by waiter | May 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
“Good afternoon, sir,” the grocery store clerk says as I enter the supermarket. “How are you today?” “Fine,” I reply. Thinking the guy’s trying to sell me something I try maneuvering my shopping cart around him. That’s not so easy. The cart has a faulty...
by waiter | May 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s two o’clock on Wednesday afternoon and my brother and I are in his living room eating pizza. I’m on a diet and shouldn’t be carbo-loading, but the smell of pepperoni has overwhelmed my iron will. “Thanks for watching the kid,” my brother...
by waiter | Apr 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve always wanted to see the mighty Pacific since I was a boy. It took me until I was forty, but I made it! If you told me when I started this blog that it would take me to La Jolla, California I would have never believed you. Many thanks to the young lady who...
by waiter | Apr 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s an impossibly sunny California day and I’m in a tony L.A. restaurant eating equally tony food with a smart and beautiful young woman. Sometimes I love my job. After we finish our interview and my delicious French fusion chicken starts its journey down...
by waiter | Apr 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ll be heading off to California this Friday. While some of my itinerary must remain secret, I’ll be in the Los Angeles Area from April 20th to the morning of the 24th. I have quite a few interviews scheduled, but I’m always up for more! If you...
by waiter | Apr 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s late afternoon and I’m driving down a busy commercial street when an ancient looking station wagon explodes out of the opposite lane and heads straight for me. I slew my car to the right, but the station wagon counters my evasive maneuver and...
by waiter | Apr 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
I thought I’d set up a Twitter account for Waiter Rant. But when I tried, I discovered someone had already beaten me to the punch! It’s all good. Whoever set it up is just running my blog feed through it. But can the person who set it up please email me?...
by waiter | Apr 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s 8:00 AM and I’m hanging out in the lobby of The Ace Hotel trying to look cool like all the other kids. Of course, when I finally find the time on my trip to look hip and disaffected, there are no kids in the lobby. The comfy couches surrounding the...
by waiter | Apr 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been in Portland exactly five hours and I feel it’s cool vibe working deep into my bones. Or is that rheumatisim from the damp weather? I don’t know. But so far, Portland’s a very cool place. Look at the view from my hipster cool hotel...
by waiter | Apr 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m at the Seattle-Tacoma airport waiting for my connecting flight to Portland. Maybe someone more skilled in Expedia-Fu could’ve hunted down a non-stop flight but hey, I scored a cheap upgrade to first class and enjoyed leg room, warm nuts, and hot towels...
