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update!

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:54:03 GMT

2 things

my 21st birthday is coming up
i plan on throwing something on friday oct 6.
my actual birthday is sat oct 7
dinner plans/invitations to follow.

also, on friday october 13, mr. johnny cupcakes will be having a release at the store on newbury street "theres something in the cupcake mix" @ 7pm.

there will be 4 limited edition halloween t-shirts. 300 each. first 100 people get free JC swag. i would be here if i were you.

ok that's all.

my job is pretty sweet.

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:41:04 GMT

yesterday jodie sweetin came into johnny cupcakes.

for those of you who don't remember, she played stephanie tanner on full house.

this shit is bananas

Sat, 03 Jun 2006 06:18:04 GMT

johnnycupcakes.trident.midterms.wedding.piano.rentacar.beards.soco.ex-paradise.faghag.radiohead.summer.blue

somewhere between now and never, things are finally steering towards a happy medium.

no lj-cut because it'd be nice if you read it.

Sat, 20 May 2006 04:47:27 GMT

My friend vina posted this -- every server in the world knows these rules -- now it's your time

The next time your out eating at a resturant, look at your waiter, you think they are really happy to be doing that job? the answer is no, they are not. but its what we do, and we do it for the money so please help them out. Its a tougher job than you think and you should pay them accordingly!
This is for everybody who goes to a restaurant and has ever footed the bill.
OK. I'm tired of those people flooding the restaurants w/o any knowledge of how to tip. Here is a short guide for the general public to follow. Feel free to print out and store in your wallet and/or purse.

1. If you are not a child and get something from the kids menu (which we DO NOT have to do), tip as if you received an adult meal and leave the server an extra $1 @ least!

2. If you have children, DO NOT let them, open and dump anything on the table (ie; salt, sugar, etc). IF YOU DO, you must leave an extra $5 for the server to clean up YOUR CHILDS mess & to restock the now unusable wasted items. We are neither their babysitter nor their parent. The least you can do is pay us for the extra work. Also make sure you control your kids and don't let them scream or run around the restraunt. It's very distracting not to mention dangerous if they get ran over by a server with hot food in their hands.

3. If you feel the necessity to stay for longer than 15 minutes after you pay, its an extra $3 every 30 minutes (including the first 15min). We make our money from the tables. If you are in one and we cant seat it, we CANT make money.

4. Telling a server they are the best or excellent service is not a tip. If we are good, let us know by leaving us more money. We cant pay our bills on compliments. Its not that we mind the praise; its just that you say were good and then leave 10 %...this is not good. I like hearing that I did a good job, but its like in a relationship... you can tell a girl you love her a thousand times, but ACTIONS speak louder than WORDS. Tell me, but show me i did a good job with that MONEY.

5. Prayer cards and any other religious pamphlet is NOT a tip. It is insulting that you assume we are w/o religion and must save us. Again, like ..4, we cant pay bills w/prayer cards. P.S. We'd go to church on Sundays if it wasn't mandatory to work on Sundays because EVERYONE who goes to church follows it by eating out. Also don't try to preach to us while we are working. We don't go to your work and put you down so don't do it to us.

6. We know that you have just given money to God, but Sundays are not discounted tip day. 8%=NOT a good tip.

7. It is not 1960. Cost of living has gone up dramatically since then. 18% is the MINIMUM amount of what you should be tipping your servers. Just look at the tax line and multiple by 2-3, this gives you your minimum tip amount. Remember, our companies pay us minimum wage.(minumum wage for servers is $3.13 an hour! ) And we are taxed on 10 percent of your meal automatically anyway. So if you dont leave a tip, we end up paying for your meal.
Let me explain a little clearer. When you pay the bill, you are paying for your food. When you pay the tip, you are paying for the SERVICE. We give you the service, we don't ask for payment in advance, but COME ON. We should go back to the old days where people left the tip in advance so the server had something to work for.
*Little side note...our checks suck because the tips they tax us on..comes out of our check...

8. Say what you mean; plain means nothing on it. If you get a (ex.) burger plain and we bring it that way, dont treat us like idiots because it doesnt have ketchup & mustard. What you order is what we bring. We are not mind readers. If we were, we wouldnt be working in a restaurant.

9. Do not take your bad day (or past experience) out on us. It is not our fault. We dont take our bad customers out on you. Its only fair you do the same for us. If you had bad service last time you came to my restaurant, I'm sorry but either a) don't come back, or b) hope that I'll be better but don't huff and puff about last time.

10. If the prices go up or we start charging for things that used to be free, do not take it out us. We do not make these decisions. We don't even want to enforce them because we know that it will end up hurting our already low tip in the end. Unfortunately our bosses have no problem taking the $ out of our tips if they see us give you something for free that shouldn't be. They will never say anything to you either because you're the customer, so its on us.

11. If you get a discount because of bad food or something, do not take it out of our tip. We didn't cook it. The cooks get paid hourly regardless if the food sucks. However, we only make what you give us. Also, if the manager gives you a discount because of this, you tip of the ORIGINAL total, not the discounted one. Also, if you use a coupon, you tip based on what the total was before the discount people. Our sales (so ultimately, what we are TAXED on) are based on the ORGINAL total.

12. Holidays for us don't exist. Example: If you are eating at our restraunt on a holiday like Thanksgiving and you wish us a happy thanksgiving, do you honestly think we are having a good thanksgiving. No we are stuck at work because it is mandatory for us to be there serving you lazy people who don't want to cook instead of being at home with our families. So be a little more thoughtful when tipping because we are stuck there working and no we don't get paid overtime.

13. If you come into the restraunt 10 mins before closing or any time near closing hurry up and order your food and get out. Closed means closed not social hour. It is so rude to sit there and take your sweet ass time. We can't leave until you leave because we have to do sidework and clean the table you are sitting at. We don't want to stand there waiting for you for an extra hour just because you don't want to go home.

14. If you only come in for coffee or a dessert, to do paper work, or to have a meeting, don't sit there taking up our booths for hours. We are not starbucks or a hotel restraunt. If you want to sit for hours go there or else you better leave a good tip for us and camping fee included.

15. When we come up to the table to greet you and we ask how you are doing please let us know. We honestly want to know how you are doing. If you are in a bad mood we want to know that from the beginning. Also Don't interrupt us and say "I want coffee", "can we get some bread, or "what are the soups"

16. Don't ever talk on your cell phone in a restraunt. This is probably the rudest thing to do. If you are on your cell phone when we walk up to greet your table we will walk away until you get off your phone. Just show some respect and give us your attention for a couple of minutes.

17. Don't grab us by the arm or snap at us when you need something. We waste 30 seconds of our life introducing ourselves when we first greet you at the table. If you want something, use our name.

SERVERS READING THIS: Please repost this so the word can get out, since so many people are uneducated about tips and our lives depend on this - atleast for now......

signed,
all your fabulous servers out there, hostesses who live off tip share, all the cooks who care if you get your food right because it's a pride thing, AND because they want to see their friends who serve make money, and all the managers who actually care if their servers make money or who where once servers themselves

LISTEN UP EVERYBODYYYYYYYYYY

Thu, 04 May 2006 01:12:19 GMT

PAPER & JOHNNY CUPCAKES @ THE MIDDLE EAST!!!
Friday, May 26th

Johnny Cupcakes Newbury Street Store Launch Party the day after

Live Performance by
THE CHINESE STARS
+TBA

Artist Installation by
PROJECT SF feat FISH AND NICK Z.

Memorial Day Weekend
Full Line-Up of bands, dj's, artists, fashion show and more coming soon...
This is an 18+ event with doors at 9pm!

MORE INFO ON THIS SOON, CLEAR YOUR CALENDERS YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS

come come come come!!!! AND COME TO THE GRAND OPENING MAY 27TH AT 1PM!!!!! it's going to be incredible i promise.

Mon, 01 May 2006 02:32:56 GMT

current state of mind: i hate what my life has become.

interesting

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:11:54 GMT

today at work we were talking about all the famous people who have come in our doors.

it's a pretty interesting list if you ask me. they include:

1. beck
2. singer from the barenaked ladies
3. drew barrymore
4. jimmy fallon
5. bridget monahan
6. tom brady
7. singer of the dresden dolls
8. real world cast people
9. steven tyler

and the only ones i've ever seen are #5, 7 and 8.

no fair

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:07:23 GMT

YOU CAN ONLY TYPE ONE WORD!!! NO EXPLANATIONS

1. Yourself: selfish

2. Your Lover: nonexistant

3. Your Hair: dirty

4. Your Mother: inspirational

5. Your Father: doofus

6. Your Favorite Item: dress

7. Your Dream Last Night: dreamy

8. favorite drink: water

9. Your Dream Home: victorian

10. The Room You Are In: kitchen

11. Your Pet: nonexitent

12. Who You Are Now: blonde

13. Who You Want to be in Ten Years: blonde

14. What You Want to be in Ten Years: important

15. What You're Not: normal

16. Your Best Friend: hilarious

17. One of Your Wishlist Items: companionship

18. Your Gender: female

19. The Last Thing You Did: smoke

20. What You Are Wearing: sweats

21. Your Favorite Weather: warm

22. Your Favorite Movie: crybaby

23. The Last Thing You Ate: bananabread

24. Your Life: stressful

25. Your Mood: curious

ATTENTION!!

Sat, 22 Apr 2006 04:22:10 GMT

The new Johnny Cupcakes Store will be located at:

279 Newbury Street opening on May 27th.

mark the date, come in and buy stuff, you know you want innnnnnnn.

I'm the cow on her space

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:57:19 GMT

mmmmm our landlord informed me/us that there are 2 apartments available nowish 1 right next door to here and 1 around the block on worcester street on the avenue.

The 1 next door (1675washington) is available from the beginning of June and the 1 around the block is available now i believe.

1675 is $2200 a month and one around the block i think the address is 11 Worcest is $2350

andddddd if we recruit someone and they get approved as a tenant we get $1000 off of our rent sooooo you know go hunt for these apartments.

With love,
Carolyn
and Stacey's livejournal

Sun, 09 Apr 2006 05:19:37 GMT

RIDICULOUS!

run myspace bulletin

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:57:02 GMT

There are 75 bands represented in this photo.
List only one per person. This is fun! Worth re-circulating.

Hit "reply to poster" and copy the code.
Then, repost the bulletin and add 1 more band...

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I see the following-

Guns and Roses
Scissor Sisters
White Snake
Smashing Pumpkins
Black Flag
The Eagles
Alice in Chains
White Zombie
Spoon
Green Day
Jet
Nickelback
Eminem
Nine in Nails

but that's it. play this game with me its funnnnnnnn.

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:44:13 GMT

You "fuck me", then snub me. You love me, you hate me. You show me a sensitive side, then you turn into a total asshole. Is this a pretty accurate description of our relationship?

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:37:34 GMT

i want to go home.

for a few months.

.. i won't hold my breath.

i love my mom.

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:27:55 GMT

whats the mattttttttttttttttttttttter?

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:40:47 GMT

i suck at school
i suck at walking up in the morning as of late

but i absolutely rule at eating.

and now i have to go suck at work. booooooooo.

florida in 5 days.

p.s.

I LOVE YOU VIRGINIA!!! <3 <3 <3

ahem

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 01:15:18 GMT

randy and kina from the real world came in today.
i don't know if kina is from the real world but that's not the point.

but the point ISSSSSSS that it's been 2 years since i last saw randy in person
and 2 weeks since i last saw him on TV

and that boy
is actually
dare i say....

not that hot?

i duno, he seemingly got fat. but regardless, they're really cute together, and they eat real people food (sandwich and fries and a latte)

and yeah thats all i have to say.

so great

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:04:45 GMT

You know you're a 90's kid if...

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"

You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"

You've worn skorts and felt stylish

You yearned to be part of the Baby-Sitters club

You use to love playing with your MY Little Pet Shop

You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You wore a ponytail on the side of your head and had fluffed bangs

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in kindergarten

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"

You have pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.

You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

You ever got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide

You wore socks over leggings scrunched down

" Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE"
he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stumbed he's toe oe oe and thats the end end end of the elephants show ow ow

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare"

You remember Alf, the little brown alien from Melmac and Vicki the Robot from "MY Little Wonder"

You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"

You played and or collected "Pogs"

You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger and you owned a Skip It

You had at least one GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere

You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles

All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.(pencils.notebooks.binders.etc.)

Yikes pencils and erasers were the shit.

You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.

You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.

You remember a time before the WB.

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.

You know the Macarena by heart.. LOL

" Talk to the hand" ... enough said

You thought Brain woud finally take over the world

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:58:33 GMT

sex dream #2!!! about the same person... during a cap nap.

what the flip?

Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:38:32 GMT

dear long islanders:

i will be back as of 5:55 today the 19th until the 29th.

lets hang out.

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:38:49 GMT

dear jeannie and jessica:

i am addicted to ebay.

but i just got something really nice.

:)

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 23:13:00 GMT

oh my...

I love Long Island.

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:24:40 GMT

nick ghanbarian goes into surgery tomorrow, he broke his L4 vertebrae bone.

Wish him luck in any way you can, in your thoughts blah blah or IM him if you have his SN.

The good news is that he will be back home when I am so i'll be able to see him. Everyone else is home now too.

I think i speak for a lot of people when I say that I am so grateful that Nick is safe and alive. While John was not as lucky, he will be forever remembered.

R.I.P John Holohan.

GOOD LUCK TOMORROW NICK!!

Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:01:52 GMT

i love francestsa desimoen

tha is all
happy haloweent aevyerpne

fuck yest for 2 costume partie sin one night surround by sexy people

pictrures later.

3

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:58:22 GMT

HANSON AT NORTHEASTERN NOVEMBER 3RD FOR FREEEEEEEEEEEE

omg. my 8 year dream can finally come true.

i am going to meet taylor hanson.

I LOVE YOU NORTHEASTERN