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brokenrecordSo, when I was in elementary school, one of my best friends was this girl who moved to the U.S. from Switzerland when she was 7 (which is when I met her). She moved back there when she was... 10, I believe. We sent letters back and forth for a few years, and I visited her when I was... 11 or 12, and then... we pretty much lost contact. Anyways, a few days ago, I got a message from her on Facebook. I had actually looked for her when I first got a Facebook, but she didn't have one then. She's still in Switzerland (she's 20 now), and she's doing an internship somewhere. I don't know how much in common we have anymore, but I find it really cool that after so long, we got back in contact.
Anyways, I spent yesterday from 1-9:30 at work. I did everything BUT box office this time, unfortunately. Concessions are fine, but I was barely trained at all, and then I was doing it later on my own and screwed up making a hot dog and had to get a manager to help and she was pretty nice about it, but she was like "Next time, ask first" because we had to throw away the hot dog I screwed up and I felt awful. When I was driving home I realized I should have offered to pay for that hot dog, but oh well. I was around her again at the end of the night and she was totally nice and the same to me as she had been before, so apparently she doesn't hate me for it. And the guy I was making it for was the nicest guy EVER. God. I totally screwed it up, had to get a manager, then when I was making it, I forgot about it and left it there for like 3-4 minutes (in my defense, a fairly long line had formed and I was the only one at concessions and I was trying to deal with it) and then someone else asked why he was waiting and got it for him, and I apologized so much and he was just like "Oh no, it's totally fine, I don't mind at all." Ugh. I think it made me feel worse that he was so nice about it, because he had every right to be angry at me and yell at me and such. =/ Oh well. I did fine for the rest, though, I think. I actually almost prefer cleaning the theaters to concessions or box office just because it's so much harder to screw up. Except for the fact that I got a blister on my right index finger from cleaning for hours, which really hurts now.
I actually spent nearly the entire day working with Siena. She was very nice to me and talked to me and such, so that's good. I was afraid it would end up being really awkward working with her.
I've found from cleaning out theaters two very important things: first, Kung Fu Panda is my least favorite film EVER right now. Only because it's the only film that actually sells a lot of tickets at the theater I'm working at, and it's ALL KIDS, so there ends up being ridiculous amounts of popcorn and candy and everything left to clean up and it SUCKS. My favorite was What Happens in Vegas because both showings I cleaned up after, only ONE person watched the film, and there was only one cup to clean up between the two. (But then I ended up hating it because it went past the time it was supposed to end so I actually had to see the end twice and it got really old quickly.) The second very important thing is, ok, I can clean up your popcorn and candy and soda cups and all that. But seriously, THROW AWAY YOUR OWN NAPKINS. It's so gross to have to clean them up, seriously. I have to pick them up by hand because people usually leave them in the drink cups and it's gross. :( Yeah, yeah, I know, I should just suck it up. But whatever, I'm fine with cleaning everything else up. I just don't like having to pick up used napkins by hand. sigh.
Also, I totally saw Ziyad and Alex Monroe (people a year or two older from me who were in band with me in high school) outside the theater, but they didn't come in. I haven't seen either in them forever, though. It would've been nice to see Alex, at least. It would've just been terrible awkward to see Zi.
Um, what else? They scheduled me to work on Friday, but I'm going to Warped Tour on Friday (woot!), so the director/manager/head of everything just had me write him a note telling him I wouldn't be there. I have to be there Saturday at either 9 or 9:30 (I should probably call to check about that) for a staff meeting and then from 3-9:30 that night. Then Sunday either from 1-9 or 10 to 6. I'd rather the 10-6. Working to 9 feels like the entire day is gone, while 6 PM leaves a little left for things to do. Oh well. At least I'm not closing. That's supposedly the worst.
Anyways, I spent yesterday from 1-9:30 at work. I did everything BUT box office this time, unfortunately. Concessions are fine, but I was barely trained at all, and then I was doing it later on my own and screwed up making a hot dog and had to get a manager to help and she was pretty nice about it, but she was like "Next time, ask first" because we had to throw away the hot dog I screwed up and I felt awful. When I was driving home I realized I should have offered to pay for that hot dog, but oh well. I was around her again at the end of the night and she was totally nice and the same to me as she had been before, so apparently she doesn't hate me for it. And the guy I was making it for was the nicest guy EVER. God. I totally screwed it up, had to get a manager, then when I was making it, I forgot about it and left it there for like 3-4 minutes (in my defense, a fairly long line had formed and I was the only one at concessions and I was trying to deal with it) and then someone else asked why he was waiting and got it for him, and I apologized so much and he was just like "Oh no, it's totally fine, I don't mind at all." Ugh. I think it made me feel worse that he was so nice about it, because he had every right to be angry at me and yell at me and such. =/ Oh well. I did fine for the rest, though, I think. I actually almost prefer cleaning the theaters to concessions or box office just because it's so much harder to screw up. Except for the fact that I got a blister on my right index finger from cleaning for hours, which really hurts now.
I actually spent nearly the entire day working with Siena. She was very nice to me and talked to me and such, so that's good. I was afraid it would end up being really awkward working with her.
I've found from cleaning out theaters two very important things: first, Kung Fu Panda is my least favorite film EVER right now. Only because it's the only film that actually sells a lot of tickets at the theater I'm working at, and it's ALL KIDS, so there ends up being ridiculous amounts of popcorn and candy and everything left to clean up and it SUCKS. My favorite was What Happens in Vegas because both showings I cleaned up after, only ONE person watched the film, and there was only one cup to clean up between the two. (But then I ended up hating it because it went past the time it was supposed to end so I actually had to see the end twice and it got really old quickly.) The second very important thing is, ok, I can clean up your popcorn and candy and soda cups and all that. But seriously, THROW AWAY YOUR OWN NAPKINS. It's so gross to have to clean them up, seriously. I have to pick them up by hand because people usually leave them in the drink cups and it's gross. :( Yeah, yeah, I know, I should just suck it up. But whatever, I'm fine with cleaning everything else up. I just don't like having to pick up used napkins by hand. sigh.
Also, I totally saw Ziyad and Alex Monroe (people a year or two older from me who were in band with me in high school) outside the theater, but they didn't come in. I haven't seen either in them forever, though. It would've been nice to see Alex, at least. It would've just been terrible awkward to see Zi.
Um, what else? They scheduled me to work on Friday, but I'm going to Warped Tour on Friday (woot!), so the director/manager/head of everything just had me write him a note telling him I wouldn't be there. I have to be there Saturday at either 9 or 9:30 (I should probably call to check about that) for a staff meeting and then from 3-9:30 that night. Then Sunday either from 1-9 or 10 to 6. I'd rather the 10-6. Working to 9 feels like the entire day is gone, while 6 PM leaves a little left for things to do. Oh well. At least I'm not closing. That's supposedly the worst.
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Date: 2008-06-20 12:36 am (UTC)Wait why is there awkwardness between you and Ziyad?
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Date: 2008-06-20 12:40 am (UTC)It's not between us really, it's between him and Galaxy, and I'm much better friends with Galaxy obviously. So it just feels really awkward to see him. Also because I can't help but remember the last time I saw him when it was like me and Galaxy and some other people at school and I think it was after a band concert or something, but anyways, Zi showed up and when Galaxy saw him she was like "Run!" and hid from him and it was absolutely hilarious. But yeah, when I see him now I just think about that and start cracking up and I feel like it would be awkward to see him if I'm laughing about how his ex-girlfriend ran away from him. That's really it.
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Date: 2008-06-20 01:07 am (UTC)Also could you rec me a tv/movie icon comm or two? I'm trying to replace the ones I have now and I left all my original communities.
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