On Another Note

My friend works at a Seattle's Best coffeshop in Northern California and she took some time to write about her experiences on her myspace. I appreciated the humor and thought it was worth sharing ...

"My co-worker, Rob, and I have decided that we need to make a comic strip about working in a cafe, only in the world of pencil and paper, we would have superpowers. Rob would be Barista Man and I would be his Trusty Sidekick. Together we would battle coffee guzzling foes such as our arch nemesis, Demanding Customer Woman. When this loathesome villan would attack with ridiculous requests such as the infamous --- extrashotnonfatnofoamsugarfreerasberrylattewithwhip
noothertoppingsmakethatalargeandcouldIgetthreeofthose --- Barista Man would simply laugh and send his Trusty Sidekick into action with the Secret Decaf Weapon of Doom to stop the power supply fueling the hideous monster. Mission completed, Barista Man would then fly off to fight other beastly enemies, such as the Oozing Trash Monster which lives in the Cave of Stench under the Island of Condiment.

This is seriously how I feel on days where eveyone and their mom comes in to get some kind of crazy drink and I'm ALL ALONE. A note for all who visit busy little coffee shops to get your daily caffeine fix: If the line is backed up to the moon and it is obvious that there is a lack of employees, please feel free to exercise one of three options

1. Keep your order simple
2. Keep your order small
3. Most importantly ... be kind to your barista, they didn't start your addiction, they are only there to feed it."