Things You Should Know about youyour waiter/waitress

After working in a high end restaurant in LA... I learned a few things about waitressing. These are essentially rants. They make no sense. They are not fair, but in my world they are true. Hopefully you don't hate me too much after reading this. If it makes you feel better I am out of the restaurant biz...but trust me, I am the least of your worries...



-90% of "nice waiters" are big fat fakers. Unless we find you attractive...we most likely dislike you on site, especially if you are needy.

-We don't care if you have been coming for years and years. We HATE when you tell us you have been. We aren't impressed that you consider yourself a "regular"... We KNOW who regulars are the good and the bad.

-We also know how you tip and serve you accordingly.

-People love to anticipate mistakes. "Can I have 2 waters" (because I think you will forget to refill my glass) Is a common and annoying one.

-We talk about you...a lot. We bond over it.

-Large tables ignore us and it creates a lot of work. When we come to the table and ask a question look up from your blackberry and answer...don't wait till I grab someone at your table a coffee and set it down to realize "oh I'd like one too".

-Old people LOVE decaf...and NEVER believe you actually gave them decaf.
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-The Managers know if you suck and pretend to listen with concern to your complaint. They don't care if you kiss their ass, because they hear from the waiters what you are really like.

-We give you nicknames

-If you really piss your waiter off...we team up on you and find a way to retaliate. IE: ignore you, overcharge you, give you the smallest crustiest piece of complimentary bread.

-Don't hand me and unidentified gross object wrapped in a napkin. Nothing makes us more livid.

-Customers love to talk to us like we are idiots. Please remember that in LA chances are your server is college educated. 75% of the people I worked with went to college. One even had his masters...we are in it because you can make a lot of money in a little time...so we can act, write, sing, dance on the side.

New Apartment!

Hello!


I'm happy to announce my return after a month of insanity, moving and the threat of job loss I am back. I moved from Studio City to West Hollywood and I couldn't be happier with the location. I am also trying my hand at interior design and its been fun! Nothing is finished yet but here is a preview of the place it's quite adorable with a gorgeous outdoor patio and hardwood floors. I'm in love =)

Songs I am So Into

California Love - Joni Mitchell

Giraffe - Miniature Tigers

eh eh - Lady Gaga

Trials

My restaurant is probably closing. Job uncertainty is really forcing me to take a look at the lifestyle I am living. Should I start a career on the side and keep working towards my dream...inevitably giving it less time and attention? Or find another waitressing job so I can pursue it full-time. I am not booking like I would like to be...and to be honest the stress is really starting to get to me mentally and physically. I think having and working for big goals is great but at what cost am I willing to get there? I have a lot to think about...so leading lady may be a bit slow. As always much success to you.

Laura

Character 9

Here she is that "save the last dance character". You've got on in every teen movie...Some tragedy or social circumstance kept her from her true passion: dancing. You (the audience) watches it get rediscovered on screen - holla!

Character 8

"The traveling best friends" Ok, so maybe this is less of a character and more of me being nostalgic. This is a photo of my best friend and I on our big "last hoorah" type of trip. We cruised the Mediterranean. We saw the pyramids, rode camels, toured castles and met some very interesting men to say the least. It was an amazing trip. My best friend has since moved to New York and I to LA, we are both from Ohio. I have been suffering from a bit of separation anxiety but It's all quite bittersweet.

Quotes from a Few of My Favorite Movies

"I have this dream of being whole. Of not going to sleep each night, wanting. But still sometimes, when the wind is warm or the crickets sing... I dream of a love that even time will lie down and be still for."-Practical Magic


"You're going to meet the most extraordinary men, the sexiest, brightest, funniest men, and you're going to fall in love with so many of them, and you won't know until the end of your life who your greatest friends were or your greatest love was." -Milk


"They don't even know what it is to be a fan. Y'know? To truly love some silly little piece of music, or some band, so much that it hurts." - Almost Famous


"I want to tell you something. From bits and pieces of what you have told me about your family, your mother and your dad... And I know you have problems with the church too... But there is some kind of bigger thing that we can all appreciate and it sounds to me you don't mind calling it God. But when you forgive, you love. And when you love, God's light shines through you." - Into the Wild