The Ice Cream Parlour/Internet Cafe Combo

I was on the bus home late in the afternoon, stewing quietly to myself about having missed my film screening (right time -- wrong theatre).

As I tried to avoid cringing at the thought of my flakiness -- it happens to everyone, but far more often to me -- I stared out the window.

And laughed.

For I had forgotten one of the many amusements of Coxwell Avenue. The "Nice Hair" salon (its actual name) was closed, but a bit further north was a store dedicated to whimsy and poor business sense...

The Lick And Click. Both ice cream parlour and Internet cafe. An impractical mix of two very different services (which should never be combined, though in the summer months I'm often guilty of it).

Not to mention the somewhat perverse name.

And two doors down is the laundry-cafe (the Sip And Suds? I can't remember) . I suspect the two shops are owned by the same person.

And I thought, somewhere out there is a similar notion of two very different businesses whose feature prosperity lies in their respective merger. I've often thought I dinner theatre (that actually serves dinner while watching a film -- preferably with similar themes) would be a fun, if not entirely practical idea...

Especially on B horror flick night.