Got A Secret, Can You Keep It?

This song runs through my head a lot these days :) I love the song & it has a special place in my heart.

I learned my lesson a while back that there are a few people that you can truly trust in this world to keep your deepest secrets, regrets, and fears. Because of this, I don't give up information about myself to people willy-nilly. If I've learned anything, I've learned that sometimes it's nice to have secrets, to not share with tons of people, and to keep things special.

I went to church this past Sunday, since I was in town, and it was a wonderful service, as Episcopal services generally are (not including Baptisms or the formal services where you sing every response...). The Psalm for the day was Psalm 139:

¹ O Lord, you have examined my heart
      and know everything about me.
 ² You know when I sit down or stand up.
      You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
 ³ You see me when I travel
      and when I rest at home.
      You know everything I do.
 ⁴ You know what I am going to say
      even before I say it, Lord.
 ⁵ You go before me and follow me.
      You place your hand of blessing on my head.
 ⁶ Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
      too great for me to understand!

I was blown away by the ability that God has to motivate me to go to church when it's pouring down rain, wait through watching a tow truck drag a car out of a ditch after an accident, turn around & go back the other way, and still get to church on time. It was so moving to know that God knows what I refuse to tell people at times. It's not that I am incapable of trusting, it's that I have learned my lesson on whom I can and cannot trust.

Oscar de la Renta, Resort 2012... In LOVE with this

Yet another week of loving my job. The operators SEEM to care for me & respect me & the fact that I'm a 21 year old girl who knows very little about tire making and machines. They become my friends, my brothers, my fathers... I've had at least 3 operators try to set me up with the same guy. It's funny because I don't think that they discuss this with one another. I really am going to miss them, it's slightly heart breaking to know that next week is the last week I'll see Crew 1 at work, some of my favorite operators work on this crew.

Oscar de la Renta, Resort 2012

And, today & yesterday I got to run a tire making machine. This is supposedly not something that people just do. "New Hires" train for about two weeks, I think, before they're even introduced. I might not have that information correct, but that's ok. I have made friends with most of the trainers, Walter, Kenya, Maurice & Michael, and Walter is training me this week. I made a promise to myself that I would learn to make a tire, and I am well on my way to fulfilling that promise. How can I work someplace & tell people things if I do not properly understand how they work?

I ran that machine for an hour today, with 20 minutes of downtime & changing one product, all with Walter's help. He's this older guy who has gold plating around one of his front teeth. He's got character, he thinks I'm hilarious, and he's nice to me. Ok, he's about 40, maybe 50. I am not a judge of age, do not ever hire me as a bouncer to your bar. Well, today I made 6 tires in about 35 minutes, and yesterday I made 3 in about 20ish minutes. Tomorrow I am running another machine making the same tire, which is a good ol' 16" Michelin replacement tire, meaning that people buy these tires from stores, they don't come with the car like a Ford F150.... It's complicated to talk about, because I don't want to reveal Michelin secrets. However, I have been told they have no secrets in this day & age with the internet, etc, but I sure do not want to test that!

Maybe we should make all of our acquaintances sign non-disclosure agreements with hefty fines if they break the agreement. I have not signed one for Michelin, and I don't know if I will in France either, but it sure would be nice to know that somebody is not going to break your confidence with an actual fear of losing money or something of monetary value.

Also, Pretty Little Liars is on tonight. I'm slightly obsessed.

Has anyone ever truly been able to look at something and say, oh yes, that right there is a millimeter? I can't measure feet, and the operators have to know what 3 mms looks like.... in shabby lighting also!