Work today was all kinds of crazy. I spent nearly 5 hours straight--plus another 2.5 hours after my break--busting my ass making drinks, helping customers, and doing prep work for my Assistant Manager's closing shift even though he never pays my closing shifts the same courtesy when he's the midday Shift Lead. I adore my closers too much to slack ( Read more... )

Woke up on Sunday morning to the realization that, in an effort to get rid of my rockin' farmer's tan at my nephew's birthday party at Soak City yesterday, I ended up with a pretty wicked sunburn. It's not so bad that I can't lean against things. Wearing a camisole causes a few ouchies, though.

The afternoon passed rather nicely: lunch from Daphne ( Read more... )

I’ve been putting off posting for a bit because I was hoping that my first post of the year would be some big, epic, self-reflective entry looking back on 2007 and looking forward to 2008. It had the potential to be especially reflective/nostalgic given that I finished my last undergraduate courses not a few weeks ago. There would’ve been Veronica ( Read more... )

Dear women who came into our store during my lunch break ( Read more... )

Work is really breaking me down, both physically and mentally. It's one thing to have three closing shifts in a row, especially when they're weekend shifts (the rude, indecisive customers come out in droves on weekends). It's quite another when you're understaffed and constantly running out of things that we really should have like sleeves, ( Read more... )