connected...

a couple of my friends asked if i wanted to get lunch... they suggested layla's - the greek restaurant close to sbux... i didn't really feel like greek food today, but decided it was an okay option... i would just get pizza...

the owners of layla's love americanos from sbux, so when we got to layla's, i asked them if they wanted anything from sbux and the lady did...

i walked over to sbux and got one of my friends to give me a tall americano... i took it back over to layla's, gave it to the lady, sat down with my friends, ordered and ate lunch... it was great food, but i had more than enough left over... i asked for a box, knowing full well that i hate leftovers and that the pizza would probably go bad before i would think about eating the rest of it... 

then, i found out that they weren't going to charge me for my lunch because of my efforts in bringing them coffee...

i left all the cash i had with me for a tip (about $3.75) and then took my leftovers and walked out... i went back to sbux to get something to drink... i'm stuck on this new drink and i'm trying to figure out how to tweak it to make it perfect...

and then i realized that 2 of the girls who are working now have been talking about food... so i offer them my leftovers... and they ask if i want something to drink... since i've given them my leftovers, they give me my drink as a partner beverage... (cost = $0)

it totally made me feel connected... by 2:00 this afternoon, i was well-fed and full of caffeine... all at no cost to me... except my tip - which was just more to be nice than anything... i felt so cool... (for the record... i know i'm not... i just loved the way it all worked out...)

the barter system could really work...