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Elizabeth Culmer ([personal profile] edenfalling) wrote2010-08-20 10:09 pm

in which Liz is frazzled by work, but finds a minor bright spot in an excellent lunch

Fall semester at Cornell starts midway through next week, and this weekend is, I think, freshman orientation. Ithaca is swarming with college students and their bewildered parents, many of them very lost and often driving the wrong way down some of Ithaca's one-way streets.

We have been absurdly busy at the smoke shop. Today we were also short-staffed. It was not a good combination. By 7pm, I was beginning to fantasize about slapping every new customer upside the head and bodily throwing them all out of the store.

And tomorrow I get to do it all over again, since Saturday is usually a slow day and PM wrote the schedule without taking the student influx into account! Yay.

...

On a brighter note, several months ago a new restaurant called Waffle Frolic opened on the Commons -- as their name implies, they mostly serve waffles, but they also make some sandwiches. I stopped by Wednesday evening on my way home from the library and tried a waffle; it was tasty. I also picked up a menu with the thought of trying their sandwiches for lunch over the next few days. So far, I have eaten grilled cheese with roasted garlic and portabella mushrooms, which was also tasty, and grilled cheese with artichoke and red pepper, which was delicious. I think they also do a turkey-based chili, which I may sample tomorrow.

Working near the Commons is very convenient when it comes to getting good lunches. :-)

[identity profile] svz-insanity.livejournal.com 2010-08-21 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Haha, I love when Ithacans can tell when IC and Cornell students and their families have arrived!

Ohh, I've been meaning to try Waffle Frolic. Someone else they had great waffles and sandwiches on LJ and they have great reviews on Yelp. I'm a little sad that I haven't gotten the chance and I'm leaving for Hong Kong on Sunday.