Coffee Virginity

Miles loses his C-Card

Twenty minutes ago, as we walked aimlessly about downtown, Miles, Andre, and I established that we would head to Nescafe to grab some drinks and kill time in the presence air-conditioning and baristas. Now, as we approach Nescafe…

The Reason They Don’t Make FJ Cruisers Anymore

The four of us are sitting close at the bar table that Coulton and I decided to buy after a three-continuous-hour conversation debating the merits of a table that is, unbelievably, both this tall and this small. It’s sometime in the morning, and…

Cosmic Bowling and The Tamagotchi 

Emily and I are sitting around her living room, Christmas decorations now two days past due line the tables and walls. She’s curling her hair, I’m scrolling through something on the internet, and neither of us has mentioned bowling probably for weeks.

Baby Moments

We’re sitting at a table in the back of an Italian place we found on Yelp, Jason, Coulton, and I, all picking at the last bits of Calamari from our antipasta.

“Oh shit,” I say. “I just realized: those three tiny pieces of bread we ate were our bruschetta. Man, that was like, ten…

McD’s

Jason and I sit in Coulton’s Corolla while he pumps it with gas. It’s sometime around brunch.

Before Coulton killed the ignition, the radio was playing a song, the chorus — “Act Right, Act Right…” — of which we interpolated into “Egg Whites, Egg Whites…”.

Jason’s Stay

“Coulton, I’m going to be straight with you,” I say as I step out of the bathroom. “I think Jason is a high-usage toilet paper user.” Coulton deadpans. “I just bought a new four-pack, like, less than a week ago. We’re halfway through the last roll now.” “It’s true,” Coulton admits, “I didn’t really take…

About That Gremlin

Coulton, Nikki, Jason, Andre, and I are walking down Chatwell — “It’s Shotwell,” a homeless guy corrects me — back to our cars in the parking lot. We’ve just finished dinner and before that, our first salsa lesson. Jason is in town for work and will be sleeping on our couch tonight. We are not…