For the last couple of days, Devin has been complaining about the weather in NYC. I teased him about it yesterday, but could tell that a second day of "obligatory '82 degrees in Southern California” comments would not go over well.
All of this brings to mind one of my favorite scores of the holidays, which I am using right now in honor of Devin's mood.
My partner received one as a part of a gift basket from a client, and having never lived (or even visited) NYC, he had no idea what it meant. I, of course, flipped out. Eventually, I asked if I could have it, (always a good idea to wait a few weeks before cherry-picking someone's gift baskets), and soon it came home with me.
I am not going to say the cup makes me feel smarter, or that the coffee tastes any better, but it does put me in a different place when I use it. All the Los Angeles sun in the world cannot compete with a blue cup. (Besides, back with I dated the CMU/Berkley professor, I said I was moving to Los Angeles so I no longer had to think.)
I am glad to see that people with some pretty big brains also have the ceramic Greek cup on their mind.
It's a blue cup with a mass-produced message of servitude. What's the big dealio? Typically I'm more than pleased should Starbuck employee's remember to put out those little coffee ringlets so that I don't burn my little mittens on their scorching lattes. Does a little blue cardboard and some bizarre Greek nude men really make a difference in your caffeine-riddled day? Please explain...
Posted by: Shubbadubba | January 20, 2005 at 10:43 AM
The cardboard is thick so you never burn your hands, but allows enough heat to escape as to warm your little fingers walking down the avenue on a cold winter's day.
Posted by: otherpeoplesblogs | January 20, 2005 at 11:05 AM
I love those cups. They're on their way out I think. I rarely encounter them anymore - I get a lot of branded advertising cups.
Posted by: devincf | January 20, 2005 at 11:51 AM
Blasphemy! The blue cups being one of the few things that made “untoasted” bagels bearable. (Imagine my shock the first time I ever ordered a bagel with cream cheese in the greater NYC area and it came untoasted. I thought it was a fluke, and then the next time I ordered one. A semi-warm bagel with cream cheese. WTF.)
I do however hate the ads that show up on some coffee-jackets. There is a place over by Warner Brothers that does that, (I think the last time I went it was for LOTR, like there were not enough ads for that.) Same place has the ads on the parking space “blocks”.
Posted by: otherpeoplesblogs | January 20, 2005 at 12:05 PM
This post has been somewhat of a revelation to me.
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Posted by: Pandora Charms | July 07, 2011 at 12:38 AM
I love those cups!!! :)
Posted by: Pandora Beads | July 07, 2011 at 12:45 AM
I am glad to see that people with some pretty big brains also have the ceramic Greek cup on their mind
Posted by: Christian Louboutin Shoes | July 07, 2011 at 12:47 AM
I do however hate the ads that show up on some coffee-jackets.
Posted by: Thomas Sabo Charms | July 07, 2011 at 12:50 AM
I do however hate the ads that show up on some coffee-jackets. There is a place over by Warner Brothers that does that, (I think the last time I went it was for LOTR, like there were not enough ads for that.) Same place has the ads on the parking space “blocks”.
Posted by: Thomas Sabo Charms | July 07, 2011 at 12:50 AM