Dressed in tight black jeans, an ironic t-shirt, and, despite being 75 degrees out, a scarf, Northwestern junior and self-proclaimed emo/hipster Andy Flint was perched on a rock in the lakefill last Saturday afternoon playing “Dust In the Wind” on his guitar to commemorate the 2-month anniversary of Café Ambrosia closing. It was certainly a sad occasion; not only because Ambrosia is already sorely missed, but also because “Dust In the Wind” is the only song Andy knows how to play on the guitar (aside from the first 3 chords of ‘Wonderwall’) since he spends most of his time practicing the much more ironic ukulele.

“Sure, there’s Unicorn Café, Argo Tea, Café Mozart, Kafein, Starbucks, Kim’s Kitchen, and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, all within walking distance,” said Flint as he brushed his bangs out of his face. “But Ambrosia had mediocre coffee, Swiss Miss hot chocolate, and comfy couches; where else on Earth could you possibly get all of that?”

Literally any person’s apartment perhaps? Maybe? No?

Flint, however, isn’t the only Northwestern student feeling nostalgic. NU sophomore and Interdisciplinary Studies major Colin Ryans complains that he now has no where to publicly brag about the “awesome” faded 1976 Chicago Marathon t-shirt he bought for $1.25 at a thrift store. And since Ambrosia’s closing, he has given up on both the screenplay and musical he was once working on.

“I really don’t see the point in writing a screenplay unless you’re in a crowded café talking to strangers about your screenplay,” says Ryans. “Where do you suggest I write now? My apartment? Cause I go to the bathroom in my apartment, and I refuse to shit where I write.”

NU senior and Sit & Spin stand-up comedian Greg Mullen also feels bitterly lost. “Ambrosia really was the perfect venue,” Mullen says. “I really don’t know if I’m going to find another basement to perform stand-up in. And I’m not going back to my parent’s basement. I refuse to go back there! It’s stuffy and my Uncle Bernie heckles me!”

Mullen also adds that none of the other coffee shops have the “homey” feeling that Ambrosia had.

“Kafein tries to be homey by putting old-school Trivial Pursuit cards on every table,” says Mullen, “but I get absolutely no joy out of playing a 1920s edition Trivial Pursuit. I get that their vintage, but how the hell am I supposed to answer pop culture questions from the 1920s? It’s not fun when you can’t answer a single fucking question…it’s just not.”

– The Shmaily, C.J. Pumpernickel