http://hamptonroads.com/node/353328 Local Life en-us Copyright 2008 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:21:34 -0400 The past week seems to have been characterized by several small disasters. My car has been both sideswiped and towed (sadly enough, of my own doing!!), I've nearly ruined my cell phone by dropping it in the toilet (thankfully full of just water!) and there is far too much "penny-pinching" to speak of. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/07/and-life-goes Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:10:29 -0400 Like most of the people I know my age, once the college semester was over, I decided that a second job was the way to go. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/battle-bosses Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:33:28 -0400 For the past few weeks, I've felt myself becoming increasing preoccupied, and a bit more high strung. The big reason for this: The end of my first college semester. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/04/end-near Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:00:25 -0400 I met someone today who interested me so much more than the rest of the drones of diners who come into the restaurant every day. Sure, we get a mixed bag of folks coming to enjoy what they all claim to be the "best Italian food around," but this woman really just took the cake. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/old-habits-die-hard Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:30:42 -0500 If the amount of time spent between blogging is any indication of how busy I've been, I'm sure you'll believe me when I say that life got pretty hectic around these parts for a while there. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/02/dates-say-it-all Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:15:08 -0500 I've quickly learned that Hostessing at a small yet busy restaurant may be one of the most interesting jobs I'll ever have. http://hamptonroads.com/2007/12/customer-service Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:16:29 -0500 Last night, we welcomed little Alexander James into the world. The entire day (starting at about 3:00 AM) the hospital was full of our family... aunts, uncles, sisters... there are a lot of us, believe me. I left work early (at around 7:00) so I could be there for the birth, because I knew I could never forgive myself for missing my twin sister's first baby being born. She had to undergo a Cesarean Section, but he's a very healthy boy, 8 pounds and 7 ounces. As for myself, I'm still adjusting to basing life around a work schedule. I hopefully start school at TCC next month, which http://hamptonroads.com/2007/12/sleepless-nights-and-new-arrivals... Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:22:00 -0500 If there's one thing you can count on in Virginia Beach, it's an interesting lunch crowd. It was relatively slow, but it's always fun to look at the crowds of folks (mostly co-workers) coming in together. And it never fails that they'll divid the check five different ways. The best part, I thought, was that there were a lot of regulars, so they didn't give me a hard time about anything, being the newbie and all. And then, of course, there are those customers who make a point to scoff at me every time I hit a wrong button on register... they aren't so fun. All in all, as my verison of http://hamptonroads.com/2007/11/ah%2C-lunch-crowd... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:15:00 -0500 It seems I've finally found a job! Though, I didn't actually find it, it found me... my best friend Jessi works at an Italian Restaurant, and I was offered a hostess job. Not a desk job, per se, but still... any job's better than no job! The owner knows about my arthritis and my limitations due to the joint-swelling, so even if it doesn't work out, all's well. I go in for my first day of training at noon, so wish me luck! It's been so long since I've worked a customer service job, and I've never worked at a restaurant, so it should be an experience! http://hamptonroads.com/2007/11/things-are-looking-.... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:59:00 -0500 For my friend Jessi and me, like many of the girls I know of our age, new interests sometimes seem to come in the form of waves of near-obsession. And this week we found another - the movie-musical Across the Universe. Now, we've both always been fond of musicals, having spent our entire high school careers involved in Theatre. It's just something you get accustomed to and learn to appreciate. So, much like my Moulin Rouge! stage of 2003, and the Newsies rediscovery of 2005, I find myself listening to the music and humming the tunes all day long. A realization which got me thinking: These o http://hamptonroads.com/2007/10/return-beatlemania. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:35:00 -0400