there's a boxcar waiting...

One week in and I'm doing well. Granted, I pretty much slept all day today, and took a nap. So, I guess that's not saying much. The night crew went out last night to a little unmarked bar downtown. It was pretty cool, but I didn't get home until about 4am. Hence all of the sleeping. But it was definitely fun. And very educational. I've never hung-out with cooks like this before. Or ever really, unless Kevin, who's really a literary type guy, and Maria count. But this was totally on another level. They were discussing the politics of the James Beard Awards (the cooking industry's Oscars) and the dynamics of restaurants like Daniel and Le Bernardin.

This weekend at work was really interesting because Chef Neil (the executive chef) gave Rachel the weekend off, so I was totally on my own. But I did it, with no real mishaps even. And now the station is all mine. No help, no real guidance. It's all up to me. I decide when I come in, what I do and how much of it I make. I just have to have everything ready for service and can't run out of anything. It's better to err on the side of caution here, as money is like water. It's almost a bit surreal.

Hopefully I'll get more done on my day off from now on so I'll have more to write. Today all I did was sleep, go to lunch with Emily and her roommate Emily, nap, and see Kingdom of Heaven with Steve and Richie. And in case anyone is wondering, Kingdom of heaven is fine. Go see it if you'd like, but it's not a must see by any means. But Orlando Bloom is pretty good looking. And see if you can figure out who plays the King of Jerusalem (the guy in the mask). It's pretty cool.

I'll try to keep up with this a bit better, but I did warn you it would be a fairly sporatic blog.