Day 35

I still can't believe I have done this 35 days in a row. That shocks me.

I apologize for the kind of weak blog yesterday, it was a long week and very busy day for me. As you can see, I did get the pictures up (it happened at like 3am this morning, don't ask how or why {cause I don't know}).

So, the end of my day last night was at Llywelyns. I really like working there. It is fun and most everyone that works there is cool. Most of the customers are pretty cool also. There's always a few jerks, but where are you not going to find that?

When I arrived around 6pm, I was about 10 minutes after the pre-game rush, so it was pretty dead. Slowly through the night it started picking up some steam. The late bartender (one comes in at 4 and one at 8) didn't really want to work, and we were kinda slow. I mean, there were people there, but not enough to warrant both bartenders plus me. Around 11 we let her go, then it was just Sean and I. It is a ton of fun (and I'm sure quite entertaining to the customers) to have two fairly large men working behind a not hugely large bar. Well, about 20 minutes after Sara (late bartender) left (and by left, I mean went to the back bar to drink with other employess that were hanging out on their night off) we got pretty well slammed. Both Sean and I were straight busy from about 11 until 1 when we stop serving. It took us over 2 hours to clean it all up, but in the end it was well worth it.

I also ran into a few girls I recognized from high school who are friends with the band we had playing, Willis (as in"What you talkin' about"). Willis is one of our favorties for a few reasons. They play good music, they play it well, they bring people out, and their fans are generally good people. Their friends don't necessarily break down the door in a rush to leave when we close, but there's worse things.

Why am I going in to all this detail you ask? Well, it leads me to the awesomosity for today. Llywelyn's souvenier cups.

20 oz. of plastic goodness. They are a very handy size and somewhat stylish. (By the way, if you want some, come see me any Friday or Saturday, or just let me know, I have 15-20 at home). What made me turn a plastic cup into the awesomeness for today? Well, I'm glad you asked.

You see, when we were closing last night, I'm just minding my own business, doing dishes, when a nice looking young lady named Shay came up to me. She asked if there was any way she could have one of these special cups. I said I would see what I could do. I got her a cup (what, did you expect me to really not give her one?). A few minutes later, she came to me and explained that her friend also wanted a cup. Then I got here 3 more and explained that now they each had a pair of cups. Do you want to know what her reply was?

She said, "Ben, you are awesome!" I decided then and there that the Llywelyn's cups were destined to be today's awesomosity. (Shay also kissed my cheek and wrote "I (heart) Ben" on a napkin).

So, there you have it, plastic cups are awesome.

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Here is me enjoying some water from an awesome cup:


Enjoy your Sunday!