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June 12, 2010

Hotties the Next Generation at Starbucks

Filed under: Observations — Tyler @ 8:00 pm
Hotties the Next Generation

Hotties the Next Generation

I observed some hot girls walking up the street when I was ordering my drink at Starbucks today. I thought to myself, “Those girls are so fine that they’re Hotties: The Next Generation!” As usual I wasn’t planning on actually talking to them. But then they walked inside Starbucks and ordered a drink and one of them got some food. I was admiring and enjoying my silky Venti Caramel Macchiato at the time and was having the time of my life. Then the super hottie turned to me and asked, “Where do you get your hair done?” And I pointed out the window at a hair salon called Olivia’s, and said, “Right over there across the street.” And I was wondering if the girl was looking for a place to die her hair. So I asked, “Are you thinking of getting your hair dyed?” And she said, “No, I just thought your hair looked cool so I thought I’d ask.” Then I thought that would be then end of the conversation, but instead she gave me the rest of her Chocolate Banana Bread Cake. I was pretty blown away at this point. First she complimented my scruffy hair, then she gave me some snacks. Then, no joke, when she said, “That’s Chocolate Banana Bread.” I ate some and then said, “I’m a Cheese Danish, kind of guy.” And if you’re wondering why I’m a Cheese Danish kind of guy, here’s a link explaining why.

I wanted to get her number so I decided to talk to her more.

So I asked her what her name was. And that was my first mistake. She gave me her name, but it broke the flow. I should have just gone for her number. I should have pulled out my phone and just straight up asked her for her number and gotten her name after inputting it. I blew it. Then after I was halfway through my drink and waiting to cross the street, her and her friend walked right past me. And instead of stopping her and getting her number, I just said, “Have a great night.” And then she said, “Thanks you too.” That was my second chance and I did nothing with it.

But I’m not worried that I didn’t get the number, and the reason why is because there’s plenty of time in the world to get numbers. Now statistically, there isn’t a very good chance that I’ll see these girls again. But at least now I have had a chance to talk to girls and see where my dialogue skills are at. Hey, at least I got some free snacks right? That ain’t bad. It’s kind of wierd, I don’t really go to Starbucks to meet girls. I mostly go because I like talking to the Baristas and because I’m pretty sure I’m addicted to Caffeine. But if I can talk to some Hotties the Next Generation…while getting my Venti CMaC (That’s a Venti Caramel Macchiato) then I’m all for it.

Now that I’m almost 30 years old it’s about time that I start talking to girls again instead of just sending them virtual chocolate cakes on Facebook a day before their birthday comes (man, I love doing that). It’s just that I’ve been in a couple long term relationships and I feel like I’ve been on the rocks for  a while, and it’s tricky to get back out there.

Yum, that Banana Bread was good.

-Tyler

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June 11, 2010

I think the Cheese Danishes at Starbucks are telepathic

Filed under: Original Writing — Tyler @ 4:55 pm

Most of the time I’ll go to Starbucks and get my drink to-go. But sometimes I stick around and either read or write in my journal. It’s those times where something strange in the pastry case happens…I see the CHEESE DANISH. There’s something special about the Cheese Danishes at Starbucks, I am not 100% sure about this…but I think they’re telepathic. (It’s probably the cheese that makes them telepathic) This is what happens: I order a drink and usually ask for a glass of ice water as well. Then I sit down and start reading. After about 30-40 minutes or so I usually want to refill my water. And then on my way to talk to the Barista I sense something from the Pastry Case. And I look over at the case, and I usually see the regular cookies and scones. But sometimes there is a Cheese Danish lurking on the shelf…taunting me. When I look at the other pastries nothing special happens, I see them and think, “Oh that’s nice. What a pleasant little scone.” or, “Those mini donuts don’t look very healthy, I want one.” But when I turn to the Cheese Danish, I stop thinking to myself, and I listen…The whole store seems to get quiet, like an empty church and then I hear a voice. It isn’t a voice like someone is talking to you. It’s more like REMEMBERING something that is already deep in your mind, yet has never been spoken by you or your desires before.

So I peer closer into the case and observe the sweet cheese of the danish, and its flaky delicious crust. And I hear…”Hey, you only had cereal for breakfast huh? That was hours ago. That latte you bought was good, but it wasn’t sweet. I’m not too sweet, but you know I belong with you…in your stomach.” I look away, not exactly sure of what is going on and check to see if the line has moved forward at all. But the line hasn’t budged an inch! In fact, time hasn’t moved forward at all. I try to see if I can squeeze ahead to get my water refilled, but the Baristas are busy and deep down I hate people who skip ahead in line just because they want water. What do you think this is? A drinking fountain? Wait in line.

I look to my left, and there is the Cheese Danish again…staring at me. As I peer closer my eyes become fixated on the Danish and the world makes this sucking sound kind of like the sound that happened in the show LOST when a character would shift from the current time-line to a memory sequence or alternate time-line. “You’re going to buy me. You’re going to buy me, then you’re going to eat me. Everything in your life has been preparing you for this one moment. We are one…at least, we soon will be. You need my cheese.”

With those words, “You need my cheese.” Something happened. I realized that this Cheese Danish actually knew me, the real me. So I decided that I would buy it. It finally was my turn to order and I asked for a refill on my ice water. Then I looked over at the case again and said, “And one Cheese Danish please.” The barista looked at my like I had spoken some kind of ancient code that was about to unlock secrets known only by a very small elite. She smiled and said, “Cheese Danish, huh? Looks good!”

I scratched my three day old beard as if to say, “Don’t toy with me woman, give me the Danish.” The pastry case opened and in came a piece of wax paper to pick up the Danish. Then the Barista asked, “Do you want your Cheese Danish on a plate?” I smiled and nodded. As she handed me the Cheese Danish on a plate I quickly returned to my seat, almost forgetting to take my water.

As I sat and ate my Cheese Danish, it sent me a final message…”The circle is now complete.”

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June 10, 2010

Tea Lattes are refreshing from Starbucks

Filed under: Reviews — Tyler @ 10:21 pm

I have a new favorite drink at Starbucks. It’s called the Tea Latte. I’ve seen the drink option on the menu for a while, but I didn’t really have the desire to try something new. I was satisfied with my Venti Caramel Macchiatos and Venti Lattes. But a few weeks ago, a genius Barista at my local Starbucks recommended the Tea Latte to me. It was a Venti Tea Latte with two tea bags of awake tea, water filled up more than half-way, some kind of syrup added to it and steamed milk with a little foam up to the top. The nutritional information is as follows:

Venti Awake Tea Latte – with 2% milk – 250 Calories – 6 grams total fat – Sodium 120 mg – 15mg Caffeine – 10g Protein

I was kind of surprised to see that there were 250 calories in a Venti Awake Tea Latte. The reason being because it is mostly water. It really makes me wonder how many calories are in the Venti Caramel Macchiato…let me check…whoa! A whole milk Venti Caramel Macchiato has 340 calories. That’s a lot. But probably not as many calories as the Bacon Burger I ate for dinner.

It may not seem like much, but shaving 90 calories off a drink that you have everyday is significant. If you think about drinking the Tea Latte I mentioned earlier everyday instead of the Venti Whole Milk Caramel Macchiato, then I will have saved 90 calories x 30 days in a month, which is…2700 calorie savings! That’s an entire day’s worth of calories. So if I drink Tea Lattes instead of Caramel Macchiatos it will be like I ate a whole lot less. I still like Caramel Macchiatos tho, so I think I will drink those until I explode caramel everywhere.

Tonight I’m not exactly sure what kind of Tea Latte I got. I didn’t specify what kind of tea I wanted. And the tea seems to be pretty fragrant, with a strong aftertaste…so I’m guessing it is an Earl Grey Tea Latte. This one is pretty good and it is very flavorful so I have been sipping it instead of gulping the Awake version. I’m not sure which one I like more. They both are good. So I’m happy. I think I’ll alternate between the two.

You can really taste that you are getting less calories. The drink is much lighter than a Venti Latte or Caramel Macchiato.

-Tyler

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Barnes and Noble has cool and affordable journals

Filed under: Reviews — Tyler @ 8:08 pm
Hemp Journal

Hemp Journal from Barnes and Noble

A few months ago I bought a great leather journal from Barnes and Noble in Irvine Spectrum Mall. I spent a good deal of time in their nice journal section, browsing around. There were two journals that really caught my eye. The leather one that I ended up buying, and the Nepal Handcrafted Hemp Journal pictured to the left. The Hemp journal looked so cool and felt great too. It had a little less than 50 pages and was very soft. The journal was handmade and every page looked different. They each had strings of material inside them that had thin pieces of color. You can buy this journal from Barnes and Noble’s website, here’s a link – as of today it is about $11 plus tax. I really liked the journal but the only reason why I didn’t get it was because I was looking for a journal with a few more pages and hopefully with lined pages. So I looked at the leather journal and was impressed by the heavy weight of it. It had about 200 pages or more and was made of handcrafted leather from Italy. The cover was very thick and it was obvious that the journal was sturdy and could protect the pages inside it. On the front cover was a heavy metal symbol of an owl that was embedded into the cover. It was glued in place and was circular. I like owls and I thought that the owl was very fitting for me. Another cool thing about the journal that I bought was that it had lined paper. I really like lined paper on a journal that I am going to use for consistent entries because it is great for keeping the journal clean and organized. The Hemp journal above wasn’t lined but I liked that one too because journals that don’t have lines are great for expressing creativity and no holding back.

There were a lot of other journals there at the Irvine Spectrum Barnes and Noble. There was a whole wall section on the right hand of the store to be exact. The journal I ended up buying was $40.00 plus tax. Now you may be thinking that’s a lot of money for a journal. But I use it all the time and I really love it. Investing $40 in a journal that you want to last forever isn’t really that much money. When I saw the price I wasn’t really surprised because the journal is very heavy and sturdy and has a metal owl. I use the journal to write ideas for stories, I think and plan about how to make overidon.com a better website, I also use to to branstorm on invention ideas. Looking back, I am really glad I bought the journal.

Having a journal can be very spiritual and intimate. You can write down your innermost thoughts and remember things that you were thinking and feeling years later when you open up the journal. It is like going into a time capsule and seeing part of yourself. Sometimes you will read your journal and feel like a different person. And other times reading the journal will make you realize that there are parts of you that are totally unique, and are worthy of remembering and possibly incorporating into your current personality. Maybe there was a piece of confidence that you had in the past that you’d like to bring back to the foreground.

Here’s a link to Barnes and Noble.com’s journals.

-Tyler

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