July 23, 2009

The restaurant was so busy today. I've never had such a busy morning shift. It was relentless, and really grew to be pretty frustrating, being there by myself. I did, however, make more money in tips than I have in any previous morning shift. I had to stay late to collect my tips, though.

In the morning, before it got busy, something funny happened. It's been happening more frequently when characters from the neighborhood will poke their heads in and chime in with what they have to say. The other day, a woman stood in the doorway and asked if this was a restaurant and said she was sent by Rosa Parks. When I questioned her, she rolled her eyes, as if I was the one that was not making any sense.

So yesterday, a woman came in asking me to change her dollar for the bus (New York City buses only take cash in the form of change), but instead of giving her four quarters, I gave her a dollar coin, which are virtually useless in a cash register. She took the dollar coin, and in gratitude, she grabbed the hand which contained it, and said to me, "You're a very handsome young man!"

I thanked her, and I appreciated the compliment, but it was just an unusual way to thank a person.

After work yesterday, I baked. I baked a ton of cookies and cupcakes for the party I'm preparing for on Saturday night. The cookies are damn good. Oatmeal peanut butter chocolate chip. The one problem I have with my baking is consistency. I find it very difficult to produce any two trays of cookies that are exactly the same. Each tray comes out a little softer or dryer or a little more lumpy or a little more flat than the one before.

I also read the latest edition of the Onion, which I couldn't put down, because it is absolutely hilarious. And I watched Don Knotts' the Reluctant Astronaut.

The previous days which I hadn't posted on have been filled with working, selling t-shirts in Union Square, and being tired. Man am I running out of energy. I also haven't gone running more than a week, so I need to do that again, that'll help me get my energy up.