Actually quite a Monday

New stuff to do at work, and graduated from bartending school. Then got a call and unexpectedly went out in St. Paul. I didn't think I'd be just getting home at 1:30...

About bartending school... I did it for the piece of paper that can help me anytime in the future. I already knew most of the drinks, and most of how to make them. You can't teach experience in a packed bar with emotional drinkers that are impatient, halfway competent, and in some cases just plain obnoxious. I realize this, and can only imagine what it's really like. I may never get a real bartending job. And then again I might get one tomorrow as I have a meeting at a place I frequent on the weekends in Minneapolis. I witnessed the other "students" at bartending school and know they wouldn't survive in such an atmosphere... they were made for the restaurant and hotel bars where it's not quite as demanding, which is fine. I have heard that the "diploma" I received is usually a good enough to land a bartending job in such places, but doesn't quite cut it for a really busy bar. I know I'm witty and quick enough to survive a fast-paced environment. But do I have the energy? A true personal trial may soon take place.