{"id":2268,"date":"2009-05-10T06:55:35","date_gmt":"2009-05-10T10:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.wordpress.com\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2019-01-02T22:23:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T03:23:52","slug":"so-it-begins-at-a-coffeeshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/so-it-begins-at-a-coffeeshop\/","title":{"rendered":"So It Begins At A Coffeeshop&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One \u00a0<strong>V e n t i\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0white chocolate mocha coffee, please.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A venti cup was greatly needed; I was even tempted to order one with an extra shot of expresso, but I figured that such large cup of coffee would be able to do it&#8217;s job. After all, I&#8217;ve only ever had tall orders, whose rather small size was perfectly adequate in providing a good dosage of energy for all-nighters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2269\" title=\"starbucks story\" src=\"http:\/\/lacouturiernyc.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/starbucks-story.jpg?resize=450%2C599\" alt=\"starbucks story\" width=\"450\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today&#8217;s purpose at <strong>Starbucks<\/strong> (a.k.a. an \u00a0o b s e s s i o n \u00a0of mine) was not one of the usual leisurely stops where I could prop myself upon one of their couches, sip a frappucino, and read a newly purchased book from Barnes &amp; Nobles. No indeed, I was quite frustrated at the lack of internet for nearly an <em>entire week<\/em> because of the rain. It felt a bit like the <em>Twilight Zone<\/em>, sans communication with the reset of the world; blog-less, email-less, inspiration-less, etc. That, plus no way to research for a few papers &amp; ideas for pitches in addition to the close proximity of exams and AP tests <em>does<\/em> become stressful. Just a bit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Clad in a cream, long-sleeved shirt with green applique letters spelling out \u00a0N E W \u00a0Y O R K \u00a0(a men&#8217;s shirt, actually), tossed over cuffed denim shorts and black opaque tights, attempting not to shuffle in ankle boots, I claimed a little corner as my own. Balenciaga taking it&#8217;s own place on my chair, laptop open and ready with WiFi, coffee and <em>The Tipping Point<\/em> (by Malcom Gladwell) beside it. 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