Thursday, 17 January 2008
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I have a ritualistic morning system. My alarm goes off at 7:30am to the tune of...i dunno it's the most annoying tune ever and it's so foul it even wakes up my dogs. Then i hop out of bed and brush my teef, dab on some Hope in a Jar, get dressed in layers of everything, make some coffee, and I'm out the door by 8:10am. Around 8:40am, I arrive at the Starbucks on the corner of Mansell and Alpharetta Hwy...aka my mecca. There is a fat, white chick that makes the most perfect latte. Seriously, she transforms the barista job into an art. *sigh* After that, i shimmy over to the bank by 9:00am, make a couple of deposits, withdraw some cheese and I'm off to the store by 9:15am. That gives me plenty of time to do some calculations before flipping the sign to "OPEN".
Starbucks is the most interesting place in the morning. The one I frequent is always packed with business people: old, young, veterans, and newbs. I love eavesdropping on bits and pieces of their conversations and then I make inferences on what they do, what they're like, if they have kids, etc. etc. and i have a discussion with myself. Today, my eye lingered on a distinguished-looking man probably in his late-40s: well-dressed, tall, rough-around-the-edges, and very aesthetically pleasing in general. He was in line in front of me and I was totally checking him out. I thought to myself, wow i have no shame...i'm ogling him with my mouth practically hanging open...*looks down at shoes*...ooh, and even his shoes are perfect...*line of vision slowly moving up*...his slacks are the perfect length, barely grazing the ground when he takes a step forward...anDEN i gasped. There it was, glaring at me. My perfect ajushi had missed a belt loop in the back. Boo. For the next 5 min I debated whether or not I should tap him on the shoulder and tell him. Would he be appreciative? Or would I have embarrassed him? Would i have come off as semi-pervy due to the back belt loop being in such close proximity to his butt-TOX? i do not know.in the end i never told him because i figured it's not my place. as much as i could complete him, it wouldn't be my place...unless he turned around and said, "hey! how are you? do you see any flaws in the way i slipped on my belt this morning?" so then he got his drink and i got my drink and we parted ways and off went the missed-belt-buckle perfect man. i will never see him again and he will never know how his pants could have been a little bit better held up.
and then i couldn't help but muse--my guy would be perfectly-coiffed, perfectly put-together, and would never miss a belt loop.
jamie hince and the great kate
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Comments (9)
I once told my boss that he had a booger sticking out of his nose. He was obviously embarrassed, but he later thanked me for telling him.
u should have superpoked him and told him bout his belt loop i think he would have appreciated it ;)
Sounds like my kinda man. ;]
as weird as this may sound, i enjoyed your fonts, colors, highlights, and choice of picture in this entry. a cute little package. :)
I dont miss a loop...
lol.
See, if Chan were with you he would look at that latte and say, "That's a piece of shit" because all important people are critical about things like that, esther... then again, the guy does make a mean cup o' joe, I don't even like coffee but I can appreciate his craft. It's different when you can actually back it up, I guess. What a champ, that guy, so dreamy. *swoon*
LIES. you don't brush your teeth. tell the truth.
this entry was actually kind of funny. are you getting...smarter? or am i just rubbing off on you?
that belt-loop thing drives my sister ape-shit. maybe because i do it all the time. i have my big butt to hold my pants up.
I think I saw you in this month's Glamour. If that was you...you looked STUNNING! ;)
i enjoyed your writes. thanks.