The O.C is going to be huge this month with 1000 lanners that have already booked. They are expecting a full house this weekend and we will be there to help 'em all stay awake.
We are excited and a little nervous, working the O.C is different from other events in the sense that you don't get much sleep. You are indoors for the weekend and with a 1000 - 1400 people you spin your arse off. We both decided to hire some extra hands for this one so we will be able to cope with the masses. Pressure is on to get the job done and Morningbru will provide a great service this weekend.
If any of you are going to the Lan this weekend come support us at the stall. We have everything you need for a weekend of gaming. You know, excessive SUGAR AND CAFFEINE !
New to the menu
Espresso
Cappuccino
Chococcino
Pancakes (assorted flavors)
Lammingtons
I am going to do a video on this one to let you guys see how busy it can get .........................mmmmm, I'm thinking time lapse again :) I do love myself a good time lapse.
After the O.C we are doing Noisy Radicals, but more on that next week. have a great weekend !
So its week 7 on the new spot and its been really chilled because we have no major events coming up. I must say it has been refreshing. Not much stress or planning and prepping involved :) This weekend will also be one of pure nothingness while we relax and wait patiently for week 8. Things on the new spot are still going well and we are managing to maintain our daily averages.
We are still waiting to hear back from Groovy Troopers, but I doubt we are going to as the party is next weekend. We were both looking forward to stalling at that one but we might just be Troopers and pull in for a party anyway.
In other news we hooked a little freezer for an idea I have for a new tasty treat to serve up on hot day's. It's a small display freezer for a new product we want to try, it's delicious, nutritious and we haven't seen anyone else doing them soooo, we want to give it a shot.
New Signs :)
November and December O.C's are coming up and we are uber keen to make it happen like only Morningbru can --- November O.C has a Vampires and Zombies theme so that should be very interesting. We will have pics and video of it all so stay tuned. Yes Yes YES!!!!! we scored a brand new D.V handy cam :) :) :) so we will be filming in style, no more shaky, blury Cellphone camera work.......
Ok so that will conclude this weeks post...... looking forward to the weekend and hoping you all have a groovy one aswell.
So as you all know Morningbru booked up two events this past weekend, the kite festival and our regular O.C lan party. Wow what an intense weekend , If I could sum it up in one word it would have to be CRAZY.
The crazy all started on Friday after work, we had to pack michelles car for the O.C and I had to get through to Muizenberg. Now Michelle drives a cute little yellow Golf and the packing space was pretty limited. Fortunately I was and still am a professional Tetris player so the minimal packing space wasn't a big problem. I mean I'm sure we could have still fit a medium to large dog in there somewhere :)
Ok, so Michelle was packed and ready, she left and I made a mission to drop off the trailer at the spot in Muizenberg. Got there at around 5 pm did my setup and got all the paperwork I needed to do done, I was feeling positive about the weekend and it was too late to turn back now, we were at the top of the rollercoaster and all we could do now was go with it.
Saturday morning 5 am I got up, ready for this, ready to go flip pancakes. I met Chantelle at 8 am, most of the setup was done and all we needed to do now was mix the batter. Well when I say we, I mean Chantelle..... hahaha. So as the day moved on we had made a few sales but weren't as busy as I'd hoped. I phoned Michelle every 3 hours or so to see how things were going. The few times she could answer her phone I could tell she was really busy. Well, I thought, at least one of us is making it happen.
Saturday at the kite festival was alright and I wont complain, I managed to pay off the vendor fee and Chantelle's wage, leaving me with a little cash left for some odds and ends we needed for the following day.
Michelle on the other hand was cooking at the O.C I decided to stop in to say hi before I went home for the night. I got to the O.C and went straight to the stall only to find it still pumping. Michelle was overs, I forced her to go sleep and I took over for a while. I left around 10 pm and asked Isandre not to wake Michelle for at least another hour..........
.............So thankfully Nic turned up on Saturday night to relieve me of my duties because I was on the edge of burnout!
Myself and Isandre arrived at the Velodrome on Friday afternoon for the big set up. OC, for those that don’t know it, stands for Organised Chaos and Chaos it was!!! As soon as we set up we put the first pot of coffee on to brew. After about a minute the coffee machine just STOPPED WORKING. I mean, for no apparent reason, it just DIED!! To say I started to panic just a little would be an understatement. Can you imagine...a coffee shop unable to serve coffee! Thankfully Isandre was there to calm my nerves and help formulate a plan until we could get it seen to. She arranged for a few coffee plungers that we could use as a last resort. Fortunately my knight in shining armour (Nic) arrived to save the day and got everything working again J
As a few of you might know, this OC consisted of many firsts for me: It was the first time working without Nic beside me, it was the first time working at the OC without the trailer and it was the first time selling pancakes at the OC. The trailer was missed and the lack thereof commented on by many, a question I heard often was “where are we going to write now??” I also missed the security of four walls and felt very exposed with everyone watching my every move. Another first at this OC was a bunch of cyclists practicing in the Velodrome for about 3 hours during the LAN, um WTF? And there were a bunch of LANners playing rugby inside the arena the whole weekend, even at 4 in the morning. LOLWUT?!!
At about 5 ‘o clock on Friday we started serving our first hungry customers and it just DIDN’T STOP! Isandre and I filled up on vodka and red bull and pushed on until about 4 am when we closed until 6 to rest our weary legs. When we got up there were already people waiting for their morning dose of caffeine and the chaos continued once again with very little break until early hours of Sunday morning. We met some awesome people and there was always someone popping by to say hello or lend a hand.
Now we’ve always known how much those LANners love their coffee, but I was not expecting how crazy they’d be over our pancakes! We had some pretty awesome flavours including melted marshmallow and double chocolate brownie pancakes. Nom nom nom! We also got some really good comments from the OC website’s feedback forum where people give their pros and cons from the latest event: “Cheering on the pancake ladies at morning brew. Coolest people EVAR.” - M05HP1T, “Pancakes! Nom nom nom.” - CourageD, ”And, THE PANCAKES!! They were amazing. Slightly pricey, but I didn't mind, because it was like romance explosion in my mouth. ” - Kitsu (Er, a romance explosion??) THANKS Kitsu !! :) I even heard someone calling our pancakes “beautiful” J
So there you have it, all the aching limbs and sleep deprivation paid off in the end. It was a super fun and super successful event and we can’t wait to do it all again next month!!
.............. Sunday at the kite festival was mad. I met Chantelle at 8 am again and we started doing the usual setup, she mixed the batter while I sorted out the trailer and signs. The morning was quite until about lunch, people just started pouring in through the gates. Madness ensued and suddenly we were extremely busy.
There was no time to panic and all I could do was flip those pancakes one after the other. I have never made so many pancakes in my LIFE! It felt like it was never going to end, we would mix one batch of batter and it would be gone in no time, orders were flying in and the pressure to keep everyone happy mounted.
So there we were spinning like crazy people in a metallic pancake making cage. Time flew by and before we knew it the day was done and we were very close to selling all our stock. We made it and managed to sell out over 75 liters of batter. Sunday at the Cape Town International Kite Festival was a success and surely made up for the previous day's dwindling sales.
So there you have it, two events waxed, experience gained and some more insight into running a small business.
Check out the videos I made for both events and you will see the contrast between the two.
The O.C is going to be huge this month with 1000 lanners that have already booked. They are expecting a full house this weekend and we will be there to help 'em all stay awake.
