On nights like this, when I’ve been in the house by myself all day, I have a craving for something. Not just for a taste, but an experience, among the lights and the shadows.
A while ago, I found the right place with the right ambiance. A place without the distractions of my house. Where I can write without thinking of what other work I should be doing.
I always tell myself that I’ll go tomorrow. It’s always tomorrow (the same day that most diets start). So I force myself to get in the car and drive.
When I walk in, I have to remember the nomenclature. Tall means small, grande means medium, venti means large.
Along with this craving comes a thirst for something sweet and warm to drink, harking to the days I lived unemployed, and my favourite thing to do was drink all sorts of strong coffees and teas. My stomach will pay for this later.
The cups always feel nice in the hand. Maybe I’m a sucker for good design — the pure white, the clean lines, the textured insulating sleeve with prominent corporate logo.
Sometimes, I need to go out to be alone. A warm drink is company enough.
And a spiral notebook and a good gel pen : )
Gel pens are nice, but I prefer the rollerball actually. I find they have a sharper point (which I need because I write small), even if they’re less smooth. And substitute spiral notebook with Moleskine for me, and we’re on the same page. No pun intended!
This is hilarious cause I was going to reply to Xibee saying that rollerballs are better but then I didn’t cause Xibee doesn’t even know who the heck I am.
Gel pens are to extroverted for their own good. They need to learn some self restraint.
Not to worry. My commenters frequently reply to each other, even though they don’t know each other.
Personally, I think gel pens are an acquired taste. I like them for the most part, but the designs of them tend to be too bulky for my taste.
TOO extroverted. I’m not used to the keyboard on my new laptop. I keep missing letters cause I don’t hit it hard enough.
I guess you’re going to have to get the new laptop through the border. Better tear up the receipt!
Ok, now you’ve got me worried. Please explain. You think I’ll have problems?
Not necessarily a problem, just the duty you’d need to pay on the laptop when going through customs. So since you’re flying back into Ontario, that’d be GST + PST, or something around 15%. You could always try to sneak it in without declaring it, but as you say, it’s nice and shiny and looks new, so if they catch you, you may have to pay the tax and a fine on top of that.