Behind the Bar(s)

My new favorite study haunt this summer is a coffee shop called Mugshots.  Lots of sitting space, cozy feel, public radio playing, lots of veggie snack options - basically just wondering why I haven't moved in sooner!  The name "Mugshots" is especially clever given that the shop sits right across the street from the Eastern State Penitentiary, "America's Most Historic Prison."  It closed in 1970 but still, as you sit drinking your fair trade coffee, you can see the penitentiary's massive walls out the window.  It's actually a beautiful structure.... until a sinking feeling hits you and you realize the cruel, cruel irony of the fact that your favorite place to study for the bar is right outside a freaking prison.  Summer of hell, you are upon me.