One thing that always excited me was the idea of sitting at a coffee shop for hours with a laptop for typing, notebook for writing, or a good book for reading. Having all the time in the world to do not much of anything.
I packed my bag with the essentials that always appeared in my fantasy day at the coffee shop: my lap top, notebook, and book about tasting beer and made my way too Mugshots. To my surprise, it was packed. There was nowhere to sit and the guy behind me commented on the lack of seats when the cashier asked, "Is this for here or to go?" We discussed all the preparation we made before leaving our respective homes and the disappointment that we'd have to go elsewhere.
As I placed my order, a table for two opened up. I threw my bag down but only after giving ample time for the guy behind me to grab it. I'm such an awesome person, I offered for him to sit down event though the table was small.
Two strangers sitting at a table. One writing a paper on national security and its impact on the drug war. The other, looking up beer recipes. The story pretty much ends there. My plan wasn't to be social at the coffee shop, but human interaction was probably beneficial. I'd sat at home mind numbingly perusing the internet for most of the morning, so yeah...
It's funny, the dialogue that goes through your head while interacting with people and when the dialogue spills out into the air... with no filter.
yes. today has been good so far. Now the decision of all decisions needs to be made: Go to yoga at 5:15 or go to the bar now to watch baseball. Can't do both. But both options are equally appealing in very different ways....
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