If life were perfect, there would be a training montage.

I happen to be at the café for the Regional Barista's Competition. There are lots of scruffy people in black behind the bar, being too cool to be nervous. There look to be written rules, and timed events, and judges with glasses of water to clear their palates. I wish they would tell us the rules, which I imagine have lots of jargon. I also wish there were teams in matching tracksuits, shaking out their arms and exhaling, and bringing it in for a huddle and BREAK! I will have to choose a favorite, but I can't tell who the underdog is.

I wonder what the prizes are. I wonder if winning this competition is something one puts on a résumé.


UPDATE: From the comments:
Maybe there could be a followup, "Barista!", about a clumsy, unhip, yet plucky underdog who finally wins the respect of his snobbish fellow employees at the locally owned coffee place.

What if he were totally straightlaced, with t-shirts with no message, and rode a bike with multiple gears!!!! But, during the long training runs, and lifting for strength but dexterity exercises too, they come to respect his dedication and belief in the PERFECT COFFEE DRINK. Maybe he has a gift that they can't deny, like perfect taste, or whatever perfect pitch would be, so they have to put him on the team, despite their doubts!!! BUT!! Maybe, in an accident, or an "accident" arranged by the team from the CORPORATE coffee shop, he burns his mouth! Will he get his gift back in time for the FINALS?? EVERYTHING depends on it!!!!

God. I love that movie.