I had to get out of my house and have a change of scenery. I woke up with The Funk (and not the George Clinton kind; that would have been awesome). I say that I live in Los Angeles, and I do, but admittedly no longer in LA proper. I'm now in the valley - make that The Valley, as in, gag me. The closest thing I've ever been to a true valley girl though is wearing neon scrunchy socks over my leggings. Please don't tell anyone about that. Got to maintain my street cred. It's a good place to relax, The Valley. But apparently for a girl with champagne tastes and Hollywood dreams it can be uninspiring.
Excluding the adventure that was last weekend (see my two previous posts, The Life of the Party and Naughty or Nice) my weekends usually consist of one of two patterns. One, I'm triple booked on Saturday, double booked on Sunday, and I usually make time to unload the dishwasher at some point. Two, I may or may not have specific plans with friends and instead I'm left with lots of... time. Of late I've filled my time with Twitter, that devil of online seduction. (Have you seen my feed? @JanuaryOlio? I'm fun! Quick! Entertaining!) I'm also having a problem with moderation of the online usage. It has become like crack to me and I can't put it down. Oy. Like I need another addiction, as if porn and chocolate aren't enough?
So I'm sitting in a coffee shop, an actual café-type location, not one of those mega chains that draw you in with their promises of tasty joe and wireless internet. This place has the type of patron who believes said mega chains are the work of communist satanists, not necessarily in that order. I won't lie: it's my first time here and I'm a little frightened. Is it actually possible to pierce that part of your body? Didn't it hurt? I'm fairly certain those dreads violate at least four sections of the health code. 'Scuse me, sir? I mean, uh, ma'am?
Right about now is when I take a big slug of this fairly delightful fair-trade and avert my eyes lest the women who just walked in catches them and burns me to a crisp with her glare.
Situation averted.
I can't, however, fend off certain glaring forever, and I'm beginning to think there might be something to the mega chain. Comfort. Wifi. Hair that remains unsinged for another day. Ah, I'm finished with my coffee now anyway. There's a park across the street; I think I'll go walk around. I see someone has set up a bouncy house for their party today. Maybe if I kick off my shoes they'll let me jump a while.
- January posted this using BlogPress from her mobile phone. Smartypants.
Ha! I've worn scrunchy socks over my leggings, and I'm from Michigan. Guess I wanted to be a valley girl? :)
ReplyDeleteWe have one of those cafe's you mentioned nearby. I keep thinking that I should stop in and try it out--but now I'm thinking maybe I'll stick with my mainstream, chain joint. We'll see... :)
Hi! I've been trying so hard to visit the independent coffee shops. Honestly, the air conditioning at the regular chains is so freaking low. Who can stand it!?!? So did you jump in the bouncy house???
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to discourage the visiting of the local bean shop. Some encourage bathing. Most have that 'employees must wash hands' sign in the bathroom. And all seem to have really great coffee... which is what it's really about!
ReplyDeleteAs for the bouncy house, are you crazy? Mammouth inflatable death traps. Should I want to visit the other side of the rainbow one day I might bounce away. For now I'll stay grounded ;)