Ah... Today is a breath of fresh air for me. It's been a long few weeks; haven't posted here much. Been working a lot, seem to have made quite a bit of headway lately, what with the restaurant being bought by the guy who originally started the franchise. Kind of cool, don't have to deal with corporate so much anymore. I'm getting the feeling that my GM is going to be moving onto bigger and better things with this guy (who already owns 5 of these restaurants) which in turn would make me GM of the place. Just a hunch. The question is, do I feel ready to take on a roll such as that?
I had to fire a good friend of mine last week. First time I've had to fire someone that I was connected to outside of work. Was really hard. She has a baby, only a year and a half old, single mom. I had no choice, she basically made it easy. With that being said, I now know how it feels to be a manager. Granted, I've been one for the past year, but this is different. The staff talks, gossips, hangs out with each other, some even despise me. But you know what? I actually don't care. Sure, I have to see these people everyday, but this is my job. I get paid to not care basically. I come home, I play video games, I hang out with my friends who have no association with the restaurant, and I feel normal. At work, I feel like a boss. Someone who the general population of the establishment can dislike. In a weird way it's actually comforting to know that because I've turned around and actually started caring about the business aspect instead of trying to befriend everyone, the staff have something in common now, which in turn brings them closer, making for a better run restaurant. Weird how that works.
Outside of work, I've been playing a lot of hockey... Middle of summer of all things. Lots of drop in at the local ice rink, so I just go there and play. It's a lot of fun. My roomate comes now too. Oddly enough, I've never played ice hockey until this summer. And I love it. I've also been hiking a lot. Been a lot of fun, went up to Mount Cheam, the highest peak in the fraser valley. CRAZY hard hike, but when you hit the top, it's so rewarding. Took tons of photos. Haven't had time to go through them yet, maybe I'll do that tomorrow morning, still have to pick up a roll of film. (That's right, the classy ol' film camera.)
Anyways, I'm sure I've ranted enough for one day. Time to go visit my grandfather in the hospital, then head to play some more hockey!
I never liked befriending people at work, because it always seemed I was covering everyone's shifts all the time, and doing their work when they were there. But, I can't help it either, so I wind up being buds with everyone anyhow.
He would not come to me, but he mewed a few times, looked at me, and went back toward his house. 
