Saturday, January 2, 2010


The holidays are over. Bank accounts are drained.. stomachs widened.. A few tips from Refreshing News blog on how to avoid getting winter fat..

The best tip, especially when "blue Monday" sets in a few weeks from now: "Lay off the booze"
Just because a steak house charges $45 tp to $65 for a small steak, I'm supposed to think it should be perfect, right. And when it's not...?

Friday, January 1, 2010

Here, yes.. And happy new year to everyone that is still checking back here for updates. Sorry for the lack of those recently..

Finished the final wedding of the year last night--New Year's Eve.. Instead of 200 people showing up, a mere 75 did.. The bride looked like she was in a clear "I don't want to get married" panic before she went to the dance floor and kissed her husband, donned in full white tuxedo from head to toe ..

The lack of enthusiasm about their new life together may have been due to unexecpted snow that hit New Year's Eve night in the Northeast.. Or just because they invited people at the last minute. Either way, I cannot judge..

It was after all, a pretty easy night. Sure I didn't spend New Year's Eve with my wife or anynone else.. instead, I left for work in 2009 and came home in 2010, getting a shower and making a frozen pizza and watching the Twilight Zone marathon the SyFy channel..

But the whole new year thing is a little overrated anyway, isn't it? The big moment of time turning at 12:01 am.. By 12:02 am most people are beginning to feel the deep buzz of liquor and the urge to sleep.. Calling it a night would be better than staying out until 2am when the crowds really get lit. Rough faces are all around you by that point.

But yes, there is also something special about a new year. It's a new day.. turning over a new leaf.. all that stuff.

And as 2009 ended, so did the wedding season at my secondary place of employment..And as it went out, I stood in the back of the restaurant peering at the hall, looking at the faces.. one stood out. A man that looked like a dead on appearance as the undertaker from PHANTASM.. I learned a little later that he even hit on a fellow server..Scary, but somehow fitting end to insanity in 09.

Happy 2010.. I'll try for more updates. Really I will.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

When a party of 45 for a birthday tells you, "just bring drinks and leave us alone," how should a server react??

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009

From The New York Times:

At Ruby Tuesday, Casual Dining Dons a Blazer

In the recent downturn, Ruby Tuesday has tried to trade up. When
people start to dine out again, the founder wants them to find his
chain transformed.

http://s.nyt.com/u/DmC

Sunday, November 1, 2009

A Halloween wedding .. coupled with a costume party at it, and a murder mystery play after dinner. If this was a Jeopardy question, the answer would be: "What is really weird and odd, plus downright boring for all guests invited"

Saturday, October 3, 2009

...Three events.. First the bridal party photo shoot tonight in which the bride said she's 'so excited about losing' her virginity while the rest of the party cackled in autumnal laughter..

Next.. The bride was scene butt-first by a cook in the restroom when the bride forgot to lock the door .. no underwear. It appears she was ready to lose her innocence..

And finally, the DJ put it all over the edge when, during the whole jazz they do with the garter toss etc., he told the girl that caught the bouquet to touch the guy's "package" as a thank you. And she did.

And it was tacky... And a gross violation of garter toss etiquette..

Friday, September 25, 2009

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