The Self-Portrait v2 Photography Experience™ - Day Four

[jackshoegazer]

Taking A Page From The Bunnyman

Thoughts Asplode


What's Wrong With Being A Large Mammal?

Today, work was odd.  I had a lot of drunks for a Wednesday.  One was a regular who can barely walk who told me he graduated from East High in 1967.  He made a joke about how our company's radio jingle should include the phrase "takes you from one bar to another."  He said he turns 60 in January and he's gonna smoke 60 bowls of weed and drink 60 shots of Jack.  "Mmm-hmmm, yeah, mmm-hmmm," he said.

The other I picked up from the hospital because she was riding two scooters at the same time, towed by a car and fell.  She'd been drinking all night and was still drunk in the morning when she decided to try her little stunt.  As we drove past East High she told me she graduated from there in 1980.  Oooh, synchronous.  I don't know why, the drunks love me.  I think it's because I give them shit.  The woman told me she liked the way I talked.  Said I sounded smart and funny.  That's good, right?

Here's the recipe for those margarita cupcakes.  The recipe is vegan, but you can use real milk and whatnot in the same amounts.  Oh, add a lot more powdered sugar to the frosting, like double is what you probably need.  Also, the frosting recipe makes about twice what you need for a batch of twelve, so you can halve that or double your cupcakes.  I used a lot more lime zest than it calls for, but that's just me.

Comments

[seeitbloom.livejournal.com]

Yes, smart and funny is good. d: You should record a conversation of yours someday. A conversation with one of the customers, I mean. I have to wonder how those conversations play out, especially if the woman got the impression that you were smart and funny. You must talk to them a lot, hm? It beats awkward silence, of course. Do you get good tips?

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I would never know what conversation to record, and the act of recording might change the conversation. Mostly, I am good at reading people. Right off I can tell if they want one of three things that all passengers want; 1) a nice silent cab ride 2) for me to talk and tell them stories or 3) to tell me stories. Sometimes it's a combination of 2&3 and and sometimes it's 1 for 95% of the ride and then they become chatty Cathy's for the last 5% of the ride. I merely speak to them in their own language and play off what they say. I ask a lot of questions, offer up anecdotes, wax philosophical about whatever it is we're talking about. I'm really good one-on-one, but I can't talk to groups the same way. It's weird. It's like one-on-one, I can mirror them perfectly and be whatever they need me to be, but with to many people, it's too many reflections and I can't solidify. Like a boggart, I get confused and explode :P

Tips aren't bad. They're better when I butter 'em up.

[seeitbloom.livejournal.com]

I think it's the bit of philosophical chit-chat that would be interesting to hear, haha.

[pretzelcoatl.livejournal.com]

Wow, that first one is intense. But I like these, as usual. :)

And thanks for the recipe! I have two friends who love cooking vegan, so I'll make sure to pass it on to them.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Those cupcakes rule. They're so good.

[3starsinmyeyes.livejournal.com]

1st picture - "my what big eye you have"

i will have to try the cupcakes they sound amazing;)

you post a lot about the funny aspects to your job, but are there ever times when you are scared, like really scared of someone you are giving a ride to?

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Not really. If I drove nights, I might have scary moments, but most of the people I drive are harmless. Even the schizophrenic who told me I was messing with his head didn't scare me. Sometimes in shadier parts of town, my guard goes up a bit, but for the most part, my job is wither boring, amusing, entertaining, or funny, or those in some combination.

[atomic-goo.livejournal.com]

That first picture is utterly frightening. Bravo!

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) Todays is a bit creepier, methinks.

[besina-sartor.livejournal.com]

Yup, that first one looks like you're a bad guy from a Western, or a serial killer. Possibly both. :)

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Did they have serial killers in the West? Probably :P