oh sappho, my barista, imagine a world of amazon women who have replaced men with espresso

I hate Starbucks coffee, but I love their espresso, which I'm sure is deliberate. They make the cheap stuff taste like someone brewed corrugated cardboard so that once you're in the store, you feel like you have to upgrade to the espresso beverage, and then you end up spending $4 instead of the $1.75 you'd originally been anticipating.

I actually prefer the $.75 cup of coffee from the donut cart on the street to the crap they serve at Starbucks. But when it comes to espresso, absolutely no one's but Starbucks' will do. It's like an orgasm that is socially appropriate to have in public.

Incidentally, ever notice how donut shop coffee tastes like donuts? As though little donut particles in the air settle into the coffee, imbuing it with a fried-bread-with-toasted-coconut aroma.

Oh, and here's a marginally apropos picture of me holding a coffee cup.