elmast's caffeine fix and a walk through gray clouds

just pulled into elmast and realized this place isn't about grand entrances it's more like a quiet afternoon where the only sound is the wind whispering through abandoned buildings. the current temperature is 7.68 degrees which is honestly colder than a coffee shop's forgotten mug and i'm not even mad about it. if you like that kind of chill wind-blasted air i mean if you're not here to shiver into a sweater then why are you reading this?

the map situation here is wild. i dropped a pin at

and instantiated it. it turned out the town center is basically a parking lot with a few cafes clinging to walls like desperate students. maybe don't trust the gps?

i took two pictures that probably don't matter. the first is

which is me in a plaid shirt judging the city's aesthetic choices. the second is

of a road so icy it probably needs a icebreaker. don't worry the snow melted by lunch. maybe.

neighbors? if you ask locals they'll say this is a town where everyone knows your name but only when you're buying bread at 3am. i heard one old man at a café say "if you want quiet you walk to the park but don't stay past 7pm because the ducks come. ducks from hell." i didn't see any ducks but i saw a woman knitting aggressively with a thick beard. probably a metaphor for something.

reviews here are the kind of thing you overhear at a bar. someone told me the train station has a hidden bar behind a dusty bookshelf. another person swore the bakery's bread is so good it should be illegal. i checked the bakery and it's closed. also the coffee shop called "ahimai" has a reviews board where people write things like "the latte tastes like betrayal" and "they overcharge for espresso but the view is worth it." i didn't believe either.

links? sure.for the ducks' grave.if you want to debate the temperature.for the "hidden bar" rumor. i also skimmedand it said the rest of the week is a repeat of today. hope you're into that.

last thing i want to mention is the street art. not the official kind the kind that someone painted during a besonders moment. there's a wall near the train tracks with a giant crayon drawing of a cat wearing sunglasses. it's probably a roommate's coping mechanism. i tried to take a photo but the angle made it look like a potato.

if you're here for crypto or tech or whatever this town isn't for you. stick to the hills they're just a short drive away. i heard the snow is less annoying there. i didn't check.

did i mention the temperature kept dropping? i maybe did. seems like elmast is trying to test me.