The Writer's Right

It had to happen sooner or later…

I’m 34 years old and I’ve been drinking coffee since college. I love coffee. It’s one of my vices, and I’ll never give it up. I’ll admit, it’s totally an addiction to caffeine. I get a headache if I don’t have a cup. Even Jeff doesn’t give me grief about this. He knows I can go without beer or wine, but coffee is a staple. When we’re on the road early for something on the weekends and I ask to stop, I never get a retort. For me, it’s part of the major food groups. It’s a must.

Today I had the worst cup of coffee I’ve ever had in my life. It was awful. I didn’t even finish it. It was THAT bad. I bought it in our company store. Yes, I should have known better, but I was running late, and I didn’t have time to get one earlier. And they serve Starbuck’s in the company store. I thought it was a no-brainer.

I’m not sure how you can mess up Starbuck’s but they did. They ruined it. It should be a crime. That pseudo, wanna-be, company barista should be thrown in jail for coffee abuse. It was that bad. So while I’m awake from the caffeine I did drink, I’m disappointed from the coffee experience. It was enough ruin my day.

But it didn’t totally ruin my day. My day was redeemed in 9 a.m. “team meeting” (I’m rolling my eyes at corny corporate America. GO TEAM!) I learned we’re not transferring to the home office until at least the end of 2009 or better yet, probably a lot later. This makes me happy because my current commute to this office is great. The commute to the home office will SUCK. I did that commute for seven years before. But now, I have an easy 15-minute commute. I have plenty of time to wake up, walk the pugs, feed all the babies, get showered and ready for work and make my lunch. And usually I have time for coffee on the way.

Usually. Yup, back to my whine about the bad cup of coffee. Hack… Blech…. GROSS!

I will make up for it at lunch with a “real” Starbuck’s beverage. I see a venti, nonfat, raspberry, no foam latte in my near future. It’ll be a perfect way to start my afternoon. And the best news is that my Starbuck’s (yes, I put a claim into it) is not one of the ones in the state closing.

I so have a problem with coffee. I’m embracing my addiction. We all have to have our vises. It could be worse, right?

1. yes it could be worse!!

   Posted by  on  08/07  at  08:17 AM

2. Really it could lots worse than it seems. Thanks for sharing your point of view with us.I really admire your thought.Looking for some more article.

   Posted by buy gil  on  09/20  at  11:28 PM
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