Monday, July 2, 2007
A Little Break
Today I left work for an hour in the afternoon and went across the street to Starbucks. There's no reason to go into how NY doesn't get the whole coffee-culture/Starbucks thing, so I'll just say that this Starbucks is fairly new and kind of remote and isn't busy very often. I don't drink coffee, but I like Starbucks because of what it meant to me in Japan - a small taste of the States. (When I was willing to drive 1 1/2 hours to Hiroshima for it, which, sadly, was pretty often.) So today I got a treat and some water and sat outside alone. I pulled my jeans up to my knees - Jeans Day! Aren't I a poor son-of-a-bitch for getting excited about wearing jeans? - and rolled my shirt sleeves up to my shoulders and kicked my feet up, Birkenstocks off, onto another chair. I brought some reading with me ("Managing Through Change" - riveting) but never really got to it. I put my head back so the sun was directly on my face and felt 10,000 miles away from yellow highlighters and attendance reports and PowerPoint presentations.
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Good for you! Take a moment when you can. The sun can be so refreshing and rejuvinating.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Independence Day came two days early.
ReplyDeleteSweet! And here I am in the land of Starbucks. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou should do that more often.
Come the Revolution, the people responsible for creating Powerpoint will be lined up and shot, and there will be salsa-dancing in the streets.
ReplyDeleteahhhh sunshine. what i wouldn't give for a little bit-o-that. it is pouring (torrential-style) here.
ReplyDeleteso glad you took a breath today. good for you!
Dave: I'm with you on the PP assassinations... I'd even boogie with you!
Birkenstocks? You are from Portland, aren't you? it sounds like a lovely afternoon.
ReplyDeleteWow. I've been reading "Managing Through Change", too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great escape. It's sunny and 85 here for the rest of the week - I think I'll take the same break.
When I moved to Portland ( after the break up with 7 year man) I used to spens alot of time in the starbucks (and coffee people) in all of down town portland. It is great to just get away and go 10,000 miles from where you really need to be. I am glad you took some YOU time and reveled in it. Now take some time and do it more often. 8)
ReplyDeletelife's little pleasures. i think it's the little sweet things that make a great big grand life.
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