status update

listening to:
"Background Music...
for a restaurant

featuring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Intended for use in a:
one two three FOUR five
star restaurant
Brought to you by Royalty Free Music (copyright)"

I thought this up after today's shift. I heard a voice.

"Is that...is that Martin Luther King, Jr.?"
-me

"But...where is it coming from?"
-hostess

"Its the music. I hear it in the music"
-server number three

The usual background music had been interrupted by Martin Luther King, Jr. Soft jazz and clergyman/activist collided. It sounded something like this:

(trumpet)daaaah da-da-da-da-da-da daaaah

(trombone) bwaaaaa bwaaaaa bwaaaa

"I have a dream..."

(clarinet) dee dee dee dooo dee dee dee dooo dooo dwaaah

"...that one day this nation will rise up"

(sax) dwa dwahh dwahhh dwahh dwahhh

"...and live out the true meaning of its creed!"

(percussion) twing tin tin booom booom booom

"I say I have a dream!"

"I say-"
"I say-"
"I say-say-say-"
"I have a dream!"
"I have a dream-dream-dream-dream"

(trumpet) dwah dee dee dee doo wahh wahhh wahhh

I thought it was a little inappropriate. But mostly weird. Weirder than you would think. Remember, its soft jazz. Background music. for a restaurant.

In other news, I went to the grocery store yesterday. I caught another shopper peering into my cart.

Asshole.

Then I realized I look into other people's carts all the time. The frazzled-let-herself-go-when-she-got-pregnant-at-16 mom with children buzzing around her like knats:

Juice
Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli
Speghetti O's
potatoe chips
orange soda
Twinkies and Ho Ho's
Go-Gurts
Mac-N-Cheese (kraft for kids, stouffer's for dad)
Wonder Bread

*Young hip couples:
name brand tea (green)
organic yogurt
lettuce
beer
one box of cereal, moderately sweetened
rice

*The male counterpart of the couple was the snooper who peeked in my cart for more than the time alloted for accidental glance

old couple:
vodka
roast

Although, it can be helpful to sneak a peek at other carts to:
compare eating habits
see if you forgot anything
new food suggestions if you are looking to expand your diet

One last thing:
Tootsie Roll Pops are a bar must-have. They are great chasers, and they keep something in your hand so that you don't feel a constant need to buy another drink or smoke one.

that's all I have for today...
good night and good luck