Thank You Marilyn King !

[Lena]

As promised today's fresh post ............. Nothing big or profound just my comments .Maybe a first though , in the past have written about my psych issues , and gynie problems but today is the first time I have ever mentioned foot oder which lately has been causing some embarrassment . More ahead on that ................. .


Moi's been very busy the last few days preventing me from writing anything beyond a few sentences .Too much work and then too tired the next day to write or do much anything else . Even today couldn't get one up earlier since I had to go into work for the weekly manager's meeting . Which as always was a huge huge bore............ Except for one embarrassing point when one of the other manager's noticed foot oder.


Even though things have been slow we're pretty booked up this week-end since people from all around the metro area with some from as far off as Paducah are coming into see the famous NUTCRACKER show . Karin's seen it but I haven't , you tend to miss out out on high cultural stuff growing up in the slums . The first time I heard about the famous ballet I was 18 and thought it was either some professional wrestler goon or how my friend Leslie who was already dabbling in sex for pay had some rich guy pay her I think $200 to kick him in the groin ................. Anyway I should be busy keeping up with all the guests .


It's snowing today which really makes it seem like the holiday season .You can put up all the lites and inflated Santa's you want but I need snow to make it seem holiday time .Nice to see white stuff come down This also the first holiday season in years when I wasn't broke and scrambling for money The only other time this happened was 6 years ago when I was on unemployment and my bf Rusty was paying my rent .Other then that I've always been poor since the hotel business slows then drys up after Thanksgiving and with that the tips that were such a big part of my income as either a cocktail waitress or bartender .Now I am a suit with a guaranteed check and the money from my pt job at the country But I guess every silver cloud has a black lining , it's also the most expensive time of the year and money flies out the window what with buying presents . It sucks all the more since my bank is offering a good deal on a CD and not the kind you hear few times and then get bored with but the money making kind :Oh well....................what can you do ? Still looking forward to going out to the mall and downtown to see all the pretty decorations , don't want to be SCROOGE or our very own WINSTON SMITH .


Although the hotel has been very slow the last few days did have one of my better times in the work world talking to Siobhan friday nite .She's ass't Banquets manager and actually the driving force in that department now .But used to be one of my cocktail waitresses in the bar and we always got along . She was in to work a small reception which ended quickly then dropped in my mini office first to say good nite but we ended up doing some talking .Siobhan's very happy her army bf is back from Iraq , you could see it all over her face . Am sure she's relived he's safe and they have a future.But also very happy about the reunion sex which had me happy for her ,excited ,and jealous .From what she said they f*cked like rabbits for two days straight with them not even bathing & getting there clothes on till the third day when they had to make a army party Moi took it all in stride though and had some intense fun of her own with her beloved saturday . More important was being happy for her since she really is good woman who deserves a good life with someone of her own whose got something to him , not the asshole back home who left her with 2 kids then took off for the UK . Her kids and a auntie are coming in 2 weeks from Ireland and the kids will be staying on . The Sarge she says is even looking forward to meeting them which is amazing to moi since in the past the men or really over grown little boys are never excited about dealing with another guys kids or very often can take off ..................


It also happily hit us how our realities at the hotel have changed so much . Not that long ago moi was a bartender and she was a cocktail waitress here on contract . Neither one of us having any formal schooling since we were teen agers and no management training from the corporation either . Now here we were junior executives in tailored company skirt suits and in heels with the room service waiter bringing us freshly made coffee Also that nite we were the highest ranking employees in the hotel .We were the undisputed bosses or as we were calling ourselves goddesses running the whole dam place ................


My foot oder trouble began sunday at my pt job at the country club . I worked part of the brunch then a private party with the ultra popular May Wah . Really was hectic, we ran around for 5 hours if not serving food then bringing drinks and in May Wah case talking to a long list of people who adore her .Although moi can get jealous all the attention on her is god since I can do my job and not have to think of smart or funny things to say or TBH get snickered at by the rich city people because of my accent . The last hour or so like so many of the wonder my Wah took off her shoes to be comfy so set hat I noticed how cramped my feet were in my $22 flat from a Wal-Mart and kicked them off. Wasn't long before Calvin the busboy grabbed his nose and said there was something funky in the air. I could smell of to and the smell led right back to my feet . Don't know what since I had take a shower that morning and the pantyhose had Ben washed out and dry .but it really is nasty . Moi was happy to hear the more perfect then perfect May Wah to admit to the same problem and which made me feel a little better , she put her shoes right back on too as did .


This morning I chalked it up to a nasty interaction between the sweat , nylon ,and the no doubt plastic shoes ( even though the label says 10% leather but there from Mexico where labels don't mean anything )and forgot about it . Then in another pair of pantyhose under the table took off my boots during the manager's meeting only to have another manager began to look sick complaining of a foul smell. I tried to get my boots back on without drawing any attention which was easy since everyone was all now complaining of the smell offering up explanations from a dead skunk in the heating ducts to some ex employee or terrorists throwing a stink bomb in the hotel ................once my boots were back on the smell and complaining ended. I took off one boot in the car and even in the cool crisp winter air that smell was there..............


My gf noticed the smell when I got home and took my boots off. In fact Karin almost turned blue .............. I washed ( actually scoured ) my feet and am now in 100% cotton white socks while the pantyhose are back in the washer and will be tossed out ( or maybe mailed to someone I hate ) if they come out with a trace of that awful oder.Karin says I could have some fungus or infection and if the smell comes back she can use contacts to get me into a podiatrist .Hope this isn't a big issue since moi is a confirmed barefooter ...................


So now very comfy in a old lite gray falling apart crew neck sweater, white T shirt , old falling apart jeans and white socks !!!

[Lena]

Up and alive despite my raging feet problem and loads of bad news about the world we live in . Maybe I am in denial or just too selfish to digest it all but feel I am alive so have to try to make it thru without caving in . Also have some fun along the way ......


The oder was back with a vengeance when we got home last nite and took off my sweat socks . Even Agatha the cat noticed and got away from me ASAP . For awhile I soaked them in the tub mixing in vinegar .For the rest of the nite and except for when I fed them this morning both critters have been staying away from me .The dam ingrates !!! There not the only ones , sometime after I fell asleep Karin got out of our bed and slept on the couch .Do have to call May Wah today to see if she still has this problem too , hope I can catch her considering her busy schedule of school , working for a law firm downtown and that fellow of hers whoever he is .


I see the morning news and it's like the end of the world . Some big panel set up by the USA Congress says we should expect a wmd attack by terrorists here by 2013..........thats just 5 years before I get choked to death by poison gas or radiated into the cement by a atomic bomb The government says we are officially in a recession and it';s going to be a long one . Thats no big surprise but it still scares the living crap out of me. I've been dirt poor and don't want to ever be that way gain . And when I hear that have a habit of looking around our cozy little home and worry about losing it like so many who have already lost there places . In fact I can get close to being sick to my stomach .


But despite all those dark clouds some good news that helps keep you afloat . I sent out e-mails just before Thanksgiving to my old friends who I began my own annual holiday of fun Thanksgiving eve and ma getting back replys . Laquisha whose in the navy said she was happy to hear from me and added she got promoted to petty officer 2nd class which I think is like a buck sergeant in the army and just found out she's preggers !!!!! In about her 7th week , she and hubby are walking on air and who could blame them for being that way ? Got one from Ronnie Raye whose still in town but always swamped by taking care of her husband & 2 kids as well as working . No surprise she's tired with next to no time for herself ,wants to get together soon so have to be arranging that . She's always a riot to be around . The first time moi was ever sandwiched it was with Ronnie Raye at a GI party by the army base & also once got in a barroom brawl after we came across some women who hated her .All Ronnie Raye had done is sport f*ck with the girl's husband and the bitch went ballistic ..........talk about a over -reaction Some people really can get too emotional !


Special mention must be made of Leslie On The positive side she's still in school and will have almost enough credits to have completed a full year .Studying real hard for finals too which knowing her is a major accomplishment itself . She says her son Grady is fine ,making good progress with the speech therapist and has his own little posse of 1st graders On The bad side her love life is staled though which for her is like a knife in the heart . The professor she was messing around with went back to wifey and this 21 year old girl she met at the school's gay organization turned out to be real immature .No surprise , I could have told her after my disastrous experience living with Jerry when I was 22 and he was 19, while sex with younger people is fine don't think about anything like a relationship since there so behind you and in there own world . A faculty member did however offer her $25,000 to be a surrogate mom for him and his wife. Les says there' nice people and she'd like to help but Les being Les you could see how she's also ovulating about getting $25,000 . I told her to hold off, her ex Bill whose place she is living at and who gives her money know wud probably not like that . When they were married he could get real mad even violent whenever she talked about her sex for pay adventures and this sounds very close to that . Especially since now the ex wants her to be like some 1950's TV mom for there son Grady .Do plan to see her soon too..........


No surprise in addition to getting in touch with May Wah moi plans to soak her feet some more then get some foot powder .If this nasty foot smell goes on past today am going to the doctor.Today in a black wool cardigan sweater and matching crew neck top with my brown plaid Burberry skirt I got for $5 at the old DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY Thrift shop .Also nude thigh tops and black boots .At work tonite the navy blue skirt suit , the coordinated dark stripe blouse and black heels lined with foot powder............

[Lena]

It's official , moi has a fungal infection on her feet .Saw the Doc earlier and he and his co worker a Indian Doctor whose a podiatrist say so . At least I know ...........


This whole foot infection problem just came from out of the blue , just like the root canal work I had to have at 19 ( the toothache was so bad I thought about buying pliers to pull the tooth out ) and like that has made life alot rougher .In addition to dealing with the oder there's also been terrible itching worse then when I had my arm in a cast as a little kid and psychological uncomfort with already just semi sane moi even more off balance mentally the .......... Last nite at work I grossed some guests out ( luckily they didn't know it was me ) when they got in a elevator I had been in with my heels off. Good lord they were coughing & choking acting like they were going to die . Then went down to the locker room 3 times taking off my shoes & peeling off my thigh tops to run hot water from the shower over my poor feet to sooth the burning and ease the itching . Naturally leaving me with scalded red feet ..............


Hardly anyone was at the Doc's which was strange since there 8 of them in the group . It was just me , a going senile old man and his adult daughter who brought him there, a huge fat woman ( maybe 500 pounds with several sets of jowels ) about 40 , and a drug salesman . My Doc is nice, a woman in her 50's who I've been going to since I was 20. She's gotten me thu alot from gynie infections ,anorexia , herpes , a concussion from a beating a ex gave me my slashed foot in 2005 all the way to the awful menstrual trouble last year . Didn't take her long to figure what was wrong but called in the podiatrist in her group to double check ...........a Indian Doc no less. Am not crazy about Indian Doc's , for years Karin's been complaining how terrible they are to nurses and one even tryed pinning the blame for the death of a patient on her . And there voices are too screechy bringing up bad memorys of getting headaches after dealing with the a Indians at Dell computers help line . I also wonder if most of them are even real doctors or just fakes .One Indian' doctor ' here was outted as a fake after he used a hot fork to lance the boil on some poor person's booty .............


They think it's a fungal infection I got at the country club sunday .Most likely when I was barefoot in the locker room ( which is always humid ) or that way with May Wah at the tail end of a part we were working . Something we were already thinking . Got a prescription for some meds also some cream and my Doc also told me to try soaking my feet in vinegar that should help ease the itching and take away the smell. Great , now I will go from smelling like toxic waste to a salad ................... They said the problems should be over in a few days .Both told me to call May Wah who I reached while she was in class but couldn't talk . She called later and was shocked to learn what we have , do born achievers/winners think they can't get fungal infections like the rest of us ? Despite being shocked she was also glad to know what was going on , she said her feet have been terrible for the last 3 days . After hanging up she was running to the school health service.Good to know I was of help and also TBH little person moi was more in the know then my friend ( and I do like her ) the superwoman ..................


Not much else , of course compared to my feet trouble what else could be interesting ? I have to go to the bank to see about refund for a $250 cashiers check that got destroyed in the wash . Stupider then stupid moi left the check in her pants then washed them I see here at FF the singer ODETTA died, that was surprising since I didn't think she was a big star or globally famous . She sang here once at a now closed women's coffee house and at mall both for free.The woman Susan Rice whose going to be the new ambassador to the UN looks just like a army officer who used to come into the hotel bar who I had a huge crush on .Wonder if there sisters ?


Today dressed in a white turtleneck and long wool flannel skirt that is lite brown with a dark brown paisley print . Also white bikini briefs and balk socks . At work tonite the navy blue pant suit and white oval neck top with nude knee highs and black heels . Along with of course my tons of foot powder..........

[Lena]

Happy to se I have hit 30,000 posts here at FEMALEFIRST . Who wud have ever thought I could do it . ?.Will wonders never cease !!!! Do truly appreciate the well wishes from so many . Thanxs !


Despite the fungal infection moi is still alive. Still itchy & smelly but not as bad as the other day . TT May Wah who got the same diagnosis . Her Doc said to use a cream but didn't order her on meds however her auntie came up with some ancient Chinesse cure .For the fist time in my life I am standing alongside one of life's born winners which makes me feel pretty good about myself .Even though it's not some big achievement we have in common but a fungus


Am tired this morning & its hard to focus . After getting home last nite I stayed up to 4 AM drinking and watching tv then drinking some more .You know your a alcoholic when your sitting in front of the tv and on comes early edition morning news


I really have to do something about my drinking sooner or later .Drinking has always been fun but can se how it's also caused too much trouble and can only get worse if I keep going at this pace. It's already cost me alot of money, gotten me in all kinds of messes ranging from arguments with friends, making a fool of myself in so many ways ,a few very strange sexual situations that I come close to getting sick about whenever I think of them , and worst of all almost getting killed & felony conviction for causing a huge 3 car accident . No one was in the other cars , I crashed into them burning both cars and mine up . I can't even remember it happening I was so drunk . Also have to do something since the bottle has a habit of killing relatives. Both my mom's folks died mainly do to there alcoholism , my grandaddy passing from liver cancer and my granny from sclerosis of the liver as well as great auntie Lurella while Auntie Rhonda has that now too and even though she's 45 looks about 65 .It's sure aged my mother too , she was gorgeous when I was a little kid but is now a wrinkled up fat hag old before her time .The same exact thing is happening to my sister Betty .


On that cheery note am happy to say work went fine last nite . Wore the pant suit uniform and happily unlike the day before did not almost kill any guest with my foot oder. Did however have a close cal with bartender Cassady in the women's locker room when we were changing .She always trys to act so high falutin and on top of things but underneath is total neurotic with OCD and enough neurosis's a whole small town . I was trying to get dressed and out on the floor ASAP however Cassady whose usually so caught up in herself the world could end and she'd never notice actually did smell my foot oder and began to a ask what stunk .Not wanting to embaress myself or see her go into some panic attack or outburst I gas lighted her acting as if nothing was unusual saying I didn't small a thing . That worked until I put a knee high & poured talcum powder in one of my shoes which set Cassady off like you wudn't believe .Like a good hunting dog she was running around the lockers fanatically sniffing away trying to find what stunk . You penis people wud have loved the site , she was only in matching black lace bra and Thong She really really obsessed as if her life or even the safety of the entire planet was at stake . I was however soon dressed and out the dor .The last I saw of her was standing on her tip toes sniffing thru the vents of lockers..........................


Later she called me asking if the engineers could check out the smell since she was too scared to go into the locker room later as if the doer might kill her . I said I wud then called her back lying saying the engineers found nothing ( hadn't even told them ) and how I went around the and found nothing . She was still wary but at the end of her shift did go to the locker room and change with no incident . BTW as always Cassady was in new shoes, last nite's being a silver 5" stilettos with a bow and open toe.


The bar is not the same place anymore.it's not as if it was ever one big happy family like it was at some times but do believe the axis of me and Rafael and the pt'er Shireen along with most of the Irish women who were the cocktail waitresses ( except for Noreen who was always out for herself and sleeping with someone new all the time and CONSTANTLY bragging ) gave it a identity and nice atmosphere .The big strong Mexican , Amerasian lady ,and hillbilly dyke who always welcomed you and the Irish women who are so cute about everyone who came in wanted to take home or eat up as if they were a delicious pastry . But Moi , Rafael and for now Shireen (family leave , a unintended pregnancy at 39 after spending a few eeks getting acquainted with her hubby when he got back from Iraq ) are all gone . Now it's just a big cold room where the staff comes and goes and with from what I can tell nobody particularly likes the new head bartender Howard and the woman who basically took my place whose named Clover. One bartender , the nice young guy Cassady was sport f*cking with suddenly quit so now there looking for another new bartender .


Have to go soak my feet in the tub some more . Today will head out in a tan suade u-neck jumper dress with the decorative gold belt from THE MARILYN KING Collection as well as white turtle neck with nude garter stockings and brown boots.At work tonite the navy blue skirt suit and coordinated dark striped blouse with navy blue kitten heels .....................

[Lena]

Friday friday friday ...................happy week-end to all of you who work m-f or are in school.You deserve the time off. Who knows with globalization and this global recession /depression week-ends off may go the way of the dinosaurs .


For moi it's work since week-ends off in the hospitality industry are rare .It's the same with medical people like my gf, cops, fireman & people like cab drivers . Most of the world may not be at work off but were still working . Learning to accept having to work week-ends was hard for me but now it's just a part of life.I used to hate having to work week-ends since it got in the way of partying . At times I wud be in a terrible mood at work especially when seeing other people having fun in the bar or at weddings and knowing whoever I was involved with at the time was out having fun without me or alot of the time cheating . Mondays weren't any better, I'd have to hear about what fantastic fun everyone else had ( often getting me so upset I 'd slam my foot into the ground ) and everyone was too tired or had to be up early to go out and have fun with moi .


It's better now , just like being short & flat and slightly insane moi has come to accept the fact that real life for her involves working week-ends. Moi's fate , maybe VERA could write a fado song ( means fate in Portugal) for me about this destiny of mine The fact my gf whose the center of my life works week-ends too takes the social pressure off and don't have to worry about her cheating Actually pretty good for me , being at work keeps me out of trouble .looking back it was on week-ends when I'd usually get myself in messes , about every time I was arrested ( usually for DU ) I was on week-ends and that time my friends and I almost gang raped was on a week-end . Too many sexual encounters too I'd like to forget too were on week-ends when I'd be so drunk it didn't matter who I went home with .Have to say too that working week-ends can be fun . Usually the big bosses aren't around so you could just do your job without pressure and also toss in a litle fun like my going the extra distance to make more tips with either stepped up flirting or teasing like bending over or pulling up stockings or hitting the bottle more then usual . Must say too always have liked seeing people have fun whether it's in the bar ,at a party , or the long string of weddings I've worked .........


Now that I'm a manager can't do the semi-sexual things or drink on the job like I did as a bartender .But as arrogant as it sounds am now getting alot of replacement pleasure out of the fact someone had enough faith in me to make me the boss and as nerve wracking as it can get do love being the bitch in charge If only I didn't have to wear heels .............


The old hotel should be busy this week-end what with people into see the NUTCRACKER and the Bela Fleck group . Also 2 partys tonite and a wedding tomorrow . Moi should be running around like a chicken with it's head cut off ( believe me from having seen that many times as a kid they really do zoom around in every direction ) trying to keep a handle one everything. There times when it seems about every department and many guest all have issues that need taking care of right away .Can be hard sorting everything in my mind ( moi's poor brain has been beaten up by too much dope and alcohol as well as in the past from snorting glue & gasoline ) and I can feel the pressure building up in me as if I was a volcano . Then again do enjoy the challenge of sorting it all out then finding a solution and the satisfying feeling of having handled everything ........... And after a few drinks back at moi's maison all the stress passes


My fungal infection is still with me but getting better . Last nite I actually thought it had gone away but when standing in the lobby talking to Christophe and Barb in security I stepped out of the heel things and within a few seconds both looked at each other asking what smells............. Moi wasted no time stepping back into her shoes and disappeared so they wudn't trace it back to me : .But on the good side the cats don't run away from me anymore and that terrible itching is gone .Have to call May Wah to see how she's doing .


Plan to stop by Frieda's coffee boutique on the way to work , maybe see my buddys the 2 geezer professors.I could use a shot on intellectualism Today in a darker shade of red ( from what I saw at Wiki it's called Venetian Red ) ribbed turtleneck ,pink cami , black mini , suntan pantyhose and black boots .At work the navy blue pant suit uniform and black heels .

[Lena]

Yippee, for the first time since the big bang here at FF we've had 100 hits !


Moi is very happy with that news .


Some good news here in America for a change .................OJ got convicted and is going inside for 6-10 years , looks like congress will give money to keep the car companies going & I do hope the arrogant and incompetent auto companies don't blow this last chance, and Karin was frisky when she got home this morning and now moi is very satisfied . She is truly sleeping like a baby now


A nice day here, snowing and cooler.This town is full of gorgeous old wood houses and when it snows it is unbelievably beautiful .I've already seen plenty of people outside enjoying it all from dog walkers and joggers to a father and 3 little kids out for a good hearty walk .


People say all sorts of things about you in life both good and bad .At times I think especially in the hotel business . 2 nights ago at work a yankee woman made a nasty comment about me but last nite another yankee was real nice .Thursday nite a 60 something spinster was all upset about her room so we gave her a different one . She wasn't content to just go to her new room but had to whine away in a angry way in my face that she had to change rooms and how the hotel should do things better. After I left she told Lauren at the front desk I needed to wear more make up ( I usually don't even wear make-up since I am allergic to most ) and should grow my hair longer since I look like a ' little man ' . How nice of her ...............


But last nite another yankee this one who was with a her husband was very nice when I helped her get lost airline luggage and she said I wud be perfect for her nephew . I took it as a huge compliment that she thought I was good enough for family . Did thank her too but said I was already in a relationship . But didn't drop the atomic bomb by telling her it was with another woman . Or for that matter the other WMD that while they all say I am good in bed about every man I have been in a relationship with since I was a teen-ager has said ( or cried out ) I drove them insane with what they say is my madness or what I like to think of as moi's challenging egocentrism.............. I hope she runs across a nice & available straight girl for her nephew .


The fungal infection is better . No more itching at all and the nasty oder is going away . That Cassady is such a neurotic and also at times a colossal oaf .The other day when we wee in the locker room together she picked up on the smell but I got out before she could realize it was my feet . It must have really impressed h/scared her since last nite I overheard her telling people while eating in the employee cafeteria how there's been a horrible smell in the locker room lately .She was even scared it could be toxic . One of the engineers ( about the only one under 40 she hasn't slept with ) agreed to look into it . Cassady then went on about her various neurosis s which in addition to sweating , being alone , and maybe dying from her bladder infections also includes bad smells .I'm sure everyone appreciated hearing all that over eating that while eating ..........but to Cassady all things Cassady are fascinating .


The hotel will be on fire tonite . We have a wedding and a high school holiday dance along with plenty of people into see the NUTCRACKER . Moi will be running all around but that's better then being bored..............


Heading out in a dark brown wool turtleneck sweater and jeans .With a black cami and black bikini briefs along with white socks .At work tonite the navy blue skirt suit uniform with the coordinate dark stripe blouse along with nude garter stockings & black heels .

[Lena]

Finally here....................managed to get some sleep after getting home from work only 6 hours ago just before 4 AM. .The hotel was busyer then expected .It's not that the job of being a manager is so much harder but there's more to do and that means longer hours.All totalled moi was in the hole ( a old coal mining term ) for over 15 hours .

I already posted /whined about it in MEMBERS CHIT CHAT ........... all nite long moi kept running dealing with one thing after another .They should let me wear sneakers since I always have to be running from one place to another . Some strange stuff but alot of nice and interesting things . Given a choice I'd take 70% interesting , 25% nice and 5% weird /nasty any nite . I 'd rather be stimulated by interesting things ( and you do see many in the hotel business) then turn into the mayor of Niceland or dying of boredom being the mayor of Niceland if always dealing with smiling faces or get depressed /stressed/angry from always dealing with crap .

All merged with a rich kid's high schools fancy holiday dance .A pricey affair with custom decorations by a local artist ( a winter theme ) with music by a pretty popular local rock band thats opened for everyone from the STONES to COLDPLAY here .Naturally not from any city school but from one of the rich suburbs . It really reminded me of the partys I've worked at country clubs , another nice glimpse into whats often for me the strange world of people born into money with doting familys . .The girls all seemed to be in tasteful designer dresses while most of the guys were in tux's . Some came in limos but the new doorman said most came in imports & SUV's , most likely there own Another sign they were rich kids was several rented rooms that nite and there were 2 hospitality suites There was no trouble at all like fights or someone breaking out a gun or mainly guys trying to get served in the bar like there can be with high school partys .The weirdness was when in the stairwell moi stumbled on a heartbroken 17 years old girl named Amanda crying away talking about how she wants to die in the stairwell. You really could feel her pain .Her piece of dog poop bf chose that nite of all times to tell the girl he was dropping her for her best friend . I did my best to console her without much good but luckily for both of us about 5 other girls soon appeared to help .It's not that I didn't want to help but I really wasn't doing much good and had other things to deal with too since I was working after all .The jerk-off bf and his new gf had already left I hope embarrassed and ashamed for what they did but knowing kids and myself at that age I doubt it ...................the spoiled selfish little assholes !! .

Also while some managers wud have seen this as a huge problem I didn't get worked up learning some guys who showed up at the dance without dates rented a room and purchased the services of 2 of my favorite coyotes Candy and Myrtle .It reminded several of us of that old movie RISKY BUSINESS Y I had a security guy stay in the room across the hall monitoring everything . By midnite he said 13 boys no doubt all virgins had gone into the room and he could hear plenty of laffing by everyone there.Often the boys wud cheer each other after they became men . How romantic and special your first time being in front of a bunch of your friends with a pair of coyotes ........... As I aways say men have NO sense of romance and are happy to poke a woman anytime /anyplace including in front of drunk/drugged cheering buddys . Moi has had sex in public ( including with Donna Maye at a party right in front of everyone ) but is very happy her first times with both another female and a man were private affairs Later noticed in the lobby when they were leaving Candy whose always seemed so full of energy and fun was stoked & up for more tricks while Myrtle who reminds me of a teacher seemed exhausted if not near half dead carrying her shoes and looking like all she wanted to do was go home and sleep .............

Nicer then nice things included seeing a makeshift family reunion of soldiers Both the son who was about 22 and the father who was about 45 were regular army both just back this very week from Iraq. I comped them and the whole family for dinner ,the least we could do . The dad seemed to have taken being off to war in stride with a ' May be nasty but it's my job 'attitude while the son was looked overwhelmed ,being excited and shocked at the same time .The happiest person though was the wife/mom a short heavy set woman in her 40's with maybe a little too much make- up and brite red nails , but her man and baby were home safe and thats all that mattered to her They were from the deep south too, I guessed maybe central Mississippi since they talked like my best friends mom who was from down that way .Later the son's Mexican or Puerto Rican gf joined them , she's army too. Even though she was a different race the parents were still gushing all over her, one good thing about the American military is it really blends people together .Also what seemed to be a jillion very happy/excited little kids who got back from seeing THE NUTCRACKER , I talked to a few and many had the poise of adult . My favorite was a little girl about 5 named Vivian with long curly auburn hair in a boiled red coat with white piping who broke me up using the word 'ambiguous'.....................

The ultimate strangeness though was the reappearance of the hooker/thief Rio . Shes' baned already but still keeps coming back and last nite she walked right into me and Derrick from security .I gave her the choice of leaving but instead she started arguing then yelling how she has a right to work the hotel . After she got real loud and some guests noticed I nodded to Derrick And he and the just arrived security Lovell cuffed her on the spot and took her to the security office. When the police came to take her to the calaboose Rio again went wild kicking ,screaming , even trying to bite the cops .Really was stupid since Rio knew she was going to get locked up & there were was no chance of winning a fight and cops will happily beat anyone .But she kept fighting & even said she'd kill the cops and there familys even there children " I gonna kill your little babys you white muthafuckers " which was all the more odder since Rio is white too .She was fighting so hard the police ended up hitting her on the head with a lead flashlite and then throwing her in the back of the police car . Lovell laffed finding a souvenir from her fight , a tacky 8" pink platform shoe with a stiletto heel ...............

There was more too but that about covers the best parts . Moi now has to get ready to go into her pt job at the country club . Eeech , I only want to sleep . But now have to get into a brown ribbed turtleneck , a tan corduroy mini , nude pantyhose & my brown boots. At the cc there uniform of a white blouse, Kelly green jumper dress, and brown flats with pointed toes .Have to ask May Wah how she's recovering from our joint fungal attack ...........

[Lena]

Today's post will be later ...............have to go to a manager's meeting at work .

Heading out the door in the lite gray turtleneck dress from THE MARILYN KING COLLECTION , nude thigh tops and black boots.

[KiltyCol]

Pardon.

Imposter!

[Lena]

Happy Tuesday ..................

It's warmer and raining here, hope it doesn't freeze later since driving on ice is terrible .Today's blog is a mix of comments on personal things and the world .


Personnel .................Another one of those times when moi was reminded she is not saturday's child but at least I didn't cry like the time at 8 when I wasn't invited with all the popular kids to Tammy Lynn Medley's b'day party .That was sunday when working my pt job at the country club .May Wah didn't come in , still is bothered by the foot fungus infection we both picked up last sunday . Mine's almost gone , only have one more day on the meds and the creme seems to have taken away that smell from hell .It was a little extra work for Meghan and I but it didn't really matter . Naturally some of the members who tend to love May Wah asked Dave the dining hall manager where there favorite girl was and he said she was sick explaining away how she and I picked up some infection last week . The lady was sad for May Wah which I completely understand .But soon later heard her explain to a table full of curious members how May Wah and 'that short girl from the hills ' both got some type of infections on their feet last week and May Wah is still sick .Right away there was talk of sending flowers and a get well card but it went further with another woman at the table going on about how unfair it is May Wah is till under the weather and " That one " ( me ) is fine . A silver haired 50ish man in a blue sport coat wiped his face and ' kindly ' offered in a smug tone how it's "Always that way " then saying how one of the partners at work whose one of the best accountants in the south and in great shape had a bad heart attack while another partner whose " Barely competent " and "Badly over weight " is as healthy as a race horse.They all seemed to shake there heads in disgust at just how unfair life can be to the better people ............


No surprise moi was a little annoyed but unlike Tammy Lynn's b'day party so long ago was not really not hurt .At least much . For a few seconds I was shocked , wanted to yell at them how I'd been sick too with the fungus and it was rotten then ask if they wanted me to be home suffering instead of May Wah ? Which of course is something they all did want Or instead go up and pretend to cry hoping to shame them and maybe pick up some extra tip money But did neither , just sighed and for the jillionth time in my life accepted the fact I'm no saturdays child type like May Wah is and just can't expect the world to always automatically favor/ be all excited about me . Such is life . That may sound grim but to me it's just realistic and in it's own way better then too many people I've come across who are just normal folks but who are driven crazy by wanting to be a born winner like May Wah or something like always being the center of attention wherever they are ............ My mood soon picked up when Meghan came by with some drink orders. I may be no genius /top of the heap type but do take pride I have a trade as a bartender.


The managers meeting yesterday was better , being ignored at them is fine with me since I have noticed at those how if your singled out it usually means there's a problem or more work f: .The general manager wanted to know why I didn't do anything about Candy and Myrtle working the room making all those rich high school boys men on saturday .Management doesn't want hookers running around or the word of any wild goings on like that to get out .But just up and told him b there didn't seem much else I could do since one of the boys had rented the room with his daddy's American Express gold card no less and there weren't any complaints form other guests.Also just to make sure nothing crazy did happen I had security Donny in the room across the hall monitoring everything .The general manager didn't like it but in the end agreed I really couldn't have done anything else. I think it boiled down to him planning to Capt'n Tom planning to yell at the security guy who works the office to pay closer attention to the cc tv's to see whose coming in the hotel so hookers like Candy and Myrtle can't get access to begin with .Some more bad news showing how poor the economy is doing ..............projected sales for special events like weddings & meetings this winter / spring are way way down from last year & everyone fom bellman to the restaurant servers are reporting tips are dropping .The country really is in some serious trouble..........


The annual managers holiday party is this sunday afternoon at a restaurant near the hotel .Should be nice , the general manager said again to be sure to bring your family's. That's no problem with us since moi has always been open about living with another woman and nobody at least that I have heard off has a problem with that .Hope Karin is up for it after working midnights the nite before.If not moi will go alone .We look for a new dress for me to wear after the meting , good lord even in a major recession are they expensive : !! After seeing a few things way out of our price range joked maybe I should just go in my old black leather mini dress or Karin's see -thru blouse and my black leather mini ................just the site of me wud be the perfect present for all the men I work with . Although don't think there wives/gf's would appreciate that ! :look: After going to about 4 stores finally at the best outlet mall in town found one that I both liked and was affordable .......... A genuine ANN TAYLOR cartridge pleat sweater dress that is a classy but sporty petunia color .Has 3/4 length sleeves to which will thankfully cover up the large and very tacky tattoo on my left arm . Can wear my black heels with it . Later we met Carla and Judy for dinner which was fun .There really good friends , you can just be yourself around them and we all can talk about almost anything . There real busy , heading up to Judy's folks in Cleveland for the jewish holiday then taking a few days off and going to NYC to soak up the holiday atmosphere.I wish I could go with them .


News of the world...........................I hear Sarah Palin turned down offer to be on OPRAH .I would have liked to have seen that show since it would have probably been so revealing about am not surprised Palin turned it down .Since it really would be too revealing about her She did terrible with the network interviews showing how ignorant she was about many important things so naturally you'd expect her to be gun shy .But the real fear with OPRAH began with just being next to OPRAH . Since Sarah's ignorance and foolishness would be there for all to see just when siting next to to someone as intelligent and mature as Oprah .Also do believe even just with her low key approach to questions Oprah could bring out what a colossal yahoo Sarah is .................. See to SONY is laying off 8,000 people ...............SONY ! That's amazing considering how popular SONY products are here. You'd think if any company was recession proof it was them .


More shopping with Karin today then work at the country club . After that meet my best friend Leslie for drinks which should be a hoot .Les always has some crazy thing going on in her life . Heading out in a pink turtleneck , brown pantyhose ( as always sans undies) , brown suede mini & brown boots with a 3" heel . At work the navy blue pant suit , coordinated dark striped blouse, and black heels .

[Lena]

Late posting again ..................sorry

Couldn't focus earlier due to a nasty combination of a hangover & being tired .The price of hooking up with my best friend Leslie last nite ............ It's sort of a rule of nature : you see Les and you end up drinking or getting high then paying for it the next day . More on moi and Leslie later .............

Work work work ..................it takes up so much time & emotional and physical energy . In my next life am coming back a rich woman so I escape it all.Then again what wud I do all the time ? Even I can't go 24/7 watching old movies & the news or drinking or even f#cking . Even if I didn't need the money wud still need work for my brain( or more accurately what I have left of one ) to keep going and to learn more about things/life.I guess like life itself last nite was a mixed bag there.


Some good ............. had fun talking with first Bob in security then Siobhan in Banquets .Bob is almost done with his next to last round of big exams at law school and looking forward to just vegging out not studying but instead watching old westerns and cop movies for the rest of the year .You could been studying alot since his eyes look so deep and wide from all that reading they have to do .Seeing him like that almost makes me happy I wasn't born all that smart and could never get to his level of education with all it's suffering . Siobhan has her driver license test this week and is nervous . I didn't even think about this till I met her but not everyone knows how to drive . It's so un -American .................... But one of the other Irish women who knows how to drive and bf the sarge have been learning her so now she's ready to take the plunge . As I always do with every woman I know who takes a drivers test told Siobhan to be sure to flirt with the driving inspector which automatically raises your chances of passing and if you don't opens the door for screaming sexual harassment making his bosses give you a license . Hey , I may not be all that smart but am street wise. But S is walking on air since this sunday her kids and auntie arrive from Ireland . There landing in Chicago which is 6-7 hours away depending on traffic and she and the Sarge are going up to meet them then spend a few days sight seeing staying for free at one of the company's property's right downtown .Lucky them ! Like our friends Carla and Judy going to NYC I want to go along ................... Already got them presents , 2 $50 gift cards at GAP KIDS.


Some bad too.................Melanie whose just 21 & still stays at home at the front desk is definitely being stalked . She gets flowers about every nite and sometimes calls from a guy who never says what his name is or asking to meet only saying "I love you and we'll always be together " .It's really freaking her out and she may quit .No flowers or calls last nite but I still checked in with her trying to keep the girls spirits up and at the end of the shift had a security walk her to her car . Dropped in the bar and like the other nite saw how the atmosphere is totally different then from when Rafael and I ran the place.Again it seems like a big cold room which it didn't to me before . The cocktail waitresses don't like either Clover and Howard whose the new head bartender Narla tells me and she is one woman who you can count on to always speaks her mind .They think there both too wanna be sophisticated & slick and on a individual basis that Clover can too easily be a bitch and Howard's wanna be operator & horn dog . After she finished did take a long look at Howard who to his credit looks like Michael Douglas but noticed how he really does try to act cool which is something I really don't like in men .................my dad and several ex's were like that and all were really insecure little boys .


And like most of life much in between ...............My free meal in the cafeteria boiled down to a choice between liver and eggplant and moi doesn't like either . So had to settle for a stale roll and pear . How filling........... .I keep getting e-mails about maids closets being found left open and even though I am on both housekeeping & security to take care of the problem it seems every other day someone notices a closet open . After checking usually finding something from vacuum cleaners to sheets & soap missing . Errrr , kind of embarrassing & hypocritical of me to even be involved since I have a several boxes at home full of soap and shampoo from work . So for the jillionth time had to get in touch with the security and Housekeeping supervisors to make sure they checked again . Betty Buckley the old concierge was in again too ,although we never got along when she worked here and I was happy to see her fired but now have to be nice to her since she is a paying customer and a good one too ( she's such a colossal alkie a few people like her could keep any bar in the black ) naturally heading straight to the bar with her much much younger bf . Do have to hand it to her for that ................ . Couldn't find the new doorman but he eventually showed up saying he'd been " Takin care of some business' "which meant the bathroom ................or so he said . Moi's got a uneasy feeling about him and believe you me considering all the criminals I am related too and have gone around with I know my sleazy types

Have to get going now..................tomorrow will write about meeting up with Leslie and a few other things .I look like a spy today .............black ribbed turtleneck with a black pencil skirt .Also black cami and Thong with off black thigh tops and later black boots .At work tonite the navy blue pant suit uniform and a white crew neck top with black heels .

[Lena]

Been busy , on the phone with work .Am finding being a manager means not only working longer hours but always having to go in for meetings and answering never ending phone calls.At least I can drink alcohol at home when on the phone for work since I can' t drink on the job anymore.............


Some adventure last nite as I already posted about in MEMBERS CHAT . Security picked up some coyotes who said the hooker Rio who I have arrested 3 times is talking about hurting me . Really thinks I have it in for her and isn't going to take whats that creature See's as me bullying her ( sticking up for yourself in the slums is pretty important ) & since keeping her out of the hotel is costing her money .Thinks it's all the worse since she's bought into the rumor I used to be a coyote which I have written here more then a few times I never was . Actually moi doesn't have much to do with her getting put in the calaboose . She's been legally banned for months which means she can be arrested for coming back & the after she snatched a wallet from a guest the general manager decreed she ALWAYS has to be taken away by the police when she shows up . All I do is folLow thru ...........


So they told me I could go home but we need the money so I stayed .Actually I don't think there's much chance Rio will ever come in and go at me unless she's on something like dust .And of course the ignorant skank never did show up .No surprise , learned with my family and where I grew up most threats are just hot air .Good lord look at all the death threats I've gotten here and nobody has tried to do anything including that whacko macho wanna be coco pop/lil minx who talked about driving down the 6 hours from where she stays to give me the beating of my life but it's been 3 years and her looneyship has yet to show up ............. They had a armed security with me all nite though and moi too went back to growing up in a violent part of town to do somethings to cut down on the risk of being jumped . All in all as strange as it may sound to many it was kind of fun .Is this a message from the gods I should try to get a job doing something adventurous like being a police or firefighter or teacher in a inner city school ?:lol:


The real security issue though is poor Melanie at the front desk whose being stalked .No huge flower arrangements or phone calls from her admirer but you can tell she's scared . Moi's making it a point to check in on her and have security do the same . There may be more to the problem of the maid's closets being left open . Thank the stars for the electronic fingerprint of access cards ..............Capt'n Tom says there 2 people who were the last to open most of the closets .They stealing ? Siobhan called too, still excited about her kids coming but had to talk about a run in she had with that pompous and always confrontational Chevron whose executive chef . Something about 2 different menus for the same luncheon with that ego maniac telling her how bad that was since it goes against his high standards then adding how he's disgusted with having to work with incompetants & went to the Cordon Bleu cookings school in Paris and was personal chef for some admiral or the head of the navy .What a dick ........... Do believe I calmed her down..................... How can I get Rio to shoot him instead of me ?


Did plan on saying something about meeting Leslie and I will definitely do that tomorrow but as longs as the post began with danger I decided to bring up what happened exactly one year ago today which had a dangerous element , one I didn't even know about .You really can be in trouble and NOT know it .As I posted then we had the nite of and ended up at a girl bar running into several people we know . At the time we were both wary about seeing Alicia and her posse.There always superficially nice and buy you drinks but neither of us likes Alicia's queen bee attitude and the whole crowds habit of being nice but prying for gossip then backstabbing people .We've seen them do that with others more then once. A few of the other women have there own special revolting quality's too like Maria whose a lipstick and in her mind ultra sophisticated and a femme fatale who trys to pass herself off as rich along with short fat always smiling but fuming with anger Helen . We both watched what we said with them and that Alicia did try getting info about us out of Karin ...................


But as fate would have it they weren't the real danger . That was Monica who was also there , the m-f femme but week-end leather girl who stupid ass moi got herself in trouble with last spring . Although large she is still pretty and looked very yuppy in her suit . We both enjoyed talking to her and moi even played footsie with Monica under our table thinking it was semi -naughty but still harmless fun . I even laughed when seeing a woman a few tables over look startled but amused seeing Monica's stockings clad barefoot go up and down my pantyhose leg as if we were in a movie on the PLAYBOY CHANNEL ....... But looking back I was actually helping to set in motion the sexscape with Monica in the bathroom at TINKS that came close to breaking up me and Karin . What a f*cking idiot I was


Whats the lesson from that ? There several actually . First being to keep naughty fun to a minimum if not just quit doing it since it can lead to trouble and now looks more then a little immature .Also sometimes you don't see danger coming .We were on guard around that awful Alicia and that was good but I should have also been more on guard with Monica since all our game did was encourage her and later she did indeed go down on me with no second thoughts . Most of all to keep a eye on myself , do believe we all have the ability to get ourselves in trouble with moi being especially vulnerable to doing so...............I always have to try to be good


Today wearing my own clothes at work .................a medium gray with white chalk stripes skirt suit with a white faux silk crewneck top along with nude garter stockings and black heels

[Lena]

No gf ........................she's working OT . The money's great but all the time at work and the pressure of working ICU takes it's toll. She gets exhausted and also crabby & not easy to live with .................. When Karin gets home moi may just throw her a piece of raw meat then run for dear life...........


For only the second time in 6 years at the hotel wore my own clothes at work last nite which was nice change . My medium gray with white chalk stripes skirt suit . Several people said how nice I looked which is always nice to hear . I am so weak ego'd all compliments formal sources are always welcome .But still plan to stick with the company uniforms since I don't want to end up spending all my pay on clothes like so many women do . Especially since I am trying to come up with a new savings plan to sock away money like I was able to do before we bought the condo and TBH I became a spend thrift like my gf You really have to watch spending or you end up with nothing .Besides the uniforms ( dark any suits with a coordinated dark stripe or white crew neck top ) are nice and were tailored for me by the seamstress in uniforms .


Not a bad nite at work .No sign of Rio the killer hooker although I still had a security with me .If she doesn't show up this week-end will tell ( or should I ask ? ) the general manager to take him away . At 28 am a big girl who can take care of herself and after all did come up in a family & neighborhood that were like war zones and managed to survive .They think someone in Housekeeping may be stealing from the maids closets and , the same people's access cards have a habit of being used in most of the closets that have been hit . Capt'n Tom is on it and since he'd been a detective with the state police do expect he'll find out whose the crook .Am happy nobody has accused me ! The only big problems were no heat in the gift shop which I got the engineers on and a travelling salesman who drank to much or has low tolerance who got sick in & outside the bar . It was as nasty as you can imagine . Cassady was working the bar and showed me he'd only had 3 drinks and I have never seen any adult get sick from having that little .Maybe he'd been drinking somewhere else earlier or is a diabetic ? Dealing with sick people happened to me a few times when I worked the bar and they were never nice experiences . But this time was better since as a bartender you could easily end up cleaning up the mess yourself which was nasty but last nite I just called Housekeeping to handle ASAP which they did .Moi is beginning to love power...........


As promised here's the dishing on seeing that wild and amazing Leslie . We met the other nite a little after midnight at a bar between our places . You'd wonder why a mother and now a student who had to be at class the next morning wud be out so late but that's just Les .She can go 24/7 especially when fun is involved .But I learned she'd actually just gotten off work, she's doing one day a week dancing /bartending at the gentleman's club where she used to work . Kind of surprising to me since she promised her ex there'd be none of that while she stayed for free at his place & took care of there kid to.But then again that's Les too................ She says it's to have money of her own rather then depend on what Bil sends her but also how it's fun . Les always loved being the center of attention and star of the show and certainly is that when dancing around with her huge 36 d's flying around and playing the male customers like there fiddles ...........


Away I thought it was a nice place, a old white wood building with a dark wood inside complete with beamed ceiling & wood burning fireplace.Retro for sure with mostly middle aged customers but still homey/comfy .Les was bitching a little about it since she loves more flashy places with a lot of chrome & mirrors and a lot of loud music .She looked great and was in glasses which she says she now has to wear to drive. But Les being Les they were very stylish ,a thick black & gold frame with rectangle lenses .It really was nice seeing her , I could always be me with her .Like me she's excited about our friend Laquisha being preggers Kidded em about becoming so vanilla between being with Karin ( who she calls the queen of boredom land .......... ) and now a manager at work .She says school is fine but is now switching her major from medical technology to marketing which seemed like a good idea since she is so pretty and has always had a way of getting from what she wants from men at least .


Some griping about her always XXX rated love life.........the thing with the teacher at school ended real bad with life threatening to kill herself unless hubby broke up with Les. That sounded terrible even though most often saying that is only for show but I couldn't live with that pressure.Les's affair with the 21 year old girl sounded like a nightmare .................finally I have heard of someone who was a bigger fool then me at that age . Les said at times the girl whose name was Erica wud be wonderful seeming smarter then her year s& being so middle class and fun but at other times wud be a huge crybaby and paraded Les before her folks as sort of a huge FU to them . Left Les with a bad taste in her mouth about getting in a relationship with anyone younger . Moi amened that bringing up my ex Jerry who was 18-19 while I was 22-23 when we were together .Good lord was he a idiot .The very mention of Jerry put a sour look on Le's face ......... While she shook her head commenting she knew Jerry was nothing a big little kid when the time after we all had a threesome he turned on the old cowboy movie channel and got all caught up in one of those stupid macho fantasy 6 gun movies even playing quick draw with his won stupid pistol later .. That was indeed my Jerry ........


Les is real busy though . She has school 15 hours a week then studies a hour of 2 a day then baby Grady needs attention . She says her salvations are microwave cooking and now her sister is staying with her and helping . That was a surprise to learn , I knew Cassie just had another baby and the daddy took off but didn't know she and the baby and her 4 year old had moved in with les. But according to Les she's been there for a month . I asked if Bill know Cassie is staying with them and she laffed it off saying no way . That could be trouble , Bill never wanted any of Leslie's people around when they were married and sure wudn't like Cassie with her party going ways living at his crib while he's gone .Am sure fireworks will come about this............ Also the more I think about it the wholidea of Cassie helping sounds like a miracle since life for her rotated around her nails , parties ,and f*cking . On the brite said Les turned down the rich guy's offer of $25,000 to be surrogate mom and is so busy she doesn't seem to be hanging around the born agains who thought they were so holy with everyone else being evil ...........


I wish I was a better writer to get across how nice the atmosphere with les was . We 've always been able to relate no matter whats going on around together .It was really nice , despite her being down on Karin and me getting annoyed with her acting like a she did when we were 16 at close to 30 we do love each other .No matter what we'l always both be there for each other too. And we have always been able to talk talk talk ........ The bar contributed to it all . While Les thought it was to retro and full of geezers moi actually the calmer atmosphere with older people around then the bars aimed at people our age and especially the fireplace . .Whether she knew it or not Les did too, she took her snake skin cowboy boots off to warm her feet by the fire and told me to do too but with my fungal infection that was definitely out of the question .


Plan to wait around home till Karin gets home since even though she will come close to acting like the PREDATOR I still love her and have to be nice/supportive after a rough night's work.But am no fool so was soon as she heads to bed plan to run ............... Today in the white cashmere turtleneck sweater from THE MARILYN KING COLLECTION with dark tan corduroy slacks & brown clogs .Foundation garments include a white cami and bikini briefs and black socks At work the navy blue skirt suit uniform and a white crew neck top with nude garter stockings & black heels .

[Lena]

A new post later ...............too hard now since FF is doing some technical stuff that has me getting kicked out or writing with nothing appearing . My spell check which only works half the time as it is isn't even doing that now .............

Busy nite last at work ....................for over 2 hours I was a bartender again in the same old femme fatale black cocktail waitress dress. The hotel hosted this big office party for charity where a bunch of local celebrities came down and bartended with people paying $ 10 to get in and mega prices for drinks .It goes to buy poor kids presents . After working with them for several hours am now convinced tv anchor people /reporters are all actually frustrated actors , now wonder they call it infotainment . Then went back to being the manager in my skirt suit smelling of whisky from head to my toes which I will explain .


Meeting Carla and Judy as well as super athlete Lonnie for tennis .Followed up by lunch then work . Nothing is happening there tonites o the whole shift should be one giant bore .

Heading out in my pink sweat suit then into a black leaotard & jeans and at work the navy blue skirt suit , white top , nude garter stockings & black heels .

[Lena]

Finally had time to get up a post .....................been too busy .We always have something to do , the phone is always ringing ,and more often then not I'm tired not capable of any deep thoughts which I have trouble doing to begin with .Even this morning we got hit with a tidal wave : my gf's great uncle whose something like 80 who was fine on Thanksgiving had a massive stroke last nite and she doesn't think he'll make it . She said uncle Hank was always nice to everyone too.She just left to meet her mom to go over to see him .


We're expecting a big storm today. Makes for nasty driving . The flu's hit town too. The general manger's holiday party yesterday got cancelled since he's been down with it . Technically we're having it this saturday afternoon instead but who knows ? .


Friday nite at work they had whats called the world's largest office party to raise money to but gifts for poor kids. Although things have been so slow at the hotel lately like they always are in december the place was crawling with people ............ several thousand folks showed up during the 5 hours the party went on up in the Grande Ballroom . It was even better then New Years Eve with a crowd of mainly office workers always streaming in .The general manager couldn't have been more pleased since it was good publicity for the hotel ( a fun place to be and helping the community ) and we also picked up some extra business. The crowd spilled over into the bar making it the liveliest it's been on a friday since the conventions in the fall and we figured maybe 6 couples felt the need to rent rooms


The party was pretty lively with a band doing a lot of baby boom-80's type music . The singer was a hoot, you could tell he loved being on stage and was throwing himself into it . Atone point he came out as young ELVIS complete with plenty of hip shaking & a twitching lip . There were some people dancing although not too many at first .Looking at the area where people were dancing reminded me of high school dances , there were some really throwing themselves into it out on the dance floor while some women stood there hoping a guy would ask them to dance or dancing in groups with each other as well as shy penis people sitting on the sideline s trying to work up the courage to approach a woman and /or get out there dancing ......... As the nite wore on and the people drank more there was more dancing . Nothing like alot of alcohol to make you think your a great dancer and want to get out on the floor to bust loose. We even had a loooooong conga line at one point .


The festive atmosphere was all around . More then a few peopel came in looking grim which was no surprise since they'd been working all week and about everyone is worried about keeping there job which can make you feel and look stressed but once there at party central began to loosen up and be happy . You heard a lot of happy talk and laughing , good to see the people having fun .As moi made her way thru the crowd came across a couple of unexpected reunions ........2 40something guys who had gone to college together & some thirty something women who had all worked together years ago as teachers . a few pick-ups too.............call me a romantic but moi loves romance even when it comes down to bare bones lust Including a black couple with both the man and woman looking like models straight out of EBONY magazine ( I have no doubt any daughter they have will be Miss America ) and this short very smart looking but slightly nerdish 20 something woman in round wire rimmed glasses who connected with a older guy in his mid 30's who was short and bald but seemed like a good guy . Heard her say she was a librarian ( no surprise )and he worked at a college , do figure if they ever have a kid it will be someone smart & egg head but absolutely wonderful like ex member LORS here .


The people may have been partying down but the staff was working like crazy .The waiters were likes ants attacking a picnic always bringing fresh food to the buffet tables that was eaten almost as fast as it was delivered . Siobhan in Banquets as running the whole thing and she was always moving usually with somebody following her wanting something . So busy infact except for a short hi and peck she didn't even spent time with her bf the Sarge . Moi took over going up and hugging him telling him how I am happy he's back from Iraq and about heading to the OCS . He was real nice too, you look at him and know right away he's one happy dude what with surviving 3 tours to Iraq , fixing to be a officer,and in my completely prejudiced opinion has the catch of a life time with Siobhan . Moi too had a ulterior motive, he was with 4 other noncoms from e-7's to e-9's who were all gorgeous .Including 3 guy s with V-shaped bod's and this woman maybe 25 about 5'7 with short red hair they all called Murph who Siobhan says is a dyke . Now wonder she looked at me in that special way later that nite after I am sure Siobhan's bf told her I was queer too.........


The crowd got so big the Grande Ballroom felt like a football stadium .The Fire Marshal told me we were pushing the limit which is already very high which had me facing the possibility of not letting any more people in or as I thought about it asking the sponsors if they wanted to rent another ballroom to handle the over flow crowd . But it never got to that point since by 9 PM or so people started to drift out . By then though it was out of my hands since the general manager had me helping with the bartending . The combination of our staff and the agency bartenders couldn't keep up . Technically local celebrity's were supposed to be bartending and many were actually behind the bar that consisted of 12 long tables,but they were things like tv anchors& reporters , coaches, politicians, and two jockeys not bartenders . So moi got thrown back in the trenches' .Even went down and changed into the black cocktail waitress dress I had so much fun wearing as a bartender .


Must say it was fun to be back bartending although it was hectic . The celebritys were more celebritys pretending to be bartenders then bartenders since they hardly made any mixed drinks or served beer/wine. Working in heels was no fun ( my trusty flats &orthies that got me thru as a bartender are home now since I haven't been needing them anymore at work ) but seeing so many of the female guests and celebs barefoot gave me the nerve to do it too despite the general manager being around .he saw me that way too but didn't say anything maybe since I'm now a manager or since his flu was getting worse by the minute .After 91 minutes I came away smelling like liquor from head to toe . The general manager and I had a drink with the sponsors for pr ( do believe I impressed them all with the way I swallowed 3 fingers of scotch without choking ) and at one point I spilled a shot of whisky on my foot when I wasn't wearing shoes . Am sure someone here at FF will be driven insane with lust by that !


The whole experience of working with local stars was interesting enough too. Most folks either praised or told off the politicians who took it all pretty good .The coaches and athletes got earfuls of advice from plenty of arm chair sports authorities too. which they also took in stride As a group the tv people all looked like actors on a daytime soap , in fact I got the idea most were really frustrated actors to begin with . All thinner to then they look in tv too. My 'favorite ' tv people were a short fat bald guy about 60 who was the manager of one station who was a regular people and the nicer then nice college girl type on channel 3 who everyone wants to date or if your older have as there daughter who in reality is mega -bitch .She let out a stream of swear words when some spilled soda got on her pants and later we saw he swearing a blue streak with what seemed to be her bf .Moi loves seeing such colossal hypocrisy exposed especially when the hypocrite exposes himself /herself .............


Had some interesting feelings about not being bartender anymore and even my own past too later that I will share tomorrow . Have to go to the weekly managers meeting soon . After that will go meet Karin and try to cheer her up since she'll be sad about her great uncle . Am in a medium gray v-neck sweater from the MARILYN KING COLLECTION and almost perfectly matching gray skirt I found at a outlet mall .Along with a white blouse and nude garter stockings and black boots .Even jewelry which is rare for moi .........gold chain and bracelet .