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I don't know how you're supposed to "start" a blog, so I'm just going to take a deep breath and leap into it. :-D
I'm a barmaid.
I had the 8-to-close shift tonight, and it was a surprisingly good night. I say surprising because the Yankees had the night off, which usually makes for a slower Thursday during the summer. But it was also a steamy hot day, which means we've got two things everybody wants: cold beverages and air conditioning. My friend Dara came down to hang at the bar with me for the second reason - her AC is on the blink. So we chatted a little when I had a few seconds, which wasn't often.
There was an almost palpable sense of the hunt for sex in the bar tonight, too. Oh, sure, most nights there's someone looking for it, and let's face it, every night there's someone who wouldn't turn it down if it landed in their lap. But tonight the local libido was almost as high as the craziness gets on a full moon. Every now and then I would point out to Dara where someone was about to close the deal, or was about to get shot down, or whatever. She got hit on a few times, too, and managed to handle it very gracefully.
She stuck around while I closed, and walked home with me afterward - we've got air conditioning and a couch. :-) On the way, she told me she couldn't get enough of my stories about the people who drink at my bar. She said I have so many great stories from the barmaid job that I should write a book about it. Well, I don't know that I have enough stories for a book, or that I'm an engaging enough writer for people to care what I have to say. But it occurred to me that rather than writing a book bit by bit and saving it on my hard drive where nobody will read it until I finally have the courage to send it to an agent in five years, I could start a blog. I've always loved Waiter Rant, for instance. Not to compare myself to him (he's an amazingly talented writer), but I would really love to tell tales on some of the customers we get.
This blog won't just be about customers (and the obligatory bad tipping), of course... I do have a life outside the bar! If it ever becomes a book, I'll let the editor decide whether non-bar posts stay in. For now, if I'm going to blog about what it's like to be a 20-something woman tending bar in Manhattan, to me the woman is just as important as the bar.
I'm a barmaid.
I had the 8-to-close shift tonight, and it was a surprisingly good night. I say surprising because the Yankees had the night off, which usually makes for a slower Thursday during the summer. But it was also a steamy hot day, which means we've got two things everybody wants: cold beverages and air conditioning. My friend Dara came down to hang at the bar with me for the second reason - her AC is on the blink. So we chatted a little when I had a few seconds, which wasn't often.
There was an almost palpable sense of the hunt for sex in the bar tonight, too. Oh, sure, most nights there's someone looking for it, and let's face it, every night there's someone who wouldn't turn it down if it landed in their lap. But tonight the local libido was almost as high as the craziness gets on a full moon. Every now and then I would point out to Dara where someone was about to close the deal, or was about to get shot down, or whatever. She got hit on a few times, too, and managed to handle it very gracefully.
She stuck around while I closed, and walked home with me afterward - we've got air conditioning and a couch. :-) On the way, she told me she couldn't get enough of my stories about the people who drink at my bar. She said I have so many great stories from the barmaid job that I should write a book about it. Well, I don't know that I have enough stories for a book, or that I'm an engaging enough writer for people to care what I have to say. But it occurred to me that rather than writing a book bit by bit and saving it on my hard drive where nobody will read it until I finally have the courage to send it to an agent in five years, I could start a blog. I've always loved Waiter Rant, for instance. Not to compare myself to him (he's an amazingly talented writer), but I would really love to tell tales on some of the customers we get.
This blog won't just be about customers (and the obligatory bad tipping), of course... I do have a life outside the bar! If it ever becomes a book, I'll let the editor decide whether non-bar posts stay in. For now, if I'm going to blog about what it's like to be a 20-something woman tending bar in Manhattan, to me the woman is just as important as the bar.
So welcome aboard and I hope you enjoy!
tired and happy
Good luck with the blog!
Yay! First comment ever!
You have a fan!
Re: You have a fan!
ok thanks!
-dara
Plus, you have what it takes to keep people interested! Almost everyone can relate in some way, you're humorous with what you write, and you're pretty witty and "real."
I love reading your entries :)
But...when I read this entry, it occured to me why I love your writing.
It reminds me a little of Augusten Burroughs.
And I love him.
No problem!
how to customise my blog ?
Re: how to customise my blog ?
Keep writing, and I'll try to keep the Yankees Suck, Giambi/Needle comments to a minimum. (I imagine your dreams don't reflect on the idea that steroids tend to shrink certain parts of a guy)
Nice icon! Didn't get too many homers last night against the Phillies, didja?
One Year Later...
hi
In case you're curious about a random new reader, I'm a Native American speech pathologist from saskatchewan, Canada.(if you have another on your flist I owe you a cookie) I'm new to adulthood, right after graduation I hopped into marriage, children and working. Any day now I expect to have the hang of it.
Reading your LJ is addictive, so much so that I read most of it during cartrips on my phone.