Tuesday, May 25, 2004
hey, going on a starbucks run. need anything?
you know i do. get me a regular venti.
you want a large? isn't that a lot for you?
no, a venti. isn't that a medium? i think a tall is a large.
no, a tall is definitely a small. but, yeah, actually i don't remember if a venti is the really big one or the ridiculously big one.
well, either way, just get me the middle sized one, ok?
sure. joanne, need anything?
coffee?
yep.
you're drinking coffee?
yes. yes we are. would you like some?
i'm surprised at you kids! i, personally, am off coffee. i wasn't going to bring it up, i was going to keep my personal habits personal, but i decided, why shouldn't i take a stand.
ok, so no, then?
no indeed! i realized, coffee is the problem! i stopped. i went cold turkey. last week. after that anthrax scare, i was strung so tight, i couldn't relax, and i kept drinking coffee, then i said to myself, i said, maybe the coffee's actually making it worse. so i thought, why not try to stop drinking it? and when i realized i couldn't bear to be without my morning cup, that's when i realized, i needed to let it go.
oh, ok. so a regular for me and a venti-whatever for you, and nothing for you, then. be right back.
now wait, wait just a minute, you two. i'm not saying it was easy. that week, i wouldn't go through it again for all the rice in china. luckily i was already on bed rest so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. but i feel a hundred times better now, my head is clearer, i wake up feeling brighter. everyday i think, do i want some coffee? and then i think, no! in fact, everyone should think no. i said to myself, how can i help everyone to have the freedom and energy that i have now? and i realized. that's why i did everyone the favor of throwing out everything here but the decaf.
you threw it away?
you threw the coffee away?
it wasn't good, but it was free!
well, exactly. and that's the problem. i knew that once the supply was cut off, it would be easier for all of you to make a clean break. and now? you're sneaking out to starbucks! and it just breaks my heart, because i've been there. i've been where you are. well, i guess you kids will just have to learn your lesson the hard way.
you know i do. get me a regular venti.
you want a large? isn't that a lot for you?
no, a venti. isn't that a medium? i think a tall is a large.
no, a tall is definitely a small. but, yeah, actually i don't remember if a venti is the really big one or the ridiculously big one.
well, either way, just get me the middle sized one, ok?
sure. joanne, need anything?
coffee?
yep.
you're drinking coffee?
yes. yes we are. would you like some?
i'm surprised at you kids! i, personally, am off coffee. i wasn't going to bring it up, i was going to keep my personal habits personal, but i decided, why shouldn't i take a stand.
ok, so no, then?
no indeed! i realized, coffee is the problem! i stopped. i went cold turkey. last week. after that anthrax scare, i was strung so tight, i couldn't relax, and i kept drinking coffee, then i said to myself, i said, maybe the coffee's actually making it worse. so i thought, why not try to stop drinking it? and when i realized i couldn't bear to be without my morning cup, that's when i realized, i needed to let it go.
oh, ok. so a regular for me and a venti-whatever for you, and nothing for you, then. be right back.
now wait, wait just a minute, you two. i'm not saying it was easy. that week, i wouldn't go through it again for all the rice in china. luckily i was already on bed rest so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. but i feel a hundred times better now, my head is clearer, i wake up feeling brighter. everyday i think, do i want some coffee? and then i think, no! in fact, everyone should think no. i said to myself, how can i help everyone to have the freedom and energy that i have now? and i realized. that's why i did everyone the favor of throwing out everything here but the decaf.
you threw it away?
you threw the coffee away?
it wasn't good, but it was free!
well, exactly. and that's the problem. i knew that once the supply was cut off, it would be easier for all of you to make a clean break. and now? you're sneaking out to starbucks! and it just breaks my heart, because i've been there. i've been where you are. well, i guess you kids will just have to learn your lesson the hard way.
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