First, I have to get this out of the way. My baby Todd went to Comic Con yesterday (it was his birthday present back in June) and he got to meet Sebastian Stan, also known as Bucky Barnes.
Look at that smile.
Now look at this smile. It’s exactly the same!
He loves superheroes.
Meanwhile, back at The Merc, the coffee machines are all 100% operational!
Our shipping boxes are ready…
And yay. Our sign showed up on Friday!
And here it is at night.
I have to tell you about this sign. My original plan was to do all white neon—a bright white, an antique white, and so on. But Marlboro Man said, “If you’re going to do neon lights, you have to do some color!”
He’s a smartypants and he was right.
Today there were four million things going on, some big, some small. For example, I needed to decide whether to go with the thick border (left) or the thin border (right) on the windows. (I went with thin.)
In other news, we had a kitchen delay but I think it will be resolved tonight.
In other news, we had a big warehouse technology glitch but I think some guardian angels saved us.
In other news, I’ve had three huge lattes today (taste testing!) and I’m feeling very jazzed and am having some major ideas. I will also be asleep within an hour because of the profound caffeine crash I’m about to experience.
One week until we open!