Here I go again on my own...

I am taking a break from my obsessive note-taking. I am making lists to keep in my little checkbook in my apron... so far I've done my "Beer/Wine/Booze" list. I still have to do my "Sides", "Shellfish", "Salads & Sandwiches", & "Specials" lists, along with about 10 other things that start with "S", probably. Whew. This is a lot to take in. The menu is pretty lengthy, and it doesn't exactly help that there isn't a particular "lunch" menu... customers can order anything off of the regular menu in addition to stuff off the "luncheon specials" menu on the back. Frankly, I'm a little worried. How the hell am I going to learn all this?!

But onto the real matter at hand, tourists: The people I am serving obviously have more money than I do, which is why they can actually take a vacation to Boston and why they seem to be in such fantastic moods. For example, when a finely dressed gentleman said (in elaborate and broken English), "I'll have the Fra Diavlo and a half-pint of Lager. Thank you miss!", what he was actually saying was, "I am a wealthy man from a distant European country where we laugh at pathetic Americans such as yourself. I feel confident with my choice of entree, regardless of the fact that it costs $24.95 and it's only two in the afternoon! I have plenty of money to spend on whatever I please! Now fetch me my Lager!". Everyone I helped was so pleasant and friendly. They were also more than willing to blow $80+ on a meal for four. I think that taking this job could just be the best financial decision I've ever made. I just hope I can figure out what the difference between "littlenecks" and "cherrystones" is, and whether the "Seafood Bake" or "Lousisiana Catfish Platter" is my personal favorite luncheon special.

Tomorrow is Day 2 and I'll be working on the patio. Let's hope for sunshine and plenty of orders of Seafood Platters and pints of Lager!