Eugene or Springfield?*

It's the age old argument, Eugene vs Springfield. Since I am the blogmistress and I haven't gotten any ideas for other topics (other than one poster who suggested I poo in the change counters on toll bridges), I'm going to start this one.

I personally vote for Springfield, here's why. The other day I went to Cafe Yumm in Oakway Center for some breakfast, the huevos rancheros are the bomb. Anyway, I thought I'd swing into the Starbucks there (sorry, I like Starbucks, even though I know they are evil) a girl needs her caffeine and the pumpkin spice lattes make me happy. I walked in and I swear I've never seen so much streaked hair combined with fake nails and tans in my life. I felt like I was in a Los Angeles boutique. There were dudes in shiny shoes shouting into cell phones. Women comparing absolute crap in shopping bags. I had to look back outside to make sure there were still gray skies and I was indeed still in Eugene Oregon. I ran out and jumped in my car and made a right onto Coburg, and peeled onto my favorite road in town, the 126.

So I went to the Starbucks in Springfield. When I walked in, there were lo and behold some Oregonians. Guys in grubby work boots and sweatshirts, check. A couple students doing some homework nursing a cuppa, check. Not a bulging shopping bag nor a fake nail in sight. Aah. Much better.

*In all fairness, the name of this topic should be "Eugene or Springfield Starbucks?" but that would be too specific and require personal knowledge of the branches.