That's right, I miss just about everything. I'm not saying that I'm getting all sappy and down-in-the-dumps about being away from home. I just miss everything about the casino. Even the addicts. Let me go into detail of a few things I miss/remember about my days at the Casino.
I miss running up the stairs to the break room/time clock area like a speed skater.
I miss stopping over at the coin booth to chat with the lonely looking casher that got stuck there.
I miss watching sportscenter over and over again with Melka.
I miss betting on stupid shit with Melka.
I miss talking about baseball with Mike Berry.
I miss playing Cribbage in the Cashier break room with Mikey, Duke, Guy, Big Dave, Crawford or A-Webs
I miss watching someone play a slot machine and pretending it's my money.
I miss stopping into the bar, watching what's on TV, drinking some Diet Pepsi chatting with Bartenders and Waitresses
I miss spending an unnecessary amount of time watching YouTube videos in the Tech Office.
I actually miss getting yelled at by Seymour. (just a little, but not totally)
I miss working midnights, getting my paycheck right at six a.m. even though I can't leave to cash it for 2 hours.
I miss troubleshooting a problem on a slot machine
I miss talking about Softball and the League
I miss the Onion Rings. Seriously, those were damn good.
I miss talking Basketball with Ryan Higgins.
I miss hearing Duke play the same 3 System of a Down or Fall Out Boy songs.
I miss guessing the number on the Roulette wheel.
I miss Melka talking about how much he loves Aerosmith.
Most of all, I miss every single person that worked there. Every last one of them. I thought of Chris Hillier yesterday. How he's all weird on the outside, but really, he's just a computer nerd and harmless. BJ, Dewey, Garm, Butt, Duke, Mikey, Goob, Jay, Mary, Rob, Tom and Kim VanLinden, Jesse, Shawn, Jake and Dawn, Rick, Super Sarka, Michelle, Gabe, Ryan, Plesh, Chris Higgins, Big John, Lil Johnny and Christine, Dave from Housekeeping, hell, all of housekreeping, All the Cashiers, All Security, All attendants and supervisors, all Bartenders and Waitresses, all techs that have come and gone, all the Dealers, all the pit bosses, all the Guest Services people, even Surveillance.
Yes, I can't go back, and I will always have my memories. I hope to see you all again soon enough. Really, It's only been a mere 10 months since I worked my last shift at the casino (the night of May 14th, 2009) but it really feels like ages ago. It's funny, this started out being a normal blog about missing the casino, not in an emotional way, but now that I think about it, it's hard not associate any feelings to these things. I miss em all. I hope they feel the same way about me.
Dude, I am telling you, that place is sort of like a drug. Like, you can kick the habit but every once in a while you just sort of yearn for it in a strange way. Sort of like when you try to quit smoking but then you just feel like you need the cigarette in your hand. That's what it's like, because you don't really need it but you just sort of don't know what to do with yourself without it. I totally understand where you are coming from.
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