If you complain about it so much, why do you do it?

Good question. I ask myself the same thing every day.

Reading over what I've written so far, I recognize that a reasonable response might be: Wow, what a cranky, bitchy person.

Well, I do it for the flexibility, and because it's always been an easy job to get between other gigs. Also, I'm a glutton for punishment. Restaurant workers are members of a global community of pain.

Actually, I'm good at it, too. I'm organized, I have a good memory, and I'm not terribly shy. Those things lend themselves well to serving. Compared to the other jobs that are out there for English majors (i,e, something in an office sitting at a desk) time goes by faster and the pay is generally better.

So, it's a job that could be not so bad if only everyone would be considerate of everyone else. That's what I'm trying to accomplish with this here blog. Encouraging empathy while being entertaining.

That's all for now.