Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The NERVE!

I am not a coffee drinker but I do enjoy a hot chocolate or a frothy Chi tea now and again. And I most definitely enjoy the cozy feel of many of our coffee shops.

Last week I was meeting a friend at a local spot. Her text message informed me she wasn't going to make it. Having some extra time and some paper work needing attention I decided to snuggle in for a bit and enjoy a hot drink. You often see people sketching, writing in journals or doing school work among the tables. Although I have never used that setting for creative inspiration I can see the appeal. That was until SHE showed up.

There were three wing back chairs facing the fireplace. A woman was deep into a book at one chair, I took the furthest away one. We exchanged a smile and I slipped into warm contentment. This was to only last a moment. The remaining chair was soon filled by another woman. I couldn't blame her, these were the best seats in the house. But to my horror she whips out her cell phone. "Don't panic" I tell myself. I was texting back and forth to my husband, maybe she too was flirting with a special someone over the air waves. Nope, she started yakking. " My son's hockey game blah, blah, yeah HAHAHAHAHAHA I know, blah blah. You're kidding me right! Calm down Gina, maybe it's just a quick call. Sure enough after a minute or two she hung up,whew. Nope she dialed again and AGAIN! By now the book reader got up and moved and I was leaving my warm corner. She was unfazed by the mass exodus, laughing and gabbing loud enough so we could all hear about her enthralling life. Sheesh.

No inspiration was happening that day. Well, I guess it did move me to create the above illustration. Hmmmm, maybe I got it all wrong after all....hold up, my phone is ringing.

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