Carla's Drunk Brother

"Marble Mocha Macchiato for Carla"

Carla is holding a conversation on her cell phone. She appears to be talking to a sibling. The conversation goes as follows:

Carla-"A letter came from the Secretary of State."

(pause)

Carla-"It says that you were arrested and convicted for the offense of operating while impaired by liquor."

(pause)

Carla-"It says that your license is restricted and that the only place that you can drive to is to your place of employment."

(pause)

Carla-"Boy you really need to get it together."

There are many times when I want to drink and escape from my life. When people drink to the point of being what we call "pissy" drunk, it's like death. Drinking alcohol to this point is like committing suicide for a few hours only to wake up and realize how screwed up your life still is. Bars can be compared to Starbucks I guess. People go to bars to escape and people go to Starbucks to escape. You can also get shots at both places, it's just that one place allows you to drive home legally afterwards. What if there was a ticket for driving under the influence of coffee or espresso?

I met a lady in the Starbucks line once who said she was trying to cut back on her caffeine addiction. She said that she was down to about one cup a day. Her coffee habit sounds like someones addiction to cigarettes or alcohol. I hear people say all the time how they are trying to quit smoking and the last step before quitting is getting down to a pack a day for some people. I asked her what she was ordering this time. She says, "The new Marble Mocha Macchiato." She says that, "today I am just pretending." She has to satisfy her caffeine addiction, so if it's not coffee it has to be something close to it