a Coffee Meme, stolen from Only Sometimes Clever. (insert pause here while I refill my mug)
Your first cup, when do you drink it?
I drank my first cup of coffee ever in a mall when I was 13. We were vacationing somewhere or other I think, me and Ma Holocaust and her mother, whom we shall call Memaw for the duration of the story because that’s what she is called. Anyway, we were in some strange mall in another town, puttering about as our ravenous suburbanite clan is wont to do, and I saw this advertisement for some big whipped-cream topped mocha thingie and I wanted to try one, and Memaw bought me one.
been hooked ever since. I’ve worked my way from coffeeshop kid-drinks to standard brewed with a bit of nondairy creamer-powder and artificial sweetener.
you meant for the day? ummm… in the morning, with breakfast. actually, that’s my first couple cups.
How many cups a day do you drink?
Two to three 2-cup mugfuls, two to three 3-cup travelmugfuls. a lot. Some might call it Too Much, bu too much is always better than not enough.
Decaf or real?
DON’T SAY THAT WORD! Shut your filthy mouth. that…. word… is a foul word where I come from. ALWAYS the real thing. My dad got nearly lynched once when he brought home half-caff by mistake. it was a dark day.
Sugar, milk or cream?
synth-creamer, synth-sweetener. Chemicals plus radiation equal superpowers, and I often reheat my coffee in the microwave.
Your favourite way of brewing?
hamilton beach brewstation. it keeps the dregs out of my mug and gives me nothing but the good stuff.
With whom do you prefer to enjoy your coffee?
“Bob”. There’s a Dobbshead at my computer desk at home, a Dobbshead in my cube at work… and these are where I dirnk most of my coffee. I slurp whilst he grins and puffs his pipe.
Your favourite brand?
Folgers. They scare the bejeezus out of me, so I buy their coffee. also, it’s the darkest roast i can find in the shop that isn’t overpriced makes-me-puke starbucks stuff.
Where do you prefer to drink your coffee?
As close as possible to a refill.
What does your favourite cup look like?
White with a red line-drawing of a busty woman on it, swirly letters reading “Cherry Patch Ranch” on the side. Dad bought it for me in Nevada, from some crashed-alien-holding-facility-slash-cirque-du-soleil-training-camp or the like. he used to go to some airforce base out there from time to time, to help them test their electronic gimcracks and whatnot, when I was a teenager. As a teenage boy, I was of course fascinated by the vast temple of costly amusements that is Las Vegas, and asked my dad about it, and about Area 51. He said there are more aliens on the Vegas strip than on any airforce base.
I think the mug is from some crashed weather balloon that blew up from the light of Venus refracting through swamp gas, or somesuch.
Espresso, Cappuccino or Latte Macchiato?
well, if you’re bringing the cast of The Karate Kid into this, I’ll take an espresso, a cappucino, and a Mr. Miyagi, because everyone needs their own Yoda.
Favourite occupation while drinking coffee?
Writing, doing my job, watching teevee, webcomicking… I like to do EVERYTHING with a cup of coffee. and yes, i HAVE worked at a coffeeshop.
March 10, 2007 at 5:43 pm |
In my job I have to assess the effectiveness some 36 work sites. I have found a direct and irrefutable correlation between the quality of coffee I am offered and the level of effectiveness I find at those worksites. Someone should write a thesis…It could follow the theme of “Give the wanker in a suit a decent coffee and he will write you a good report.”