Just Another Manic Monday April 21, 2008

Today started off not at all how I had planned it. Actually, I hadn’t really planned for anything – so I don’t know how it couldn’t have started off weird. First of all I had to dinghy good ol’ Danny boy into shore at 6:30 am so he could go to work – while on shore I had to fold our laundry in the laundry room left over from last night all while not waking myself up enough so that I could actually go back to the boat and fall asleep again for a while. I know, I know – 6:30 is not that early, blah blah blah. But when you are at work until midnight and don’t get to bed until around 1:00 six hours of sleep does just not seem like enough. Plus I had jack-all to do today, so why not sleep in?!? I laid around for a while and then got called in to work lunch around 9:00 and so I went in around 11:00 to get ready. Once in the shower I was treated to absolutely NO hot water, the lights turned off (apparently they are on a timer) in the middle of freezing shower and I forgot my shirt and had to dinghy back to the boat just to get it. UGHHHHHH. Now I am on my break and just waiting patiently for staff dinner to be put up and I can stuff my face because I have only had three crackers to eat and its 4:00. Whew. Now that is over…. let me see what has been going on lately

1-  A notice was put up at work regarding staff bathrooms and maintaining general “hygeine”. Being the smartass I am, I wrote on the note “I before E except after C or when sounding like A as in neighbor or weigh”….. Welllllll lets just say my manager Guy was not very impressed and was ranting and raving around the restaurant Friday afternoon demanding to know the culprit. Don’t worry all, I bought him a Cadbury chocolate bar and let him cool off over the weekend – its all good. Also according to Australians I didn’t spell “neighbor” right anyway and I am just as bad of a spelling/grammar offender as he is.

2- Last night was this cook Jamie’s last night. He is Korean and during his tenure we have all been treated to learning some Korean slang – such as “Schlangen” – I know that’s not at all how it is spelled, but thats how it sounds. It means essentially human garbage – so I’ll walk into the kitchen sometimes before my shift and I’ll hear “Hey Jackie Schlangen” followed by laughter and high pitched giggling – not to mention the other Asians in the kitchen all pumping their fists and yelling “Team Asia!!!” at the top of their little lungs. MAN.

3- Two apprentices in the kitchen and I – Dom and Graham all have these stupid rope bracelets from Frangelico bottles that we wear around our wrists. (Yes, Dan hates it) Graham handed them out one night and now we all better have them on when we work – or at least have it in your pocket or the other two will come up to you with their stupid rope bracelet and wave it in your face and say something along the lines of “Oh, Jackie…. thanks for nothing. I see how I rate. Don’t come see me for chips later” and so on – don’t worry – I can dish it out too – like threatening having all my tables have special orders or something. But seriously – I have been losing sleep making sure when I get ready for work I have that damn rope bracelet in my backpack or else.

4 – Dumb blonde moment of the week: This time its not from me (whoo hoo!) I was with Laura the other day and we were talking about the phrase “That guy has less culture than yogurt” – I think its stupid and not funny at all and Laura said “I don’t get it. I mean, culture – like, Greek yogurt?”  Well…. I thought it was funny.

LOVE!