coffee.

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Tuesday, September 21

what's going on?

i'm not drinking that much coffee anymore. i seem to be limiting my caffeination to the morning. this can be seen as a positive in that caffeine is supposedly bad for my health, but i don't know if i really believe that. lots of people thought fat and filet mignon were bad for us, but now we know this isn't true. frankly, i think people who spend their days thinking of ways to deny themselves bacon, t-bones and other such things and instead prefer to eat styrofoam and drink faux coffee beverages wind up not contributing to world peace in so many ways. coffee is social. i almost want to propose that a person who orders a cheeseburger and fries is more likely to be capable of love than a person who eats only twigs, shoots and pods.

coffee isn't like it used to be -- now it can be obtained from places that encourage and nurture "fair" trade and more pleasing work conditions. we can find (expensive) quality organic bean. what's better than that?

there is something about not drinking that much coffee that makes me think i am slipping into that zone which resembles the donut without its hole: who am i?

the coffee at work is bad

meanwhile, the coffee at work is bad.

i know i've said this before, but i realized how grave this is yesterday when i had not caffeinated in the morning prior to arriving at my place of work that i would rather drink cart coffee, or even tea, than drink the coffee that is so generously provided at work.

i have questions.

how much are they paying for this nasty brew?

i have a feeling that for what they are paying they could have much better bean. yet, i feel it would not be in my best interest to present this issue. were i to present it, however, i would begin with basic research and then craft a fantastic powerpoint presentation. i would ask the decision-makers to join me in a learning session devoted to exploring: the bean at work.

my goal would be to (1) provide a superior tasting bean that is (2) less toxic and (3) saves the firm money.

this will be my new research project.

9:49 AM

Wednesday, September 1

two things
1. this morning i purchased a to-go cup of generic coffee from a place around the corner from me. i am enjoying this vague coffee flavor but am not thrilled about the cup. while it is paper, which i applaud, the design is inappropriate. it is a festive purple and teal scribble, which imparts a frantic feeling, and which -- against a stark white background -- reminds me of 1980s fashion and pop music (which is good). leg warmers. metallic headbands. mauve eye shadow.

2. a link provided by a guest about the history of coffee. some christians thought of coffee as the "devil's brew". i also learned in college that a certain chord in jazz was considered evil by (probably) those same christians and it, like the bean, was accused of being the "devil's chord". i can't remember which chord - a large diminished one probably.

10:45 AM