I smell like coffee
Dec. 29th, 2009 01:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sparkfrostLet me tell you friends, after five years of not working in a coffee shop, standing on my feet for eight hours a day serving coffee is somewhat hard on the feet. Yesterday I was almost crying by the end of my shift, my feet hurt so badly. I got home and immediately got into bed, where I proceeded to hack up a lung and get freaked out about possibly being sick, pass the fuck out, wake up after a FUCKED UP dream, fall asleep again in the freezing cold apartment (did I mention my heat broke?), wake up around 9am after 13 hours of sleep, go BACK TO SLEEP, then wake up at 12 to shower and go to work. It was alternately awesome and horrible. On the plus side, my feet hurt less today!
For the most part I'm really enjoying the coffee shop. There are a lot of regulars, and many of them are incredibly nice. An older Italian gentleman complimented me on my pronunciation of his name and asked if I spoke Italian! I've gotten right back into the swing of things regarding the espresso machine, and I've gotten several compliments on my drinks. And people tend to be understanding when we're mad busy. Of course, there are also douches. But that's life.
Christmas was awesome, got to hang with the fam, and gift exchanges went well. Everyone seemed to like the gifts that Palmer and I got them, so that's a relief. I got some nifty stuff! A new battery for my laptop, which was much needed. Some pretty clothes, a stainless colander, Glee soundtrack, and most awesome, a puffer coat! My poor winter coat was so shitty, and now I have a wonderful new one! It is this gorgeous deep blue/purple color, and has the highest collar, its so warm! I need to buy a hat and gloves to match, but I am so SO excited about it!
So yes, Christmas was awesome. I have three days off in a row starting tomorrow, and there are plans afoot! One plan is to move everything to my external hard drive and installing a different operating system. Windows has been causing all sorts of problems, and I can't upgrade to 7 because my laptop is too old. Another plan is to attend my first physical training session, where I hope to have my ass kicked and sweat alot. A third plan is sleep. Lots and lots of sleep.
That's all I can think of for now, but I'll try to post more regularly from now on. A resolution, if you will!
For the most part I'm really enjoying the coffee shop. There are a lot of regulars, and many of them are incredibly nice. An older Italian gentleman complimented me on my pronunciation of his name and asked if I spoke Italian! I've gotten right back into the swing of things regarding the espresso machine, and I've gotten several compliments on my drinks. And people tend to be understanding when we're mad busy. Of course, there are also douches. But that's life.
Christmas was awesome, got to hang with the fam, and gift exchanges went well. Everyone seemed to like the gifts that Palmer and I got them, so that's a relief. I got some nifty stuff! A new battery for my laptop, which was much needed. Some pretty clothes, a stainless colander, Glee soundtrack, and most awesome, a puffer coat! My poor winter coat was so shitty, and now I have a wonderful new one! It is this gorgeous deep blue/purple color, and has the highest collar, its so warm! I need to buy a hat and gloves to match, but I am so SO excited about it!
So yes, Christmas was awesome. I have three days off in a row starting tomorrow, and there are plans afoot! One plan is to move everything to my external hard drive and installing a different operating system. Windows has been causing all sorts of problems, and I can't upgrade to 7 because my laptop is too old. Another plan is to attend my first physical training session, where I hope to have my ass kicked and sweat alot. A third plan is sleep. Lots and lots of sleep.
That's all I can think of for now, but I'll try to post more regularly from now on. A resolution, if you will!
