9:09a

1 more day

...til we see John Mayer in concert!!!
yippee skippy!!!
'been listening to his album over and over for almost a year now.
I'm totally excited to hear his new one which is coming out on Sept. 9.
'have to remember to bring enough cash to buy souvenirs.

random thought: while watching "Oliver's TWist" two days
ago on The Food Network, I thought to myself,
"hey, Jaime Oliver kinda looks like John Mayer".

workin' my tail for $14
we hosted a party at the spa on thursday night.
and I volunteered my time giving folks "chair" massages,
which were actually table massages.
Thank goodness for that cause chair massages are
so bad for therapist's bodies, particulary my
short one.

the party was for one of the homeowner's associations down the street.
'some upscale condo complex.
anyhow, not that I'm all about getting tips or anything,but
you would think that "rich" people who can afford a half a million+ condo
in the middle of the city could afford
to tip a therapist a little more than $0.

I wouldn't be so irate if it weren't for the fact that
one of the women I massaged
decided to give me tips on how I should have massaged her shoulders
a particular way.
Now, I'm all about getting feedback from clients
because I value that type of learning experience.
But this time around
I just couldn't help but think to myself, "b*tch, it's a friggin' 10
minute session. of course, you're not gonna get the whole nine".

I mean seriously, people forget the basics sometimes, you know.
And I wouldn't be so irate if it weren't for the fact that
the woman was so unappreciative and acted like such a prima donna.
Um, wake up call: just cause you've got hella paper to spend doesn't entitle you to
"deserve" anything, let alone a 10 minute massage which she didn't
even tip me for.

Thank goodness she was the only bitch of the lot.
Everyone else seemed to be down-to-earth and appreciative,
and truly, that's all I ask for in return. No tips necessary.

Like I said, I'm not really about the tips.
It's really about building relationships.
'Just because someone doesn't tip, doesn't mean they don't appreciate your work.
You can already tell by how they relate with you.

Luckily for me i don't get very many clueless, pretentions idiots
as clients. Nevertheless it still sucks when I get those few, in which
case all i can feel is sorry for them...
Sorry because they haven't yet evolved from the cro-magnon era.
They should be so lucky not to look like one.