A Month without Coffee...
Well, here it is. My first blog on BaristaExchange.
It's been an interesting month for this jobless barista. I quit my barista trainer/ barista job up here in Seattle at Trabant and have had a way tougher time trying to get another job than I initially anticipated. I'm making the assumption that I'm in a pretty awkward place in my life with coffee. I feel as if I'm someone who should be rocking some espresso bar at some cafe, settled in all nice and what not, slingin' spro everyday and calling it good. But nay. It's been over a month now and I haven't worked at a cafe. It's weird to not have coffee on you every moment in so many ways. I even saw my Reg tamper gathering dust on my shelf just yesterday. What?! That's when I knew this had gone on too long. I'd love to just get out there, go to a cafe, and start pumping drinks out. I don't care about the pay. Its not about the lack of money flow, I could even work another job for the money,...I just miss the coffee. It's helped me come to the conclusion that I most definitely have a weird obsessive love for the bean. But don't we all?
Viva La Barista.
It's been an interesting month for this jobless barista. I quit my barista trainer/ barista job up here in Seattle at Trabant and have had a way tougher time trying to get another job than I initially anticipated. I'm making the assumption that I'm in a pretty awkward place in my life with coffee. I feel as if I'm someone who should be rocking some espresso bar at some cafe, settled in all nice and what not, slingin' spro everyday and calling it good. But nay. It's been over a month now and I haven't worked at a cafe. It's weird to not have coffee on you every moment in so many ways. I even saw my Reg tamper gathering dust on my shelf just yesterday. What?! That's when I knew this had gone on too long. I'd love to just get out there, go to a cafe, and start pumping drinks out. I don't care about the pay. Its not about the lack of money flow, I could even work another job for the money,...I just miss the coffee. It's helped me come to the conclusion that I most definitely have a weird obsessive love for the bean. But don't we all?
Viva La Barista.
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Comment by Stickman on February 22, 2009 at 6:08pm
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Hey, if you wanna head up to Vancouver Island for a vacation you can pull shots in my bar and I can hook you up with a few other cash jobs, probably. And if we're lucky you can couch surf the whole time.
This site is called Barista Exchange afterall...Lemme know if you're interested.
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Comment by Matthew on February 22, 2009 at 4:42pm
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miss you boo...
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Comment by Ron on February 22, 2009 at 8:10am
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hey man i know what you mean i have been their and done that ... going to my roaster and just working their espresso bar cause i just wanted to make coffee and churn drinks out when i was in between jobs .
But some advice i would give is talk to the baristas in the cafes or managers as if they arent hiring they might be able to give you some good leads on who is .
good luck with everything
Ron
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