– I have more info on the coffee shop to be located in the South Main District. It will be called Bluff City Coffee and will be located at 505 S. Main, in the building that used to house Etched Art. They’re currently hiring and there’s an application for employment on their website.
– I also found info related to a question a reader posed last week, asking if there was a Madden Playstation football league here in town. Today at lunch I was walking around the U of M campus and saw a flyer for a Madden ’06 tournament, to be held Saturday, April 22 at the Buffalo Wild Wings in the Wolfchase area. On Saturday, April 15, they’re holding an open house from 2-4 PM, with PS2s available for gaming. (I’m assuming this would also be at Buffalo Wild Wings.) If you’re looking for info on Madden leagues, this would probably be the place to find it. Their website is www.lan-matrix.com.
– The new job is going well… very low-stress environment, and the first project I was assigned seems well within the scope of what I know how to do. I’m thoroughly enjoying the 4-mile commute to work, and the lunch hour in Midtown. There’s an employee cafeteria here at the school board, although I can’t understand why anyone would want to eat school food when there are so many great restaurants nearby. As I mentioned, today I skipped eating altogether and drove to the U of M campus and wandered around at lunch.
– And I picked the right week to start… Friday is an administrative holiday, so I have a 3-day weekend. I’ll have another one the first weekend in May… I asked for and received the Monday after Music Fest off. People will be yelling and screaming downtown until all hours of the night and it just isn’t possible to get a good night’s sleep. Besides, I’d rather be out there doing the yelling and screaming. And, of course, drinking.
– Every job always has to have one little quirk though… the hours are 8:00 to 4:45. If you come in early, you can leave early. So if you come in at 7:50, you can leave at 4:35. You can take your lunch whenever you want between about 11 and 1. But if you come in at 8:01… well, then we have a problem and you get “written up.” Even if you work 8:01 to 4:46. I don’t get that. I understand the need to threaten to “write up” the 19-year-old waitress at Chili’s if she’s late… I don’t see the point in doing that to professionals with college degrees. Especially when it’s IT work and the computer is still there whether you come in at 7 or 8 or 8:10 or whenever. They actually have someone who comes by and checks to see who is there at 8. It seems like a rule just for the sake of having a rule, and you know I’m not a fan of those – but that’s the school system for you.
– My friend AngieDawn wishes for me to let you know that it was not she who created the “Hi… I’m from Romania” doll (see a couple of posts prior to this one). It’s one of the 6 or 7 other Angies I know.
– A server at one of my favorite downtown watering holes asked me to pass on the following information… if you walk into a bar or restaurant and there are several clean tables and one dirty one, don’t sit down at the dirty one. Heck if I know why, but it will keep your servers and waitstaff happy, so there you go.
– The rooftop parties have started, and I’ll be going to the Peabody rooftop tomorrow night. If anyone wants to join me, I could use a wingman (or wingwoman). I’ll miss the following week’s rooftop party, because the Dempseys will be playing at the Saucer.
– Downtowners’ jargon: If someone who lives in downtown Memphis tells you they’re going to get a “Slurpee,” they don’t mean the frozen drink you buy at Circle K or Mapco. They mean a Call-a-Cab or other frozen daiquiri from Wet Willie’s.
– I rejoined the trivia team for the first time in 7 weeks last night at the Saucer, and the Rapscallions coasted to another easy victory, bringing our count of unused $25 gift certificates to 4. A couple of more wins and we’ll be set up to have a nice little party. Also at the Saucer last night, I bought Earring Girl an Irish Carbomb (and of course, one for me as well) to celebrate her birthday.
– And that’s the news for now. One more day and the weekend is here, at least for me!