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!
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!
2 Comments:
Ha, whoops. I misread "over stimulated" as "over simulated". Little too intense of an implication change there... that's a pretty good indication I should put down the postmodern theory for a while.
So, you're in the US, but watch Corner Gas? I'm pretty sure that requires an explanation.
Oddly enough, I'm a one-armed barista. I run circles around two-handed people on a daily basis.
I do tend to do a lot of juggling of the lowboy doors with my feet. Good idea, the 'feet handles'.
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