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Small plans for a beautiful day

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Miscellany

Published: 07 July 2010

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I should make a list.

• Finish my cup of coffee.
• When roomate's gone take bath
• Read online news (daily addiction)
• Bowness - WIN THRIFT SHOP
  
• Work on online Resume
  • Get Homepage done
• Go outside
• Nap
• Go outside some more
• Poetry, poetry, poetry.
• transcribe, order notes
  
• More Poetry
• Find a cafe outside somewhere, bring my notebook and try to look sensitive
• Go sit on favorite bench
  
• Blog, blog, blog
• Blog some more
• Search for jobs
• Get rid of 2nd chair
• Don't eat at 7/11...don't eat at 7/11...don't eat at 7/11....

That's probably enough for now, already I'm getting carried away...

*Note: I'm adding to the list as I get completely unrelated, unscheduled things done...but I'm starting to note a pattern as to the things I'm avoiding...

Reality TV

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Miscellany

Published: 07 July 2010

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They call at the worst possible time. That's when people who don't work in restaurants generally call. Like sales calls at 7:00 PM, when you've people at the door and food up in the kitchen and tables that have waited a little bit too long to order drinks, they call and they want to chat.

Last night was no different. Well, it was in that the caller introduced himself as being from such-and-such TV network and can he speak to the owner or manager because they'd be interested in filming a reality TV show in OUR RESTAURANT.

Now this is a little more interesting than wondering who supplies our paper/linen/produce needs, and I'd love to pass this call on and overhear how it develops but sadly we're far too busy at the moment. From the kitchen you can hear screaming, cursing, pots banging, the owner's a little stressed as all the tables tonight have come in at the same time, Franco is running about everywhere and forgetting everything that he's doing, and so I apologize and recommend that he call back at a slightly less busy time. 

I don't watch TV, don't know what's out there for programming, but I'm guessing that they'd be onto a gold mine if they could get the cameras into this restaurant; the owner, he's charming, his slightly eccentric son, the staff, well, nothing like a bunch of very unhappy overworked people to make for good drama.

...and I don't feel much like writing

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Miscellany

Published: 07 July 2010

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Another busy night, home at a reasonable hour, emails, but oddly tonight I don't feel much like writing.

Transcribed my notes from the day (nothing really, the hydra sprouts more heads and things grow unmanageably in all directions), reviewed notes, don't feel much like writing. And so at this relatively early hour I'll go to bed. Better luck tomorrow.