Would you like a cucumber, oh wait, that's a zucchini

I did more training at work this week, but this time I got to do the cooking. It was fun, kind of terrifying when you look up and see a whole bunch of tickets hanging and you can't read the hand writing very well and you aren't sure how to make the orders. All things considered it went okay. None of the orders got messed up and everyone seemed happy and full when they left. Being a restraunt we really can't ask for more. Just happy costumers and really good food.

The most difficult part was not getting pickle juice all over the sandwiches. We use a lettuce leaf, an orange slice and a pickle as a garnish. It looks good, tastes good and has a bad habit of getting pickle juice all over the plate and coincidentally the sandwiches we put on the plate.

I guess this might have been more amusing if I'd already posted the stories about the espresso machine. That just means you get to anticipate the awesomeness. Hopefully that will get done sometime this week... I see you judging me. And I'd have to agree. Probably not going to happen.

Coming soon. Why adding avocado to a panini can make a mess.

I can use the force

A friend from work has recently suckered me into taking Aikido with her. It has been a rather interesting experience. One I am not particularly good at. The only thing that keeps me going back to the classes is that I paid for three months up front (it was kind of required) and I like being able to say that I am learning how to use the Force.

Strictly speaking it's using the persons own momentum and force against them. I guess it's all about leverage and body movement...? Like I said I am not particularly good at it.

We do get to do the lazy Captain Morgan. It's hilarious. But more on that later.

If you're thinking "Mishi is going to learn how to that?"
followed by a growing sense of horror
I completely agree.
Mwahahahahahahaha!

Falling into jobs

Over the last few years I have been unbelievably lucky in job acquisitions. Most of the jobs I've had were pretty much offered to me on a platter. Not that I didn't have to interview and work my ass off when I got the job. But it was pretty much in the bag when I started. Mkay, that sounds kind of conceited. It was more like unless I did something unbelievably stupid I would get the job. Thanks to my four years in college I pretty much know how to land a job after the first interview. Unfortunately I have a habit of being brutally honest and most employers to do not want to hear it. Mostly cuz I have no idea where the hell my life is going, or if it's headed in a direction I'm passionate about.

Um. This pretty much is how I got my new job. Right place, right time. It was my day off and I decided to chill for a few hours in a coffee house I rarely visit, but knew had a great chai. While I was enjoying the soup, I was really hungry so I ended up eating lunch there, the manager came out of her office looking flustered. When she was walking past my table she asked if I was looking for a job. It was out of the blue and I was to surprised to answer. After thinking about it for about a minute I got up and asked her what I needed to do to get the job. She asked me to come in the next day with my resume. When I did we had a nice, if strangely long and kind of personal talk.

And the rest is history. Granted it's pretty funny history.