christian manzella

starbucks tables are not sound-proof

i make a habit of going to starbucks for lunch.  there’s several reasons but the primary reasons are simple… internet.  and coffee.  i’m a bona-fide gold-card carrying member of starbucks, meaning i get free refills.  free is good, no matter what and always inspires brand loyalty.  

with how often i’ve sat in the back of starbucks, i’ve been able to sit near people and have unwittingly eavesdropped on conversations (i should remember to bring headphones).  it amazes me what people will say and talk about in starbucks, freely, as if no one else is around.  

entering and being in a coffee shop neither makes you anonymous nor does it create a little sound-proof bubble around you and your intended audience.  take care what you say.

Audience of One (Rise Against) Lyrics

Audience Of One 
I can still remember
The words and what they meant
As we etched them with our fingers
In years of wet cement
The days blurred into each other
Though everything seemed clear
We cruised along at half speed 
But then we shifted gears 

We ran like vampires from a thousand burning suns
But even then we should have stayed
But we ran away
Now all my friends gone
Maybe we’ve outgrown all the things that we once loved
Run away 
But what are we running from ?
A show of hands from those in this audience of one
Where have they gone ? 

Identities assume us 
As nine and five add up
Synchronizing watches 
To the seconds that we lost
I looked up and saw you
I know that you saw me
We froze but for a moment
In empathy 

I brought down the sky for you but all you did was shrug
You gave my emptiness away 

But you ran away
Now all my friends gone
Maybe we’ve outgrown all the things that we once loved
Run away 
But what are we running from ?
A show of hands from those in this audience of one
Where have they gone ? 

We’re all ok, until the day we’re not
The surface shines, while the inside rots
We raced the sunset and we almost won
We slammed the brakes, but the wheels went on 

We ran away
Now all my friends gone
Maybe we’ve outgrown all the things that we once loved
Run away 
But what are we running from ?
A show of hands from those in this audience of one
Where have they gone ? 

X-files. Mulder’s sister.

i’ve been watching a marathon of x-files since i have time on my hands.  i just watched the x-files episode “closure.” (season 7, episode 11) what a load of crap.

i can’t decide whether or not i like muse