Cupcakes

I've been doing data entry all day, and in between documents, I've looked up adorable cupcake photos. I think I have a new obsession. I'm going to make some strawberry cupcakes when I get home, and I'll photograph them and put them up on here. I'm very excited about them, as silly as it is to get excited about baked goods. Stefanie and I spent most of today prepping for focus groups and talking about cupcakes that I should bake. These are definitely going to happen. I recommend All Things Cupcake if the idea of baking and then eating something absolutely adorable appeals to you at all. I think some basic frosting decorating supplies will be purchased in my near future.

On a completely different note, we're still looking for a third roommate. Click here to check out the apartment, and please forward the site anyone you know who is looking in NYC. We're getting desperate, and I'd really rather not foot another month's extra rent. No one seems to be interested or ready to move in anytime soon. Gaaah! Really need this Hooters gig to start up ASAP for that extra paycheck.

Speaking of Hooters, I called them yesterday to discuss a training schedule, and it looks like they can't fit me in this week, but told me that once girls start leaving for school they should have a spot for me, so I should call back next week and get a status update. Sounds like they jumped the gun a bit, but whatever. I really want this job, so I'll be persistent. I can handle just working an extra week or two at the office.

Right. Off to clean up post focus group.

cheers

Day 23

Today was day 23 of my year of no sex. It's all about filling your days with other things. The past two days GSG has been doing surveys at Yankee stadium for two hours prior to the games, and when the first pitch is thrown, we sit in our ridiculously amazing seats at field level right behind home plate and watch the game while drinking beer bought on the company credit card. Needless to say, I've had a great couple of days. It didn't hurt that the Yankees won both of their games and that I was with Stef and Dan and really love them both.

I've also been on cloud nine a bit lately because I keep lining up dates. This Onion personals thing has proven to be fun. I'm going out with Mr. Consultant again this week, and a scientist (I know!) wants to get coffee this week, too. I think they have boosted my confidence, because I suddenly found the guts to ask out a guy I've had a crush on for the past two months. I'm not sure if he's really all that interested or just being nice, but we're getting coffee sometime soon, and I'll let you know what happens. I think he's incredibly charming and cute.

OH! How could I forget? I call Hooters on Monday to talk about a training schedule. In the words of Camille (my mom, in case you didn't know) "Hoot Hoot Hooray!"

I think I'll be starting up an anonymous blog pretty soon to keep up with the details of my life as a Hooters Girl, but I promise that this blog (and Meridian 13 News, too) will keep on trucking.

cheers,
b

Career Options

As many of you may already know, I'm trying to find an entry-level job that I think will be fun and hopefully will offer benefits and some flexibility. That's not the easiest thing in the universe to find, especially with the economy in its current shape. I have heard that this job exists though, and the benefits sound pretty amazing. Where are these flexible hours? Where are health, vision, dental, and tuition assistance benefits for hourly employees? Who's actually hiring? There are fun jobs?? Why, yes. There are fun jobs and someone is hiring. I've scoped it out (eaten there twice and checked out the clientele and done some online research), and hopefully I'll soon be wearing the (in)famous uniform of the Hooters Girl.

I know what you're thinking. How could I stoop so low? It's practically stripping! You have no respect for your gender! Terrible things will happen to you!

First of all, I worked in one of the most respected restaurants in the city as a hostess, and I was terrified by the way one of the MANAGERS there treated me. Must worse than I've ever been treated by ANYONE in a chain restaurant or anywhere else I've ever worked, for that matter. You can be treated poorly by anyone anywhere at anytime. Wherever you work, eat, play, hang out, you are always running the risk of a stranger being a douche. Why not run that risk somewhere where you have minimal side work, get to wear comfortable shoes, and receive tips?

Secondly, I don't consider it stooping at all, and no, it's not at all like stripping. I think it takes guts to feel confident and comfortable in your own skin, and I'd be proud to wear that tight tank top and those orange shorts. Regardless of that, I'd probably wind up showing less actual skin than I have at a lot of other jobs. You wear tights under huge socks and high top sneakers, shorts, and a tucked in tank top. All that's really exposed is your silhouette. Yes, your arms, shoulders, and decolletage are bare. I wear tank tops anyway. Big deal.

Mostly though, I'm dying to write a musical about this "delightly tacky, yet unrefined" eatery, and I think some first hand experience would prove hilarious and useful, plus why the hell not get paid for research for once!

I've been obsessed lately with The Hooters Girl blog and recommend it to everyone I know who enjoys reading anonymous works on the interwebz.

I'll keep you posted on my progress, and I expect all of my friends to come let me wait on them at this wonderfully orange chain restaurant sometime soon!

Cheers.

Day 12

This has been simpler than I feared. I just put my foot down. I had a party on Friday, and nothing happened then that I couldn't handle, so I don't see it being too much for me to make it through the year. They say the first three days of anything are the hardest.

Though I've probably made things harder for myself by joining the personals on the Onion's website. Eek. I set up a profile and have gotten a couple of emails from guys in Brooklyn. They seem nice enough, and what's the harm in going on a date? I haven't done a lot of just dating, and it might be nice to try it out. Kinda wish my therapist was in town this week so I could get her opinion on this, but I suppose I can make decisions by myself.

This year is supposed to be about bettering myself, and I think that practicing the art of dating couldn't hurt, just as long as I know that I'm focusing on becoming a better me and not hunting down a boyfriend or whatnot. That's not what all of this should be about.

About that party... Hudson, Stefanie, and I threw a luau, and it was a lot of fun! Grass skirts and leis and Hawaiian food. You know the type of thing. Only two people from school showed up, but lots of other people came, and it was nice to have a crowd and some fun in the yard.

Finished a couple more library books - World War Z and The Tao of Pooh. I enjoyed the both, and I've moved on to World Without End and Sex and the City. I'm liking both, which shocks me a little. I figured I'd like World Without End since I enjoyed the Pillars of the Earth, which is the precursor to World Without End, but I'm pretty shocked at how Sex and the City reads. It's very cold and factual feeling, and I like it. Like a nature guide on dating.

Right. Well, I'm at my office and should probably do some work or something. ;-) Tin Pan Alley Rag opens a week from today!