Dear Readers,
I must say this now before I offend anyone who may be reading this and is fully invested in the Christian religion. I am not Christian. I do not follow any of the doctrines of any Religion however I do believe there is a God (a creator), therefore making me Agnostic. However, I was raised in a Christian Society so this song was quite hard hitting to me because I kind of think the same way.
I would apologize for the lyrics of this song and so on but it is just how I think.
JUDITH - A PERFECT CIRCLE
You're such an inspiration for the ways
That I'll never ever choose to be
Oh, so many ways for me to show you
How your savior has abandoned you
Fuck your God
Your Lord and your Christ
He did this
Took all you had and
Left you this way
Still you pray, never stray, never
Never taste of the fruit
Never thought to question why
It's not like you killed someone
It's not like you drove a hateful spear into his side
Praise the one who left you broken down and paralyzed
He did it all for you
He did it all for you
Oh, so many many ways for me to show you
How your dogma has abandoned you
Pray to your Christ, to your god
Never taste of the fruit
Never stray, never break, never
Choke on a lie
Even though he's the one who
Who did this to you
You never thought to question why
Not like you killed someone
It's not like you drove a spiteful spear into his side
Talk to Jesus Christ as if he knows the reasons why
He did it all for you
He did it all for you
He did it all for you
What I do love about the Video is it is simple and you dont focus on the video too much, instead you can hear the song. Then with the song, first the lyrics hit home with me; second the vocals at the end. I love singing along to songs and when it reached the end and they do that looonnnggg vocalizing (I dont know if that is what that is called) I never was able to do it. So I practiced.
I actually thought I had posted this already but realized I didnt. Maybe I had put it on Facebook but since this is where I want to share I will :)
OXXO
Mayeshah!!!
Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Confidence
- Personality (you are dealing with the public...an angry host = angry customers)
- A decent memory (which server was sat last? you must be able to remember certain details)
- Ability to deal with problems that may suddenly arrive (ie : large parties, slow busboys, etc)
- 1You must be personable and inviting. It is your job to welcome/say goodbye to customers. You are the first and last person they will see, and you must leave them with a good impression. When a customer walks in, greet them cheerily with something along the lines of "Hello! Good afternoon and welcome to ___________. How many in your party?" Seat them as soon as possible (waiting makes them angry).
- 2Know your table rotation. The tables in the restaurant are numbered, and each server has his/her designated "section" of tables. It is your job to "rotate" through each server.
Rules of Table Rotations:
1. You should not seat the same server twice in a row. I can almost guarantee that another server will get on your case about this...not good.
2. If you give one server a 5,6,7+ top table then be sure to compensate the other servers by giving them several 2,3,4 top tables. **1 top tables do not count because they don't bring in a lot of tips for the waitstaff...do not count them in your table count.
3. If possible, keep track of how many table each server has received. This will help to minimize the number of seating mistakes.
4. Avoid asking customers where they would like to sit...they almost always choose a table that screws up the rotation.
- 3Dealing with co-workers:
1. Your manager- I have 3 different managers. 2 of them are understanding and flexible, and one is a complete a** My best advice is to avoid stirring up trouble with any of your managers. If they ask you to sweep the floor, then sweep the floor. If the ask you to bus, then bus. End of story.
2. The waitstaff- Bottom line...waiters and waitresses are petty and whiny. They will complain about the number of tables they get and they will constantly compare themselves to the other waiters. I suggest trying to befriend as many waiters as possible to avoid seating complaints. If they get on your case, listen to what they're griping about and try to be understanding to them...they deal with the same annoying customers as you. Say something non-confrontational like "You do your job and I'll do mine. I'll get you more tables if I can..." If they really get on your case, talk to your manager.
3. Busboys- Busboys are slow...they never clean the tables well...they always leave crumbs. My best advice is to keep a wet rag at the host stand so that you can wipe off any excess crumbs left by them before seating a party.