Japanese Me

Actually, it was a chai.  For me.  And gosh, it was good. “Dallas, make a peace sign like they do in Japan!” “Do I have to?” “Yes!” What a good sport.

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This morning I opened the store for the very last time–my last 3:15 alarm!  Woo!  To my regulars:  you rock!  I’m going to miss everyone.  Here are some photos of my last pre-dawn coffee shop for some time.  Sorry about the quality–it was kind of low light. Speaking of 4 am, Rives has a great [...]

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悲喜交々(hiki komogomo):  having mixed feelings of joy and sorrow; bitter sweet Tomorrow will be my last weekday at the coffee shop.  Most of the regulars are of a Monday-Friday sort so it will be my last time seeing them.  It’s odd the connection you have with customers.  I know their names, faces, and drinks, of [...]

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一長一短　(icchou ittan):  good points and bad points I work as a barista at a coffee shop you probably know very well.  (What’s the first one to come to mind?  Yup, that one.)  It’s been a great job for me, providing insurance and flexibility when I needed it most.  On the other hand there were also [...]

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