Today, I bought an old polaroid at an estate sale that worked like new for $3.50 at an estate sale.
Want to know something less than fantastic?
Film packs of ten are all expired and over $50. They stopped making them.
Sometimes I wish I would get less excitable about things. It would make the crash and burn a lot less painful. Sigh. I guess this dream...
...will have to be put on hold and compartmentalized into the "less than realistic" dreaming area of my brain. Right next to marrying fictional characters and winning a lifetime supply of Nutella.
Last night was an exhausting blast. I got to bartend by myself for 8 hours and hang out with my friends at the same time. The whole, serving alcohol to my high school teachers was weird, but the whole "we know the bartender so we'll tip her more" thing was great. I even only accidentally flirted once. And I promise it was an accident. It was supposed to be a shoot down. Apparently my shoot downs aren't as harsh as they sound in my brain. Either that or they sound more like challenges.
But, it was my first night staying until the end of the wedding, so I got to experience the drunken wedding bar whining (DWBW) first hand.
After being a bit sassy to this one lad who was certainly keeping me entertained, but whom I was consciously not giving too much attention to, he sat there during a lull just whining my ear off with less than flattering intoxicated words.
"Allyson, why do you hate me?"
"Allyson, why do all the pretty bartenders hate me?"
"Allyson, why do all the pretty GIRLS hate me?!"
Act flattered and half ignore. Key strategy. Currently mastering.
Well, he tipped well.
Then there was the guy who promised me he was a really good kisser and that I should let this be his form of payment. I told him it would not be worth four dollars. He took the hint.
Well, he tipped well.
Then I got spit in the face with Spotted Cow by a man named Mario.
Well, he tipped well.
Also, someone offered to buy me a drink. Does this happen? Do people really offer to buy bartenders drinks? Offer to bring me a piece of cake or some coffee, and we'll talk.
Updates:
Vegetarianism? Going well. Not too hard, but nothing life changing here.
Package? Not here. But, there's NO POST ON SUNDAYS!
you should get an instax mini 7 camera. it's really similar to the polaroid and you can get a pack of 20 instants for 30 bucks. still kind of pricy, but it's worth it.
ReplyDeletei too wish i didn't allow myself to get so excited, the crash and burn is awful.
Why did people ever stop using polaroids?! They should never have stopped making em.
ReplyDeleteAhahah bartending sounds entertaining. I like the story about the guy who wanted to pay with a kiss. Your response was quite witty too :P
I've always wanted to be a bartender. I feel like in a college town, especially one in WI, you'd make good money.
ReplyDelete"NO POST ON SUNDAYS" = I laughed so hard. lol.
I ran into this same problem when I got my Polaroid camera. Thankfully, I found a ten pack of film for ten dollars each. Sadly, I only had twenty dollars. And I am using those twenty pictures sparingly.
ReplyDeleteAs for someone offering a bartender a drink, the only place I've seen it happen is on Coyote Ugly. There they have to drink the alcohol. But that's a movie so I wouldn't take it very much into consideration.
I have only just discovered Nutella Spread. I realised, when I first tasted it, that I hadn't truly lived until now.
ReplyDeleteNeedless to say, my breakfasts are now filled with chocolate-y goodness.
Sounds like you make a good bartender, then. :)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you've been having a great summer, too, which is good to hear. How is living in Chicago going?