In the last few days, there has been a few things going on between me and my favorite coffee company. I'll put it in bullet format mostly because I haven't used bullets in a while.

• I am sending an email to complain about a certain Starbucks location near me. Even though I get my order messed up EVERY SINGLE TIME I go there, I still go there on a semi-regular basis because they are the nearest one with a drive-thru. I order a Cinnamon latte. What I get is either a Cinnamon Dolce latte, or a latte with no syrup, or a latte with no syrup with cinnamon powder sprinkled on top (eww). Or I go in there, order a "triple venti cinnamon non-fat latte", and invariably get the response "Is that a Cinnamon Dolce?" Listen bitch, did I say dolce? No, I did not! Which brings me to the sad news that



• I was informed by my regular Starbucks' staff (whom I LOVE with pink puffy hearts, because they ALWAYS get it right the first time) that the regular Cinnamon flavored syrup is being discontinued at the end of this month. Apparently I'm the only one who ever orders a regular Cinnamon flavored drink. Stupid Dolce! The staff recommended I buy a bottle or two to have at home (another reason I love them).



• I retrieved the mail and found a padded envelope from Starbucks. Upon opening, I discovered a lovely little thank you for drinking my way into debt by way of my favorite crack house:

Someone favorited one of my pictures today on Flickr. Normally, I would be thrilled that someone likes my photography so much. However, this was one of my daughters playing dress-up in a costume too small for her, making her underwear peek out (dramatically). I looked at this person's favorites and they were almost all young children in diapers or underwear, or playing with diapers and underwear. Granted, maybe their motives are innocent, but I marked that photo of mine "private" all quick-like before the sick feeling made it's way up my throat. I'm not posting their Flickr ID here, but if you've had any pictures of your kids favorited, check to see what other favorites the person has. I like to think that people are generally good, and do not have the big bad internet paranoia that some people have. That said, if something makes me uncomfortable, I'll do what I must to remedy the situation.

Edited to add: This person also has "no photos available to me". Which either means they have no photos of their own, or they are all private, which squicks me out even more.
ETA 7/14: I went looking for this person today and it appears they are no longer on Flickr under that name. I didn't report them yet, so someone must have.