Perception
I never imagined that a "D" could look like an "A" but there it is, folks. I was almost flattered by Rose - the lady at my local shop - when I thought she wrote my first initial on my coffee cup top. "How sweet," I thought. Alas, a simple twist of the cup revealed that she marked the decaf with a "D." That one is for my wife. Mine had nothing. Nada. Blank. It was regular. (For the record, "regular" coffee is apparently not so "regular." I once asked a JetBlue flight attendant for "regular" on a flight to LAX and he replied, "What's regular for you is not regular for me." Uh... OK then. I would've given him a copy of the Unbook if it had been out by then.)
I should've known better about that little "A" on my coffee cup. It's usually the one that's not the "norm" that gets singled out in one way or another. It's the one that requires a push of the "OTHER" plastic button at McDonald's that's not just "COLA." But even cola has a button, so maybe my whole theory about "norm's" not getting singled out is moot.
Fuck it. Write whatever you want on that top. Push whatever little plastic buttons will make you happy. Heck, push them all. Just make sure that when someone takes a sip, they get what they asked for or, at the very least, what they expect. (Don't lecture me on exceeding expectations, you over-achiever.) I want to be "OTHER" (whatever drink that is.) It's probably much better than "RB." Poor, root beer.
-Anthony
