Like many others, I will soon be vacating Live Journal ... not that I post much here, but the new Russian guidelines regarding gay content are intolerable.

Bizarre dream last night: I was living out a sitcom about an ensemble of a dozen wacky characters who worked and socialized together, and when we all went out for nude disco bowling, and everyone, men and women alike, wanted to be my teammate, I realized that I had the role of "the stud" on this show -- that, or I was a better bowler than everyone

Back from Hawaii, and trying to get back in the swing of things, yet ... went to the gym today, to work out with my friend Mike. I was on the squat press, going for a heavier weight than usual, when I felt that familiar light-headed feeling, so I quickly sat down and leaned back ... and passed out ( Read more... )

Jack flies up to SF later today, and we're heading to Hawaii for a long-overdue vacation on Wednesday. It'll be my 50th state!

Just got back to SF, and working later today, although I don't know yet whether I'll be at gates. If so, I plan to put up a gate sign that says simply:

"Yes, dear friends, it is I"

heypyro, in town for Coachella, stopped by today, and we caught up and then went out for lunch. Yesterday, an Alaska Airlines flight attendant who lives near us stopped by and we chatted for close to two hours, about Alaska's work rules and culture, and how she would like to see Virgin's comparative looseness and sense of fun find a home at Alaska. I ( Read more... )

Well, not much new information about the Alaska-Virgin merger, but at least the options have become a little more clear:

Retirement option: Alaska just goes ahead and retires me, with the usual airline retirement benefit of free flights (albeit standby) for life. Leaves me free to find something else. This option may not be available, but it's ( Read more... )

Well, as expected, Virgin America was sold to Alaska Airlines on Monday. What this means to me is that I'll be leaving before too long, since Alaska doesn't allow the flexible schedule that has enabled me to work in San Francisco every other week, and then spend a week off at home in Palm Springs with Jack and Moochie ( Read more... )

heypyro pointed out in a comment on my last post: "Steve might be merging into a pool of agents senior to him. ... The plus side would be an expanded network to be able to travel on, and an Alaska/Virgin merger may create an interesting route map. I guess the big concern is that the corporate culture that is "Virgin" doesn't change too much ( Read more... )

Not sure how it will affect me, because it's totally out of my influence, but looks like Alaska Airlines and JetBlue are both trying to buy Virgin America. By this time next month (or in several months) I may be employed by a different airline.