I arrived at CommetCoins around six fifty six on a
Sunday evening. The weather outside isn’t too cold or too hot. There are a few
clouds outside but the sun still brightly shines through.
There is jazz playing in the background. It is old
school jazz from an obviously older decade. A Billie Holiday song plays. The
music is slightly louder than usual but still not too loud. The smooth jazzy
music works well with the lighting to create a study ambiance.
Most of the tables and chairs are full. Most of the
patrons are student but there are a few that are not.
There are two people sitting in the comfy chairs
talking about what seems to be a business matter. The guy in the casual blazer
and slacks is trying to convince the more casually dressed man to join their
organization. Business guy continues telling casual guy that he can
"thrive" with their group. He tells casually dressed guy that he holds
the qualities needed to join and flourish in the group. CasuallyDressedGuy is
told that he is one of them. The argument made by BusinessGuy sounds more like
CasuallyDressedGuy needs them more then BusinessGuy needs Casually Dressed Guy.
Five out of the eight laptops are Apple Macs. The
other three are all Home Pavilion. Unlike the last time most students do not have
their earphones plugged in.
There is also only one group of people working
together. They sit closely together because they are reading the same book.
They switch between Spanish and English. The guy in the shorts seems to be tutoring
the guy in the pants in Spanish. Even with the translations the guy still seems
completely lost.
I have noticed that students who like to sit near
windows when they are just reading and annotating their text books.
It is now about 7:20 and there is more people coming
in and they are now coming in to just sit and drink coffee. Two women who seem
to be about mid 20s are just chatting in Spanish about their jobs. They both
work at a CommetCoins somewhere else. They both have juicy Couture purses in
great condition which does not really correlate with a CommetCoins salary.
There are three baristas at the bar. There is two
girls and one boy. They are all smiling and friendly. Neither one of them are
bothered by the overly complicated order of an older gentleman who was not quite
sure of what he wanted. The blonde barista politely walked him through his
order process without ever seeming to get frustrated with him. The other two
baristas quickly and efficiently fill the other orders. When the orders have
been filled. the male barista begins helping the blonde barista fill orders so
the long line begins to move. The female barista left making drinks continues
to make drinks within a few mines.
Most of the students that were here when i got here
are gone. The patrons that are left are sitting in the big comfy chairs are
older people reading the Sunday newspaper or reading the news on their
computers.
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