“So people who don’t know what the hell they’re doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self”

Another long night at the reference desk tonight, and being that my favorite local cafe closes at 4, I had to stop at Starbucks for a bit of java to compliment the shift.
“I’ll have a medium cafe au lait with skim, please.”
They must have known I don’t stop there often because I was given a [...]

totally worth the trip

oooooyeah.

In case you’re wondering, that’s lemon, red velvet, strawberry, banana turtle, pistachio, and Oreo.
And Jake is not above too-pretty-to-eat cupcakes.
So we ate them.
And there was happiness.

He’s got great manners and stops talking at your request

A few weeks ago at the office my boss and I were going over a mailer he was about to send out–making corrections, discussing grammar, and making sure it was 100% professional.
“I know this is super nit-picky,” I said, “but Internet should have a capital ‘I,’ because it is a proper noun.  It describes a specific [...]

Is it lustful if it is already an object?

In my design history class, my hip British professor would always bring in the DWR catalog and tell us how excited she was.  “Product pornography,” she called it as the entire class ooo-ed and aaah-ed over its glossy pages.
I now get daily emails from the company, which I find more exciting some days than others.  [...]

Not my style

I only bring this up because I’ve always thought the bags to be quite hideous.  Even if they’re supporting terrorism:
HAND BAGS OF DOUGH AT STAKE
Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Dooney & Bourke, Inc. (2nd Cir. 2006)
Louis Vuitton sued Dooney & Bourke for trademark infringement of its Multicolore patterned pocketbook. Early in the case, Plaintiff Louis Vuitton [...]

If you eat it fast you can trick your body into thinking there are less calories involved

Knowing that I needed to pick up a few things for dinner, I tried to do the urban-girl thing and head to Whole Foods after getting off the train.  I don’t go there on a regular basis because, as much as I love it, I simply cannot afford it.  Plus, although everything might be organic, [...]

((so long sweet summer))

School starts tomorrow.  Eeeeh.  I should be more excited.
I’m waiting for my planner to arrive from Franklin Covey.  Until I move into I don’t really feel like my life can start.

The debate goes on

After taking a media economics course a few years ago, and perhaps also spurned by the movie You’ve Got Mail, I have become a person who tries to avoid corporate giants as best I can.  I try to support local industry and shy away from chains that haven’t done anything special to win me over [...]

“What do you think about the Catholic Church as being the first corporation?” “Well, it’s still around, isn’t it?”

4:32am: Incoming text message. From Elizabeth. Reads: “Bring your swimming suit. Maybe after we’re done we’ll head to the lake.”
5:23am: Alarm sounds. Day begins.
9:28am: arrive at the door of room 411 in a swanky hotel on Wabash. Knocking occurs. No answer. Eventually a hipster walks down the hallway [...]

DWR

I waaaaant it.