If I put a photo in here, you will be interested.

(Susan G. Komen cancer walk, last year)

Coffee shops are great places to think, work, relax, or just sit in. But when people take that too literally is when you want to just slap someone in the mouth.

I often hang out at the coffee bean across the street from Main Place mall in Santa Ana. Its a great place with an awesome staff, but every so often I'll be here in the morning, one like today, and it looks just like an office building in here. Currently, there are 5 people in business attire with their IBM notebooks, padfolios, and their phone attached to their belt by some store-bought contraption that makes them looks that much more square.

The people on the other side of the room, a team of 3 adults, of course dressed to a T, have their computers, their mouse, and come sugary type of tea drink. They have already cycled through 2 'clients', or at least that's what they are from my observations.

I feel this is extremely inappropriate, get an office. I mean sure, I'm sitting here on my computer with some coffee, but its just me, not my entire firm squeezed into a small 4 person table.

Last night, after a little hang up, I ended up staying at Lauren's house. I've been in California for 2 days now, and I'm glad I came back early. Band practice was more than needed, and now today I am going to LA to watch my Uncle's singing group, Forever Plaid do their red carpet thing. It should be really fun, and I'm going with some cool guys.

On another note, while on my trip, I made a point to get a cup of coffee at pretty much every gas station I went to to experience as many tastes of coffee as I can.

The most obscure one that I found was more than likely not intentional, but coincidental. I was driving to Beliot, Wisconsin late one night, and stopped at this rest stop in the middle of nowhere pretty much. I went through the motions and got a cup of coffee. After waiting for it to be a drinkable temperature, I took a drink, and noticed there was something funny about it. Upon more careful inspection I realized that this cup of coffee had a pretzel after taste. The coffee itself did not taste like a pretzel, but after you swallowed your drink and put your tongue back to its normal position you got a slight burst of pretzel taste.

My backpack is heavy. I feel that I can get ride of more things so I'll have the bare minimum...