Some cool sightings this week!  First, “The Judy Cup” ...

One of client Judy Gruen‘s quotes is featured on a Starbucks cup as part of their The Way I See It series.  Since learning about this, I’d been secretly scouring the Grande cups looking for a souvenir.  So I had to laugh out loud when I read her column, Woman Walks into a Starbucks:

I didn’t want to draw attention to myself, but I realized my behavior was decidedly peculiar and bound to attract attention. I walked into a Starbucks with my friend Laura, but instead of waiting patiently in line for an organic, Ethiopain Antigua Supremo (refined with vibrant flavors and refreshing acidity), we boldly strode to the head of the line, where I began to riffle through the stack of grande sized cups on the counter. I rejected the first one I pulled, and the second, but I eagerly commandeered the third cup, and the sixth and the ninth cups in the stack. I thought about asking permission to take them, but the manager had told me on the phone to come in and get them. Besides, I felt a certain sense of entitlement.

Unfortunately, an actual paying customer (unlike a cup pirate such as myself) had been watching me with suspicion. As we turned to leave, cups in hand, he shouted, “Hey, what are you doing, taking those cups?"I didn’t realize Starbucks had undercover security.

(Read her entire hilarious column here.)

I had better luck at my local Starbucks, the manager also gave me the “What the heck are you doing?” look, but as soon as I explained that one of the quotations was written by a client, she wanted to hear all about it!  Last week when my boyfriend dropped in, she handed him one of the cups.  The dear hearts had been looking for “The Judy Cup” for weeks and had saved it for me (mind you, I go to Starbucks a couple times a month tops, so I was impressed).

Voila!

Next, my clients over at Snow City Cafe are no strangers to press coverage.  They’re often written up as the place to eat breakfast when visiting Anchorage and consistently win awards as a locals favorite as well.  As I was checking my mail yesterday, I popped in to say hi to my neighbors and drop off a fresh King Salmon steak my dad caught in Homer last week, they pulled me in “Look at this!” and proceeded to show me the cutest illustration featured in this month’s Runner’s World. 

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And last but not least, MommyAuctions has an incredibly awesome write up in Globe & Mail by Rebecca Eckler, author of “Knocked Up, Confessions of a Hip Mother to Be” and columnist for the national Canadian paper.  Read about it on MommyAuctions.  OH!  And MommyAuctions has a new MySpace page so be sure to check them out!