Perfection in the art of latte
Picture this: R and I sitting on the sofa, downloading all of the new Mac ads. Since we don't look at tv, how else are we going to see them? (Geek point: +1, total of 1) We would have looked at the superbowl, but we don't have cable and the rabbit ears couldn't pull in the channel. (GP: -1, net 0).
Mitchell and Webb, the Apple ad presenters in the UK
Now picture this: This afternoon, after working at VisualShare for a good part of the day making training movies (GP: +.5, net .5), I sat down to listen to the Geoff Show on ITunes while knitting on my sweater (GP: +1, net 1.5) and reading some feeds on NetNewsWire (GP: +1, net 2.5). The prize for the Dead of the Night contest was a CD by Mitchell and Webb, the presenters in the Apple ads. Huh?
Different ads on the Apple UK site. Different scripts for the same concepts, and one UK-specific concept. More downloading, more frittering, more geek points ensue ( GP: +1, net 3.5).
The one thing that might save me from total geekdom is that I don't drink coffee. Not as a moral issue, or part of a healthy lifestyle. I just don't like it - ain't it sad. (GP: -2, net 1.5). I've tried; my days could be a lot easier sometimes with a serious shot of caffeine. Despite this character flaw, Alan, the Coffee Garden proprietor, let me come down Saturday morning to try out a remix concept.
Derrick and Michelle, coffee collaborators in the pursuit of a noble art form
Saturday morning before 8:30, when relative calm prevails in the Coffee Garden oasis, and the barristas (that link earns a partial GP: +.5, net 3.0) have time to make the most beautiful lattes in the world. R has drunk them on four continents, and scales their flavor to the CG standard. Nothing compares. Or so he tells me. I bought them, made my shots of the beautiful foam, and gave them to the spectators. I was happy, they were happy.
Latte in a box
Lofi latte set (a cardboard box lined with aluminum foil). Behind and to the right of the box, you can just see the conclusive evidence that I just might qualify as a geek - the diet cola habit. (GP: +1, net 4.0). Alan never says a word about my everpresent pop when he's making R's skinny grande latte. Alan is definitely not a geek.
Comments (1)
Oh, now I absolutely have to build a box of my own *and* get me an external flash!
Posted by BWJones | February 6, 2007 10:30 PM
Posted on February 6, 2007 22:30