I 've come into this cafe every day for months, but for the past three weeks, I 've done nothing but sit and stare at the overly-cliche painting of a steaming cup of coffee. I studied its colors like an art student trying to pull out some meaningful shit from the shades of brown and ochre. I used to order something, once upon a time ago. At first I ordered a vanilla latte every time I came in, "you deserve a treat today," I 'd say to myself to affirm that all of the hard work I was putting into this blackhole of a carreer was worth it. As the weeks went on, I started ordering a bit more modestly; as it turns out, spending $5 on a drink 3 to 4 days a week really takes its toll on a bank account, especially when you don 't have any income …show more content…
He was in school studying business, and I was a desperate wanna-be actress, as far as I was concerned, we both were too busy to invest in a relationship. “Hey, Aims,” Sebastian nervously picked at his nametag, “I’m free tonight and I was wondering if—” the frantic buzzing of my phone cut him off, and I gave him an apologetic i-have-to-take-this look. “Hey Caroline, wha—“ I started, silently cursing my roommate for interrupting. “Sorry to bother you, Amelia, but you finally have an envelope here from Top Banana studios and if you don’t come right now I’m afraid Marcia and I are gonna open it ourselves.” I couldn’t believe it, I’d been waiting for almost 6 weeks to hear back from Top Banana. I thought that maybe they’d lost my resume or audition video, but my agent refused to let me send in extra copies, assuring me that the extraordinarily long process meant that I had a higher chance of getting the job. I auditioned to be on the first season of Project Empire, a new reality TV show that was projected to be the next Bachelor. I went back to the table as quickly as I could, and grabbed my purse, “I’m really sorry, Sebastian,” I could barely breathe I was so excited, “but I just got a letter from the production company and I really need to go and open it.” “That’s amazing,” Sebastian beamed, “call me after you open it!” “I will, I promise,” I got out of the door as quickly as possible and practically ran to my
Topic (Biographical Essay): We are interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up, formed your aspirations, and accomplished your academic successes. Please describe the factors and challenges that have most shaped your personal life and aspirations. How have these factors helped you to grow?
I am Krishna Teja, a loyal customer of Second cup, who always orders Black coffee and chocolate cookie in our campus store. I always tantalize the taste given by your coffee beans, ardently appreciate your consistency in taste, and feel relaxed in your customer centric store interiors. I am one of the driver customers, who always persuades my friends to get a coffee in Second Cup and who increase the revenues in your balance sheet. Having said all your superior attributes, I had one of the worst experiences in your store. I came from a small village in India, where we have a normal coffee with hot milk, caffeine, and sugar. We don’t have beverages such as Cappuccinos, Mochas, and Lattes in our place. So, we don’t know how it tastes unless we
Odd enough, Oren Crafts was and is my first lifeline. I’m not quite sure when we started talking, or even when we became friends; although, I do consider him a friend. Despite all this certainty and uncertainty, however, there is one thing I am clear on, that is, when he became my lifeline. It’s funny how I can almost picture it like it was yesterday.
Although I didn’t have rehearsals, I stayed to help the lackluster crew with everything. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the crew, but they were failing miserably. At first I was attempting to complete my Geometry homework Maupin had assigned us earlier that day. Kenzie, Donovan, and Lisa were sitting at the parallel cafeteria table. I heard some vague mumbling so I responded with “Yeah. Ok.” All of the sudden the people around me flipped out, and I was undoubtedly confused. I questioned Lisa about what had happened and she explained that Donovan and I were now dating. This shocked and confused me, mainly for the reason that I had no clue about anything at that moment. Lisa explained everything to me, and I told her that it didn’t count because I was working on my homework and paying no attention to what was happening. Donovan moaned, and rushed away in frustration. Roughly 10 minutes later he actually asked me out while I was actually paying attention. I replied with yes, mainly because he was really nice and complimentary towards me. The two of us were an awkward couple, and we mutually decided to stay friends about a week later. But we still played lovers on the Oklahoma
The first event involves me having a conversation with my friend, Al, over coffee, at Coffee Hit in Doncaster. I choose and invite Al to participate in this little social event because I have known him to be a coffee connoisseur, although he later corrects me and maintains that he is merely a coffee enthusiast. I hope that he can educate me on the coffee culture and share with me his knowledge about coffee. Up to this point, I must admit that my idea of a good cup of coffee is the instant Nescafe 43 blend or the gold roasts. I used to think that it is too much to spend AUD3.50 for a small cup of espresso coffee. Nevertheless, my taste in coffee is about to change, as I am about to gain a new appreciation for a decent cup of
My life has been a crazy roller coaster with many events that have affected my life all in different ways. There have been times where my life has been at its highest peak in the world then it falls down, right into a deep valley. From the time my lovable younger sister came into my life to when my grandpa had a near death experience, I have learned many valuable lessons through the rough times as well as the more happy times. When I was a young girl, my mom had always told me the same thing over and over again. I never really thought about how a few words would have a deep effect on me in a short amount of time.
School, to me and among many peers of my age, is not a distant term. I have spent one-third of my life time sitting in classrooms, every week since I was seven years old. After spending this much time in school, many things and experiences that happened there have left their mark in my memory. Some are small incidences while some have had a great impact on me. However, regardless the degree of significance, things that happened all contributed to shape the person that I am now.
I can always look forward to starting my day off, with a steaming cup of coffee, I love that even if it 's a cold, dark, and gloomy day outside, a big cup of coffee can get me through the day. I could go on and on about my appreciation and fondness over the drink itself, but I won’t. However, I would like to share with you a remarkable phenomenon that I’ve come to notice, it is other people sharing this experience, this love for coffee, and they do it all across the globe in shops known as “cafes,” or “coffee shops.” And this is exactly what Howard Schultz (The CEO
There are three very important aspects that play a major rule in my life. They can be categorized as intellectual, social, and spiritual. My intellectual self is interesting because I am mainly right-brained which means that I tend to use my creativity more than my mathematical skills, also making me a visual learner. My social self consists of friends, family, and my surroundings. I spend most of my time at home with my family. Whenever I am with my friends, I observe their behaviors and listen to their opinions. I am more of an independent type of person. Being with different people has influenced me into appreciating different cultures and beliefs. I have learned things that have now been incorporated into my own set of beliefs and
During my childhood waking up early in the morning was one of my favorite things,especially during the summer.I remember waking up one morning to the sound of spongebob on my T.V..Almost as soon as I opened my eyes I immediately got out of bed and ran into the kitchen to find bacon on the table.I shoved two whole peices straight into my mouth and I swear that it was some of the best I have ever had.I sat down in my wooden chairto eat more off of the table.As I finished I remember looking ouside to a bright day.The suns rays hit the dew on the grass just right to make it glisten.
Growing up, I was the third grandchild, the second to live in the Hampton area, and the only girl. My oldest cousin, Drew, was the center of my grandma's attention until I was born, of course. I was the pesky and irritating little cousin, always following him around and wanting to do exactly what he was doing. From balling during his favorite tv shows to trampling over the toy farms he built, you could count on me to accomplish it. I definitely knew at a young age that he didn't particularly like me.
“Oh, sure, that’s a cool idea. What say you, Carrie?” Willingly, I assented the suggestion, believing my mum will be happy to meet another friend of mine. Carrie looked at my face, her brown eyes pierced on mine, as if they were communicating with mine, trying to get the answer of her lost phone. The phone is still inside my pocket, still in silent mode. I will wait and see if she would ask me about the lost cell phone.
This explains the beginning of my life all the way to the end of my life. My life from the beginning was very fun as I grew up living with my mom’s friend and my friend. But there were a lot of fights and I was very hyper back then. I have ADHD so back then when I was little; I was very hyper and wouldn't stop moving around the place. I always was annoying back then and never seemed to get my homework done at school.
“There is set crew, props, costumes, lights, and makeup”. At the sound of makeup, Shay perked up next to me. “Shit” I thought. “I can’t do makeup”. “Now hopefully if you had a specific crew you wanted to be in, you reserved a spot ahead of time.” Avery continued. I smiled, knowing that neither Shay or I did. Maybe there would be a chance. “So that being said, meet up with your groups and I look forward to spending the next few months with you!” Applause again rose up as Avery waved to us and walked offstage. Soon the students rose up and started walking to different corners of the room. I turned to Shay. “So what do you want to do?” I asked, already knowing the answer. “Makeup sounds fun! But I don’t know if they’d have any spots left.” She frowned, looking over to the makeup crew’s corner. “There’s a lot of people over there.” I started thinking to myself of what to say. Obviously I didn’t want her on that crew because then we wouldn’t be hanging out, but I didn’t want to say that! Acting as calm as I could muster, I slowly said, “Well maybe go and ask? They might still have a spot!” She smiled at me. “And if they don’t, we can do props together or something!” I finished, probably putting a little too much emphasis on together. Luckily she didn’t seem to notice. “Ok!” she bubbled, walking towards the group.
Utterly vexed, I stormed out of the office without another word. I heard a sigh from Mrs. Smith and a muttered response from Tara before she came hastening after me. Placing her hand on my arm, she breathed heavily, “Lauren, you’ve got to do it! The game starts in two hours and Gayle has the flu. It’s impossible for her to sing today.” Her round, honey-brown eyes were wide with expectation.