( This turned out to be a lot longer than I expected. )

Stupid Tropical Storm Fay. I'm so confused right now about what the hell is going on. Schools in Broward, which were scheduled to have their first day tomorrow, are now closed. We may start feeling effects of Fay sometime tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow night. Meanwhile, I'm supposed to work 3-close (until about 11:30). And although I live a quarter ( Read more... )

I was supposed to work 3-close tonight. And, you know, the day started out ordinarily enough for a Sunday. Long line, messy cafe, the usual. Ten minutes into my shift, I was so completely distracted by everything that I walked right over an area that had just been mopped, and -- whoosh! Down I went. Fell mostly on my right arm. Holy shit, did that ( Read more... )

Over the course of one day in the non-holiday season, I tend to make, on average, $1 in tips. It's generally comprised of loose change that people don't want. I spend whatever singles and some of the quarters I get, and I just toss everything else into a bunch of empty tea tins. As of earlier today, I was working on filling up my third tin ( Read more... )

Had a great night at work tonight. It was insanely busy, and we didn't finish cleaning everything up until a little after midnight (store closes at 11; generally, we're out of there by 11:20). But this just...damn. It made me ROFL ( Read more... )

Like, um, a lot of other people, I'm looking forward to the release of Deathly Hallows on Saturday (and since I'm working the midnight party thing, I get to get it before we close that night. Woohoo.) Granted, I'm a major spoiler whore, and, if any of these spoilers are real, I know how most of the book turns out. But that's not important. I was ( Read more... )

Some gems from the past couple of weeks ( Read more... )

( Cut for work pwnage. )

More work-related fun:

( Cut for length and for your sanity. )

More excitement from work:

Really creepy guy comes up to the register and asks about our featured beverages (tangerine and pomegranate frappucinos). He has an American accent and speaks English perfectly, but he can't pronounce "pomegranate" for the life of him and has no idea what it is, so I'm thinking he may have a learning disorder. Or maybe ( Read more... )