Electrical Outlet Man
There is the man who must sit next to the electrical outlet. I personally enjoy watching him open the doors to the stage and shoot his first glance over at "his" chair. He finds another spot if it is being occupied, and will sit in a position to closely keep an eye on "his" spot. Of course, its only "his" spot between the hours of 7:45am and roughly 10am. If he is late some days, I worry about him.
Bible Man
Bible man sits in upper terrace seating in this coffee shop. He sits right in the middle with his stack of handwritten notes on lined paper and markings all over his bible. He religiously takes the afternoon shift each and every day. A fine sifter, he sifts through every verse in the Bible and holds all religious people in his Faith responsible for sticking to the scripture and not inventing things in their sermons. This is what he does every day. He says hello and goodbye and all other cast members on the stage know him as "Bible Man" and think he is pretty "nice". He told me he thinks he is a "jerk". I disagree.
Quick Sketch Artist Dude
Quick Sketch Artist Dude sits in the upper terrace as well but at the first table closest to the bar. This is specifically so he can see each person that is standing in line in order to quickly sketch them. He has till the person is being helped to complete a sketch of their face. His shift begins around 7pm or so. I think its fun to mess with him. He does not know this though. So, I go to "wait" for my drink as soon as he is in the middle of sketching somebody else and quickly form a pose that suggests "I'm thinking of something really interesting that is far off in the distance" while waiting for my drink. He shifts his focus onto me and starts drawing me. I pretend I have no clue what's going on. Then I turn my body and face the other direction just as soon as he finishes the oval and one eye. I know, I'm mean.
The Jazz Man
Jazz man cruises in and cruises out many times a day. In fact, he mine as well set up a tent right outside because he pretty much lives there and visits with every single person who is seen in there as often as two times a week. He wears a straw hat and fist bumps random people. He has a kind heart, this is evident, but doesn't seem to understand "personal space". People have to scoot back when he talks to them. He can be seen at this coffee shop at any given time of the day.
Left side of the Couch dude
Left side of the couch dude is easy going and laid back, and reads politics on his ipad every day. His shift begins at 8am and usually lasts an hour. He kindly hosts any guests that want to share the couch with him, including 50 year old man who likes to tell "Pun" jokes. Left side of the couch dude and myself have agreed that if any coffee shop cast member is late to the stage or seated in an irregular spot, they shall be cited. I'm working on creating the citation tablet.
The list goes on and on.. I still have to write about the following characters:
Right side of couch woman Dancer
Spanish Sculptor Artist
Upper Terrace Community Blogger Paddleboarder Man
Old Woman and 3 Old Men High table
3:30 pm Old Man Fan Club
Owner of my favorite dog "to-go" person
Headphones and Screenwriter Dude
So I will finish my cast of characters later. I know what you are thinking.. "Dang, she must be in there all day to know everyone's shift." NO. I usually stay for an hour and half total. This hour and a half varies throughout the day depending on my work schedule. These observations are a year's worth and have been accurately cross-referenced with other coffee-shop observers.
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