Angry “Apprentice” Chris arrested for

Angry “Apprentice” Chris arrested for disorderly conduct at the Hard Rock Hotel after getting upset over a $20 cover charge at the bar. News like this just makes my day. Honestly, I ask so little from life: just give me a reality television star going crazy now and then.

This morning I did a rare stop-in at (one of) the Starbucks in Union Square and was horrified to see that they have adopted a new customer service treatment where they ask customers their names and then shout orders like this, “Jennifer would like a tall latte, no foam!” This is annoying and creepy, not down-home friendly. I felt tempted to give a fake name, but at 9:00 a.m., even a fake name didn’t seem funny. The Starbucks people don’t care what your name is, you don’t want to give them your name—this is a lose lose situation. Maybe they sensed my disdain, because by the time I got up to the register, they didn’t ask me my name at all. Which was a relief. But also, do they hate me? Do I smell? Was I doing that Turret’s thing again?

The dance party completely wiped me out. It has been a long, long time since I stayed up half the night dancing with abandon. J and I prepped beforehand by watching important dance scenes in “Newsies” and “Napoleon Dynamite” and by listening to all the best dance songs we could think of. Our half-hearted plan to choreograph a dance fell short when we realized neither of us knew how to choreograph a dance. We did learn the beginning of Neopleon’s dance, which the spirit of the party made J perform. That, coupled with the wearing of a crazy tiger striped pantsuit, won him a “Best Effort” trophy. I have pictures, which I’ll load in tomorrow.

Here is what it’s like in my hometown right now. Filed under: Things I Don’t Miss About Denver.

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