It's Been Five Days

Here are automotive things I've learned in the past five days:

• A four-cylinder is different than a V6, especially when accelerating onto the freeway or changing lanes and also when running yellow lights. Adjusting to this will be an ongoing learning process to hide the possible regret of getting the smaller, weaker engine.
• Driving in a torrential downpour in a light car is much different than driving through one in a heavy car. Adjustment is necessary.
• I wish every freeway was like I-96. Express lanes would be my best friend.
• Deer on the walking on the side of the road in the pitch black make me nervous. Especially when driving exhausted.
• I remember how nice cruise control is. It burned out in the Super Chev awhile ago.
• CD players are also nice.
• An 11.9-gallon gas tank empties quickly, though the gas mileage is great. 28 miles to the gallon between the first two fill-ups.
• I drive 65 miles round trip on Sundays. I get paid for 18 of those miles.
• Maui Blue might be hard to keep clean, or I still might be cleaning off residue from factory plastic.
• If I worked normal hours, I would totally be one of those people who washes their cars every single day, but all I can settle for is whenever I get the chance. While giving the baby a bath tonight, one of my neighbors came out and told me she could tell I got a new car because I was outside polishing it up and everything. Then she said it's just good when you take care of things. Ha, thanks gram.

Here are business things I've learned in the past five days:

• I need reliable and responsible employees on the weekends at my museums. Case closed. I don't even want to relive the nightmare that was Saturday morning again. If the director of the museum hadn't walked in when he did, it's very possible I would have severely injured the VSA on duty. And if things are going to fall to pieces, might as well be in front of the Big Boss, right? He told me that day that I handeled it well. Later I found out that he told the COO the same thing. :)
• I can vocalize my weekend personnel issues without being afraid in front of the COO without my supervisor there. In many ways, I think was easier on me to talk to Michelle without Kathleen there. Michelle and I share similar perfectionist personality traits and I think she understands where I'm coming from. I've been told that impressing and being liked by Michelle right away is not an easy accomplishment, and that I've done both of those things. Rumor has it that by October, I'll be asked for more hours. :D
• I can survive working in an empty nautical museum by myself, during a thunderstorm, on Belle Isle, and with people trying to get in the doors because they see lights on. It was fitting that I was taking inventory of the gift shop stock - most books of which deal with Great Lake shipwrecks.
• I have no problem playing favorites and making the Dossin the one I favor more and babying it more than the Main. Since it's only open on weekends, I can make claim to it.
• I was told at the store today that I was an excellent worker and probably the best worker they have on the team. And no, it wasn't even from the store manager.
• I worked through 102 boxes of shipment in 7 hours, enough to leave the night crew with today's 71 boxes.
• I have a doubleheader next Monday. As if working eight hours in an office isn't bad enough (along with getting up at 6:30 to do so), I have to work at the store Monday night for the new floorset. That shift is 6pm-2am.

And my general thought of the day:

• I think the winning team's goalie is an easy scapegoat for the Conn Smythe trophy. While I'm not denying Cam Ward's achievement, I don't think he earned it. Considering the Oilers were the eighth seed and made it to the finals, fought back from a three game deficit to force a game seven, it should have been one of them, particularly Pisani or even Roloson. No, Rollie didn't play the whole series, but he was their man through the first three series. He got them through the first seed and the rest. And Pisani was a consistent player throughout the playoff run for the team. The Conn Smythe is awarded to the playoff MVP, not the game or series MVP. Consideration must be given to both sides. I hate that it isn't.