Regular K

I finally gave in and dropped off a job application at Starbucks. Although I’m usually quite clear on my dislike for this greedy, multinational corporation, I’ve decided to set aside my bias if it will get me summer employment. However, I must stress that I’m doing it solely for the benefit of my eyes. My optometrist has told me time and time again that if I don’t stop watching television and using the computer so much, my eyes will misshape so badly that they’ll start oozing. Or maybe he just said that I’ll need a stronger prescription. Same thing.

I get the feeling that Starbucks will hire me, just because of the irony. I applied everywhere besides Starbucks, at tutoring centers, offices, restaurants, retail stores, etc. but I only got a call back from the office agency that never found me a job. So here I am, crawling back on my hands and knees.

The Starbucks barista that I talked to happens to be a friend of my brother’s. Hopefully, he’ll put in a good word for me. But since I didn’t even recognize him (he recognized me), it’s doubtful. I don’t think we’ve even met before.

Since I haven’t been to a Starbucks in a while, I took the opportunity to try out one of the new Light Frappuccinos, made with Splenda. Upon first taste, I was surprised that it tasted shockingly like a regular Frappuccino. I walked home with it, pleased that I was getting the taste of the regular drink, but the calories of the slighty healthier version of it. But quickly, the drink started separating and half of it was unappealing, undrinkable bubble froth. I guess it was too good to be true. I’m banking on the hope that Splenda has vitamin A, which will hopefully improve my ever-worsening eyesight.