It's always a treat to have the atmosphere of an everyday Starbucks thrown into chaos by the presence of a single entity. In this case, the police, as well as some sort of armored vehicle.
I normally don't venture to this Starbucks, but I had that rare desire for coffee after a long hike up Brand Park. Usually I'm craving a coconut water or plain flavored water... It was such a gorgeous, cool, and overcast day, it made the hike seem easy. I digress; I stopped at this Starbucks on my way home.
There were police buzzing around outside but I wasn't expecting them to be inside as well. Not only that; there were some Kevlar enforced... Uh, enforcers... inside the building acting pretty chill. It gave the building this wonderfully uneasy vibe. I was so entertained by it I felt like the only comfortable person in the vicinity.
You must admit it's pretty dang funny that the presence of a police force inside a Starbucks would cause the opposite of a "safe" feeling. Or it's really tragic depending on how you look at it... Either way it's a pretty simply explanation as it just tells our brain that there might be a reason they are hanging around a coffee joint, and that's just a bit scary for everyone. Especially because there are no donut jokes to be had... As Starbucks is about quality, and your health (please ignore the cake pops).
This is a great Starbucks by the way. They serve coffee. Starbucks coffee...
I was really hoping one of the officers would have shouted out, "we just wanted a drink!!!! Calm down!!" I also like the idea that they all would have been acting casual and then everyone's unrealistic fear would have actualized; like a bear suddenly bursts from the snack section with a 9mm and starts roaring and thrashing around its colossal claws. And then everyone is like, "I knew it! Why else would they be here?!?!" Mostly the bear is just angry it doesn't know how to use a gun.
And then my mind gets lost in the whimsy of a bear with a gun and I wonder what it would be like in a world where animals suddenly know how to equip firearms. As horrible as gun crimes are, you have to admit some part of you would giggle after reading: "Zebra Escapes Zoo, Local Police Locked in Fire Fight After Zebra Wields Ak47." Regardless of how you feel about hunting, there exists a sort of sweet justice knowing elephant hunters might expect return fire from any given expedition. And I especially like the idea of a man neck deep in camouflage taking aim on a deer only to hear the click of a pistol... He slowly turns to his left to witness the deer's husband holding a gun stiff to his head, "got you, mofo." Animals can talk now too.
I don't mean to make light of violence or suggest humans deserve Mother Nature to turn against them in a new and spectacular way. But I do mean to avoid actually reviewing this Starbucks. Because if I've said it before, I'll say it again... a bucks is a bucks. And if you're waiting for a joke about a male deer. I'm impressed by your zoology knowledge, but you're lacking in the hip-hop trivia department... Young buck. read more