Last night, the OWC crew got together and cleaned the bejeezus out of the shop. It was an exorcism of old looks, old dust, as a way of welcoming our fall hours and new batch of students to get to know and serve. The U of I school year starts next Monday, meaning there's one week until we are in a deluge of students wandering the streets looking for good coffee, a study space and new friends. Six days remain until the Throwdown here in Moscow, ID, and I am so excited. I have all my prizes lined up, the judges are picked, and the format is set. Bring on your best pours, there are great prizes to be won: A beautiful Demi cup and saucer go to the winner, in addition to the cash, of course.. We are going to run it as blind as possible, so it is as fair as possible!
A few details I still need to figure out: I need a camera and a short tripod, and I need one person to pull shots for each competitor.
Other than that, we are READY! YAAY!