Thursday, January 22, 2009

"i'll get a subway club and she'll get a knuckle sandwich."

Yesterday on my drive home from work, I decided I didn't really want any of the food I had in my house for dinner.  Not a thing.  And I didn't feel like going to the grocery store to get milk for my cereal or crackers for my cheese.  So, trying to stay in line with my pathetic attempt at a diet, I chose to go to Subway.  

It wasn't too crowded, but to my dismay it ended up being one of the longest trips to Subway I have ever had.  First off, two of the three guys working were trainees.  Therefore, had no earthly idea what they were doing.  The one that made my sandwich asked his trainee - "which bread is the parmesan oregano?"  "what goes on a subway club?" "which cheese is the american?"...you get the idea.  I always feel bad for the newbies, because I know it's difficult learning through doing.  But when you are really hungry, you can't help getting slight irritated because it takes 3 times as long to get your food.  On top of this, there was a lady that stormed in declaring that every sandwich in her to-go call-in order was wrong.  AND, there was a lady and her little girl in front of me that ordered like, 10 salads, and those take a while to make at Subway (plus, the other newbie was making them).  She wanted bacon bits on one...which they didn't have, so the poor guy was forced to hand-tear bacon slices into pieces.   UGH.  So, they seemed a bit relieved with my simple meat-cheese-lettuce-tomato order, and put my sandwich at the counter in front of the lady and her little girl.  So I go ahead of them to pay.  The little girl then proceeds to sing at the top of her lungs "YOU GOTTA WAIT YOUR TURN, YOU GOTTA WAIT YOUR TURN," all while staring at me and swinging her arms back and forth.  Holy.  Crap.  It took every ounce of strength I had not to give her a look that would make her soil her Pull-Ups.  And her mother just gave her that adoring look like "GOSH isn't my baby the cutest?!"  Just as I was finishing paying, the girl finally digressed into some song about the Cheetah Girls, still loud as ever.  Thank goodness.  Needless to say I was ready to be out of there.

Perhaps I overreacted, but it was one of those days already, so the situation in the restaurant did not help.  Do ya'll ever have days like that where something just irritates the living hell out of you and you just wanna hit someone...even a kid?  

Side Note:  The Oscar nominations came out yesterday, and I think it's a cryin shame that Clint Eastwood and Gran Torino got totally snubbed.  That was honestly one of the best movies I have ever seen, and everyone I've talked to about it feels the same way.  (Please, please go see it if you  haven't yet).  I just don't see how they could overlook that great of a movie.  Crappy.  However, woot on Heath Ledger being nominated for Best Supporting Actor!  Gosh I hope he wins!  And I really really really need to see Slumdog Millionaire.

Also, please go here to see some deliciously gorgeous pictures of the Twilight boys.  How much do you hate Kristen Stewart?  Scroll through the pics, but I particularly like the one that this link is to because it makes me laugh.  (is Edward giving Jacob a purple nurple?!?)

4 comments:

Paige said...

ha! your subject line made me laugh out loud! the incident in subway would have pissed me off too! sub places seem to always take FOR-EVER...it must have been an annoying experience for you to get aggravated..you're one of the most patient people i know. i've heard good things about gran torino too, but i've yet to see it. you really should see slumdog millionaire...i think you'd really like it! it's playing at ballantyne...you and cory should make a date out of it.

btw, i'm SO in for feb. 6!

Meaghan said...

hahaha I cracked up at the subject!!!

ms. ard said...

this is truly hilarious.

and that picture link just made my 2009. whew.

Austin said...

that photo album is awesome :)

i would have pinched that kid.