July 9, 2005
Good times
Been overwhelmed these past few weeks. I was house/dog sitting for my friends boxers, Mingus and Lily. So cute and funny. Mingus likes to sit on me and having his butt rubbed and Lily likes hugs and kisses.
We are in full swing with book publicity, which is both fun and nerve wrecking. I feel so lucky to be involved with Process. Seriously flattering.
Spoke to Bob on the phone the other day and picked up on his amazing energy. Wedding Crashers opens next week. I cant wait to see it.
All of my friends seem to be on a very good path these days. Everyone has something exciting going on and its awesome to watch. Its so nice to see the people you love get the success that they deserve.
Lemme seeyeah, Im still smiling and tripping over my own feet and serving steaks-n-such. Had a secret shopper report. In case youre not familiar its when someone comes into your establishment and basically documents their experience. Its always a little creepy to see what people say about you.
Well, I was shopped on a particularly challenging evening. I didnt do all of my sequence of serviceI was however very pleasant and when I fucked up on the guys order, I was honest. I told him it was my fault, which he said that he appreciated. I work at a very corporate restaurant so because I failed to suggest a certain alcoholic beverage or a choice appetizer I was asked to have a day of re-training which can suck for several reasons. It can be humiliating and you make no tips.
Honestly, I didnt mind. I know this has happened to people before who got pissed of and embarrassed and had a bad attitude about it so I said, OkI can come in tomorrow and train. So Ive been there for almost a year and Im following my fellow employee around and everyone is asking me What are you doing? I said I was getting a tune-up. Before my re-training shift my manager told me she wanted me to feel comfortable and I told her that I wasnt bothered or embarrassed. Im shameless and Im all about self-improvement. Plus, it gives me something to blog about. She was appreciative of my good attitude. I think Ive learned my lesson by having a bad attitude in the past and doing self-sabotaging things. I used to be the Queen of bad attitude. I used to take things so personally and in the past I probably would have thrown a fit or I would have agreed to the re-training, then I would have sulked and rude as I was forced to follow around a trainer after being there for so long.
Aside from that well, it was a little bothersome when my manager counted how many times I visited the lavatory the other day. I drink a lot of watersonature callsat least once an hour. I dont know if my manager though I was doing drugs or what but as I told him I had to go to the bathroom he said, you just went right when table 71 was sat. I wanted to laugh. What an odd thing to say. I guess its his job to watch his staff but to call someone out when theyre going to the loo. Thats freakin odd! By the way, I do not do drugs and even if I did, I wouldnt be dumb enough to do them in the bathroom of the corporate establishment that I work at
PS. I have finally begun re-designing my websites. JoleneSiana.com is firstit needs a lot of work but its coming along.
Good times
Been overwhelmed these past few weeks. I was house/dog sitting for my friends boxers, Mingus and Lily. So cute and funny. Mingus likes to sit on me and having his butt rubbed and Lily likes hugs and kisses.
We are in full swing with book publicity, which is both fun and nerve wrecking. I feel so lucky to be involved with Process. Seriously flattering.
Spoke to Bob on the phone the other day and picked up on his amazing energy. Wedding Crashers opens next week. I cant wait to see it.
All of my friends seem to be on a very good path these days. Everyone has something exciting going on and its awesome to watch. Its so nice to see the people you love get the success that they deserve.
Lemme seeyeah, Im still smiling and tripping over my own feet and serving steaks-n-such. Had a secret shopper report. In case youre not familiar its when someone comes into your establishment and basically documents their experience. Its always a little creepy to see what people say about you.
Well, I was shopped on a particularly challenging evening. I didnt do all of my sequence of serviceI was however very pleasant and when I fucked up on the guys order, I was honest. I told him it was my fault, which he said that he appreciated. I work at a very corporate restaurant so because I failed to suggest a certain alcoholic beverage or a choice appetizer I was asked to have a day of re-training which can suck for several reasons. It can be humiliating and you make no tips.
Honestly, I didnt mind. I know this has happened to people before who got pissed of and embarrassed and had a bad attitude about it so I said, OkI can come in tomorrow and train. So Ive been there for almost a year and Im following my fellow employee around and everyone is asking me What are you doing? I said I was getting a tune-up. Before my re-training shift my manager told me she wanted me to feel comfortable and I told her that I wasnt bothered or embarrassed. Im shameless and Im all about self-improvement. Plus, it gives me something to blog about. She was appreciative of my good attitude. I think Ive learned my lesson by having a bad attitude in the past and doing self-sabotaging things. I used to be the Queen of bad attitude. I used to take things so personally and in the past I probably would have thrown a fit or I would have agreed to the re-training, then I would have sulked and rude as I was forced to follow around a trainer after being there for so long.
Aside from that well, it was a little bothersome when my manager counted how many times I visited the lavatory the other day. I drink a lot of watersonature callsat least once an hour. I dont know if my manager though I was doing drugs or what but as I told him I had to go to the bathroom he said, you just went right when table 71 was sat. I wanted to laugh. What an odd thing to say. I guess its his job to watch his staff but to call someone out when theyre going to the loo. Thats freakin odd! By the way, I do not do drugs and even if I did, I wouldnt be dumb enough to do them in the bathroom of the corporate establishment that I work at
PS. I have finally begun re-designing my websites. JoleneSiana.com is firstit needs a lot of work but its coming along.
flux:
You are so sweet!
kristaann:
