Monday, February 21, 2011
Lessons
I had a teacher in high school who use to tell us that we should never complain about something we won't try to change.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
New Restaurant
My mom came to visit me this past weekend. On Saturday we walked up one side of Main St (this one street with shops and many many restaurants) and down the other side. For lunch, we stopped at The New England Emporium Eatery.
What you do, is go up to the counter, order, then go pick a place to sit. Before you leave the counter, the cashier hands you a little number on a stick. Cautiously, my mother and I adventured into the eating area. We chose a two seater all the way to the street side of the place. The area reminded me of a stage, it was like we were sitting on a stage backed by a huge window. I do enjoy a little people watching while I enjoy a meal and good company. As we waited for our food, I became increasingly aware of the fact the, no doubt, completely capable workers may never see our stick number perched in the middle of our table due to a perfectly placed pole in the possible line of sigh. I moved the number stick toward my mother.... then I moved it to the other side of my mother and toward the cashiers counter... at that point I was satisfied.
My mom ordered falafel. I ordered a turkey sandwich with cranberry relish and stuffing. The cranberry relish was a little too sweet, so I had to scoop some of it out of my sandwich. Following the relish extraction, my sandwich was pretty darn good. My mom seemed to enjoy her lunch too. I'd say it was a success.
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What you do, is go up to the counter, order, then go pick a place to sit. Before you leave the counter, the cashier hands you a little number on a stick. Cautiously, my mother and I adventured into the eating area. We chose a two seater all the way to the street side of the place. The area reminded me of a stage, it was like we were sitting on a stage backed by a huge window. I do enjoy a little people watching while I enjoy a meal and good company. As we waited for our food, I became increasingly aware of the fact the, no doubt, completely capable workers may never see our stick number perched in the middle of our table due to a perfectly placed pole in the possible line of sigh. I moved the number stick toward my mother.... then I moved it to the other side of my mother and toward the cashiers counter... at that point I was satisfied.
My mom ordered falafel. I ordered a turkey sandwich with cranberry relish and stuffing. The cranberry relish was a little too sweet, so I had to scoop some of it out of my sandwich. Following the relish extraction, my sandwich was pretty darn good. My mom seemed to enjoy her lunch too. I'd say it was a success.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
New State! *Wisconsin*
I just spent the last two weeks in Wisconsin. My job sent me to this strange land to learn how houses are built so that I can better understand my job. I can say that I was on information overload the whole two weeks and a good amount of that overload, has poured over for good-but I think the training will help.
I thought that Wisconsin would be barren, cold, and boring. It was actually none of these things. The weather was actually more pleasant than that of the great New England. While I was in Wisconsin, New England was battered with snow and cold. It was definitely cold in Wisconsin, but it really didn't snow that much.
I was also able to adventure out a little bit. We, my training class and I, went on a Brewery tour the Saturday we were in Wisconsin. Our tour guide was immensely funny, and the tour was very entertaining and interesting. They give us each four wooden chips with our $7 entrance fee. With each of these chips, you can get a beer. And they don't make you wait until the tour is over to indulge. While it was fun, by the end of the tour I had to pee so bad my eyeballs were literally floating. Lakefront Brewery.
The day after the brewery tour I went to adventure with just one of my training mates. We went to a local science museum and then to a history museum. Both were very small, but still fun. The history museum featured a Houdini exhibit. The two of us learned how he completed his 'tricks' and learned that he called Appleton, WI his home. Only interesting because, again, I was previously sure that there was nothing to Wisconsin except cheese. I was very wrong, and I openly admit that. The only downside to the day was lunch. The two of us sat at the table unhappy with our water because it tasted bad. We asked the waitress for something else to drink and it honestly seemed as if she was angry at this request. At the end of our meal she didn't even bring us our change, the manager/owner did. The girl I was with mentioned that he had been looking at us strangely, this made me uncomfortable because this just made no sense. Did it have anything to do with us, or me? Or was it just us simply over analyzing the situation...
Anyway, little Megan traveled off the east coast for the first time. On the way there I stopped in Detroit, and on the way back Chicago. So, I've technically been in three new states, but I have decided not to count airport time. I still love my east coast, but I hope to explore more of the US in the very near future.
In jail at the Houdini exhibit.
I thought that Wisconsin would be barren, cold, and boring. It was actually none of these things. The weather was actually more pleasant than that of the great New England. While I was in Wisconsin, New England was battered with snow and cold. It was definitely cold in Wisconsin, but it really didn't snow that much.
I was also able to adventure out a little bit. We, my training class and I, went on a Brewery tour the Saturday we were in Wisconsin. Our tour guide was immensely funny, and the tour was very entertaining and interesting. They give us each four wooden chips with our $7 entrance fee. With each of these chips, you can get a beer. And they don't make you wait until the tour is over to indulge. While it was fun, by the end of the tour I had to pee so bad my eyeballs were literally floating. Lakefront Brewery.
The day after the brewery tour I went to adventure with just one of my training mates. We went to a local science museum and then to a history museum. Both were very small, but still fun. The history museum featured a Houdini exhibit. The two of us learned how he completed his 'tricks' and learned that he called Appleton, WI his home. Only interesting because, again, I was previously sure that there was nothing to Wisconsin except cheese. I was very wrong, and I openly admit that. The only downside to the day was lunch. The two of us sat at the table unhappy with our water because it tasted bad. We asked the waitress for something else to drink and it honestly seemed as if she was angry at this request. At the end of our meal she didn't even bring us our change, the manager/owner did. The girl I was with mentioned that he had been looking at us strangely, this made me uncomfortable because this just made no sense. Did it have anything to do with us, or me? Or was it just us simply over analyzing the situation...
Anyway, little Megan traveled off the east coast for the first time. On the way there I stopped in Detroit, and on the way back Chicago. So, I've technically been in three new states, but I have decided not to count airport time. I still love my east coast, but I hope to explore more of the US in the very near future.
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