weekly perk. #19

Posted on 3 June 2016 by what sandra thinks

weekly perk.

I need to start with an apology. My other life took me away a bit this week. (Yes, my other life. I’m Batman. Okay… lie. I’m Batgirl.) The thing is… I may or may not be able to post my ‘fiction friday’ installment today. I know some of you are really enjoying the story (and I am so happy that you are) and you’ve been waiting for more. I will post as soon as possible. I feel terrible about this – please forgive me.

At the moment, the only thing related to ‘perk’ on my mind is coffee.

Sometimes, I actually get out of the car for coffee instead of rushing to the drive-up window. Yesterday was one of those days. Parked. Went inside. Oh, it was nowhere fancy… just one of the 20 or so nearby Dunkin’ Donuts.

Although busy, the guy who took my order was quite pleasant. I waited while he disappeared to get my iced coffee. As he was handing me my change, a woman walked up beside him and placed an iced coffee on the counter beside mine. The two of them looked at each other for a second before the woman said, “Oh, you already made it?” The dude says yes. And the woman looks at me as I take the first cup. “Do you want it?” she asks of the other cup. Really? I actually said that… “Really?!” As though she was offering me a freaking pot of gold. (I guess, to me, it sort of was a pot of gold.)

Of course, I said yes. “Sure! I’ll… um… sleep when I’m dead.” I made them all laugh — Coffee guy, the generous woman, and the couple in line behind me.

So I got a free (large) coffee… and I made people laugh. I guess that’s pretty perky.

coffee - sleep when dead.

[For the record, I did not drink both coffees yesterday. But my husband doesn’t drink coffee. (I know, WTF?) And I certainly wasn’t going to let the kids have it… so I had to save it for myself. And because I’m a wackjob, I had to preserve it as well as possible. I removed the lid from one of them and carefully scooped out the ice into a separate cup. I covered the coffee and stuck it in the fridge… and I put the cup of ice in the freezer. When I’m ready to drink it, I can combine and enjoy! I know, I have a problem.]

☼ Perky. Only $19.95 (plus shipping and handling)

About what sandra thinks

Sandra is a writer, sometimes blogger, poet, artist, emotional disaster. She thinks far too much and sleeps far too little. Sandra lives in the Northeastern U.S. but dreams of an oceanfront home in Italy, but she would settle for a non-oceanfront home in Italy. She loves books, brutal honesty, coffee, and the color black. She hates insincerity, beer, whipped cream, and facebook. And she is uncomfortable talking about herself in the third person.
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36 Responses to weekly perk. #19

  1. ladieswholunchreviews says:
    3 June 2016 at 8:00 am

    Little gifts like that are what get us through the day, right?!

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  2. Dr Meg Sorick says:
    3 June 2016 at 8:15 am

    Cool! Free stuff! Funny how a little thing like that can make your day, though! Raining where you are? It is here. And I’m kind of looking forward to it… It’ll keep me from getting distracted and running around outside! Must finish something of the 5 things I have started! 😀

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  3. maharedwynn says:
    3 June 2016 at 8:35 am

    Can’t go wrong with free coffee! Great story! 😃

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  4. Tony Burgess says:
    3 June 2016 at 8:42 am

    Coffee is something that will keep me awake today. Thanks for the perky post.

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  5. sonofabeach96 says:
    3 June 2016 at 9:08 am

    Problem? Nah, it all sounds completely logical and well thought out. 😃

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  6. Miriam says:
    3 June 2016 at 9:26 am

    Coffee’s always good, maybe not right on bedtime though, which is where I’m heading now! Take care Sandra. xo

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  7. KatieComeBack says:
    3 June 2016 at 6:33 pm

    OK Dunkin is the shiz diggety, and WE DO NOT HAVE IT HERE so I get saving it. If it were local, I would’ve slammed ’em both and been back tomorrow.

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