#java joe

Artist credit @pittssmitts

Sing-Song voice “When you need a little pick-me-up, there’s no better place than..CiarBucks!”

“Hey everybody! Java Joe here, but you can call me J.J.! It sure is starting to get cold out there isn’t it? It’s a good thing CiarBucks has you covered! With locations in every district, there’s sure to be one close by! Stop on in and we’ll fix you something to warm you riiiiiiiiight up!”

“Why, with our incredible selection of beverages you’re sure to find something you love! Maybe you’ll get a new favorite, or maybe you’ll have to get something different every visit! Who could blame you?”

“We’ve got hot coffees, iced coffees, hot teas, iced teas, hot chocolates, cold brews, iced espressos, lattes, iced lattes, mochas, and our super special variety of blended beverages!”

“Want something to eat while you’re here? Make sure you check out our hot breakfast offerings, lunch menu, or baked goods!”

“You can even become a rewards member and earn points that will get you swell stuff like free drinks, and food!”

“You can also buy everything you need to make our coffee, and tea right at home!”

“Don’t forget to browse our gift counter! We’ve got mugs, travel cups, plushes of yours truly, plushes of Cosmo, and much more!”

“OH! I almost forgot! We’re heading into that Solstice season so make sure you get yourself some of our limited time seasonal beverages! The Peppermint Latte is terrific! Isn’t that right Cosmo?”

“Meow!”

Sing-Song voice “When you need a little pick-me-up..there’s no better place than..CiarBucks!”

Saturday the grad girls finally made it to the beach. The closest beach is Sanur and it’s 45 minutes away. I had a pretty good time. Sat in the shade, sipped on a Bintang, and enjoyed the view of the distant mountains. There’s a resort (or a few) on the beach so we were able to grab lunch and right a few feet away from where we had set up camp. Afterwards I sat alone in the beautifully warm water and sipped on my Bintang for a while. It was so peaceful. I later found out that the girls we discussing how I was in my zone and had taken a picture. (Side note: I find Salt and Seaweed flavored Pringles to be amazing) 

That night we tried to find this Italian Restaurant that Professor suggested called, Black Beach. We were told it was on Monkey Forest Road so we walked all the way to the end with no luck. Then we looped back upwards, still no luck. At this point I was so hungry that the thought of walking any further was devastating. I notice an empty restaurant and we decided to give up our search. The food at the restaurant was ok but we discovered #AskRachel on Instagram and that had us in tears. Delilah had first mentioned the incident at the beach but we only started doing our research at the restaurant. We live under a rock so we tend to miss out on what’s happening in the West. Amber has some kind if allergic reaction to her food, throws down money, and runs out without her cellphone. Patrice runs after her but Amber I been moving so quickly that Patrice couldn’t see where she had gone and comes back. We pay the bill and go out looking for her. It’s dark but we do our best to check allies in case she needed to throw up. At one point we split up into groups to look for her. Leslie and Delilah had gone ahead so Kendra, Patrice, and I took an alternate route home. 

Our route took us past Mingles where we found Professor and Assistant having dinner and drinks. We decided to tell them that Amber was missing. Professor very calmly asked us to join them and she called the hotel to ask if Amber had returned. I felt mike she was on the phone an eternity. She had been speaking Indonesian so we wouldn’t know the results until she told us. She finally got off the phone and told us that Amber was home in bed. Relieved, Kendra and I offered drinks. We sat and chatted for a bit when the phone rang, it was Amber calling from the front desk. [We later find out that she was not home when Professor called but when she had arrived, she was asked about her sick friend Amber. Realizing the confusion, the front deemed had called us back so Amber could fill us in on her condition. We also found out later that if we had worked about 500 feet more, we would’ve found Black Beach]. Also, it turns out that Professor is an opera singer (on top of being this amazing feminist researcher).