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| - I don't particularly enjoy peeing in the dark, and I seldom had to do it without first situating myself in the outdoors. So when Covernotes forced me to do this, I was of course, very uneasy.
My friend Lucy came back from Chicago for the weekend, I haven't seen her for almost two years, so I went out of my way for simple coffee. The idea of a old bookstore turned cafe sounded intriguing.
A sizable free parking lot at the rear, ramp ascending to the entrance. Ah, grandeur, the perks of the having a business way out the constant squeeze of the city.
Natural light upon entrance, this was to be good.
We approach the counter, and we were very kindly notified of the power outage.
Suddenly, the natural lighting didn't feel as comforting as a moment ago, and we only had the choice warm coffee from the dispenser.
I drove fifty bloody kilometres for lukewarm coffee from a NONE FANCY dispenser.
Very spacious real estate with books resting strategically throughout the cafe, and mainly shelved on the....shelves..at the rear corner of the room, and also the humble library at the very rear of the cafe.
We took our seat at the front, not to interrupt the readers at the back with our mingling.
The coffee station with the three helpless baristas was considerably sized for a independent cafe. I would imagined it having great capabilities on days with electricity. They were however, able to sell me a cookie, as I had just enough change to pay, and also leave a very 'Asian' tip. Again, outage to blame.
Our conversation eventually, and inevitably landed on the topic of the history of China, and just so happens resting on the window sill were two books titled "History of China." I was very impressed by the resourcefulness of this inanimate place.
Surely, I could imagine begin able to reference from books during a debate, just like the ancient dinosaurs of the generations preceded the internet. Gawd, what an exciting and adventurous thought! How scholarly!
Surely no need for electricity to carry out such magnificent fantasy.
The place just felt smart, and local.
The staff were very helpful in aspects not involving the usage of electricity.
The company of my friend was well enough to triumph over our inauspicious timing, and for a cafe of such specific purpose, there were no hipsters!
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION..!!
Sooo..when I needed to use the washroom, I was plunged into total darkness.
I took out my cell phone and placed it on the sink, but then immediately realised that I needed to direct the light towards the 'target area', so with one hand I pointed my smart phone towards the area of interest, and with the other I aimed as best as I could. Thankfully, disaster adverted, as I am no stranger to the darkness.
That's as literary as I'm gonna get.
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