speedvegan

i’ve never claimed to have a memorable face (unless you happen to see me first thing in the morning). however, i do believe that after exchanging a few words, you could quickly remember me, given that we’d met in the past… “oh yea. it’s the crazy vegan fitness freak !” i’ve been trying to cut back on Starbucks, but felt an irresistible craving this morning. i walked over and noticed the person in front of me was an older man who i had met a few months ago at that very Starbucks. i remember he asked “are you italian ? what do you do for work ? … ah, not many tech companies down here. there’s a bunch where i’m from in San Diego.” blah blah blah. so today, i smiled, not really hoping he’d remember me, but just to be polite. to my surprise, he turned around and suddenly we were in a conversation: “are you italian ? what do you do for work ? … ah, not many tech companies down here…”

it was like deja vu. i was having the same conversation again, word for word, with this man. i think next time i see him i’m just going to go up to him and say: “no, i am not italian. i’m a developer. you must be thinking that’s really strange, being from San Diego and all. so just how do you like that caramel macchiato ?” and walk away. maybe then he’ll remember me after that… as the Starbucks freak, of course.