A new location brought me a tad out of my security bubble at the beginning of the season. Some of the new people I'm forced to work with daily has helped me work on my people skills, and has brought me from time to time out of my bubble as well.
I've stated before that I want to be EDR manager next year. Even the mere thought of that actually occurring scares me a little. But what pulled me out of my bubble and threw me five yards away was when I learned that there is an EDR manager position open right now at OFSL. Not only would it be back in my OF location, but it's NOW, not next summer. I was tentative when I went after it. Which was probably my demise. I know I'm not going to get it, being realistic. They did not have a signup sheet in Canyon, I know they like to hire within the location that the opening is at, and they already did interviews. Jessica Tonn - the Food and Bev over at OFSL, told me today that they did interviews on Wednesday and the only way I could have a shot is to contact Will directly. Tomorrow I'm going up to the Food and Bev office to grab his phone number and find a way to call him up.
The day that I found out there was an opening, Ivan, my Food and Bev here at Canyon, sent Will an email saying I wanted the job. Probably adding a recommendation (I have faith in Ivan). However, I haven't heard anything back - Ivan asked me the other day, which I think meant he knew the interviews were happening and if I hadn't heard back I wasn't really in the running. Or that's my thought at least.
I'm not terribly concerned about not getting it. It'd mean moving, but worse, it'd mean going into a pre-set up place and trying to fit myself in. Trying to manage something that's already been set up is not as thrilling a thought for me as building it from the ground up HOW I WANT IT and then managing that. Beside, there's a jackass (named Jack) who thinks he'd be a big part of everything and I don't want to know if I could work with him or not.
I think it'll be better for me to stay this season out where I am and pick up a manager position next summer - start fresh.
But the concept! Oh my gosh, talk about out of your security bubble!! I want it but these last few days has made me realize HOW nervous I really am.
Anyway. This is the end of my Saturday. It's still sunny out and I'm thinking of going out and doing something, but I really ought to do laundry tonight so I don't have to worry about it tomorrow. I want to go to Bozo tomorrow but I don't really have anyone to go with and I have no pressing need to go. We'll see.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday Monday
For the first time all season, I actually got out on time. Yay! I feel good today. Not overly tired, not completely wore the hell out. Is this what getting out on time feels like? Like I'm still a person and not a zombie? Wow. I would like this to continue. :)
I'm glad I brought my leather trench with me. It snowed - again - last night/this morning. The trench is great protection from the snow. Though oddly I don't find it terribly cold. Just...snowy. I would say my body is acclimating, but it probably does that every three hours. I live in a approx. 80 degree kitchen, go down for lunch and FREEZE! Like my body has massive twitchy-looking shivers. Then I go up to the kitchen for another three hours, come home and FREEZE! And yet the cold-enough-to-snow temp bothers me not. Odd.
So I accidentally dipped my thumb into boiling water today. That was fun. The pot was boiling over, so I grabbed a spoon to stir it (because often if you just stir it the level goes back down). While I was doing that however, I was also stirring my tofu curry, which had most of my attention. I paused stirring the overflowing pasta water and when I began stirring again my hand dipped right into the water. So my thumb is still red and achy. But whatever. It won't hurt tomorrow, I know. Neither will the other slight burn I accumulated today.
Kimmi was trying to whine about her small burn on her finger. "I burned myself!!" So I pushed my sleeves up my arms, showed my many burns (and blister-scabs) and went 'Okay' Her reply? "I'll kiss yours if you kiss mine" I ran. Back upstairs to the sanctuary of hell. I mean, of the kitchen.
Anyway. I'm gonna shower and then watch Fern Gully I think and then pass out - quiet night at home alone sounds SO good. :)
I'm glad I brought my leather trench with me. It snowed - again - last night/this morning. The trench is great protection from the snow. Though oddly I don't find it terribly cold. Just...snowy. I would say my body is acclimating, but it probably does that every three hours. I live in a approx. 80 degree kitchen, go down for lunch and FREEZE! Like my body has massive twitchy-looking shivers. Then I go up to the kitchen for another three hours, come home and FREEZE! And yet the cold-enough-to-snow temp bothers me not. Odd.
So I accidentally dipped my thumb into boiling water today. That was fun. The pot was boiling over, so I grabbed a spoon to stir it (because often if you just stir it the level goes back down). While I was doing that however, I was also stirring my tofu curry, which had most of my attention. I paused stirring the overflowing pasta water and when I began stirring again my hand dipped right into the water. So my thumb is still red and achy. But whatever. It won't hurt tomorrow, I know. Neither will the other slight burn I accumulated today.
Kimmi was trying to whine about her small burn on her finger. "I burned myself!!" So I pushed my sleeves up my arms, showed my many burns (and blister-scabs) and went 'Okay' Her reply? "I'll kiss yours if you kiss mine" I ran. Back upstairs to the sanctuary of hell. I mean, of the kitchen.
Anyway. I'm gonna shower and then watch Fern Gully I think and then pass out - quiet night at home alone sounds SO good. :)
Monday, June 6, 2011
Charms and Hitch Hikers
My old cell phone charm has a new story. I got it from a morning buffet cook last summer. Allan I think? I told them his name was Charlie.... Allan (/Charlie) was from China. They don't need to worry about picking up a souvenir for their morning hot line cook now, this is better than being from Montana. It's from China. And not only that but it's traveled. Been from China all over Yellowstone, home to Oregon, back to Yellowstone, and now on it's way to Colorado. In either Nate's or Kelly's pocket, on their way home. They are hitch hiking back home. I picked them up in West at the gate and took them to the southern gate. Fun two hours of driving. Talking with two total strangers. Twenty-eight year old men out having their own adventure. I got to be part of it, and I got to give them a great story/souvenir with the cell phone charm.
People tell me I'm too naive and trusting and people would have me never pick up a hitch hiker... But here within the park it's relatively safe. And it was an adventure in it's own right. I'm glad I had the experience, and I'm glad they were my first hitch hikers. They set a high standard. So talkative and so friendly and so nice.
The rest of my weekend has been pretty chill. I'm not feeling well (hence the cold medicine out in west) but the DayQuill (with vitamin C) is helping. Now the illness is reduced to a sore throat, mucus, and a very swollen whatever-those-are-that-get-swollen-in-your-throat that hurts. Last night I watched Tangled with Carl and Josh and had some Twisted Iced Tea (wasn't bad). Tonight I told Josh we'll go to the pub and get some pizza and a drink or two. Roberts coming along. I keep forgetting that this pub is so much smaller than ours back in OF. OF pub has real pizza ovens and real pizza. Everything here comes out of a toaster oven, so it'll be interesting to see this pizza. Individual sized. No deep fryers for jalapeno poppers, no ovens for hot nachos. It'll be interesting.
But Robert introduced me to a drink called a "Grateful Dead" and I want to see if Monica can/will make one for me tonight. See what happens.
Anyway. Laundry's up, so I'm gonna go get it out, drive out to cell reception and try to call Chris... Come back nap, read, change and head to the pub. That's my day today. Yup.
Have a good weekend all!
People tell me I'm too naive and trusting and people would have me never pick up a hitch hiker... But here within the park it's relatively safe. And it was an adventure in it's own right. I'm glad I had the experience, and I'm glad they were my first hitch hikers. They set a high standard. So talkative and so friendly and so nice.
The rest of my weekend has been pretty chill. I'm not feeling well (hence the cold medicine out in west) but the DayQuill (with vitamin C) is helping. Now the illness is reduced to a sore throat, mucus, and a very swollen whatever-those-are-that-get-swollen-in-your-throat that hurts. Last night I watched Tangled with Carl and Josh and had some Twisted Iced Tea (wasn't bad). Tonight I told Josh we'll go to the pub and get some pizza and a drink or two. Roberts coming along. I keep forgetting that this pub is so much smaller than ours back in OF. OF pub has real pizza ovens and real pizza. Everything here comes out of a toaster oven, so it'll be interesting to see this pizza. Individual sized. No deep fryers for jalapeno poppers, no ovens for hot nachos. It'll be interesting.
But Robert introduced me to a drink called a "Grateful Dead" and I want to see if Monica can/will make one for me tonight. See what happens.
Anyway. Laundry's up, so I'm gonna go get it out, drive out to cell reception and try to call Chris... Come back nap, read, change and head to the pub. That's my day today. Yup.
Have a good weekend all!
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