A Little Like Tiffany

For the first time ever I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's. I've been putting it off so long because I wanted to read the book first! Unfortunately, I kept forgetting to start reading the book. Today I said, "Forget it! I'm watching it!"

The first thing I have to say is it was a GREAT movie! I love it! This movie just re-affirmed my love/hate relationship for Audrey Hepburn! I love her because she's gorgeous and talented, I hate her because she's gorgeous and talented!

The reason I'm blogging is not to tell you that this movie is fantastic and that I think everyone should watch it (which I do believe), but there was a quote that was said that really stuck out to me. So much that I actually went and googled the memorable quotes of the movie, found it, and copy/pasted it to my favorite quotes section in Facebook! So here it is...

Quick background: Paul, who is madly in love with Holly, is getting out of cab saying this to her as a result of her wanting to run away to Brazil even after her future President of Brazil dumped her.

"You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, 'Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness.' You call yourself a free spirit, a 'wild thing,' and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself."
-Paul Varjak (Breakfast at Tiffany's)

I just thought to myself, "Wow." I think we can all relate to that in some way. I, for one, think that I'm very close to Holy in the fact that I'm scared of love. I call my self a hopeless romantic, which is true, but I'm scared of falling in love. I always dream of finding the man of my dreams falling in love and living happily ever after. Often times I say, "that's just a dream." I have seen far too many things not to be guarded in some way against the cage that love sometimes brings with it.

I was one that was already in a cage. I wasn't allowing myself to live life to the fullest and take advantage of the things life had to offer me. I had my heart broken and was scared that someone else would do the same. So I used the same excuses. I'm not going to fall for anyone, they're just gonna hold me down, I'm a free spirit, blah blah blah! Luckily I realized love is a part of life, life is a part of love.

Now, I'm not saying I'm in love and I'm not saying that me watching "Breakfast at Tiffany's" was the life changing experience, but it helped me remember what had been going on and what change had happened in my life! It was just pretty neat that I could relate to a movie Audrey Hepburn was in!

Waiting

I'm sure most of the people that know me know that I am a server. I wait tables at a small family owned business called The Pizza Cookery. I love working there! It is a really nice chill laid back job. I love the people I work with, I love the food, and I love that I actually have a job when so many people don't!

Although I love my job I also HATE it at times! Since it is a small restaurant we have many "regulars" that come in at least once or twice a week. Most of them are friendly and nice, which is great, but there are those that expect just because they eat there once a week you should bend over backwards for them. I mean just short of putting a bib on them and spoon feeding them.

This blog is for all of those out there who go into restaurants and make a server's night a living hell... I'm going to make a list of things most servers hate, so we can all learn from it! (The list may grow as time goes on.) And by all means if you have anything to add say it... I'll most likely put it down on the list!

Most servers hate....

---> When there is a bright pink sign right in front as you walk in that says "Please Wait to be Seated" and you seat yourself, then proceed to get mad when you are not gotten to right away.

---> If a server comes to the table and asks if everything is alright you just sit and stare at him/her.

---> When you see a server is pre-busing your table and his/her hands are full but you decide to keep piling the dishes up on what he/she already has in his/her hands.

---> If a server comes up to your table and asks if you need anything, and you need a refill, you shake your empty glass instead of using your words.

---> When you yell across the restaurant for anything, especially when he/she was just at your table and asked you if you needed anything.

---> When you get GREAT service and you only tip 10%.

---> When you don't leave a tip for good service, and on top of that you make a game out of it and put a smiley face on the tip line of the credit card receipt.

---> When you lower the tip you give because you were not impressed with the food. (The servers didn't make your food for crying out loud!)

---> When it is FREEZING outside and you sit with the front door of the restaurant open for a long time waiting for your slow party behind you.

---> When you just sit there and talk for more than 30 minutes after you finish your meal.

---> If you walk in 10 minutes before the restaurant closes.

---> When you talk down to them as if they don't understand what you're saying. (Most servers are going to school and have more education than most of the rude people that do this.)

---> If you ask for free bread refills 3 or 4 times and all you order is a water and the cheapest thing on the menu.