coming up mando

ok, today got off to a rocky start, but, well, i actually had a good day.

i woke up feeling a little sickish. last night i coughed really badly because some food went down the wrong way. or so i thought. only today, i still had the cough, and throughout the course of the day, i started feeling a little worse by a little worse. cough. headache. foggy feeling. so i think i may be coming down with something. bah.

but anyway. today i started my delivery job. is it too soon to say i think i heart this job? ok, it's really easy and straightforward (unlike me). and a couple of the dispatchers are really hot. (to me, at least. i always appreciate some good eye candy at my work places.) i started out rockily when i got there today because, apparently, 5 p.m. is a busy time for the delivery place. so i got there, sat for about five minutes, then was given three orders. and that was about all the instruction i was given. it took me an hour and a half to do those three deliveries, but after that, i got the hang of it. the dispatcher that was there when i got back from those three (his name is clay, and omg, soooo cute) was uber-helpful. it seemed like he understood that, well, it was my first day, and i had almost no idea what i was doing. (i think i was the only new driver they hired.)

anyway. everything was kosher after those first three deliveries. i got the hang of it, if you will. most of my deliveries tonight were from a thai place. i had to go there four times for six deliveries! but that place had the best moment for me tonight. when i went there the last time to pick up two orders, one of the waitresses (an older woman, of some asian descent, possibly thai), who i had dealt with all night, gave me the orders i went to pick up, plus, a free dinner! it was just rice and veggies, but it made me feel good. what made me feel extra good was she said, "this is for you for dinner. you so skinny. you need to eat!" and smiled and rubbed my back. i almost wanted to say "can you be my new asian mom?!?!" it was really sweet, and i don't know if that's kinda the norm, or the fact that i made so many deliveries from there tonight. either way, it made my night.

overall, i think i did all right for a first day. over six hours, i made nine deliveries. i would've probably made more if i hadn't fucked up a little with those first three. but now i feel like i have the hang of it, so my friday shift should be ok, and that's when i'll tell them that i have to change my availability to weekday day shifts and weekend night shifts (to accommodate the stupid seasonal job that i'm sure i'm gonna hate).

plus, i made ok tips tonight. i had a couple of good cash tips, but my internet tips sucked ass! college students tip shit! but, i also didn't have to drive too far for anything. my southernmost delivery was at 5th and rio grande, and my northernmost delivery was a block away from my apartment. so not too shabby. most of my deliveries were in the west campus area, which is apparently our bread and butter.

some notable deliveries tonight: well, just one, really. there was this one girl who ordered a dozen donuts and two gatorades, then paid with a $10 bill, a $1 bill, and $5 in quarters. my pants actually sagged a little because of that.

the biggest douche tonight: this guy i delivered to at "the block" (which is at 28th and rio grande), who didn't even tip me. now, i wouldn't have minded as much if, when i got there, the asshole hadn't been too busy playing guitar hero and his friend/roommate/what-have-you, answered the door, screamed at him, then took the food and shut the door. i stood there for like a minute afterwards thinking "what about my fucking tip, jackass?" so yeah. i hate that guy.

i got off work at 11, because, well, no orders really came in after 10. but i left knowing that with what i made tonight, i can pay my internet bill! hazaa!

then, since it was live music night, and i had some decent cash tips, i went to chain drive to check out the bands, because a couple sounded really good when i researched them. i got there just in time to see the band i wanted to see, named, heh, the seas. they were really good. what made my night even more was, when i got there and i went up to the bar, one of the bartenders saw me and said "shiner?" i said "yes." what you have to understand is that every time i've been to chain drive on wednesdays for the past two or three months, they've been out of lonestar and shiner, and i've had to get some swill that i will not name because, well, i'd have to admit to drinking that swill. anyway. that made me feel good because 1) the bartenders there now know me enough to know what my first choice drinks are and 2) after months, i actually could have a good beer and enjoy good live music.

and now i'm home. it's been a good day. so i hope nothing happens to fuck it up now. oh, shit, now that i've typed it, something is bound to happen. or not. bah.

but, yay. i haven't been able to say "yay" in such a long time, that i'll take what i can get.

yay.