Pleasing the crowds

Hello dear audience, readers, listeners,

Have your popcorn ready, keep your glasses on, have a last gulp from your straw, the story is picking up! Finally something exciting happened. Finally a light of hope in this world of darkness.

Okay, never mind!

I went for my job trial today and will start working next week. It's only a teeny tiny job with few hours. But it is a job! And it is experience!

I do floor work so I am basically a waitress. Acqua & Vino is a groovy upstairs bar with lots of leather couches and dark wooden chairs. The tables are counted in weird ways (100-1000 on the outside, 1-6 on the inside and it goes 11, 111, 22 etc) so it is a little strange. They have hell of a big variety of drinks and i really have to learn my alcohols now, because how on earth would i know that if the guy at table 55 asks for a scotch with cole i have to chose the ... Was it Johnny Red? Exactly that. I am getting along quite well with wines though. And beers are easy too! But simply because they are quick to find on the cash register.

Summary: I wipe tables, take orders, serve, clean tables, work at the cash register, dry glasses and cutlery, and chat with Aaron who works behind the bar and helps me out especially with the alcohol.

He and Anthony, the manager, both said I am very intelligent and picked up really quickly, so I will start work next week when Anthony has made the rosters but as I said I wont be working much.

This means I probably have to live around Yarraville (shared houses are about 200 dollars less in rent than all those hostels) because no train or bus would get me back into the city if I work until late. My task now then is to either find another (or two other) job/s in or around Yarraville, preferably in bike reach, or find a day job in the city. Please don't send me job offers, thats not what I am asking for, I am just filling you in ;) no worries.

The other news: I sort of have a kind of job on top of this one. I got into contact with William Han from treephotovideo studios and he has "hired" me for a wedding gown promotion and his next short film about a girl who knows she has only eight hours to live. As he is a student trying to make his way into the business it won't be crazily well paid, but I have seen some of his stuff and at least the videos will be good show reels for when I do apply to a more formal acting job at some point.

Now I am just devouring a olive paste toast because I left to work without dinner four hours go. 

Tomorrow I am meeting with Owen (Phil's son) to finally leave my solitude again ;) Life just doesn't seem worthy without people to share it with.

Until soon,

Skipper

 

Ps: if it hasnt reached Germany, check out "What does the fox say" by Ylvis on youtube ;)