I had the best shift yesterday. (on an aside, isn’t yester a weird prefix?) They put me in the biggest section on the patio for the majority of my shift. And I had a blast. I was cheery and entertaining, and people were in a great mood, so they joked back. No hang ups during the busy time (7-10). The only downer was my pen - it exploded in my pants, and my leg looks like some toothless shark chewed on it a while.
And my shift before that I carried 4 plates at once - Tim showed me how (remember the Blue Train staff party Tim?). And Rod, one of the bosses, gave me Tuesday nights as a permanent shift, so I should be set on income.
B got a new DVD player that has MP3 playback, and I am happy to listen to my music on the killer stereo he has.
Finally, some more Aussie-isms:
* “couldn’t be bothered” - doesn’t really have an American equivalent, the closest is “don’t feel like it”
* “meant to be” - “supposed to be”
* “first-come best dressed” - “first come, first served”