starbucks Sonya I was driving in my car all around the island today. I didn't have a particular place to be or a certain time I had to be somewhere. It was just one of those random, spontaneous things I wanted to do. And then I saw a Starbucks. I pulled in and parked. I got out willingly and went in. I ordered a caramel frappucino with extra whipped cream and caramel. I sipped and slurped. To my surprise I didn't feel guilty. There were no thoughts about corporate evils. I was just enjoying a nice cool drink on a sunny day. There was a time when I told myself I'd never go into a Starbucks. But the thing is that now I don't care what anyone else thinks. I like cold coffee with whipped cream! I almost never drink hot coffee. My favorite hot drink is a tie between cocoa with lots of marshmallows and jasmine tea. I ended up driving to this park by the beach here. In all honesty now I no longer feel like I can call it "my" beach anymore because I kind of let it go free so to speak. I sat on a bench and watched the people wind surfing. For a moment everything was calm and cool. For a moment the only thing I could think about was the pleasure my coffee drink was giving me. At least I still have the ability to have simple pleasures. That part of me will likely never be submerged or taken away. I remember how he and I used to go to the Starbucks in a Barnes and Noble and we'd even have a slice of cheesecake. It's funny because I remember a time when I disliked Barnes and Noble too, but it was for all the wrong reasons. I don't care so much now what anyone else thinks now. I found a nice manga art book there once that I bought on the spot. Maybe I'll end up being Starbucks' number one fan and start buying their plush "Bearista" bears. It's a little frightening but I think they're cute. Cuteness was always my greatest weakness...well next to frappucinos. 050620 ... APRicochetMVP everybody always rips on starbucks as part of some evil corporate machine, but really, it's just really good coffee and beverages. the world isn't going to end simply because you buy 3 dollar drink and maybe a ginormous muffin. cheers to sonya for not feeling guilty. do what you enjoy. do what makes you happy, because you should always live for the moment. as a matter of fact, i'll probably get something from there tomorrow on the way to the driving range after my dentist appointment. 050621 ... e_o_i Why this memory surfaced, I'm not sure, but basic_bitches reminded me of when certain boyfriend of mine drove to a certain Starbucks in Toronto *specifically* because it was the location with the fancier coffee. I was waiting in line for what seemed like half an hour and they didn't even write my name wrong. If you have to write my name on a cup, at least have the decency to spell it creatively. 230217 ... e_o_i Like "Christen." Christen me christen, in good faith. 230309 ... epitome of incomprehensibility Or Coherient. Boss B. told me that something I wrote in an email draft wasn't coherient. "You've gotten close to my imaginary name," I considered. 230309 what's it to you? who go blather from