Hot Stuff

I was up at 5:45 am for an 8 am flight, all ready to go, and then weather popped up between us and him, and he couldn't get here, so we canceled.  I have to do it again tomorrow morning, early.  Then I have a night flight, if I keep it, and then I have a 7 am flight to Kentucky in the 340 on Friday morning.  Lots of early mornings in a row.  I'm going to get too tired for that soon.  I need sleep in mornings too.  :p

I stopped in at the bank to correct a mobile deposit problem, and CVS to get Ann's drugs, and then after lunch, Kaylee and I went to a local tattoo and piercing shop, and we both got a cartilage piercing.  Steve's not thrilled about it, but I like it. Right now mine's just a little dot, until it heals up, then I'll probably change it out for a small hoop.  I'm hoping it won't be too painful under my helmet or headset, and I'll find out tomorrow, at least on the headset.  Helmet will be this Saturday.  They have changed the rules on care. They say not to twist or turn it or even touch it, and I always thought you were supposed to do that so that it wouldn't grow over there.  They also said when it makes crusties not to pick at them.  I'd have thought you were supposed to keep it clear, but apparently it takes longer to heal up if you keep picking off the crusties.  You're supposed to clean it twice a day, gently.  Which reminds me, it's time to go do that.  It actually sort of hurt.  It burned a fair amount going in.  The last time I got my ears pierced, I did it myself by numbing my earlobe with an ice cube and just shoving the earring all the way through on my own.  I didn't feel that one.  ;)  This way is more sanitary obviously.  Anyway, this is what it looks like.  I melted my face off in the heat today, so pardon that, but here 'tis.  My "stingy" tiny earlobes have stretched out over the years. I used to only barely have room for one earring. Now I have room for two in the lobes.  Such a rebel am I.  ;)

It does say not to sleep on it and I'm not sure how to do that since I can't sleep on my back or stomach and can't stay on one side all night long.  So... I guess we'll see. 

It didn't seem as hot as it was supposed to get today, but it was definitely humid and muggy.  When I went out to the airport afterwards, to top off the 340 for Friday's trip, and update all the avionics in it, even though they expire in like 2 weeks again, I was soaked in the hangar in just minutes.  It's brutal out there. 

Kaylee and I went to McCalister's to pick up her salad, went to Panera to pick up Ann's soup, bunch of other "today I" stuff, and basically I just stayed busy all day even though I wasn't flying.

Reminds me, I need to update my logbook...