I've been cheating. Not on my wife - but on my favourite coffee shop. When I arrived here I dated a few of the usual ones: Uptown Espresso, Ladro, Zoka etc. Then I found Vivace. Apart from a brief torrid afair with Victrola I've been relatively loyal. Now there is someone new on the scene. A lover whom I knew from another city (it isn't cheating if it is outside your city right?). Now they have moved here. So now I find myself neglecting the Vivace and sitting here in Stumptown. The Portland roaster's two new Seattle locations are proving to be a strong challenge to Vivace. Head to head Vivace is still better: they focus on two varieties, their seating is better and the parking is free. Vivace could improve their music selection (sitting through the Brady Bunch Album on loop at Alley 24 one day doing CRM5 planning became a little painful). However I still find myself here at Stumptown. Indulging in disloyal conduct.... throwing back their fancy Rwandan beans.

Now I know how LTG lives....