Lemonade

"Lemonade": what Australians call the American soda Sprite. Yeah I know, weird huh?

A mother: "And can I get two bottles of Lemonade for my children."
Me: "Sorry, we don't carry lemonade."
Boss: "No, we do."
Me: "Um, I guess we do carry... Lemonade..."
Alright, so I'm running a little bit low on the Ozzie terms. I promise I'll find you guys better ones for the next entry.

Speaking of soda, there's another really popular soda drink referred to as "Lemon Lime Bitters." I don't think it's an actual brand, but more like a type of flavor. For one thing, the bottle of lemon lime bitters that Il Carretto carries doesn't say "lemon lime bitters" anywhere. Secondly, I believe the soda color itself varies. For example, the one the restaurant has is a pinkish red color, which totally confused me and a couple other customers as well. I'll take a picture of it for you guys the next time I can get my hands on a bottle. The first time I saw it, I thought it was some sort of alcoholic beverage and was really surprised when the young children were allowed to order it. The adults love it as well, and almost every table I've served (especially if there are young people present) orders a couple bottles of it. I've dried it and it's not too bad actually. It's fizzy and sweet, but has a kind of sour, tarty taste to it as well.

I've been dreading the month of July as it draws closer and closer. It's already May. May, you guys! I have basically two months of school left, one month to tie up all my loose ends, and then I'm stuck at home again. I'm torn between the desire to make every day count and the urge to be responsible and study for my classes. What I end up doing is forcing myself to stay home, but I end up going online and wasting my time anyway. -_- If only I could find a way to stay outside of America longer, or at least California.

At work today, a young teen girl (she looked to be about 19 years old) called me aside. "Are you from Canada?" she asked.
I shook my head patiently. "Nope, Los Angeles." (Believe it or not, a good portion of the customers will place bets with each other on my origin and then call me over to see who's right. A lot of the people guess Canada or the East Coast. I have no idea why.)
The girl gave this little squeal of delight. "Do you live near Hollywood??" she asked excitedly. Her father gave me this please-humor-my-daughter look.
"Um, kind of? I've been there a couple of times," I said hesitantly.
The girl got even more excited. "Oh my GOD! Have you seen like, any famous celebrities before?"
"No I haven't," I said truthfully, and immediately I saw her lose interest. "You'll have more luck seeing them at the high-end clubs than on the street."
Her eyes widened again, but before she could ask any more questions (presumably which high-end club) I was called away to pick up an order. The girl's questions got me thinking though. As a L.A. girl, I should have seen at least ONE famous person, but I haven't. Hell, I haven't even set foot in a popular Hollywood night club yet, and I know of at least five under-aged girls who have. I sense a girls' night out in the making. Who's with me??