Cast Of Characters

Day number six without coffee, today, was rather surreal. I've had my yerba mate, my green tea, etc. I was not aware, however, how very specific to coffee my addiction is. The day passed as though I was in a bit of a blur. My head had a dull throb, and I felt very dialed down, even dare I say it... quiet, introspective. My coworkers have known about this detox I've been planning on doing for a while. I gave them all an adequate heads up so they could be prepared for what may come about. Several people-Wizzy, Zippy and Malice, informed me that they would be on vacation during this time. Coincidence? Methinks not. Wiz' vacay was over a few days ago, so it turns out that she IS here to experience this with me! Yay! Today I worked with her, Sparrow, and a new employee, Jennifer. I suppose the day went fairly well, all things considered. I left an hour early. Some of my favorite custies-Mark,the vegetarian who always wants a sample of the bacon cheddar scramble, Spandex Man,who needs no further description, Tall Northwest Man,who is sure that I will not be able to correctly cut him the amount of salmon he has asked for on the first try(I usually do), and Muffy, who wears sparkle eye shadow, always dresses in pink, and usually has a little dog in tow, just to name a few. Muffy used to be rather aggressive and quite snappy, but she has mellowed out a lot, and has even become kind of friendly and less impatient.I recently stopped to consider the cast of characters, some of the big personalities that frequent our establishment, our regulars. If I don't know someone by name, then I usually have a secret nickname for them.Off the top of my head,we have Tina who is vegan and works at an animal hospital, D.Jan, who is seventy years old and skydives, hikes, and knows what she wants, Barb, who wants lots of foam, and William, who really gets a soy cappuccino, but asks for a macchiato; Dan The Man, with his everpresent kombucha, Jim, The Oatmeal Man, Gluten free Karen, and Pinky with her love of our peanut butter cups. I could go on and on, but these are some of the current

main players. I'm going to post some stories of some of my encounters with these people and more through the years. But, for now I am tired. No caffeine, no sugar, no cheese and no bread make Kristin a very dull (but healthy) girl. Until next time...