h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*The postcard looks like it's from somewhere in South America. Foggy mountains are in the background, and Irv holding up a sack of beans is in the foreground*

Sorry about the unexplained absence, guys. I heard about these great beans that grow only in a certain part of South America, harvested by a mystical "lost tribe". I just had to follow up. I always wanted to play Indianna Jones

Anyway, I wish you all the best, and hope the café is running smoothly for the moment. As soon as I finish here I'm coming right back. This coffee is amazing! I'll try to send you some of these beans as soon as possible

Fondly,
Irving Washington

*Washes up*
*Puts v/_\3 on*
So, what did you learn about the coffee beans?

*looks at the postcard with interest and a little envy*

May I have some tea, Bluebottle?

IIEM, a lazy cat please, and a bowl of water.

*Pours Lil a c)_( of tea*

<BB<

It certainly is a quite day on h2g2 today. Bluebottle, could I have a cup of ginseng-licorice-mint tea, if you have any? Thanks.

/* Places a bowl of assorted, leftover Halloween candies on the counter, for all to share */

Help yourselves, everyone. I bought too much.

*Pours a c)_( of ginseng-licorice-mint tea*
Thanks for the offer for the sweets, d'Elaphant, but I don't celebrate Halloween.

<BB<

*good evening*
Could I get a house blend?
(and put me on the waiting list for those other beans...)
Hey, what was that noise?

IIEM, a Kona to go, please.

*Waves to current patrons and boogies on her way.*

What noise?
If I lived where you are right now, Io, I would certainly be jumping at strange noises! Are your parents worried?

IIEM, give me some anticoffee, please

Hey! A sparkling new thread!
*looks around to see if everything are in place*
M-hm.
*puts a roll of some soft Satie in the piano, fills water and ground coffee in the coffee machine,collects dirty cups, wipes the tables.*
and a newspaper.

*enters carefully, tests floor, looks at walls, checks ceiling*
*finds everything in order*
Phew..

Good morning Bumblebee I never got around to bid everyone a good weekend last friday... I was thrown offline by a very nasty crash here at work...

Anyways, it seems things are up and working again here! I might like a cup of tea to celebrate that. What do say, IIEM, a cup of tea? Thanks!

*sits down at a table and sips tea, listening to the soft soothing Satie*

I apologize for the prophanity... I meant "w*rk", of course....

Appologize accepted.
So. *reading the newspaper* This tennisplayer, Kolaschnicov or what ever her name is, needs more diciplin, sez her ex-coach!
Interesting.... Wonder what he has in mind..

LOL! Shame on you B, to have such thoughts of other people... I'm sure her ex-coach had only the most polite form of diciplination in mind...

*Look of innocence*
Such thoughts? Moi?
*sips coffee*

Hah.. It's the most innocent looking girls that has the most skeletons in their closet...
*raises one eyebrow ever so slightly*

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Anyways, the Powers That Be has released a little preview of the new smileys! There are supposedly 85 (or so) new smileys coming, quite possibly this week! I am over myself with joy!

*floating in*

Hi Bee, JAR, Ping!

IIEM, a caffe latte, please!

*reading backlog*

A bit quite? Well, what do you expect when every attempt of posting is met by 'greetings unknown hiker'? Very frustrating, it was...

Good morning Titania!

Methinks oil has been poured on the troubled waters, and now it is time to return with full power to the Aroma Café, don't you agree?

Ping: *thinks of all the wonderfull possebilties (a word I never seem to get right..) opening up with the Dawn of New Smileys*

*Washes up, and puts the v/_\3 on*
There sure is an awful lot of smileys.