a casual observation.
Working at Santa Cruz coffee Roasting has been interesting so far. For some reason, when I'm at work, I act reserved and emotionless. Those of you who know me know that this is far from the truth. One of my coworkers, upon seeing my myspace account, was surprised and said "it seems like you lead dual lives".
I found this to be odd. I sincerely hope I don't lead dual lives; I try to remain the same person day in and day out. My theory is that while I'm at work, I focus on all of the negative aspects of it; shitty customers, making drinks wrong, the ridiculously warm barista area... and I lose hold of my actual personality. It's almost a zombification effect.
On to my second piece: I simply love the "regulars" that come in and spend virtually all day at the coffee shop. They strike up a conversation with anyone who seems like they have any general interest in anything. Their personalities are so rich... it is almost like stepping into a warm movie for a few hours and just listening to happy people sharing careworn thoughts. That sounds pretty lame, and disgustingly poetic (not really), but it is something I honestly admire, seeing as my life hasn't been as filled with culture and character as much as I'd like. I want to be that type of character when I grow old. One of the coffee guys with a seven year old beanie knit by a kind old woman in croatia. I want to have a beard that has seen real weather, and is occasionally littered with random debris. I want to converse with these same people, and always be equipped with an anecdote from my past. I want to pretend like I was part of the renaissance... or at least believe that there is one going on at this very moment.
And I hope that you want that too.
I found this to be odd. I sincerely hope I don't lead dual lives; I try to remain the same person day in and day out. My theory is that while I'm at work, I focus on all of the negative aspects of it; shitty customers, making drinks wrong, the ridiculously warm barista area... and I lose hold of my actual personality. It's almost a zombification effect.
On to my second piece: I simply love the "regulars" that come in and spend virtually all day at the coffee shop. They strike up a conversation with anyone who seems like they have any general interest in anything. Their personalities are so rich... it is almost like stepping into a warm movie for a few hours and just listening to happy people sharing careworn thoughts. That sounds pretty lame, and disgustingly poetic (not really), but it is something I honestly admire, seeing as my life hasn't been as filled with culture and character as much as I'd like. I want to be that type of character when I grow old. One of the coffee guys with a seven year old beanie knit by a kind old woman in croatia. I want to have a beard that has seen real weather, and is occasionally littered with random debris. I want to converse with these same people, and always be equipped with an anecdote from my past. I want to pretend like I was part of the renaissance... or at least believe that there is one going on at this very moment.
And I hope that you want that too.