Excerpts from the Peanut Gallery

Gingerbread Latte

Aqui esta mi historia de triunfa, de victoria en la vida mia:
Also known as the story of: flash a smile, get an embargoed commodity.
I went to starbuck tonight.
it is october 31st we all know
what happens on oct. 31st at starbucks you may ask? nothing, but it is before nov.1st, which is when the gingerbread latte's first appear. Now last year, i had to wait FOUR terrible, angst-ridden days till i could taste that sweet mercy of caffinated glory. But not this year. this year i got it EARLY! the first gingerbread latte tha Matcalfe starbucks (the number one starbucks in the greater ottawa area) made of the season went to a lil' red head who gave a wink and a smile and pleaded for her sustanence. It was fantastic! everything i hoped it would be and more. They guy at the till looked a little skeptical (he was new). But the barista (assistant manager) looked at me, gave me a wink, i smiled, and i knew that we were on the same path of destiny. Amazing what a little smile can get you these days. that and that fact that i pointed out that last year's latte was four days late and that i knew they had the latte stuff on the premise because they had to start serving it at FOUR AM TOMORROW! "Can't argue with that," they told me. My friend just shook his head in amazement at the lengths i would go, but lets be serious folks, this is the harbinger of a renewed and glorious celebratory season, and the much needed relief of a ridiculous day following a ridiculous weekend that was preceded by a ridiculously horrid week. I went to the gym today and almost started using the pads on the walls in lieu of their non-existent punching bags. i needed to get some aggression out (and out it came), but to soothe me after, nothing could do it- i thought to myself- until the gb appeared in beautifully scrawled black letters on my paper cup. Oh little mercies that make life sweet.

posted by Kiki @ 7:15 p.m.