Notes on a Cocktail Napkin

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I woke up with a cold sore on my lower lip. I got my first one sophomore year in college. Something had erupted on my upper lip and I got it checked out at student health. The doctor said, “You’ll be studying a lot this month.” I would end up getting a cold sore once [...]

Waking up is tough. Getting out of bed is easy. Leaving the house to go to the gym is near impossible. Five years ago, I would set my alarm for six fifteen and be at the gym at seven. Now I get up at ten thirty and rarely make it past my computer. Hey, that’s [...]

Come down November 4th and celebrate the rebirth of America.

I was a whore when I first started working at O’ Brien’s. I would pick up any and all shifts. Now that my two shifts overlap with three of five other employees, there aren’t a lot of opportunities for me to cover. Kevin, one employee whose shifts don’t overlap with mine, took off for Ireland [...]

Saturday was a beautiful day for a wedding. I woke up at nine forty-five, which was way too fucking early. The only thing I had to do was buy a glass for the brides to step on. The wedding started at five and I had to be their early to help hold the chuppah. I [...]

Back in the day, I used to get off work on Friday. Fill up a satchel of cookies. Hop on the Tide and secure my corner table on the patio at O’ Brien’s. I would throw down beverage after beverage with Adrian, Poodle, and Drew. Yesterday, I squeezed in a nap, then got to work [...]

Do you want to be sitting home alone when history is made? 

I woke up at eight ayem with the taste of salsa still fresh in my mouth. It’s been a while since I had been to my Thursday class at the gym and it was time. The class was far tougher than I ever expected. It shouldn’t have been a surprise since I’ve replaced my daily [...]