap post like this one. These are always the most difficult posts to write about so I’ll try to just jump right on in. My brother Patrick and his girlfriend Paige came out to visit California for their Spring Break a couple weeks ago and on their extensive tour of the state, they managed to spend some of their time in Bakersfield, where we got to hang out and such.
After that active week, I boarded a plane to Houston where I would head to Lufkin, TX to attend Pumping Unit School. As painful as it sounds, it actually was a fun time with a bunch of friendly, experienced and knowledgeable professionals showing us the ins and outs of pumping unit maintenance and construction. The manufacturing world is a very different world from ours and I’m always interested in new experiences and learnings.
The story of the trip was that of these three guys from Oklahoma that after the first night of the school, hopped in a car and headed for Shreveport, LA (a 2-hour drive) to gamble and go to the Hustler club there. They got back the next morning with about 45 minutes to spare before we were to be ready. Two of the three gentlemen made it, but the third was too “sick” to attend. The guy eventually showed up later that day, just in time for them to head back to Shreveport again that evening! Those guys were crazy and they weren’t young either, somewhere in their 40s and 50s.
Last week I made it to work on Monday, but woke up Tuesday morning feeling terrible. I had caught a cold sometime during my travels and I decided to stay bed-ridden for the next two days. It was nice, in a way, because it gave me a chance to decompress after the trip and allowed me to catch some extra sleep. I’m glad I made it to work on Thursday since I had to be out of my office that day. The good news was that I didn’t have to work last Friday so I got out of my apartment and started getting ready for Easter. We had our usual Easter festivities, which has worn me out since (but I did score leftovers for the week).
This week has been spent getting adjusted to my new office and unpacking everything, as well as trying to catch-up on my two days of missed work from last week. As you can tell, a lot has happened in a little amount of time and it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with everything. Hopefully I’ll be able to do better with shorter posts in the future or any posts for that matter. But methinks something interesting will be happening soon.
After that active week, I boarded a plane to Houston where I would head to Lufkin, TX to attend Pumping Unit School. As painful as it sounds, it actually was a fun time with a bunch of friendly, experienced and knowledgeable professionals showing us the ins and outs of pumping unit maintenance and construction. The manufacturing world is a very different world from ours and I’m always interested in new experiences and learnings.
The story of the trip was that of these three guys from Oklahoma that after the first night of the school, hopped in a car and headed for Shreveport, LA (a 2-hour drive) to gamble and go to the Hustler club there. They got back the next morning with about 45 minutes to spare before we were to be ready. Two of the three gentlemen made it, but the third was too “sick” to attend. The guy eventually showed up later that day, just in time for them to head back to Shreveport again that evening! Those guys were crazy and they weren’t young either, somewhere in their 40s and 50s.
Last week I made it to work on Monday, but woke up Tuesday morning feeling terrible. I had caught a cold sometime during my travels and I decided to stay bed-ridden for the next two days. It was nice, in a way, because it gave me a chance to decompress after the trip and allowed me to catch some extra sleep. I’m glad I made it to work on Thursday since I had to be out of my office that day. The good news was that I didn’t have to work last Friday so I got out of my apartment and started getting ready for Easter. We had our usual Easter festivities, which has worn me out since (but I did score leftovers for the week).
This week has been spent getting adjusted to my new office and unpacking everything, as well as trying to catch-up on my two days of missed work from last week. As you can tell, a lot has happened in a little amount of time and it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with everything. Hopefully I’ll be able to do better with shorter posts in the future or any posts for that matter. But methinks something interesting will be happening soon.
posted by Chris Burzlaff @ 4/11/2007
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