chinese

So I was out at a chinese buffet the other day. it was the first time I had been to this particular buffet and was surprised at how unfocused the wait staff was. Normally at family owned restaurants the wait staff is fairly focused on the task at hand, working to make sure that the customers are happy and the family can stay in this country instead of being shipped back to their homeland where.. whatever.. point is they work to make the customer happy.

Back to the story: My girlfriend and I sat down and had a pleasant if uninspiring meal. Our waitress brought us our end of meal fortune cookies and asked if we wanted more to drink. Of course I'm not about to give up the opportunity to ingest more caffeine so I politely reply that yes, in fact, I would like more Mountain dew. She looked away into the distance as though the combined wit and wisdom of Confucious, Sun Tzu, Chairman Mao, and Wayne Brady was written there and then walked away.

I didn't get my Mountain Dew.

5 minutes later she came back, and asked if we wanted a complimentary refill on our carbonated beverages. Again, I say yes.

This time I got it, so the story ends on a bit of a lame note. But I did stiff her on the tip for not bringing it to me the first time.

Oh, and I just got glasses... It is nice to be able to see again, but as I'm in the midwest I am now able to get a good look at where I am... I miss the east coast.. even the backwoods portions of New York have begun to look good. Fortunately I'm working 5 14 hour days a week now, so I don't have much free time to think about it.