I come in to work tonight and see that I got the 6th day off I asked for. Now I can leave here on Friday, April 22, heading for Florida til the 24th, arrive in Philadelphia later than day, and leave Philadelphia on Sunday the 30th, and still not have to work until Monday at 11PM. That sounds mighty sweet. But wait. If I switch to day shift, all those plans go down the tubes. I will have to take off 6 days just to come home Friday and work Saturday morning, cutting my trip by 2 days and losing a whole day to catch up with time. I mean on top of this trip, I was planning on meeting my father in San Diego in August to see a Phillies game, but that’ll have to be scratched now because the game was on a Saturday and my weekend isn’t. This whole situation is getting crappier. Now what do I do?

What I’m listening to: Judas Priest – Metal Works ’73-’93 – Delivering the Goods/Exciter