BWW!

Buffalo Wild Wings has got to be the most dysfunctional eating establishment in the city of Oxnard. I have only been there a couple times and their service has been bad every time. First off, there are never any free tables when you go and most times there is a line out the door of people waiting for a table. The wait on a busy weekend night is probably one hour to an hour and a half, so you are welcome to wait if you would like, but personally I think that crazy. If you do happen to make it in, in a short wait, you have to wait another long while for a server to come and take your order. Once they take your order, you sit there in a place where it is really, really loud. You can’t really even have a conversation with the person next to you because it is that loud. It takes about another forty five minutes to an hour to get your food, and if hopefully they got your order right because most of the times I have been there they haven’t. The bathrooms are really dirty and it seems like no one really cleans them. I can see how that is understandable though because of the influx of people that come in. There doesn't seem to be a lot of organization in there. I have also seen job posts for managers, so it seems they change managers a lot. I think they need to work a lot on their customer service and maybe take more time to train their employees better. I think, we the people, can also help with their problem by maybe not going there as much and visiting and contributing to our local sports bars and restaurants. 

THOUGHTS ON FFN

            I thought Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser was a really well put together book. I liked that it went really in depth into the fast food industry and it almost seemed like a really good research paper. It has affected me in a positive way because I feel like my eyes have been opened to the bad things behind the scenes of the fast food restaurants. I will try to make changes in my life because of the stuff I learned from this book. Now even the thought of eating McDonald's sickens me. It has made me think of the bad issues we have as a society here in America and even throughout the world. Not only are we physically killing ourselves with these diets but I feel we are mentally weak and our whole perception of food is messed up. I blame us all though because we all contribute to these companies and I think these companies would not even be here if it wasn't for us. We give them the power because we purchase their food, but I feel like there has to be a line drawn and we have to put a limit to it at some point. These companies will only grow and expand if we allow them to. I fell like individually were not as strong but if we all make better healthier choices we can make a difference in our country, our world, and our society as a whole.

LIFE AND SCHOOL

            I am feeling a little bit stressed at this point in the semester. There are many different things going on in my life right now, so most days I feel like I have a lot on my plate. I just started a new job which required me to go to Los Angeles for the past three weeks and today was my first day back. It felt a little overwhelming today at school, because I felt I had a lot of stuff thrown at me all at once. I have been feeling overwhelmed with my job as well because there are so many things to learn. Trying to keep up with my school work while I was away did not go very well because I had to have most of my focus on my job. The one thing I do like is that I only go to school Tuesday’s and Thursday’s, so on those days that is all I have to worry about. Towards the end of my days I usually have to pick up my little brother from football practice, so I really do not have any time at the beginning of the day or at the end. I have realized that at the end of my days I'm not only physically exhausted, but mentally exhausted as well. The last job I had didn't require me to work as much, so I guess I am not really used to working full days. It’s a pretty hectic time in my life right now but I have always been up for a challenge, and I'm definitely willing to get back on track with my school work. The thing that keeps me motivated is having a career and job that I truly love and enjoy. My job right now is good, but it’s not great. To be successful is what I want, so one day I won’t have to balance work, school, and all the other activities.