You're not drinking, you're not hungry. You are at the bar to dance/schmooze/play pool/whatever. So you order water. Your server goes to the bar and brings you back water. For some reason you don't tip, even though it took as much effort to bring the water as it does a beer. The best part? You don't even friggin drink it! It sits there and creates a ring which your server has to clean up. Could you kindly explain why you ordered the damn thing and wasted my time like that? There's a reason servers "forget" to bring water.

  This one's minor, but annoying nonetheless: When customers come in at a slow time when the place is basically empty and proclaim, "Gee, you guys are dead!" Daaa...really? No kidding? No that can't be... OMIGOD!!! You're right! Is that why I haven't had any orders yet? Well I'll be dipped. (Palm to the forehead.) Ya know, I'll bet that's why I'm so bored. Well thanks so much for your keen observation or I'll still be thinking we're busy when we aren't. What would I do without you? Sigh.

Hey drinking buddies, they published one of my stories in the Mercury! Under the Crazy Love article, under "Valentines Day: A Warning." Pg. 12. I'm glad they like it, my current boyfriend sure doesn't.