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eature Clackamas Print 5 Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 revé brews a good time What are you giving/hoping to receive on Valentine’s Day? Flowers and candy.” - Clara Jean Dawson Kayla Calloway Clackamas Print tomers are welcomed by the semingly rustic look and feel of Breve Esspresso. ■usic, atmosphere, art and aroma are all very apealing. I ss Sheppard Llcii/fiin’ t'iìiior I - -- plthe service and quality and décor kl expect from a fancy European estab- ment. but close to home and actually ■aille. loir the outside, Brevé Espresso looked |ik: every other coffee shop I’d ever ^^■t n. inside, out of the glare of the sun, Boored. The interior is stunningly , from the warm palate of colors, «tie musical ambiance, to the enor- ___ ne fireplace. Even the bathroom is iried with art, color and texture, with- Isiigle cheap soap dispenser or white Ilin sink. ■■ally. 1 was immediately worried ■he expensive look of the place was B be shared by the food and drink, par; were unnecessary. Briad of options lay before me ¡an c freshly baked bagels, delectable es real fruit smoothies, salads, bagel ¡vrhes. a dozen different flavors of tea Klher dozen varieties of coffee. I ost of it was less than three dol- e going to the Brevé Espresso, I was a coffee skeptic. I was willing to try it once and always harsh in my judgments. The waitress was patient with my inex perience concerning coffee. She asked me about flavors I liked, how sweet were my preferences, even how thick I wanted my drink to be, until finally she produced a caramel mocha brewed and sweetened to fit my tastes. The price for this 12oz customized deli cacy - $3.90. This cost included the $.50 shot of caramel sauce. And, just because they looked so very irresistible, I bought a Danish-as-big as my cupped hands -*-$1.55. In the end, I found myself curled up on a sinfully comfortable leather couch, with my mocha served in a gorgeous ceramic cup, and my delicious pastry on a matching plate. All the while, enjoying the relaxed and zen atmosphere of the place and mar veling that I, once so indifferent to coffee, coula be so changed in my opinion after one cup. Eats and drinks and cozy seats aren’t the only great features of Breve Espresso. They encourage people to come in and just chill. They provide free-Wi-Fi and are child friendly, inviting families to bring along the little ones by setting out toys, ana including juice and hot.choccffate in their menu.' All of this for a grand total of $5.45. “Nothing really, I’m married. So I already know what I got. I got my wife tickets for a play.” - Patrick Neitzel Probably just flowers and chocolate.” -Justine Steinke rd off the snoozing until after class ale Whitten ^gekamas Print Be of a college student is busy and hectic, and there is often tlgli timé for everything, including an adequate amount of ^1, frequently students are left trying to find other ways to not Bn class, at work, or behind the wheel. Ksiest answer would be to just hit up Starbucks or grab a Red Bthat gets expensive, and so for those who can’t always afford Lad enti latte, there are some other alternatives. tthi community center many students had some suggestions. Bable of a group playing Magic Cards, student Justin Benfield one vay is to, “graze on foods.” Then he also added, he doesn’t Bnd it because “it’s bad for you,” but it works. Bnt lames Furman added he uses physical activities to stay te slich as “free running,” which Wikipedia defines as, “a form of ■crobatics’ in which participants (free runners) use the city and Eicape to perform movements through its structures.” ie number one idea for staying awake from the table of guys _____agic is playing Magic. Oml female students had ideas as well. Student Kim Miller said, |Be about a special someone.” he student said he stays awake in class by playing video games, he those to remain anonymous for fear his teachers would read ant start looking more carefully at his laptop. rahool Answers, a popular Web site where people can ask ques- B>ut anything and other people give their best answers, also has jofEeas. Jpo| typing in “creative ways to stay awake,” among the top I vers were dripping cold water directly into your eyes, holding Bel and meth. Although, it might be better to just fall asleep then Mthat. ^B Corrections Forum Last issue: -Lady in top photo on page 2 is Narci Carlson not Narci Carsel -Photo on page 3 is grants officer Whitney Johnson, not Whitney Johnsonm. A Clackamas student uses a previous issue to catch some extra z’s before class. This could be due to lack of sleep, from long nights of studying. Issue 10: -Sarah Cook is a Scorpio, not a Pisces. Hollywood always has great ideas. In “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3,” one character stays awake to ward off Freddy Krueger by eating spoonfuls of instant coffee and washing it down with Diet Coke. So, the next time you are fighting off síeep and don’t want to resort to more traditional methods, give one of these ideas a try. Who knows, you might just find you enjoy playing Magic. The Clackamas Print regrets these errors and apologizes. Jesse Lamond Clackamas Print
