Twilight Zone

That's what I feel like I've been living in for the past week. It feels almost like it's been one continuous long day for the past 6 days. What's even more mind boggling about working midnights is having an event start before midnight on Thursday, and then have it continue on over to Friday. So, for the report I have to write, what date do I use? And getting that one little thing wrong can blow an entire case. It's crazy.

I feel like a vampire now. My night is my day and my day is my night. I probably sleep from 8am to about 4pm or 5pm. Then I do whatever it is that I need to do from 5pm to 10pm, then I go to work. As you can tell, I've never had to work a midnight shift before and all this is a whole new experience.

Midnights don't bother me. Actually, I think this shift is my favorite. I've caught a drunk every day that I've worked so far on this shift. Midnights give you much more time to be proactive. Also, I feel like I can still sleep in and have time at home before going back to work. I like it. The one downside is everything is pretty much closed by the time I wake up. At least anything that's open from 8-5.

Today is my day off. I didn't get to sleep in like I wanted to because I was the idiot who signed myself up for firearms training in the middle of my "night". So, I only got a few hours of sleep before I had to go shoot guns. I did pretty darn good with the qualification on both the handgun (better than all the other men in my group) and rifle. I could do better though, and I'm blaming that on lack of sleep, so there. :P

My best friend Julia is coming over tomorrow. I'm excited and nervous. See, she's getting married and asked me to be her maid of honor. And I'm honored by the whole thing, the only problem is, I don't agree with this wedding. She's getting married to a guy about 40 years older than her (that's right, I said 40 years older, and she's 22, do the math) and she's only known him for maybe a month. They've dated for probably a week. I was so upset when I found out that I almost told her I wouldn't be her maid of honor. But, I thought about it and I just can't do that to her. Regardless if I agree with the wedding or not, she's going to do it, and in the end I just have to support her. I mean, I would expect the same thing from her. It'd really suck not to have my best friend be a bridesmaid because she doesn't agree with who I'm marrying or if I'm ready to be married. So... She's going to spend the night tomorrow and we're going to have some us time. She asked me to help her plan her marriage. So, maybe if I just focused on doing that I'll be ok. Right? *sigh* Julia isn't a person who acts on impulse either. She's very thoughtful and she's a strong catholic and I think because this guy and her have this bond through God, that she thinks he's the one. I disagree but, then again, I'm not her and she's going to do what she feels is right and if God thinks this is right.... I just need to be supportive.

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