| Term Paper Title | Marijuana |
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| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 9.63 |
Marijuana
Sean Hagzan
EWA 206
Prof. L. Wilson
435 Oneida Hall
x3928
Damn it, was about all that Stanley could think. It was his first day at work at Holiday Lanes Family Recreation Center, and he was so stoned that he forgot to take his shower. He was running fifteen minutes late and hell, nothing but red traffic lights. Stanley was wondering why in the hell he had taken a third job, but then he realized that the money was more important than the aggravation, and that he would never have accepted this job if his friend Kyle had not asked him. Looking aloof, Stanley drove on.
Stanley was aloof for many reasons. Even as Stanley entered the parking lot of his new employer, he thought that this was probably the worst mistake that he could have made. Stanley already was employed as a cashier at Butchered Prices town market, and constructed buildings for a general contractor. As a sum of all this, Stanley's life sucked. He worked from dusk until dawn, stopping only to smoke a cigarette or a joint, (although Stan felt he smoked too much of both.) With this third job now beginning, his prospects seemed nothing but grim. In Stanley's mind, work was life and life was hard, so this is how work must be. He hated this thought, and therefore his own existence, which was his mind-set as he entered the doors of Holiday Lanes Family Recreation Center.
Once inside, Stanley immediately asked the small, sheepish figure behind the shoe rental counter where Kyle was, and was given the response "Dunno." Dunno, What an asshole, Stanley thought to himself. Giving up all hope on the worthless shoe rental man, Stanley decided to go to the manager's office, hoping to see his new boss and therefore finding Kyle. Again, his presumptions were wrong. The manager's door was locked and a note attached to it: Gone fishing...You'll never find me. Stanley found this particularly annoying, but was determined to get somewhere. He saw a sign on the door behind the lanes Employees Only, and decided to proceed, since he now had employee status. As he entered the rear of the bowling alley, he noticed two paramedics run by with a stretcher. Stanley presumed, naturally, that the events to come could bear nothing better than a bad connotation. Proceeding farther into the corridor, Stanley saw his new boss Mike, who had his name written in large white letters above the word Staff on his shirt, had fallen into the pin-chasing machine and amputated his legs.
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Mike, who owned the bowling alley with his wife Donna, was in St. Mary's intensive care unit. Prosthetic limbs were quite helpful, but Mike was still in need of months of physical therapy. He and Donna spent all of their time in the hospital together. Kyle and Stan began to run the bowling alley, with another man named Pat. Pat was a college drop-out, about 24 years of age. His only flaws were that he needed to get laid, quit drinking, and quit gambling, because at work, he had the maturity of an infant. Kyle, who was always complaining about how overworked he was, and how hard he worked while being overworked, began to relax. Most of the working days were spent joking around between the employees, and committing such acts of stupidity that many of the customers bitched. Stanley felt right at home.
With the new circumstances that had arisen, Stanley began to wonder how he was getting paid for working at Holiday Lanes. He had nothing but fun there, and the work was not even that hard. He would cook things that were done in 6 minutes at the most, and clean up quickly after the order, so he had alot of free time. If he was really bored, he would help Kyle and Pat put bumpers on the lanes to prevent young children from getting "gutter-balls," which always made young customers happy. Stan would frequently eat more food than the customers bought, and since it didn't show up on the register, Mike and Donna were losing money. Stan also stole money from the register The "No Sale" button was set so that the drawer would open upon pressing it, no questions...Read entire document
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