Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Music Today and Tomorrow

As I have been doing research for a english paper I am writing I have come to learn how much the world does rely on music and people don't even realize it. Music is a huge part of our lives. It is in every aspect of our daily routines. Our alarm goes off to the radio. We are always huming different songs. When we are in the grocery store there is always music playing. When we are in our cars one of the first things turned on is the radio or our favorite CD. Even when we are in elevators we are listening to music.
Now imagine what would happen if all this music disappeared. If the world went silent. It would be quiet, too quiet. People would go crazy. No music to calm them down. No music to distract us from dull everyday live. Just silence. Imagine walking through the grocery store silently, or walking through the park or on piers silently.
How many times a day do you listen to music? Would you notice if it disappeared?

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Coffee today

Working in a coffee shop I have come to realize people really do love coffee. People come in and order drinks that were once considerded a joke. the soy half-caf vanilla carmel latte with two extra shots. If you had heard that five of ten years ago it would have been hilarious. Now people come in and order these kinds of drinks confidently. I will be the first to admit these drinks are good but have you ever made one? Imagine making a chocolate milk now add five different ingrediants in a specific order. It is fun to make don't get me wrong.
Something that I find funny is how people order there drinks the starbucks way. They come in the coffee shop I work in and expect me to understand what they are ordering and get mad when i ask what they mean. What people don't know is starbucks has copy righted words. There cold blended drinks that f word is copy righted. There titles of drinks those are also copy righted. The words for sizes they use can't be used any where else. Its funny to me. Coffee really has changed people over the years. Well espresso has changed people at least.