Blast from the Past

Poison and Cinderella played Hard Rock last night. It was all so nostalgic for me. I was backstage the entire time, on headset, takin' charge, kickin' ass and takin' names. I truly had a wonderful time. I pretty much shadowed the security manager for Poison all night, Kevin. Kevin introduced me to the band and I took C.C. Devile and Bobby Dall on a tour of the venue. They were very nice and extremely funny. They played an amazing show and I can't believe how after 20 years they are still kickin' it. Good times.

I aslo had a chance to meet Cinderella, but alas, it was short an sweet. They were all very nice guys as well.

Last night, I loved my job.

I guess when that happens you have to appreciate life.

Real Estate Brokers MUST DIE!

Every day here I wonder if it could be more beautiful. The sun is always shining, the sky is blue with scattered clouds. Occasionally it will rain, but not for long and just enough to cool things down a bit. So, with all the perfect weather, why am I still feeling so completely unmotivated, tired and lonely? Because I'm just that, tired and lonely. I miss Ty and all my friends and I'm ready to come home. Besides, I'm not learning anything new anymore. Now, I'm just doing everything I was doing before but for a different cafe. A lot of good that's doing. Wow, this is already rambling. I'm rusty.

Let me tell you a story about the most disgusting creatures on the planet...real estate brokers. They are the scum of the earth. My lease is up at the end of the month and I've been looking for a new place to live. I've been using craigslist and rent-direct and a few other options to try and avoid dealing with brokers. Yet, without fail, like roaches, they infiltrate every viable option leaving me no choice but to work with them in order to find the perfect place. Bait and switch...that's what they're all about. They lead you to believe you're going to see a no fee apartment, then when you get there they tell you place is already rented, but they have another place that would be perfect. The catch: the new place they show you always has a broker's fee. STOP LYING TO ME!!! I hate it. Always an excuse and always some other option. So, the perfect apartment I thought I had...not going to happen. The broker fee was outrageous, the owner kept raising the rent when he recieved my salary information and all of a sudden utilities were not included. BULL SHIT! This is after we already put a deposit down and signed a bunch of paper work. Here's the real kicker. After we did all that...we saw the apartment listed on craigslist again and for more money. WHAT THE HELL!

So, I'm back to square one. No apartment and no more ideas. I'm going to need a miracle.

The airline took my lip gloss

My flight's been delayed!

Two more hours.

I prepared though...Mac...DVD's...free internet...I'm set.

I've been so exhausted lately and have hardly had the energy to write. As much as I love the people here, and it's been a good experience, I can't wait to go home. This is just too long to be away, all alone.

Another cause of my fatigue...

I am finally recovering from my weekend theme park hopping adventure. FIVE theme parks in TWO days. That's right, count 'em folks...5 in 2. Here's the rundown: Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Disney's Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center and Disney's Animal Kingdom. Wow, how did we ever do it! And in this heat no less.

The last two days of work have been a blast though. I was training behind the bar with Birdie. She's a Hard Rock veteran and one of the most valuable pieces of memorabilia. Haha. Today was her 24th year anniversary working for Hard Rock. I can't even imagine. What a trooper. She's still smiling, laughing and joking around. I absolutley love her and I'll miss her when I head back to NYC.

I'm in the final stretch of time here and I'm hoping it will breeze by. Little breaks are helping. I go back to NY this weekend to try and find a new apartment...never a fun task, especially in the city. But, I'm keeping optimistic. I will find a place and it will have a nice kitchen with a dishwasher. And it will be close to the right subway stop. And it will be right by a grocery store. C'mon Jedi powers...work, damn it.


peanut love!

I'll take it on the Kob please

So begins my two weeks of redundancy weeks. I am now training on host, bus, server, etc. I actually had some fun yesterday at the host stand. People are so crazy and I love messing with them. At about 3:00 pm things started getting really crazy in the park and we found out it was because some guy hit a police officer on the freeway and then fled into Universal. So, the f'n police dept. closed the entrances to the park. Nobody could get in or out. That included employees. The night shift couldn't get in and we couldn't get out. Not to worry though, I just went to the Korn concert instead. Hahaha. I love my job. Yep, Korn played the Hard Rock. They came with 10 semi trucks and 7 tour busses (they each had their own). Quite a load in. They put on a good show though...if you can get through all the opening bands. I take that back, the first band was very cool...flyleaf. Loved them. Probably because I would love to sing with a band like that. Oh, it'll happen some day. Yeah, Korn was cool, bagpipes and all.

So, more on this damn lock down. I get so pissed off about this stuff. If it had been anyone else on that freeway, do you think they would have closed down the roads, Universal Studios and had about every cop car and helicopter searching for these guys? Absolutely not, it would have just been something you heard about on the news for about 30 seconds. It's all so f'd up.

That's it for now.