While the rest of the nation has a three day weekend, I get to work two days out of three. At least I get sunday off.
This is the joy of working in the food-service industry. What are holidays for everyone else tend to be your busiest work days. Everybody wants to eat out on a holiday.
I suppose the good news is that my boss has the confidence to keep me on the schedule for these busy days. If I really sucked he would bring in somebody a little more competent.
In the mean time, I have today off, so I get to enjoy one of my favorite passtimes: watching tennis. In particular, I get to watch the US Open.
In the past I was fortunate enough to live close enough to New York and have time off from work so that I could actually attend the Open. I would drive up in the morning, since play starts at 11:00 or 11:30 or so, and stay for the day session. After spending a whole afternoon watching live tennis, I would head home. Usually I would visit the Open twice during the tournament: once during the first week and once during the second.
And today, I miss it.
I think it's been five years since I've been to the Open, or seen any live tennis for that matter. I should really do some research and make it a point to catch some live matches next year.
My new favorite player is the Polish sensation Agnieszka Radwanska for no other reason than she's Polish ... and she's good.
She's been on my radar for a couple of years - first as "oh, look, a Polish tennis player" - but over time she's just gotten better and better and has gone from "up and coming" to "arrived."
Now she's a top ten player. Her next opponent is Venus Williams. I really want to see that match, but I'm pretty sure it's tomorrow. By the numbers Venus and Agnieszka are pretty close to equal, but I really think the numbers are deceptive here. Venus has an established track record and should be considered the favorite. Agnieska will have to prove herself.
Oh well. I guess I'll just have to read about it.
