At my Mcdonalds, we make it a practice to offer on duty police officers free meals when they come through our drive thru. This is to keep them close to the restaurant evenings and nights, so that if there is an incident in our 24 hour drive thru, they'll be close at hand. Believe me, there have been instances where we've needed the police, and they were merely a few cars behind in line.
As the manager last night, I had to go down into our drive thru both and promo out a cops meal. We chit chatted a bit, and he asked if he could have dessert too...well, normally i wouldn't give it to them, but he was pretty cute, so i gave him a free flurry, and told him he owed me.
Now, I finished work around 2:30am, struggling with the days cash deposit because an earlier manager had messed it up royally. After dropping off one of my maintainance workers at her home, I pulled up to a red light. The light on the opposite street was turning yellow, so I did a bit of a stop and roll and turned right at the red. Aparantly I didn't stop enough, because 2 seconds later, I saw police lights. At almost 3 in the morning, with the 11 hour shift I had just finished, I was not too happy to be in that situation. I just wanted to get home in too much of a hurry it seems. Well, the officer approached my window with his flashlight, and low and behold, its flurry guy!! He saw me, and just started to laugh. He said: You just got off? Thats crazy! Oh, that flurry was pretty good....if i come in and see you tomorrow night, can i have another one?"
I just sort of laughed nervously and said, Yes i guess so...so is this the moment where i ask for the favour you owe me?"
Which he found quite funny. So, with the promise of free flurries when he comes in, and also the promise to come to a complete stop next time, I made my way home, shaking my head at the fact that I not only got away with running a red light, but bribing a police officer as well.
It must be my good looks and wonderful charm......and my flurry machine.
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Grovel In the Presence of a Mcdonald's Godess
I know I had this big joyful joyful post last week about my big promotion to team leader....but I guess I'm just such a FRICKEN FANTASTIC McSLAVE that they decided to further promote me to swing manager. I get a fancy engraved name tag, 75 cents more an hour, AND I get to pick the colour of my new manager dress shirts....but wait, it gets better! Now, i no longer have to wear a hat to work, I get to style my hair and look professional...as well as.....oh I know, you can't believe that something else is coming!! but here it comes!!!! I get to choose whether I want a tie or a scarf to tie through my collar.
I couldn't be happier if Ronald himself came to visit and gave me a nice big red faced kiss!
And yes...That is me and Ronald...they got me young.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Pretty Darn Short
So, I just thought I'd let everyone know the only new thing in my life:
A Hair cut -------->
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Joyful Joyful
Rejoice Rejoice, all ye people who have some for of a relationship with Kelsey:
I got a .25 RAISE!! Yay, I'm a Team Leader at McDonalds. It means they can demand more of me, keep me later, deny my break time, AND treat me like an idiot for the low low price of 8.80 an hour!!
I got a .25 RAISE!! Yay, I'm a Team Leader at McDonalds. It means they can demand more of me, keep me later, deny my break time, AND treat me like an idiot for the low low price of 8.80 an hour!!
Monday, March 20, 2006
Pick a class, any class
Today I spent the afternoon doing some banking, a little cleaning, and looking at classes for next year.
I was annoyed to discover that half the classes I wanted to take weren't being offered this year, some not even next year.
I think this is stupid. If you're going to employ a prof, and have a class at your university, it should be offered each year. What good is Europe from the 14th century on to me if I haven't had the chance to take Europe from the 5th to 14th century? It was there last year, but decided to take a vacation this year.
I don't get the point. This mostly makes me angry because I wanted to take Russia-PreRevolution....Because I really enjoy learning about Imperialist Russia. But no, not offered this year, tough luck...You can take history of the USSR instead, and stop whining.
Jerks.
I was annoyed to discover that half the classes I wanted to take weren't being offered this year, some not even next year.
I think this is stupid. If you're going to employ a prof, and have a class at your university, it should be offered each year. What good is Europe from the 14th century on to me if I haven't had the chance to take Europe from the 5th to 14th century? It was there last year, but decided to take a vacation this year.
I don't get the point. This mostly makes me angry because I wanted to take Russia-PreRevolution....Because I really enjoy learning about Imperialist Russia. But no, not offered this year, tough luck...You can take history of the USSR instead, and stop whining.
Jerks.
Friday, March 17, 2006
The urge
I know, its been a while since I've written anything, but my brain has been in a bit of a relaxo mode....I've been off for 2 days!
Anywho, as some of you may know, I decided a few weeks ago to get into shape, lose some weight, and start eating better. To accomplish in part this goal, I got a gym membership at a place called Apollo. Now, I know what you're thinking, I could just as easily walk a track or something than pay money to go to a gym, but for me, motivating myself is key, and knowing I'm wasting money if I don't go is plenty of motivation to get me to the gym. I go for about an hour and a half, do some warm up cardio, more intense elliptical machine work out, then the weights, and finally, 35 minutes in the pool.
I thought I would absolutely hate going to the gym, running on some dumb treadmill, and so on and so forth. But I discovered that I can actually read and run at the same time, which can't really happen if i'm running on the sidewalk, because I'd more than likely run straight into a tree or parked car.
Also, trying to use cardio machines I actually enjoy working out on helps too. Like the rower, as an example. I love it! Get a little daydream scenario of a lake and ducks and some weeds going on in my head, and its a refreshing row....And believe me, when you have as much imagination as I have going on in my head, you zone out the gym, the other people working out, even the bad soap operas on tv above your head.
And I really enjoy swimming. I find myself getting the most out of swimming laps, using water weights and treading water to build endurance. And only one run in with a speedo.....It was ugly: an old east-Indian man, quite overweight, prancing around the hallway outside of the pool area...Security got him though, so it was a short lived episode.
But I really find myself looking forward to my escape to the gym. Tomorrow, its more cardio and a steps class, followed probably by practicing my jump shot in the gym.
Anywho, as some of you may know, I decided a few weeks ago to get into shape, lose some weight, and start eating better. To accomplish in part this goal, I got a gym membership at a place called Apollo. Now, I know what you're thinking, I could just as easily walk a track or something than pay money to go to a gym, but for me, motivating myself is key, and knowing I'm wasting money if I don't go is plenty of motivation to get me to the gym. I go for about an hour and a half, do some warm up cardio, more intense elliptical machine work out, then the weights, and finally, 35 minutes in the pool.
I thought I would absolutely hate going to the gym, running on some dumb treadmill, and so on and so forth. But I discovered that I can actually read and run at the same time, which can't really happen if i'm running on the sidewalk, because I'd more than likely run straight into a tree or parked car.
Also, trying to use cardio machines I actually enjoy working out on helps too. Like the rower, as an example. I love it! Get a little daydream scenario of a lake and ducks and some weeds going on in my head, and its a refreshing row....And believe me, when you have as much imagination as I have going on in my head, you zone out the gym, the other people working out, even the bad soap operas on tv above your head.
And I really enjoy swimming. I find myself getting the most out of swimming laps, using water weights and treading water to build endurance. And only one run in with a speedo.....It was ugly: an old east-Indian man, quite overweight, prancing around the hallway outside of the pool area...Security got him though, so it was a short lived episode.
But I really find myself looking forward to my escape to the gym. Tomorrow, its more cardio and a steps class, followed probably by practicing my jump shot in the gym.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Things in my head
Lately, I've found myself lingering over Martha Steward magazines, home design shows, how to raise a family guide books...Its been an odd time.....I find myself day dreaming about how I'll decorate my future house, and buy Living magazines because I love the garden on the front, and want to start "collecting" good ideas.
I'm not sure what is doing this to me: this overwhelming need to be housy and what not is becoming quite strange.
Even stranger: Today, my friend Ashley and I were discussing her pregnancy. She's 20 and 4 months pregnant, and just heard her baby's heart beat for the first time this morning. Now, she'sgot a pretty reliable boyfriend who is excited about having a baby...But they're going to be relying on her parents for a lot. She works at Mcdonalds, has her high school diploma, and most would say the situation is a little grim. But Ashley is sooo excited for this baby, so filled with joy and wrapped up in the entire process.
Normally, I would be one of the people thinking, wow, poor girl, this is an awful situation, I can't even imagine having a child that young...blah blah blah....But with all honesty, listening to her talk about it tonight made me extremely jealous. I had this overwhelming sense of loss at the idea that I'm not having a baby any time soon. Call me crazy, but I think that reaching the age of 20, and not having my own home, and the prospect of starting a family soon, makes me feel like I'm not accomplishing what I should be yet.
Talking to other friends my age, I've come to realize that my generation is going back to the early marriage and kids idea. The trend for the last decade has seen women get married later in life, have kids even later than that, sacrificing those things for careers and all that Jazz...But more and more of my friends are getting married quite young, ready to set aside education to have their families, and complete school at the same time in some cases.
All this makes me ponder, am I being backwards here? Should I continue to strive to graduate and get a good job, establish myself, and then worry about love....Or am I missing out? Should I just drop it and hunt down a man just incase all that striving causes me to miss out?
Who knows....I'm going to continue buying my little home and garden magazines, and stick post its with notes on what designs and furniture I want, and what page you can find them on....But I don't think I'll be dragging a guy home to ensure that there will be a next generation of kelseys just yet....
I'm not sure what is doing this to me: this overwhelming need to be housy and what not is becoming quite strange.
Even stranger: Today, my friend Ashley and I were discussing her pregnancy. She's 20 and 4 months pregnant, and just heard her baby's heart beat for the first time this morning. Now, she'sgot a pretty reliable boyfriend who is excited about having a baby...But they're going to be relying on her parents for a lot. She works at Mcdonalds, has her high school diploma, and most would say the situation is a little grim. But Ashley is sooo excited for this baby, so filled with joy and wrapped up in the entire process.
Normally, I would be one of the people thinking, wow, poor girl, this is an awful situation, I can't even imagine having a child that young...blah blah blah....But with all honesty, listening to her talk about it tonight made me extremely jealous. I had this overwhelming sense of loss at the idea that I'm not having a baby any time soon. Call me crazy, but I think that reaching the age of 20, and not having my own home, and the prospect of starting a family soon, makes me feel like I'm not accomplishing what I should be yet.
Talking to other friends my age, I've come to realize that my generation is going back to the early marriage and kids idea. The trend for the last decade has seen women get married later in life, have kids even later than that, sacrificing those things for careers and all that Jazz...But more and more of my friends are getting married quite young, ready to set aside education to have their families, and complete school at the same time in some cases.
All this makes me ponder, am I being backwards here? Should I continue to strive to graduate and get a good job, establish myself, and then worry about love....Or am I missing out? Should I just drop it and hunt down a man just incase all that striving causes me to miss out?
Who knows....I'm going to continue buying my little home and garden magazines, and stick post its with notes on what designs and furniture I want, and what page you can find them on....But I don't think I'll be dragging a guy home to ensure that there will be a next generation of kelseys just yet....
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Thursday is looming
Well, Thursday is a big day: Trade deadline day.
For those of you who have no clue as to what I'm talking about, I'm referring to the deadline to trade NHL players for this season. After Thursday, teams cannot make any changes to their rosters...No adding on from the outside. This means that GMs and coaches have the chance to shake up their teams in time for the playoffs.
In Vancouver, its all any true hockey fan is talking about. What will GM Dave Nonis do in the next 2 days? There have been rumours of phone calls from other clubs shopping for one Big Bert. I wish to contemplate this option...Losing Bertuzzi...It may be just the right thing for Vancouver and Todd. He needs to be somewhere that he can smile again on the ice, and play with the same voracity of the old days. He can't do it with the shadow looming over his back here in Van. Not that the fans haven't been supporting, we certainly have, and we still love big Bert. Its that we're realizing he needs the change to save his career. This team needs a big shake up. I think Nonis should get on the phone with Ottawa, and really consider what they're offering....As long as we do nothing to throw away first round pick Luc. We need that little boy!
In all, I think if Vancouver really focuses on their youngsters, they will see how far these boys can carry this team. Naslund and Morrison need to get their heads out of their high salary asses and get em back in the game. I do hope you boys realize that all around hockey town, we've been calling anson and the sedins the number 1 line in reality. Considering they make about 4 million less than Naslund does, that's pretty sad. Either start producing, big money players, you know i'm talking to you JoVo, or start packing your bags, because if nonis keeps you over the playoffs, you can be sure you'll get the boot before august training time comes round.
I want a cup this year guys, so I can actually be in town to savour it!
To those of you who know nothing about hockey, or have no idea what it is I'm talking about....I feel sorry for you.
For those of you who have no clue as to what I'm talking about, I'm referring to the deadline to trade NHL players for this season. After Thursday, teams cannot make any changes to their rosters...No adding on from the outside. This means that GMs and coaches have the chance to shake up their teams in time for the playoffs.
In Vancouver, its all any true hockey fan is talking about. What will GM Dave Nonis do in the next 2 days? There have been rumours of phone calls from other clubs shopping for one Big Bert. I wish to contemplate this option...Losing Bertuzzi...It may be just the right thing for Vancouver and Todd. He needs to be somewhere that he can smile again on the ice, and play with the same voracity of the old days. He can't do it with the shadow looming over his back here in Van. Not that the fans haven't been supporting, we certainly have, and we still love big Bert. Its that we're realizing he needs the change to save his career. This team needs a big shake up. I think Nonis should get on the phone with Ottawa, and really consider what they're offering....As long as we do nothing to throw away first round pick Luc. We need that little boy!
In all, I think if Vancouver really focuses on their youngsters, they will see how far these boys can carry this team. Naslund and Morrison need to get their heads out of their high salary asses and get em back in the game. I do hope you boys realize that all around hockey town, we've been calling anson and the sedins the number 1 line in reality. Considering they make about 4 million less than Naslund does, that's pretty sad. Either start producing, big money players, you know i'm talking to you JoVo, or start packing your bags, because if nonis keeps you over the playoffs, you can be sure you'll get the boot before august training time comes round.
I want a cup this year guys, so I can actually be in town to savour it!
To those of you who know nothing about hockey, or have no idea what it is I'm talking about....I feel sorry for you.
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