Drama and Audits! Oh and annoying people.

I really need to get my internet card back up and running again. I'm at my parent's apartment right now using their wifi for this. I could always update this from my phone, but it's not that easy :( So, I'm updating now! And boy, is it a loonnnggg update.

I'll update with work first, since this is my Hooters blog after all :) There is so much drama and anger at work right now that it really makes going to work almost a chore right now. Everything from the schedule, the new girls, who does what to help out everyone else, and everything in between is causing fights with everyone. This is such a recent thing that it's really just a hassle going in to work. I'm too old for this drama! I'm just trying to make some money! lol

The other night I worked bar and work was dead. I was making amazing tips since the people who came in knew me and always tip me really well. For some reason though, every annoying mother effer also decided to sit at the bar. There was one guy who loves to just act like such an asshole (I kept asking him what he wanted to order for dinner and he would smirk and stare at me. Then I'd walk away since I had other things to do and he'd bitch about how he wanted to order. . . um ok??), another guy who talks my ear off and thinks everything he says is funny (and he tips horrible, but that's not really my complaint with him), and then there's the last guy who LOOOVVVEESSS my roomie (in a very creepy way) but can't stand me. Haha, so all of these guys sat at my bar within close times and let me just say . . . I was faking a smile for at least an hour. What I really wanted to do was yell at the top of my lungs, "WHY DO YOU GUYS ANNOY ME SO MUCH!?!?!"

I also want to give a quick bit about one of my favorite customers. There's one guy who comes in and literally puts a smile on my face whenever I see him. He is one of the few customers I can talk to about my personal life and I can trust him not to say anything to anyone else. He listens and gives advice, but also laughs and makes me feel like I'm really funny. He's a caretaker for a mentally challenged guy named Michael and it's so amazing to watch them interact. This guy is so over the top nice and I always tell him it makes me so happy to see him. It's nice to have a break from some of the weird, creepy guys.

We have our big big boss coming in tomorrow and I'm so nervous! I need to make sure my hair looks perfect, my outfit is spotless, my shoes cleaner than clean, and my makeup nothing short of hot. Eeeeeek! I don't want them to be like, "GIRL WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOUR LOOK?!?!" That would suck hardcore.

Now, another reason why my update took so long this time is because I've been talking to a new guy. I've been referring to him as C and it's been pretty interesting to talk to him lol. We're taking things day by day and slow. He's been hurt very bad by his ex girlfriend and I'm very afraid to open up to him, only to get hurt. He's in the air force and just got back from Iraq. We met through his best friend and my roomie (who are dating lol) and we all went out for St. Patrick's Day way back last month. Of course, there are days that I can't read him and it bothers me, but then he makes up for it by being really sweet and patient. So we'll see what happens, I guess. I'm honestly hoping this could go somewhere, but I'm not holding my breath, especially after everything with Jonathan.

Hopefully my next update won't be so far away. I always have funny stories when I get out of work, its just that typing it all from my phone is so tedious sometimes. I also wanted to say hi to all my new followers! HI FOLLOWERS!!! :D

also . . . I like comments . . . just saying :)

So last night was the Duke/UNC game and I had to bartend with another bartender. Oh, this should be easy I said.

WRONG.

Ticket after ticket after ticket popped up on drinks me and the other bartender had to make for a solid 5 hours. How we did it, I have no idea. But we worked awesome as a team and someone even called back today to say how pleasant their experience was at the bar. This really made my day because I really try my hardest to be a good waitress or bartender to my customers. :)

Then the shift was drawing to a close. There were three guys at a nearby table, asking me and one other girl to kick everyone out because they wanted to be the last ones in the restaurant. This normally wouldn't bother me as I would assume they were just being dumb. This time I felt strange, like they were expecting more from the girls. They asked the weirdest questions and stayed well after close. Finally, most of us girls went to the back room to change and go home. However, there was one girl up front, still trying to flirt with them and being totally oblivious to the advances of these guys. She got a few eyebrow-raises from us and we told her she needed to be more careful (she's pretty naive).

Oh yes, I can't forget about one regular. He comes in all the time and tips insanely well. I'm talking 100 dollar tips on 50 dollar tabs. Hes so nice and cares genuinely about us, asking how we are and joking with us. Despite the fact the bar was backed up, the kitchen screwed his order up, and we didn't talk to him a whole bunch, he still left 96 on 105. He is just over the top nice.

Bar shift tomorrow night. I should get to bed since I have a lot of errands to run before work. Well, I'll finish my wine first :)

Higher patience or not listening?

This morning, while bartending, this guy waddles his way in and sits at a stool at the end of the bar. I recognize him as an annoying guy I had way back a few months ago. He talks and laughs like a hyena and I find myself just staring. Literally, I just stare at him because he annoys me that much. It got me thinking about my patience level. Now, surely I haven't become more patient. In fact, I know this isn't the case because there has been a few times I have let myself slip and told off a creepy guy or two.

I can only assume that I've just become that much better at tuning people out and still look interested in what they're saying. Or maybe they're just too stupid to catch on that I don't care?

This will need more research. I will check back with my results when I get some.

I'm Back

Yes, I got lazy and stopped writing. I'm not even all that busy, lol. But I definitely have tons of stories every shift and I kept meaning to write them down and would just . . . not do it. :( So forgive me!!

Let's see what all has happened since October (the last time I posted). I moved out of my parents place and moved into a small house with Tara, my best friend here and a co-worker. The house is right down the street from my parents, so I can still go over there all the time (which is good because I'm super close with my parents). Tara and I get along really well and we carpool to work when we can.

J and I are still talking pretty much everyday. We're in a limbo right now on us dating because he doesn't want to be serious while overseas and wants to do all that romantic stuff (asking me out, etc) in person. I agree because I want to see him before confirming everything, if that makes sense. But we're doing good.

I started bartending. My first night alone was New Years Eve and I made about 220 dollars that night. I love bartending. I never understood what Tara meant when she said that you really learn a lot about who you work with and the people who come in and dine with us since you can stand back and watch everything sometimes. And I do. I learn who is an excellent worker, who really could care less about being there, what customers are really nice and which ones are just . . . ew.

Alright, one story before I stop for the night. Last night I was bartending and there was a guy at the bar who was completely wasted. I'm talking drunker than anything. I asked my manager to please cut him off, which he did. I looked away for a few minutes and the next thing I know, the guy is gone. He walked out on his tab. I really hope he had a ride or something because he refused my calling him a cab and said a friend was going to be up to get him later. I was just very grrrrr about the situation.

Ahhh yes. It feels good to be back.