OK... the rest of the weekend was a wash.

Saturday, for whatever reason, turned into a mountain of strangeness.

To the Saturday people: if you're not used to operating your vehicles in the dark... SLOW THE FUCK DOWN and don't use aggression to make up for your lack of familiarity. You're going to get somebody killed, and I don't want that somebody to be me. I'm too damn cool to die right now... wait until I'm in my adult diaper years to crack me with that shit. Come to think of it, I might be driving a cab then, too.

To the people who call cabs when they know they're close to being late to work: the cab driver is not responsible for getting you to work on time by violating the law. Buy a car and take your own risks... and no, I don't care if you get fired.

Anyway, the rest of the weekend was slightly better than break-even. I've decided on something for this second week: a steady schedule. Changing from my designated "want to work" times to something else to try and curry more work was a DAMN DUMB IDEA (tm) and I think I've learned my lesson. Other than 2am-4am on most days (and it's questionable on Friday and Saturday nights), there's plenty of work to be had for people who want to hustle for it.

As I sit here on Sunday night, I will be ready to wake up at 4:15 tomorrow and be back on my designated "want to work" hours. I have pasta on the way and I'm going to look at this experience as the "reset" going into this week. I know how hard I want to work, I know where to go find the work if I don't have any where I'm hanging out and I've learned that following my nose is probably the better way to 1.) get the fares and 2.) save my gas while I'm doing it.

Another thing, just about every piece of advice I got about "when to work" is crunk. You go find the work. Period. And you're dumb and/or lazy if you don't look for it or find it. The only thing that kept me from making the money I wanted to this weekend was screwing with my schedule and my sleep. The whole "mid days are slow" myth is just that... a myth.

I will go to work, I will work my hours and I will make my money. Period. It will work because I SAY it will work. Consistency will win this day more than playing silly ass games.

Word.

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