a cuppa

 

Cup of Coffee, `961, Wayne Thiebaud.

Dear Mary-jane/anne/jo/ellen/belle/kate/lou/beth/lynn,

Do y'all have a coffee name?  A name you give when the human behind the counter says "what name shall I call?"  It's a fine thing to try on a different name in these formal situations that are calling for familiarity that has not been established.  Take it from me; because where else would you possibly turn for advice in our e-etiquette world?  That, friends, is a real lol, but you know that, my savvy internet-connected reader!

Giving a not-usual name requires close attention; if you don't listen for all the names, you might not recognize your pseudonym.  And, yes, I like that too; having to stay engaged with all the hub bub around me in line.  I really love the moment when I pick up the paper cup or bag or box, and my coffee name is written on it!  I have an otherworldly disconnect:  how can this be mine??  But, you know, everything was made for you and me!

I used Sharon for a time- not sure why; I think it was because I thought I could 'get away with it.'  Now I know, because I am wiser, that it isn't about getting away with it; it is about enjoyment.  So when you hear Annabelle called, that cortado is mine!

PS  Are you the one, the Super-Curious?  Who wants to know why Annabelle/Anabel/Annabel/Anabelle?  Because Freaky Friday.

Right place, right time: Again?!

Dear Kindred,

I know, I can scarcely believe it myself, but yes, I have been, again, in the right place at the right time.  It doesn't seem possible for this to occur as often as it does;  I know, however, very little of the study of probabilities, and perhaps if I did know something about it, I would find that actually, I am right on par.

The place I was in was a lecture by some artists and a poet and a geologist, too, but that is hardly the point- what matters, I found, is the pataphysical.  If you know this word and its meaning, you are a very learned and lucky one.  It was my first contact with the word, and I fell completely in love with it and its meaning instantly.

I offer this short film of the making of a pataphysical cup of coffee first, and then, a link, to a more detailed unpacking of the term.  I know, I know!  What absolute luck to find a word like this! 









Here is a place to learn more, and if you feel you need to know all the details of my encounter with this marvelous concept, then watch this film of the lecture.