Bartending

I knew I would have a little lag time after graduating, taking my boards, and finding a job. So I decided to take a 2 week bartending course for fun, after which I would even become a licensed bartender.

Halfway into the course, I am having so much fun and I am learning so much about alcohol. Seriously, I go out so much, I don't know why I never bothered to learn about this stuff. For example, did you know most alcohol is based on where they are made from? There are only certain areas they can be made, and if they're not made from that area, it's not given that name anymore. Scotch, for example, IS whiskey, but from Scotland. Bourbon is whiskey from Kentucky. All other whiskey is from America, Canada, or Ireland. Cognac is ONLY from Cognac, France and all other "Cognac" not from there is called Brandy. Tequila is ONLY from Tequila, Mexico, and all other "tequila" is called mescal.

When I'm at a table in a club, there's usually Grey Goose with assorted juices/energy drinks. It's up to us (or the waitress) to mix them together. I can actually name these mixes now. They're not just a random mix anymore.

I didn't even realize how played down bartending is. I think it is a secret they keep so they don't let everyone know they are hustling a lot of money, waking up late, listening to great music at work, meeting people when they're having a good time (which is when you want to meet people), and just having the time of their life at work!

At first I wanted to do bartending for fun, and if ever, MAYBE on the side. But now that I think about it, I should do bartending full time and NURSING on the side. On slow nights, bartenders will make maybe $300/night, or $1,000 at a really good place. $1,000/night x 3 nights/week x 4 weeks/month x 12 months = $144,000. That's a SLOW night. Seriously, what the fuck am I doing with my life?