The one armed Barista

So rumor has it that New Zealand is a great place to go surfing. Since I have never been surfing or to New Zealand I really have no clue if this is accurate. However there has been discussion recently of me doing both.
Yesterday I was thinking what would happen if I went surfing and I didn't drown, but what if a shark attacked me? I thought of that girl that got attacked by the shark while surfing and lost her arm. I thought what if that's me. What if I lose an arm.
I was discussing this at work with my fellow coworkers and the idea of the one armed barista came to mind. With a few modifications I think I could actually do my job better with only one arm. Like putting foot handles on the fridges, not only would that be a great idea for arm challenged people but I would love it now. How many times do I have 4 jugs of milk in my hands and I cant open the refrigerator?
So I was practicing yesterday making drinks with one hand, I figure I shouldn't have to practice much if I lose my left arm because my right arm is dominant, so I should practice using my left arm just in case. If I lost both arms well I guess I would have to make drinks with my feet, some people might not like that too much, but it would bring curious people in.
This whole thought is kinda crazy because its not really out of fear of losing an arm but how fascinating it would be to try and learn how to do everything without an arm, just in case. When I was a kid I always thought I would go blind, probably from watching Mary go blind on "Little House on the Prairie." So I would walk around my house with my eyes closed, so when I did go blind life would carry on like normal. I got really good at it and sometimes now I find me going about my day with my eyes closed. It limits the sensory stimulation, which in our over stimulated generation--is kinda nice.
And if I ever lose an arm, I think i'll be alright, and I could get one of those cool knobby things for the steering wheel of my car!

touch me so i know im real
hold me so i wont run away
whisper to me so i remember to laugh
love me so i wont forget

Don't Panic

I had a bunch of ants crawling on me and biting me yesterday, I haven't come to any conclusion about a deeper meaning and how I can use it as a metaphor. They bite and they hurt but can you blame them, I stepped on their house. Now they are in my car, I am hoping they will just eat all the crumbs and then die and I can vacuum them up. That's the idea for now. Maybe I will do some research on them and be able to come up with something. I think most things we encounter can teach us something valuable other than the obvious -don't step on a pile of ants.

Graduations

Its hard to believe it was 6 years ago to the day that I graduated. It some aspects it seems like only yesterday but in other areas it seems like an eternity ago.
Its interesting to think back at how different life was then. And how much the same I still am. I am still that kid seeking adventure not knowing the next turn in the road. But I am older and wiser( I hope) and know that there will be turns in the road and that not everything will go smoothly.
Gone are the days of no worries and no responsibilities, but the new days are here. Just as fresh and exciting as they always have been. New horizons new relationships. There are new things to think about, new dreams to have. I am learning that circumstances aren't really good or bad, sometimes they just are.
I am looking forward to moving and having friends come to visit. I'm looking forward to turning older, just so I can have a party, gives me an excuse to have company come over.
I don't think I will ever grow up according to society's expectations, but who cares about them!

Big Business and the little guy

Sunday I decided to wander around with my friend Rebecca, wandering is a favorite pastime of mine, and the weather was nice enough so it was a lot of fun. We made our way to downtown. A small downtown only 2 streets wide and 3 blocks long. Most businesses there dont have a prayer. why go to them when you can get more variety and lower prices at some big chain store. Most things last less than a year in downtown.
I was suprised to see a new coffee shop. its been a while since i actually explored down town, Im guilty of finding more selection and lower prices as well. its hard to not fall into this, because most people live on a budget. I stepped into this coffee shop, it was amazing. They had a local artists work on the walls and you could buy it if you wanted to. The furniture was ecclectic looking like it had come from a thrift store, there was no uniform or dress code of the workers. the music was great and they had games and books. It was everything starbucks isnt.
It had a personality of its own. The drinks might taste different everytime you go, the music might be different everytime you are there. But i appreciated inconsistency, it adds variation. You can fully appreciate the sun if you know the rain. No corporate business partners telling you what music to play and how to set up the displays. not the selection of coffees to purchase.
Its nice to step out of the corporate world for a couple hours on a sunday and enjoy a nice cup of coffee. i will be going back. as long as they are open, which i imagine wont be much more than a year, but my voice will speak out against corporations, it may only be the whisper of one, but it will be there still.
What if we all just did things that paid the bills and gave us enough money to get by, and didnt concern ourselves with getting more and bigger..would it be that bad?