well... the last six weeks or so have been overwhelming. throughout the second half of October, I kept holding off on writing about anything that was going on, mostly because I felt like none of it was mine to write about. so many of my friends had serious loss and sadness in their lives in such a short time, and all I could do was stand by and try ( Read more... )

STARBUCKS IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE. no, seriously, this week it's official. I'm working every day tomorrow through next Sunday, except for possibly Monday. I went in today planning to do an hour-and-a-half Coffee Master training module, and got guilted into staying and working on the floor for five hours because they were really understaffed. I'm ( Read more... )