i hate to base my entire day's attitude on my once-every-six-months stop at the evil corporate coffee giant, but seeing as it's only 8:05am, i don't have much else to base it on. for the past few weeks, i've been contemplating purchasing one of the fall must-haves, the pumpkin spice latte. i typically try to steer clear of a) things that are ridiculously overpriced, b) things that contain more than my daily allotment of calories, and c) things that require me to leave earlier for work in the morning. however, today happened to be the day that i threw caution to the wind and induldged my expensive/fattening/time-consuming urge. (side note: this just happened to be the day that i could be late to work because i was picking my boss up at the detailing shop where he was leaving his car for the day) i order a $3.65 tall (small) pumpkin spice latte, and pull up to the window with my 3 $1 bills and some odd change in my hand, only to be asked for $4.05. ok, maybe that is what it was supposed to cost, but i think tax here is only 8% (actually, that kind of makes sense...), but who cares...anyway... i am handed a HUGE christmas cup and told to have a nice day. perfect! i think i'm getting an extra nice treat...a venti (large) for the price of a tall (small)...even though it seemed a little expensive. ok i'm rambling....the point is this latte tastes just like a normal latte. i'm convinced i got the wrong drink. annoying, right? yeah i guess that's what i get for induldging an urge. i should just live my life by the book and follow the rules. but, see, now i don't ever want to go back to starbucks because i don't want to risk them messing up my order, because i only go ever time there's a blue moon (you know the saying..). i wonder if i go back and tell them that they messed up my last order if they will give me a free drink. DOUBT IT. if it was wal-mart they would...they give you your money back for everything.
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i never visit starbucks because i feel like they're judging me for not knowing more about coffee. i went one time and ordered my regular "venti caramel macchiato" and i was so used to saying that... that when i wanted to order a tall i accidentally said "tall venti caramel macchiato". the barrista just looked at me like i was an idiot and refused to expound on my error simply telling me "you can't order that, it doesn't exist". so now when i visit starbucks i order a black coffee, but i do it like this: "could i have a large black coffee, and could you add ice to it? not so much ice that it becomes an iced coffee but just enough so that i can drink it quickly without it being too hot.." and i take it back up if the temperature isn't correct. i win.
The Special K diet only lasted for like 5 days, and I didn't lose any weight! I don't think I was doing it right though, I lost my ambition pretty quickly...
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