Don't take candy from strangers

So in an effort to stay awake for class, I have attempted to go to Starbucks before class every morning. On my journey to Starbucks this week I have encountered two random occurrences and wanted to share them:

While walking towards Starbucks I noticed there was a random tray of chocolate cupcakes with rich creamy chocolate icing sitting on a newspaper stand. If you know me, you know I love chocolate, even if its 7:30 in the morning. I stood there...about 10 feet away looking at the temptation. It was just sitting on the newsstand seeming to make a statement to me...more of a proclamation. Eat me!!! No one else was around and it was peculiar as the cupcakes were in a tray as you'd see at the grocery store but it had no lid. As I stood there staring and resisting the temptation, I remembered how one shouldn't take candy from strangers and random, tantalizing cupcakes on top of a news stand would probably fit under a similar warning.

On another journey to Starbucks I was dreaming about my Chai tea when I couldn't get the door open. Am I that weak? No...upon my second attempt I noticed the lights were off at Starbucks. As I stood at the door confused about what crisis must have occurred to close Starbucks since they are open on national holidays, random-man-on-the-street-corner gave me the tip that the girl just came and that they weren't open yet. Oh. As I turn to walk away he asks if I have a dollar...most likely for his piece of information. Nope, sorry. Ever since then I've noticed he seems to stand at that corner with a 7-11 cup of coffee in his hands. He must be the unofficial informant of the Starbucks happenings...