tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post113272461128241763..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: MY NOT SO TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO WORKPatry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1133117945793399272005-11-27T10:59:00.000-08:002005-11-27T10:59:00.000-08:00My back's seen better days. But thanks for asking,...My back's seen better days. But thanks for asking, Patry.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132895644005194042005-11-24T21:14:00.000-08:002005-11-24T21:14:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132895594469118372005-11-24T21:13:00.000-08:002005-11-24T21:13:00.000-08:00moose: Not only are transitions never smooth, but ...moose: Not only are transitions never smooth, but you never escape what you think you're running from--only meet it in a new guise.<BR/><BR/>Amy: I always believe my stories and characters are "purely fictional" but <BR/>I suppose that in some oblique way the lady cook and the insensitive boss will find their way into my stories.<BR/><BR/>Jordan: Yes! And thank you! I'll email you once I've recovered from my T-day gluttony. Hope you had a good one!<BR/><BR/>r.d.: I loved your words. And amazingly--until I read them, I wasn't totally aware of exactly how bad a fit that job was for me.<BR/><BR/>p.v.: I only wish they were my shoes, but unfortunately I still have to wear them a few more times.<BR/><BR/>Katrina: Thanks so much for your kind words. People who have waited tables at one time or another form a huge club. The only thing I really regret about it is the time I wasted "slinging hash" when I desperately wanted to be home writing. Well, now that time is here. So no regrets, really.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Nick. Hope your back is feeling better.<BR/><BR/>Natalie: Interesting insight--and I think you're right--especially about her wanting to remind me I'm still under her thumb. <BR/><BR/>Irina: You've nailed it. Nothing that happens there can really bother me now--not that it bothered me much before, but now it's really over.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132858351973886812005-11-24T10:52:00.000-08:002005-11-24T10:52:00.000-08:00The boss woman is obviously green with jealousy an...The boss woman is obviously green with jealousy and trying to put you in your place - ie "you're still just a waitress, don't forget it" etc.<BR/>I admire your coolness in not responding to this. Bravo, Patry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132848748820670282005-11-24T08:12:00.000-08:002005-11-24T08:12:00.000-08:00Patry, congrats on your first novel being publishe...Patry, congrats on your first novel being published. And no a two years delay until publication does not seem unusual. Lots to celebrate - Happy Thanksgiving by the way.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132842886794348062005-11-24T06:34:00.000-08:002005-11-24T06:34:00.000-08:00I used to bartend and waitress. I always love your...I used to bartend and waitress. I always love your posts about your job. But honestly, you can write about anything and hold my interest. You were definitely born to write.katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216268651978841897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132781333247193232005-11-23T13:28:00.000-08:002005-11-23T13:28:00.000-08:00A great story full of your customary touches of hu...A great story full of your customary touches of humanity. Would those be the "holey clunkers" dangling from the power line in the photo? If so, well aimed!Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132769552036374772005-11-23T10:12:00.000-08:002005-11-23T10:12:00.000-08:00Shoes that don't fit is such a great metaphor for ...Shoes that don't fit is such a great metaphor for your waitressing job!<BR/><BR/>Wonderful writing. I love your stories, Patry.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132766615409092972005-11-23T09:23:00.000-08:002005-11-23T09:23:00.000-08:00I love this story, Patry, because soon you WILL lo...I love this story, Patry, because soon you WILL look back on it and laugh fondly at those good ole' waittressing days.<BR/><BR/>Would you care to share an essay with my blog-readers? Every wednesday I post a new essay of some kind by a writer I admire. <BR/><BR/>Consider it. Email me.<BR/><BR/>HAPPY THANKSGIVINGJordan E. Rosenfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580511962852819683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132764774525837402005-11-23T08:52:00.000-08:002005-11-23T08:52:00.000-08:00The things we do for our art. :-) Your job sounds ...The things we do for our art. :-) Your job sounds like great fodder for a novel. You can use all those fellow workers as characters.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754785071196846157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132764260476579992005-11-23T08:44:00.000-08:002005-11-23T08:44:00.000-08:00Are life's transitions ever smooth? Seems like you...Are life's transitions ever smooth? Seems like you ferret out the beauty, the juiciness in all the roughness between ill-fitting layers. :-)MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132762714212351672005-11-23T08:18:00.000-08:002005-11-23T08:18:00.000-08:00suzanne: Service jobs of all kinds are definitely ...suzanne: Service jobs of all kinds are definitely a great school of human nature. And you're so right: they also teach you a lot about yourself. Sometimes I wonder what I'll write about when I quit for good. But I'm sure there will be something.<BR/><BR/>Susan: Great to see you here, and thank you for your kind words. Actually, I get off pretty easily on Thanksgiving. Ted makes the meal. I do appetizers and dessert. This year, however, other people are bringing most of the pies. I'm just making a lazy muse version of chocolate cream.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1132740793651084362005-11-23T02:13:00.000-08:002005-11-23T02:13:00.000-08:00Memories. Uggh, I waitressed through most of high ...Memories. Uggh, I waitressed through most of high school & part of college at country clubs. I believe I vowed to burn the uniform, but in hindsight it taught me <B>a lot</B> about human nature including my own!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623018763486643999noreply@blogger.com