Uhm, thank you for that hot tip?

[certainthings]

[Yesterday]

I'm at the bus stop taking the last couple drinks of my peppermint white chocolate mocha (fucking delicious by the by) and toss it in the garbage before standing elsewhere at the bus stop. A couple minutes pass and a boy (university aged or thereabouts) steps out of the actual bus shelter where he had been sitting and asks if I had just been drinking coffee. I say yes and he asks where I got it from. I point across the street to the Safeway and tell him Starbucks (there's one inside the Safeway). Then he tells me that A&W - which is just down the street a bit - has a nice dark roast for a mere $1.47 (or some price - I can't really remember). I told him I'd been drinking a mocha and he said that they didn't have those and then asked what a mocha was, 'Chocolate in your coffee?' (How do you not know a mocha?) I tell him yes and then we discuss the beauty of chocolate and how everyone loves it except for diabetics and people with certain allergies.

It was kind of odd. And I still really hate small talk. But mostly this post is about my new default icon. :)

Comments

[bitter-crimson.livejournal.com]

I don't know a mocha! Except now I do, I guess. Thanks for teaching me! Now if people ask me about it I can tell them that I know it's chocolate in your coffee. ;D I don't do coffee of any kind. Even the smell of the stuff gives me a headache. With most coffee shops it's not too bad, and I can tolerate being inside them for a little while. But Starbucks, nope, if I set one foot inside (or if someone is sitting near me drinking Starbucks) I'll be in intense head-splitting pain for at least 20 minutes even after I get away. I learned the other day from my friend who's a barrista that it's because Starbucks uses a bunch of different types of beans in their coffee, and since different beans have different roasts but they don't want to serve undercooked beans or whatever, they just roast EVERYTHING the maximum amount and therefore there are a lot of beans that are burnt/overroasted. The secret to why Starbucks hates me! Aha. But that's probably why Starbucks coffee has a distinct taste that appeals to some people, also, I'd guess.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that is interesting. I've never had any plain Starbucks coffee but I've heard it's strong. And I don't really do strong coffee.