I would like to thank the academy...and God.

ok i hope i did this right but, my dad is great and extraordinary. His family is his center and his heart is that of a whale :-). i love him dearly. and my dad(houseofd.blogspot.com) has granted me the arte y pico award.

Here are the rules for such an award.

Pick (5) blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language. 2. each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone. 3. each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link of "arte y pico" blog(arteypico.blogspot.com), so everyone will know the origin of this award.

but i only have a few friends on here and they have already gotten an award so gimme a lil more time.

funny thought

ok real quick,

1.) there is a guy next to me at the library that has just said to himself, "that is why shit like this pisses me off" now clearly he is crazy. but i thought that was funny.

2.) also i thought about randomly what my friend raven has said to me before,

Raven: Alex, now why the fuck are all yo friendz crazay?

Alex: I swear to god they didnt start out that way! They tricked me!

haha

the industry

so i wrote this like a month ago...
I currently work apart of the service industry. I work at a restaurant and also a bar. The service industry also includes hotels, taxis, malls, and etc. I wish that every person in the world has had at least a restaurant job. Just so every person in the worls knows how its like to deal with people and treat people.

We honestly hate each and every single one of you. We also hate your kids, grandparents and pets. We dont discriminate, we dislike all of you equally. Unless you are a kind person that tips. We understand that you are paying for a service. What you are not paying for is slavery. Slavery is just illegal and wrong. Boo on slavery. This goes out to the leather gays too! We know what you are doing over there.

Yet, my people and I also enjoy working in our field. Even if it is less than half of the time. That is still a big thing to us. To enjoy is to have fun. I absolutly enjoy the company of my co workers. This part goes to pronto because the bar is my family.

The most sex talk is prbably in the back wait station of a restaurant. The most sexual tension is probably between people in a restaurant. Some of the most fun and fucked up(in a good way) people you will meet is in a restaurant. I have probably made out with half of my co workers, at least until the new cast came in.

We have parties that are never a bore and that is usually when the tension is turned into action.

Although, I cannot leave out the gossip aspect of a restaurant. If i kissed lucy the busgirl(not a real person), that shit would be the breaking news report in a heartbeat. Never ever think you can hide a secret from your restaurant associates. EVER! keep your shit on lock.

Mo' Money

Today was a rather odd day. It just did not feel like a normal saturday. I had all of these things lined up for me to do. Considering my internal clock does not start shutting down till 5, it was hard to not get up 3 hours before work. Thus, leaving me with nothing to do but get ready for work. I usually never like going to work, which was no different today. I usually have fun with my co-workers at the pronto, which was no different today. I usually want to leave with such compassion, which was no different today. Yet, i was asked to stay and help bar back. Which was very different. It also made my day brighter. This may seem a bit weird, but i was very pleased when the bartenders asked for my assistance. There was also extra cash involved and i do not turn down extra cash for easy labor. To me there is a bit of glamor to working in a bar. Maybe not so much now a days, but there is. Alcohol is like gold to the average drinker. The bar staff is the supplier to the average drunk. You should never disrespect your friendly neighborhood bar employees. We have somewhat of grand power. By law we can and will refuse to lubricate your stomach with alcohol. So please be nice, not to drunk, and then the gold is yours. I am sure any bartender that reads this will glorify my next sentence. Tip us you cheap fuckers! I still love each and every single one of you. Although, all must know that you should at least tip $1.oo per drink order. Do not tip anything that can be placed by the word cents after your tip. What the hell am i going to do with change? I can buy gum, pay a parking meter, or purchase a plastic ring. I would rather get the change myself if need be with my pretty crisp dollar. 

Anyway, i had fun bar backing and made about $40 buy only working about an hour or so.

Love to all and to all a goodnight.

Metra Picnic!!!

Street Walkers

Ok, if you live in the great city of detroit. I am sure you have had an encounter with a homeless person. To save my self the trouble of having to type 3 more letters. I will just call them "bums". They are a very persistent group of individuals that never seise to amaze me. I am referring to the type of bum people avoid.

You have the stalking kind that just follow you where ever you go. 

You have the cordial ones that ask your name, tell you about themselves, and then sneak the " Can i have 50 cents to get on the bus?" question. 

Last but not least the informal ones that just ask for the money. 

I do appreciate the bums that say "god bless" when you reject them. Even though I personally doubt that they go to church. I have hope that some do. God bless the house of god, they do give to the homeless. From what I was told. 

I think bums also have a drought when the economy is not doing well. People can barely afford gas now a days. Let alone give some spare cash to a bum. 

My family and I used to sponsor a bum when I was younger. His name was Steve or some common name. We gave him clothing, food, and a sleeping bag for christmas long ago. Come to find out he has a sister that has been trying to get him to live with her. Really!? I guess he preferred to live on the streets. He is not on the streets anymore. So I figure the sister finally convinced him to live with her. 

Bums like that intrigue me. Who would choose to live on the streets? 

Anyway, I personally do not care for bums. Nor support their cause for beer, smokes, and their pursuit of "happiness". 

There are very few good ones. The rest just ruin it for them.

Try going to an undeveloped country. Now that is a whole different type of bum. I do rather like them, they have a whole artistic look to them. They also have the art of bumming down to a T.