So, Becky claims to be able to handle tables. Ha! She thinks she could handle being a server, yet when you ask her a question about the food, her mouth is frozen. Luckily, she has no future plans on being a server. I usually don't do this, but this one time I will give SOME of our servers at my work credit for being able to keep up and do a good job. Only once have I ever served. The guest had me running around like crazy!
When I started working at the restaurant I was a busser/salad bar person. Then, I moved to a cook, then to a broil cook (grilling), then to manager, totally skipping serving. So, I never really had any serving experience. It was harder then I had expected and the old grumpy people that demand things to be done and brought to them didn't help the situation. This is no offense to anyone's grandparents or parents. But, one thing I can't believe is how cheap some of these old people are! They bring in several coupons or promotional cards and demand to use them all at one time. So, their meal is practically free. One party comes in every Sunday and brings stacks of coupons and tries to use them every time. Sure you can use one coupon per guess or one promotion per table, but stacking coupons and promotions is a no-can-do. What can and can't be used together is not our decision; it's a corporate policy. Got to love the corporate people (sarcasm). But anyway, you think these old people would understand eventually that they can't use all of their coupons at the same time after we tell them Sunday after Sunday we are unable to allow that.
On another note, Becky is coming to visit for a week come this Monday! So, that is exciting and then we will be heading up to South Carolina to visit my brother.
That is that and this is what it was before it became it is this and that was that.
Look for mind boggling puzzle to come soon! I love games!
Monday, February 21, 2005
I'm baaack
I'm back in action on the blog posting! With this post, I would like to show you Becky does not always win. She did come close by trying to use her nonwords and trying to get lucky for them to be scrabble words. I even took this picture of the end results for everyone. Not only does this validate my victory, but provides the actual end score unlike what I believe is a tampered score that Becky had provided you with from a previous game.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
How tables can you handle?
So, I was talking to Grant in the Scrabble chat room while kicking his butt 308 to 232. He asked me how many tables I could handle if I were a server.
Preface: Grant works at a restaurant. He has been working at this restaurant for 7 years...that's a really long time!
So, I told him I think I could probably handle 5 tables. He laughs...a lot. How am I supposed to know how many tables I could handle?? I have never worked in a restaurant. Ever. Nor do I ever plan on working as a server. I have actually applied to be one, but I was never hired. :( I guess I am not good enough. But, I still think I could definitely handle 5 tables...I never said they all had to be seated at the same time ;-).
Onto a more important topic. How 'bout them Gators!?!? We kicked some UM (Miami) butt this weekend!! Miami...who was supposed to be #2 in the nation...say hello to the Gators. I love baseball. I love the Spring. I love baseball, in February, in Florida, in shorts and a tank top! The more I think about moving back to Chicago, the more I realize how beautiful Florida really is. But if Gatorade gives me a job I'm on the next flight!
This blog was supposed to be a project involving Grant and Becky...Grant=slacker...where are you babe?
**I beat Grant in the scrabble game for those of you who care. :) I am a scrabble queen!
Preface: Grant works at a restaurant. He has been working at this restaurant for 7 years...that's a really long time!
So, I told him I think I could probably handle 5 tables. He laughs...a lot. How am I supposed to know how many tables I could handle?? I have never worked in a restaurant. Ever. Nor do I ever plan on working as a server. I have actually applied to be one, but I was never hired. :( I guess I am not good enough. But, I still think I could definitely handle 5 tables...I never said they all had to be seated at the same time ;-).
Onto a more important topic. How 'bout them Gators!?!? We kicked some UM (Miami) butt this weekend!! Miami...who was supposed to be #2 in the nation...say hello to the Gators. I love baseball. I love the Spring. I love baseball, in February, in Florida, in shorts and a tank top! The more I think about moving back to Chicago, the more I realize how beautiful Florida really is. But if Gatorade gives me a job I'm on the next flight!
This blog was supposed to be a project involving Grant and Becky...Grant=slacker...where are you babe?
**I beat Grant in the scrabble game for those of you who care. :) I am a scrabble queen!
Monday, February 14, 2005
Happy Valentine's Day!
So today is Valentine's Day and I am sitting here writing a post to my blog. I plan on reading a chapter in my sport law book and in my Research Methods book then I plan on watching the Bachelorette. You may think that I have no Valentine due to the events aforementioned. However, I have the world's best Valentine!
Grant came to visit me on Thursday night. I was so excited to see him!! We exchanged Valentine's Day gifts on Thursday night. He got me Dolce & Gabanna Light Blue perfume that I wanted and I got him Very Sexy Cologne from Victoria's Secret. We watched the Apprentice and went to bed. I woke up Friday morning and carried on with my routine. I went to the gym and came back as Grant was getting up. We ate lunch together and then I had class for an hour. Grant said he was going to visit his brother while I was in class. But, when I got back from class he met me at my apartment with a dozen roses! How sweet is he!?!? I really love him and this weekend proved our connection even more!
We went to the gymnastics meet and to a baseball game and just spent quality time together. I thought I was getting better at long distance. The past few times we left each other after a weekend together I was real strong, no tears. Not this time. I was really sad to see him go. I hate watching him drive away, but each time he leaves I find myself watching his car pull out and holding back the tears, usually unsuccessfully.
I can look forward to seeing him in a couple of weeks when I go and visit him. I cannot wait to kick his butt in miniature golf and go see sunsets. Until then, I have one exam, one 5 page paper, a lot of reading and a ton of research to do for my law term paper. Woohoo! It's Valentine's Day, what a great day to start all this work!
Grant came to visit me on Thursday night. I was so excited to see him!! We exchanged Valentine's Day gifts on Thursday night. He got me Dolce & Gabanna Light Blue perfume that I wanted and I got him Very Sexy Cologne from Victoria's Secret. We watched the Apprentice and went to bed. I woke up Friday morning and carried on with my routine. I went to the gym and came back as Grant was getting up. We ate lunch together and then I had class for an hour. Grant said he was going to visit his brother while I was in class. But, when I got back from class he met me at my apartment with a dozen roses! How sweet is he!?!? I really love him and this weekend proved our connection even more!
We went to the gymnastics meet and to a baseball game and just spent quality time together. I thought I was getting better at long distance. The past few times we left each other after a weekend together I was real strong, no tears. Not this time. I was really sad to see him go. I hate watching him drive away, but each time he leaves I find myself watching his car pull out and holding back the tears, usually unsuccessfully.
I can look forward to seeing him in a couple of weeks when I go and visit him. I cannot wait to kick his butt in miniature golf and go see sunsets. Until then, I have one exam, one 5 page paper, a lot of reading and a ton of research to do for my law term paper. Woohoo! It's Valentine's Day, what a great day to start all this work!
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
The Plan
So, Becky and my plan was to write here on the weekends. Doesn't look like we are off to a good start huh? This post itself is a few days late. In the future, I will try harder to organize my time to make more of a commitment to our lovely blog. This weekend I will be visiting Beautiful Becky! So maybe we will give you a joint blog entry. The weekends are actually the worst time for me to try to get anything done, because my work has me working close to 36 hrs in 3 days! I guess when I said part time and they asked could you work 3 days, I didn't know it was full days. But it's nice to get all my hours in a short time.
School takes up my whole week. Spending Mon- Th all day at school, it's so much fun! I promise! Learning how a micro processor works and having to write a code to simulate it is no easy task. I have a whole class of programming in which the teacher thinks it's fun to have us write code for things we are supposed to think of and figure out how to write it on our own. It's like learning a different language on your own. The assignments usually take me a few hours. Discrete math is cheesy with a bunch of proofs and proving stuff. It's for math dorks but some how CS majors got stuck in it too. The last class I'm taking is a database class. We work in groups and are developing a complete database, interesting stuff. And group work is always fun.
Quick note: Becky and I played a game of scrabble today. I totally WON!.....yes she has won the last few and everyone expects her to but they are usually pretty close in the end. But we also agree not to use scrabble words (words that are not in the dictionary but scrabble considers them words some how) and when she's down in points it seems she starts getting desperate and they usually bring to the lead. This is how she wins. (a note from Becky while she is proofreading...that is so not true. I am a scrabble Goddess and you know it!) Then again I would feel really bad if I beat her all the time. (another note from Becky: It is not possible for you to beat me all the time :-p ) So I let her have her fun and give her a few games. =)
Well as you know I'm going to see Becky this weekend and I can't wait! It has been a few weeks since we last saw each other, so this time will very nice to have.
As you see nothing interesting really happens to me or around here. Later in time I'm going to visit my brother and his family in South Carolina with Becky so I should have some funny stories and pictures then. In the meantime, I will try to create the goods.
grant!
School takes up my whole week. Spending Mon- Th all day at school, it's so much fun! I promise! Learning how a micro processor works and having to write a code to simulate it is no easy task. I have a whole class of programming in which the teacher thinks it's fun to have us write code for things we are supposed to think of and figure out how to write it on our own. It's like learning a different language on your own. The assignments usually take me a few hours. Discrete math is cheesy with a bunch of proofs and proving stuff. It's for math dorks but some how CS majors got stuck in it too. The last class I'm taking is a database class. We work in groups and are developing a complete database, interesting stuff. And group work is always fun.
Quick note: Becky and I played a game of scrabble today. I totally WON!.....yes she has won the last few and everyone expects her to but they are usually pretty close in the end. But we also agree not to use scrabble words (words that are not in the dictionary but scrabble considers them words some how) and when she's down in points it seems she starts getting desperate and they usually bring to the lead. This is how she wins. (a note from Becky while she is proofreading...that is so not true. I am a scrabble Goddess and you know it!) Then again I would feel really bad if I beat her all the time. (another note from Becky: It is not possible for you to beat me all the time :-p ) So I let her have her fun and give her a few games. =)
Well as you know I'm going to see Becky this weekend and I can't wait! It has been a few weeks since we last saw each other, so this time will very nice to have.
As you see nothing interesting really happens to me or around here. Later in time I'm going to visit my brother and his family in South Carolina with Becky so I should have some funny stories and pictures then. In the meantime, I will try to create the goods.
grant!
Monday, February 07, 2005
Superbowl XXXIX
So I did go to the Superbowl last night...and I got paid to go! I worked Guest Services at the Superbowl for SAFE Management. I have a few comments about my experience.
1. Part of the management of the world's largest sporting event includes organization. Superbowl XXXIX was definitely lacking in this department from my perspective.
2. People like to eat hot dogs at football games. Knowing this it is not good to run out of hot dogs at halftime.
3. People like to buy merchandise at football games. Once again it is not good to have empty merchandise stands by the second quarter.
4. Women use the restroom. Having about half of the restrooms closed because of plumbing problems is bad...very bad.
5. Superbowl fans like to arrive to the stadium about 3 and a half hours before kick off just to have to pay a whole lot to drink a bunch of beer inside the stadium instead of drinking their own drinks outside the stadium.
6. Lots of famous people go to the Superbowl. In a few days I'll post some pictures, I promise!
All in all, the Superbowl was a good time. I did not get to see much of the game, but I met some cool people and gained a lot of experience. I doubt if it will ever return to Jacksonville given the above mentioned problems, but only time will tell.
A note about Becky and Grant. We haven't seen each other since the first weekend of January. Grant is coming to visit on Thursday and I cannot wait to see him. He's the best, so if you see him let him know that for me!!
--Becky :)
1. Part of the management of the world's largest sporting event includes organization. Superbowl XXXIX was definitely lacking in this department from my perspective.
2. People like to eat hot dogs at football games. Knowing this it is not good to run out of hot dogs at halftime.
3. People like to buy merchandise at football games. Once again it is not good to have empty merchandise stands by the second quarter.
4. Women use the restroom. Having about half of the restrooms closed because of plumbing problems is bad...very bad.
5. Superbowl fans like to arrive to the stadium about 3 and a half hours before kick off just to have to pay a whole lot to drink a bunch of beer inside the stadium instead of drinking their own drinks outside the stadium.
6. Lots of famous people go to the Superbowl. In a few days I'll post some pictures, I promise!
All in all, the Superbowl was a good time. I did not get to see much of the game, but I met some cool people and gained a lot of experience. I doubt if it will ever return to Jacksonville given the above mentioned problems, but only time will tell.
A note about Becky and Grant. We haven't seen each other since the first weekend of January. Grant is coming to visit on Thursday and I cannot wait to see him. He's the best, so if you see him let him know that for me!!
--Becky :)
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