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yinshubackupThe past 3 days has been crazy. I've been working my tail off in the kitchen. We served Easter brunch to around 1,000 people on Sunday morning-- so much food!! We prepped for 3 days straight- literally- I worked 2-10 on friday, then Saturday I clocked in at 1:15 and didn't clock out again till almost noon on sunday- no, we didn't sleep, we worked straight through the night. Almost 24 hours on the clock. Woo. Then I went home and crashed, hard. I slept almost 16 hours. And getting up this morning for class was still difficult. At least I'm earning some cash. My paycheck this week should be almost enough to cover all my bills for the month, I think.
UGh. I feel so stiff and card-boardy. My feet hurt so bad yesterday, I felt like it was the worst weekend of faire I have ever done, times 2. And I know I was not even the most exhausted one. Some of my friends had been there 5 or 6 hours longer than me.
My lips feel like paper, because they're so chapped, because of my constantly licking my lips in the kitchen- you don't realize it, but you're always unconsciously licking your lips in the kitchen because... I don't know... I guess because of the way it smells in there, or because you're cleaning chocolate goo off your fingers on the way to the sink to wash your hands, or you get a face full of flour dust when you're pouring it into the mixer or something-- it's just a natural reaction, like blinking, only the acid from your saliva dries your lips out no matter how much water you drink.
Okay, okay, that's gross, TMI, I know. Sorry, I'll stop there. I'll just have to get a permanent chapstick to keep in the pocket of my chef pants.
Chef said he was proud of me for all the work I did, though. I get the feeling he's genuinely glad to have me on the team. I hope I can live up to his expectations, and the expectations of my coworkers- I don't want to be dead weight, y'know? Right now I feel like I'm too slow at everything. Of course, that could have to do with being tired and sluggish at 3 am. Go figure. *shrug*
As much work as it was, and as exhausted as we were by the end of it, I actually do like the work. (I dyed 60 dozen easter eggs on saturday- that's right, 60 dozen. May sound like a lot of work, but I assure you, my inner child was wildly amused.) I like (most of) my coworkers pretty well, and I feel like morale is pretty good throughout the kitchen.
Arg. Right now I have a headache, and I feel like I'm getting a sore throat. My shoulders and neck are tired and achy, for some reason. But I slept! a lot! So I can't afford to be lazy today. I have a lot of work to do. I have an exam tomorrow, and 2 projects due friday. There... might be something else, but right now I can't think of what it is. Time to check the agenda. Hmm.
UGh. I feel so stiff and card-boardy. My feet hurt so bad yesterday, I felt like it was the worst weekend of faire I have ever done, times 2. And I know I was not even the most exhausted one. Some of my friends had been there 5 or 6 hours longer than me.
My lips feel like paper, because they're so chapped, because of my constantly licking my lips in the kitchen- you don't realize it, but you're always unconsciously licking your lips in the kitchen because... I don't know... I guess because of the way it smells in there, or because you're cleaning chocolate goo off your fingers on the way to the sink to wash your hands, or you get a face full of flour dust when you're pouring it into the mixer or something-- it's just a natural reaction, like blinking, only the acid from your saliva dries your lips out no matter how much water you drink.
Okay, okay, that's gross, TMI, I know. Sorry, I'll stop there. I'll just have to get a permanent chapstick to keep in the pocket of my chef pants.
Chef said he was proud of me for all the work I did, though. I get the feeling he's genuinely glad to have me on the team. I hope I can live up to his expectations, and the expectations of my coworkers- I don't want to be dead weight, y'know? Right now I feel like I'm too slow at everything. Of course, that could have to do with being tired and sluggish at 3 am. Go figure. *shrug*
As much work as it was, and as exhausted as we were by the end of it, I actually do like the work. (I dyed 60 dozen easter eggs on saturday- that's right, 60 dozen. May sound like a lot of work, but I assure you, my inner child was wildly amused.) I like (most of) my coworkers pretty well, and I feel like morale is pretty good throughout the kitchen.
Arg. Right now I have a headache, and I feel like I'm getting a sore throat. My shoulders and neck are tired and achy, for some reason. But I slept! a lot! So I can't afford to be lazy today. I have a lot of work to do. I have an exam tomorrow, and 2 projects due friday. There... might be something else, but right now I can't think of what it is. Time to check the agenda. Hmm.
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Date: 2004-04-12 08:42 am (UTC)Poor kiddo. Take a bath. I'd mail you some yummy foodstuffs if i could.
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Date: 2004-04-12 08:20 pm (UTC)~D