Way to steal my birthday thunder, Lively. Well played.

Earl Gray Tea Latte.

Actually, London Fog is trademarked, so we can't use it.

And I found out today, we're supposed to throw out every 8th sleeve because the French is incorrect or something. WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT?

Yeah. We got told at our last big store meeting. Sigh.

Wow. Calm down, cranky person.

Also, it's Starbucks policy that if you don't enjoy your drink we'll remake it for you at no cost to you. So if you don't like it, just ask. Any barista worth their salt will work to fix it for you.

Please, on behalf of all baristas everywhere, don't be that person.

I only work opens. ON PURPOSE. Because I refuse to do Frappy Hour. UTTERLY REFUSE.

As someone who works at Starbucks:

Yet another Barista here, weeping over the now confusing "Oh, you'd like chai? Would you like our Classic Chai or our Oprah Chai? Oh, yes, I would love to explain the difference to you" conversation that will inevitable ensue in 83% of chai conversations."

Also, have you gotten the "don't call it Dirty Oprah Chai"…

Same story here. I've been a child sponsor through World Vision for YEARS. Started as a teenager. My roommate does too - we have our kid's pictures on our fridge.

It's so disheartening to see fellow Christian people use what are such fine and good works to blackmail others to do their will.

As a Starbucks Barista, this is definitely the rhetoric used during training stuff. It's very emotional and full of "positive thinking" and the idea that we will always, no matter what, say "yes" to the customer.
When it comes to dealing with customers in real life, it's more like "Yes, customer I've never seen…

Let's just be honest. We all wish it was *NSYNC.

Canadian fans were also pretty epic today. Here in Edmonton, the puck dropped around 5 am. The bars were open serving beer and breakfast. In fact, almost every province loosened their alcohol laws just for this game.

As a faux Canadian, I was talking to my roommate about the Olympics in China and how swimming was…

I just assumed Skyrim filled this need.

Preach.

It's a wig?!? I've been rewinding my PVR trying to figure it out. Where did you find the evidence?!

Speaking of women having a psychotic break which causes them to cut their hair...

Hmm. The idea of it being more excusable for me v. celebrities is an interesting one.