Take out of it what you want
Ok, So I have been thinking about a lot of things lately, and frankly there are many things that I just find dumb. Most involve policies or stuff of the sort. I have decided to reopen my livejournal, If not for others to read then to just get a little off my chest or say something I think needs to be said. Don't get me wrong all these entries won't be about stuff I am mad about, It's hard for me to get angry in the first place. I probably won't being updating that often either, but here it goes...
Last week, I wrote a story in my facebook about the cafeteria here at glorious CMU... Here it is:
The Story of the Cafeteria Cookie Monster!
Today at the cafeteria I have been a victim of the worst policy ever thought of...
Upon realizing that they had extra large chocolate chip cookies we decided that they looked delicious and wanted one, most likely to save for later because we were full. So we each grabbed a cookie, or a brownie, or both in some cases and continued out the cafeteria doors. Half way out of the door some girl who thinks shes a bad ass because she swipes cards for a living decided that she did not want us to take the cookies out.
She proclaimed, "WAITTT! You are not allowed to take those cookies out! You are only allowed to take 1 ice cream or fruit."
Giving her blank stares, as we have taken many a cookie out of the caf before we decided, "ok i guess we can eat them here." Well, the others hid them in hoodie pockets while i just decided to quickly eat that surprisingly delicious treat. I had eaten half the cookie when I decided ok now shes not gonna care because it's already in the process of being eaten/been eaten. And Like stated earlier I was full and wanted to save it for later. I was wrong she said I must finish the entire cookie before leaving.
This is clearly a ridiculous policy, possibly by the fact that:
1) I had practicaly paid $9 for that cookie
2) if I wouldn't have wanted that cookie and eaten it, it would have been thrown in the garbage, because no one wants to eat a touched cookie, wasting food.
3) Ice cream is clearly a messier food than a cookie, but thats ok to take out.
I decided that she was clearly jealous because she knows that I had indeed taken the last cookie (with no remorse for the others who had come to the dessert counter after, saddened that they could not get one).
But none the less I finished my cookie and am planning retaliation! :)
Well Like promised I was going to retaliate and today I began.
Today I went to lunch with my roommate Alahna, we were both excited to see what they had to offer, as I was walking in a boy was walking out eating yup you guessed it a COOKIE! At first I thought nothing of it, then this girl (a different bitch this time) yelled, I mean really YELLED, "YOU CAN NOT LEAVE WITH THAT." I was some what frightened by the tone of voice and the anger she seemed to have by this boy taking a cookie, mind you he had less than half of it left, out of the cafeteria. There was a manager standing next to the cookie cop, and so I thought what a perfect opportunity to say something, after all I was in a good mood despite sleeping through my 8am this morning. So I said to him, " I don't understand why we can't take a cookie out of the cafeteria, especially when we have already started eating it, it's gonna end up in the garbage." He was somewhat flustered by the statement, so I continued, "I makes no sense that we can take an ice cream cone that is ten times messier out of the caf. but we can't take a half eaten cookie." Then he remember that oh yeah this is what they trained us for in cafeteria management, at least thats what I thought popped in his head, and said, "It is the cafeteria policy." Well no shit I think I knew that already. So I continued grilling him about the policy, I even through in the fact that we were paying nine dollars for the meal, which today consisted of a nine dollar grilled cheese, carrots, and an apple. He then throws in that at a buffet you go in pay 10 dollars and don't take anything out. Obviously he doesn't realize that usually when people go to a buffet they go to eat tons of food. Not to eat average meals each day. (If I ate everyday like I eat when I go to a buffet, let me just say I probably would no longer be mobile due to how much i would probably weigh. ) I continued to grill him, he obviously felt uncomfortable (He said policy about 10 times) I even told him that I understand its a policy and I know that he can't change the whole thing, but the key point was to get my point across, which I did do. Hopefully he will spread it on to his bosses. As of right now I feel totally satisfied with my argument. :)
On another note, Flo (aka my car) started today! This is the second time in a week and a half that it has started. The first I went to auto zone and bought some stuff called Heet because I thought the reason it wasn't starting was due to the cold. Apparently it wasn't, oddly enough the day it did start which was last Thursday it ran the four times I turned it on, the next day it wouldn't work... so I was feeling lucky this morning tried it and it started! Hopefully Flo will come out of her coma for good this time.
FYI, I am still looking for a job for the rest of the school year, I think the count is in the 20's of places I have applied in this wonderful town. I'll take pretty much anything short of working the corner on main. At this point I'm even taking that into consideration. Just kidding, :)
Until next time, Cheerio!
Last week, I wrote a story in my facebook about the cafeteria here at glorious CMU... Here it is:
The Story of the Cafeteria Cookie Monster!
Today at the cafeteria I have been a victim of the worst policy ever thought of...
Upon realizing that they had extra large chocolate chip cookies we decided that they looked delicious and wanted one, most likely to save for later because we were full. So we each grabbed a cookie, or a brownie, or both in some cases and continued out the cafeteria doors. Half way out of the door some girl who thinks shes a bad ass because she swipes cards for a living decided that she did not want us to take the cookies out.
She proclaimed, "WAITTT! You are not allowed to take those cookies out! You are only allowed to take 1 ice cream or fruit."
Giving her blank stares, as we have taken many a cookie out of the caf before we decided, "ok i guess we can eat them here." Well, the others hid them in hoodie pockets while i just decided to quickly eat that surprisingly delicious treat. I had eaten half the cookie when I decided ok now shes not gonna care because it's already in the process of being eaten/been eaten. And Like stated earlier I was full and wanted to save it for later. I was wrong she said I must finish the entire cookie before leaving.
This is clearly a ridiculous policy, possibly by the fact that:
1) I had practicaly paid $9 for that cookie
2) if I wouldn't have wanted that cookie and eaten it, it would have been thrown in the garbage, because no one wants to eat a touched cookie, wasting food.
3) Ice cream is clearly a messier food than a cookie, but thats ok to take out.
I decided that she was clearly jealous because she knows that I had indeed taken the last cookie (with no remorse for the others who had come to the dessert counter after, saddened that they could not get one).
But none the less I finished my cookie and am planning retaliation! :)
Well Like promised I was going to retaliate and today I began.
Today I went to lunch with my roommate Alahna, we were both excited to see what they had to offer, as I was walking in a boy was walking out eating yup you guessed it a COOKIE! At first I thought nothing of it, then this girl (a different bitch this time) yelled, I mean really YELLED, "YOU CAN NOT LEAVE WITH THAT." I was some what frightened by the tone of voice and the anger she seemed to have by this boy taking a cookie, mind you he had less than half of it left, out of the cafeteria. There was a manager standing next to the cookie cop, and so I thought what a perfect opportunity to say something, after all I was in a good mood despite sleeping through my 8am this morning. So I said to him, " I don't understand why we can't take a cookie out of the cafeteria, especially when we have already started eating it, it's gonna end up in the garbage." He was somewhat flustered by the statement, so I continued, "I makes no sense that we can take an ice cream cone that is ten times messier out of the caf. but we can't take a half eaten cookie." Then he remember that oh yeah this is what they trained us for in cafeteria management, at least thats what I thought popped in his head, and said, "It is the cafeteria policy." Well no shit I think I knew that already. So I continued grilling him about the policy, I even through in the fact that we were paying nine dollars for the meal, which today consisted of a nine dollar grilled cheese, carrots, and an apple. He then throws in that at a buffet you go in pay 10 dollars and don't take anything out. Obviously he doesn't realize that usually when people go to a buffet they go to eat tons of food. Not to eat average meals each day. (If I ate everyday like I eat when I go to a buffet, let me just say I probably would no longer be mobile due to how much i would probably weigh. ) I continued to grill him, he obviously felt uncomfortable (He said policy about 10 times) I even told him that I understand its a policy and I know that he can't change the whole thing, but the key point was to get my point across, which I did do. Hopefully he will spread it on to his bosses. As of right now I feel totally satisfied with my argument. :)
On another note, Flo (aka my car) started today! This is the second time in a week and a half that it has started. The first I went to auto zone and bought some stuff called Heet because I thought the reason it wasn't starting was due to the cold. Apparently it wasn't, oddly enough the day it did start which was last Thursday it ran the four times I turned it on, the next day it wouldn't work... so I was feeling lucky this morning tried it and it started! Hopefully Flo will come out of her coma for good this time.
FYI, I am still looking for a job for the rest of the school year, I think the count is in the 20's of places I have applied in this wonderful town. I'll take pretty much anything short of working the corner on main. At this point I'm even taking that into consideration. Just kidding, :)
Until next time, Cheerio!