i didn’t really notice that i was still deaf at work, cuz it’s so loud in there, but yeah. so deaf. nothing really tops the boston APC show though. standing 2 feet from the speaker. no wait actually…STP at UB was worse. i was deaf for like 2 weeks, and i don’t know why. i thought i seriously had damaged my hearing cuz it lasted so long, but it went away. but i realized after i left fred that i might have been talking really loud since i can’t hear anything – if i was, i appologize haha.

work was boring. it was slow, back in pit 3, yay. i complained to scheduling about how i’m the only one from class who hasn’t been scheduled to either game yet. and i told terry that i’d do those games today if he needed me to. hes like, no we need you on blackjack, you’re too valuable to put on those games. gah.

 

anyone have any good ideas for the name of…..leighanne’s and my organization, who is putting together the spring terminal artshow? we have a history of not being able to think up names for things. suggestions welcome.

and anyone (brian, eric) know why my computer has no sound anymore? yes my speakers are plugged into the outlet, and the comp, and they are on (cuz they can’t be turned off), and my comp isn’t on mute, and i’ve shut down and restarted a bunch of times. the power went out this morning around 10am, but the comp was off (speakers on cuz they don’t turn off)…now i have no sound. fix it.

 

there was this super irritating article in the niagara gazette, written by someone who used to waitress. the whole premise of the article was how you should tip people for outstanding service. the 2nd half of the article was about some dealer who was complaining to her about how we don’t get tipped. apparently she was floored by the fact you tip dealers at all. went on and on about how it seems everyone is supposed to get tips now, that they’re obligations, when they shouldn’t be. she asked, since when do casino dealers get tipped. SINCE THE DAWNING OF LAS VEGAS YOU SCHMUCK. just because casinos are new to NF doesn’t mean that tipping dealers is new. the whole article really pissed me off, because she was basically saying dealers don’t deserve tips. well that’s bullshit. i can’t think of any other job that puts up with as much abuse as we do. well maybe telemarketers – but they usually just get hung up on. being called a bitch, a mother fucker, etc etc etc isn’t really present. we take so much abuse it’s really not funny. we are performing a service just as much as the cocktail waitresses, and the bartenders, and the slot attendants, etc…but we don’t deserve to be tipped. maybe they don’t realize we make FOUR FRIGGEN DOLLARS AN HOUR. we’re not allowed to solicit tips, but i make it known that we make 4 dollars an hour, and that tips pay my bills. doesn’t work much but sometimes. ug. i really wanted to write this chick a letter, but i won’t. the casino liked the article and posted it, highlighting the whole part about how people should be tipped for outstanding service…

ANYWAY. i thought of this whole thing again, cuz i went to get my car washed at delta sonic. i tipped the wiper boy a dollar. i dunno if that was a good amount or not. same with hairdressers, i dunno how much you’re supposed to tip a hairdresser. i usually go with 3 dollars.

i can’t wait to get my film back. i really really really hope i have some nice stuff on there this time. i think i need more things to show at the fundraiser. i’m considering having my dads photos printed again to try to sell. i think his would be more likely to sell than mine. i think people would rather see and buy pictures of the terminal when it was intact, compared to pics of it in ruins. oh shit i was gonna call NCCC to see if there’s any chance of me getting in the photo class. i’ll do it tomorrow.

i’ve already got a list of people going to the fundraiser. tony said he’d go, i’m making my parents go, brendan said he wanted to go so he could see my photos, i’m sure adr will go if she’s not working, and leighanne is hoping to come up as long as she gets off of work.

so no one wants to see APC with me? fine…i see how it is. i’ll go by myself.

 

i got my film. so far so good. looks like i got some pretty good shots. at least shots i’m happy with.

so i think my speakers are dead. cuz i did what brian said, and headphones work. sound card is operational. but no sound. fucking speakers. so they were free from leah, they rocked, and i want them to work again. now i gotta waste money on new speakers. ug. i can’t deal with the silence.