  Oh, I hurt. In a good way; I sure deserved this one. 7 hours at the new job busting my hump to make an impression, and that I did. Most there thought I had come down from Sur La Table corporate. Hawhaw NO! I havent worked in 3 years!
And sure my body was aching by the last few hours, but not as much as I might have guessed from the load, from the time away from being so active. I did it all today  not only the palate breakdowns, but the delegation of duties to others as if Id been an employee there all along. I took charge, I was fun, and I even volunteered for bathroom clean-up before anyone else had thought of it at the end of the day.
Boss: Oh, you so get brownie points for that one, Charlotte. So, heres the scoop that all of yall have been asking me: My Discount: its 25%. And there are special employee discount days where I get 40% off. But not on small electronics or knives (or on a couple of other things that hardly matter when you know my kitchen/skills). My Benefits: They dont exist unless Im full-time. Which is what I aimed for, but I dont think Ive secured such a position.
I filled it out as if today in my application form. And seeing as though all who have worked there for years knew me by name by the end of the day, Im certain Ill move right into one if not immediately upon hire. The Culinary Program Kitchen: Wolf stove/ovens, SubZero refrigerator, granite, medium-shade wood, stainless fixtures. Its a dream. And yes, Ill have tutorials as an employee. Im so proud of myself at this hour. I did such good work, had such an easily maintained good attitude, and Im happily exhausted tonight. I ate nothing more than a bagel with cream cheese from Panera at lunch, followed tonight by a crisp romaine salad with Annies Goddess Dressing and fresh Julian tomatoes.
Tomatoes that I brought over a bag of to my neighbors, the ones who live in the same building (not Jimmy). The ones who I fear see me as a parking Nazi for leaving two notes on cars out there in the lot. Both were polite but suggestive of me wanting to tow them. Both were blunders by them. A peace offering? Perhaps. A general good dead? Yes. Tomorrow I plan to make fresh salsa and marinara sauce with the pounds of fresh, just-picked tomaders that remain on my kitchen counter.
After my ankle follow-up MD appt, my back PT/massage appointment, and my Janice PhD appt when I get home. No work for me tomorrow with all the plans Id made for the day already. But full-time hours from there on out to opening day. Mark your calendars ugust 13 th . Luis didnt mark his calendar, it seems. We had plans to get a hold of each other today, to meet up for fud after my first day of work.
Nothing planned aside from a call and to decide from there where wed meet up. But I got the usual phone-turned-off treatment followed by no return call. So I went to Moms house afterward instead. For a couple of cold beers and a chance to unload the energy of the day. And for an allergy attack and the Benedryl to follow because I wasnt exhausted enough and needed runny eyes and a medication stupor to slow me down.
Thank god I had something to tax me today! I borrowed a DVD that was sitting on the wedding gift pile at her house. Its Axias and is due to be returned, but I grabbed it anyway. The Girl with the Pearl Earring that my mom and Ax have read the book to. I dont particularly want to see it, but I do want something to zone out to as soon as I finish this post (that I promised to myself that Id put up beforehand). SJ is hot, yes. But am I too tired to get it up? To watch what promises to be a slow film? 
