I have a new job in a new Chicago. Little, falling-apart, pathetic, out-of-everything, crumbly, broke, fabulous MoJoe’s finally surrendered to the nearby Starbucks (so deceptively evil, with its warm lighting and John Coltrane and really NICE baristas!). Contrast the old job with my new job: shiny, silver, constantly-stocked, organic, sleek, RICH, hoity-toity Rich People Cafe* on Michigan [...]
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Nouveau Travail, Nouvelle Ville, Nouvelle Ame
Posted in Chicago, coffee, work on March 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Una Tragedia de Cuaresma
Posted in Chicago, baklava, coffee, melodramatic, things that make me sad on February 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Here’s a sob story for you. I spent this day, the second Sunday of Lent, in preparation to gorge myself on what I suspect to be God’s second physical incarnation: banana-nutella crepes at the intimidatingly posh Cafe Neo. I reluctantly gave up sweets for Lent (which I complain a lot about, but is honestly much [...]
A Meditation on St. Arbucks
Posted in coffee, music, relationships, romance, work on January 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Prescript: Lately, the evenings seem to make me depressed and ergo write very long and boring posts about all the things above my desks, with an occasional self-pitying detail thrown in. There is no one who is remotely interested in this nonsense. I guess I am still operating in the mode of a week ago, [...]
Back to Baklava
Posted in Chicago, baklava, coffee on January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I might be able to handle my baklava cravings once Hannah came back, someone to keep me accountable from eating a half pound per night. But she only makes it worse, reminding me, “Didn’t Rachael say that baklava’s really good for you? Like honey makes you live to be 300 or something?” I [...]
Remarkable Exoticism
Posted in Europe, coffee, literature, memory, romance on December 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
s: i also think i’d maybe like to work a cubicle job
s: i dunno why, but those “faceless, nameless, pointless” jobs appeal to me in some way
s: it might be fun to just blennnnd in
m: it makes sense to me, in a very out-of-character way…something that seems almost exotic in its mediocracy
m: like you’re in [...]
Coffee Notes
Posted in coffee, work on December 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Favorite Coffee Shops:
1. The Grind (Chicago, IL)
2. The Bourgeois Pig (Chicago, IL)
3. Zoka (Seattle, WA)
4. Bar Il Tempio (Florence, Italy)
5. Dollop (Chicago, IL)
Favorite Coffees:
1. Metropolis Redline
2. Intelligentsia Red Sea
3. Zoka Palladino
4. Intelligentsia Tres Santos
5. Intelligentsia Los Inmortales
Favorite Drinks to Make:
1. Soy Latte
2. 2% Latte
3. Chai
4. Espresso Macchiato
5. Peppermint Mocha
Favorite Everyday Drink: Soy latte, or Small Coffee [...]
