Heh. That's great!

(WOW I haven't been to Zeldman's in ages!! I really have to start again.)

I happen to have a pretty low tolerance for caffeine. Even after years of drinking large amounts of tea every day, I can still get quite a kick out of a single cup of coffee. I will get as excited as a five year old in a toy store, start talking nonsense etc. I once demonstrated this to a friend of mine - I don't really remember why we were drinking coffee; maybe it was because it was really cold outside, maybe it was something else. Anyway, as I was drinking my coffee, my friend watched and laughed as I started talking faster and faster, and making less sense with every sip I took. He said later that this experience led him to drop his coffee drinking habit...

Man. I love coffee. I really love my coffee store. St Ali's. It's amazing.

My Barista is also amazing. he is mighty fine. But that's not the (only) reason i like it there.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Awesome! This morning I hand-ground coffee beans, brewed them open-pot style and strained the grounds with a tea strainer. It was heavenly.

The coffee in our machine at work is pretty good. They have several options, mostly instant (including Espresso) but they also have a 'Freshbrew' button, which is ground coffee (Douwe Egbert brand, which is meh, but better than instant) and you can choose the strength of it (I always have 'Strong').

At home I grind my own beans (these, which I buy at Costco for £7.99) and brew the coffee in an Aeropress.

oh my god I just mainlined my first cappuccino of the day and I FEEL GOOD. I could easily do the crazyman dance right here, right now.