Personal Obituaries

Alan Potter Dies at 23

Always full of life, with an adventurous spirit, Alan Potter faced and early death tragically, while climbing a palm tree, he was hit in the head with a coconut and fell to the ground. It was reported that Alan’s last words were “Hey, check this out!” It will be the last time any person watches anything Alan does. Alan lived his life the fullest. He was always looking for something new to try. He loved this earth and all the things within it; from the ocean to the mountains. Alan’s love of animals brought him home at the end of the day, and his love of life encouraged his thirst for traveling. He surely will be missed. January 28th 1985- May 21, 2008.

Coffee Shop Observations

A few weeks back our class was given the assignment to head to a coffee shop and pay attention. I went with a couple classmates to the 4th Street Coffee shop because it is attached to the MLK library. Once in the coffee shop I notices a few things right off the back: people on laptops, people chatting, people talking/texting on cell phones, and a line of people waiting to order a drink or food item. Once we sat down at one of the small round tables I noticed how sunny the place was. The about three quarters of the walls were made of glass, and since it is on the corner of the building, you have a pretty nice view of the street. After sitting for a little while, I noticed that something was happening in the street. There was a long pack of people on bicycles taking up the lanes of San Fernando street. I was not sure the occasion but since my friends and I do a similar thing every month, I took a video. I was looking around at the counter, listening to the grinding and hissing sounds, smelling the aroma of coffee and steamed milk. I started to get hungry. The line of the Coffee shop, I noticed, would go from long to short. The line was at about a mid-range so I got up to wait in the line. As I was getting up to head to the line a group of students went strait to the back of the line, making it a long line again. I sat back down. I waited for the line to die down again, and once it did, I got a croissant. It was interesting to observe the coffee shop and the small patterns within it. I could like to do it again some time.

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