This past weekend most definitely flew by, seeing as how I was at Two Rows for the majority of my time. I was scheduled to work on Saturday night at four and then had to wake up early for an all day shift starting at nine.
On Saturday night I had a three table section which wasn't bad, seeing as how the newbies to serving generally get a two table section. I worked from four to eleven and walked out with seventy five dollars, not bad I'd say.
On Sunday morning, bright and early, I trudged into Two Rows with the rest of the waiters who had been working the previous night, not to mention all except for one was a double...and that my friends means lots of bitching.
We started the breakfast buffet at nine and I officially did not take a break until three, ate my lunch for fifteen minutes and then it was back out onto the floor to begin the dinner shift.
By the end of the night my legs were killing me, but it did turn out for the good, seeing as how I made two hundred and forty-eight dollars.
When calculated I found out that in three shifts of being a server, I can officially make more than a food runner can in two weeks...not to mention I get my money "right then and there."
So overall, I am really digging the whole server gig.
On other news tomorrow is my birthday...yay! I will finally be eighteen and better yet, can run alcohol my to tables.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Waiting Thoughts.
Today's post is going to be on the topic of waiting tables.
As people know, I am now a server for Two Rows, and today was the second shift that I performed on. Today was a good day, pulling about twenty-seven dollars, not to shabby for a lunch shift.
I admit though, that waiting tables is not everything that seems, mainly because people have no clue how much work a waiter endures to make sure that their tip at the end of the meal is sufficient. For some people, waiting tables is their source of income and always will be, but for some (ahhmm....me) waiting tables is a mere summer job so that I can have some money for college. So it does annoy me to a point when I work my butt off, which in turn receives more tips, which means that I get more tables. It then somewhat annoys me when I hear people complaining that I have gotten "sat" (term for a hostess sitting a new table in a servers section) twice and I have a big top (large party). It's all good though, especially when I see my tip from the table.
I guess I can conclude this to being that I have some more learning to complete before I'm college bound.
As people know, I am now a server for Two Rows, and today was the second shift that I performed on. Today was a good day, pulling about twenty-seven dollars, not to shabby for a lunch shift.
I admit though, that waiting tables is not everything that seems, mainly because people have no clue how much work a waiter endures to make sure that their tip at the end of the meal is sufficient. For some people, waiting tables is their source of income and always will be, but for some (ahhmm....me) waiting tables is a mere summer job so that I can have some money for college. So it does annoy me to a point when I work my butt off, which in turn receives more tips, which means that I get more tables. It then somewhat annoys me when I hear people complaining that I have gotten "sat" (term for a hostess sitting a new table in a servers section) twice and I have a big top (large party). It's all good though, especially when I see my tip from the table.
I guess I can conclude this to being that I have some more learning to complete before I'm college bound.
Monday, June 2, 2008
What a Month...
This past month has been absolutely crazy. I haven't even had time to begin to think about being involved with the internet more than about five minutes a day....yikes!
To cover what has been happening lets begin with the always dreadful College Board Advanced Placement Exams. This year has been quite busy with my classes, and yes I have finally made it through them all. According to my schedule I completed the AP Economics, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Government, and AP Statistics Exams. This was a crazy two weeks with so much (not needed) added stress on my back.
My first test consisted of Government, which I did not complete a course on. I was VERY relieved to find that the test was extremely easy and I was only thrown off by one of the essays. I am hoping to pull a three or a four on this exam...which A&M wants credit for.
The second test was English...and I'll I will say was easy.
My third test was Bio, the test I was most worried about. I had been stressing out through the year with my goal being to pass this test. I had already told my parents that I would be fine failing any other exam...except Bio. If I get a four on this exam I will have achieved eight credit hours from A&M. We walked in with our "goody bags" that our teacher had made us (consisting of a sparkly pen, two sharpened pencils, play-do, double stuffed oreos, a juice box, and a bottle of water) so that we would do amazing on the test. All I can say is that I believe that I did well on the exam, not wanting to jinx myself.
The fourth test was Stats, in which I didn't complete every essay to the fullest, but feel good about the exam.
My last exam was Eco...the exam I didn't give a "flying flip" about, and we'll just leave it at that.
After these tests were completed, there was only one week left of school and on the last day when the bell rang, it most definitely felt weird. Especially with the thought that I would never be taking another class at Sachse High School.
Moving through the week, the day had finally come that I had been preparing for...graduation. On May thirty-first at four-thirty in the afternoon, our graduation ceremonies had begun. I walked across the stage holding the class ranking of number thirty-two out of about five hundred and thirty. It still has not completely hit me that I have graduated, but I know the time will come soon. After graduation we (grandparents and immediate family) went out to eat at the greatness called Cheesecake Factory. Yum!
Wednesday I get to go and pick up my diploma, which is also exciting.
Today I began my first day waiting tables at Two Rows, which was fun for the most part. It was not busy at all, but I did walk away with seventeen dollars in tips, much better than the occasional dollar at Two Go.
That is about it for my life right now...I'm definitely going to be posting more.
I can say that I realized that according to the calendar yesterday it is officially eleven days until I turn 18! Man do I feel old!
Right after my birthday comes A&M's New Student Conference...a step closer to being college bound.
To cover what has been happening lets begin with the always dreadful College Board Advanced Placement Exams. This year has been quite busy with my classes, and yes I have finally made it through them all. According to my schedule I completed the AP Economics, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Government, and AP Statistics Exams. This was a crazy two weeks with so much (not needed) added stress on my back.
My first test consisted of Government, which I did not complete a course on. I was VERY relieved to find that the test was extremely easy and I was only thrown off by one of the essays. I am hoping to pull a three or a four on this exam...which A&M wants credit for.
The second test was English...and I'll I will say was easy.
My third test was Bio, the test I was most worried about. I had been stressing out through the year with my goal being to pass this test. I had already told my parents that I would be fine failing any other exam...except Bio. If I get a four on this exam I will have achieved eight credit hours from A&M. We walked in with our "goody bags" that our teacher had made us (consisting of a sparkly pen, two sharpened pencils, play-do, double stuffed oreos, a juice box, and a bottle of water) so that we would do amazing on the test. All I can say is that I believe that I did well on the exam, not wanting to jinx myself.
The fourth test was Stats, in which I didn't complete every essay to the fullest, but feel good about the exam.
My last exam was Eco...the exam I didn't give a "flying flip" about, and we'll just leave it at that.
After these tests were completed, there was only one week left of school and on the last day when the bell rang, it most definitely felt weird. Especially with the thought that I would never be taking another class at Sachse High School.
Moving through the week, the day had finally come that I had been preparing for...graduation. On May thirty-first at four-thirty in the afternoon, our graduation ceremonies had begun. I walked across the stage holding the class ranking of number thirty-two out of about five hundred and thirty. It still has not completely hit me that I have graduated, but I know the time will come soon. After graduation we (grandparents and immediate family) went out to eat at the greatness called Cheesecake Factory. Yum!
Wednesday I get to go and pick up my diploma, which is also exciting.
Today I began my first day waiting tables at Two Rows, which was fun for the most part. It was not busy at all, but I did walk away with seventeen dollars in tips, much better than the occasional dollar at Two Go.
That is about it for my life right now...I'm definitely going to be posting more.
I can say that I realized that according to the calendar yesterday it is officially eleven days until I turn 18! Man do I feel old!
Right after my birthday comes A&M's New Student Conference...a step closer to being college bound.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
The Week In Review
This week has been extremely slow yet fast at the same time.
On Monday my school came back from spring break (where much relaxing occurred) for a great and exciting day at school! All I cans say that thank goodness I get out at about one 'o clock everyday.
As we got back into our normal routine life as I know it started again and ran its normal course. In the middle of the week we received our class rankings which was good because I moved up one spot from number thirty five to thirty four. And on top of that our class grew, so according to the stats I'm in the top five percent of my class!
This weekend at CVS some of the good deals occurred that my mom and I had a good time rolling over ECB's and still have some work to do.
This coming week I have Two Row's training every night, now that I have a job again. I'm excited but not so much at the same time, seeing as how now a lot of my time will be busy.
On the College Bound side of things I received a letter from the Aggie Learning Access Community inviting me to look into their program, which I had already applied for. I was excited because I had read on their website that they send invitations/announcements about the program inviting future aggies to apply. I met the priority deadline and should hopefully be getting a decision soon on whether I get in...which I want!
Well for now its resting time before another long week.
On Monday my school came back from spring break (where much relaxing occurred) for a great and exciting day at school! All I cans say that thank goodness I get out at about one 'o clock everyday.
As we got back into our normal routine life as I know it started again and ran its normal course. In the middle of the week we received our class rankings which was good because I moved up one spot from number thirty five to thirty four. And on top of that our class grew, so according to the stats I'm in the top five percent of my class!
This weekend at CVS some of the good deals occurred that my mom and I had a good time rolling over ECB's and still have some work to do.
This coming week I have Two Row's training every night, now that I have a job again. I'm excited but not so much at the same time, seeing as how now a lot of my time will be busy.
On the College Bound side of things I received a letter from the Aggie Learning Access Community inviting me to look into their program, which I had already applied for. I was excited because I had read on their website that they send invitations/announcements about the program inviting future aggies to apply. I met the priority deadline and should hopefully be getting a decision soon on whether I get in...which I want!
Well for now its resting time before another long week.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
California
I can't believe that I have neglected this blog for almost a month!
Talk about time flying between school, the deals, and life.
Well to cover the basics, there have been a lot of deals to get including money makers at CVS that have been amazing. Mom and I calculated our total savings for the year one night and it came out to be about $3,550. So that was good for us.
Band trip came up out of nowhere and we left last Thursday at 6:45 A.M. from DFW
Some of the highlights of the trip included going to Universal Studios, Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, Sony Picture's Studios, Hollywood Boulevard, and seeing "Wicked."
Overall the trip was a blast. Universal Studios was quite cool seeing all the sets and props used from different popular shows and movies. While on the tram tour, our group saw Will Ferrell ride by on his bike as he was filming his latest blockbuster that day. Also, one of my friends caught pictures of Jay Leno as he was at Universal completing a "Jay Walking" skit. It was a fun day had by all, although I do have to say that if you are going, only about half a day is needed.
The next day we headed out for Sony Pictures Studio and Santa Monica Pier. The Sony Pictures Tour was fun. We got to sit in the actual Jeopardy room, Wheel of Fortune room, and view some of the sets for Adam Sandler's new movie still in filming. When we entered the Columbia Pictures Office our group was lucky enough to see the Oscars that Columbia has won over the years. One in particular was the one for "All the King's Men" which we have studied in English this year.
The rest of the day was spent primarily at the pier....much fun had by all. It was cool revisiting the scene and hanging out with friends on the beach for the day.
After the pier we went to eat at the Farmer's Market, where my friends and I decided to eat at a food critic's favorite place. It was a pizza place, don't remember the name, but in the end we decided to share "The Famous Greek." Lets just say it didn't seem so great....all I can say are pictures to come!
The next day at Disneyland, which was the focus of the trip, our band was lucky enough to be invited to the recording studio in the back part of the park. After leaving the park and going to the "behind the scenes" part of Disneyland, it doesn't seem so magical. But anyways that was pretty cool because we recorded scenes from Beauty and the Beast, The Emperor's New Groove, and Dinosaur. Throughout the rest of the day, we played and enjoyed the different amusements of the park. It was a very long day!
The day before we left was the cultural experience where the band got to go and take a tour on Hollywood Boulevard. I went there with my parents when I was younger, but didn't seem to remember the excitement of the Boulevard. After much walking while being dressed up, we went to go and see the musical "Wicked." All I can say without giving away the musical is that it is amazing! In fact I liked it so much that I told mom when we go back to L.A. this summer; we are going to see it again.
That was a brief highlight of the trip...I'm sure there are more posts and pictures to come!
Talk about time flying between school, the deals, and life.
Well to cover the basics, there have been a lot of deals to get including money makers at CVS that have been amazing. Mom and I calculated our total savings for the year one night and it came out to be about $3,550. So that was good for us.
Band trip came up out of nowhere and we left last Thursday at 6:45 A.M. from DFW
Some of the highlights of the trip included going to Universal Studios, Disneyland, Santa Monica Pier, Sony Picture's Studios, Hollywood Boulevard, and seeing "Wicked."
Overall the trip was a blast. Universal Studios was quite cool seeing all the sets and props used from different popular shows and movies. While on the tram tour, our group saw Will Ferrell ride by on his bike as he was filming his latest blockbuster that day. Also, one of my friends caught pictures of Jay Leno as he was at Universal completing a "Jay Walking" skit. It was a fun day had by all, although I do have to say that if you are going, only about half a day is needed.
The next day we headed out for Sony Pictures Studio and Santa Monica Pier. The Sony Pictures Tour was fun. We got to sit in the actual Jeopardy room, Wheel of Fortune room, and view some of the sets for Adam Sandler's new movie still in filming. When we entered the Columbia Pictures Office our group was lucky enough to see the Oscars that Columbia has won over the years. One in particular was the one for "All the King's Men" which we have studied in English this year.
The rest of the day was spent primarily at the pier....much fun had by all. It was cool revisiting the scene and hanging out with friends on the beach for the day.
After the pier we went to eat at the Farmer's Market, where my friends and I decided to eat at a food critic's favorite place. It was a pizza place, don't remember the name, but in the end we decided to share "The Famous Greek." Lets just say it didn't seem so great....all I can say are pictures to come!
The next day at Disneyland, which was the focus of the trip, our band was lucky enough to be invited to the recording studio in the back part of the park. After leaving the park and going to the "behind the scenes" part of Disneyland, it doesn't seem so magical. But anyways that was pretty cool because we recorded scenes from Beauty and the Beast, The Emperor's New Groove, and Dinosaur. Throughout the rest of the day, we played and enjoyed the different amusements of the park. It was a very long day!
The day before we left was the cultural experience where the band got to go and take a tour on Hollywood Boulevard. I went there with my parents when I was younger, but didn't seem to remember the excitement of the Boulevard. After much walking while being dressed up, we went to go and see the musical "Wicked." All I can say without giving away the musical is that it is amazing! In fact I liked it so much that I told mom when we go back to L.A. this summer; we are going to see it again.
That was a brief highlight of the trip...I'm sure there are more posts and pictures to come!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Safeway Rally!
This past week, Tom Thumb (a.k.a Safeway) has had a savings rally in which when certain products in a list are purchased, then you will get a catalina that is a credit on your next purchase. The best deal is that when 25 or more items are purchased, then you get a $20 catalina toward your next order.
Well mom accordingly said that it was my time to complete this deal...so I went to work.
The beginning transactions started with me paying between one and three dollars. I decided that this was to much to spend, so I had to sit down and work out a different deal. After about five minutes of fiddling with some numbers and coupon amounts, I finally found a transaction that would be worth me going to a Tom Thumb...FREE!
I then began going around to the local grocery chain and slowly began to deplete their stock of supplies. I started on Friday and by the time Sunday rolled around, my favorite store had no stock of Frosted/Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. It was exciting seeing the shelf completely empty, not to mention knowing it was because of me!
Here's a pic of part of the loot...
Well mom accordingly said that it was my time to complete this deal...so I went to work.
The beginning transactions started with me paying between one and three dollars. I decided that this was to much to spend, so I had to sit down and work out a different deal. After about five minutes of fiddling with some numbers and coupon amounts, I finally found a transaction that would be worth me going to a Tom Thumb...FREE!
I then began going around to the local grocery chain and slowly began to deplete their stock of supplies. I started on Friday and by the time Sunday rolled around, my favorite store had no stock of Frosted/Apple Cinnamon Cheerios. It was exciting seeing the shelf completely empty, not to mention knowing it was because of me!
Here's a pic of part of the loot...
Thursday, February 14, 2008
House M.D.
I just want to reflect on the past few days and how the whole writer's strike fiasco has finally come to an end. When I heard this on the morning radio show within the past week (I don't remember the exact day) I was ecstatic because some the shows that would have been over can now come back in a few weeks.
One of these shows, my personal favorite, "House" is comining back with new episodes (hopefully!) will be coming back soon. It seemed like forever that there were nothing but re-runs on t.v. and then the week before, during, and after Super Bowl there were new episodes on t.v.
I was so happy, but then my dad told me that this was the end of the new episodes due to the writers strike.
So thankyou Mr. Writer for finally accepting a pay increase and please get some new shows filmed for the public as soon as possible. Thanks!
House: “Are you a fan of symmetry?”
Young Doctor: “Sure.”
House: “Weird, because your eyes are lopsided. And by eyes I mean breasts.”
Gotta love House...
One of these shows, my personal favorite, "House" is comining back with new episodes (hopefully!) will be coming back soon. It seemed like forever that there were nothing but re-runs on t.v. and then the week before, during, and after Super Bowl there were new episodes on t.v.
I was so happy, but then my dad told me that this was the end of the new episodes due to the writers strike.
So thankyou Mr. Writer for finally accepting a pay increase and please get some new shows filmed for the public as soon as possible. Thanks!
House: “Are you a fan of symmetry?”
Young Doctor: “Sure.”
House: “Weird, because your eyes are lopsided. And by eyes I mean breasts.”
Gotta love House...
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