Today has been a very coffeesophical day.
This morning, I posted about my coffee-club scheming via my series of Gevalia memberships.
This evening, I stopped by a Starbucks to buy coffee, because I like fresh-ground coffee for my Gevalia coffeemaker at home, and I like Starbucks' Breakfast Blend. While I was there, I thought to ask the girl behind the counter why the coffee tasted fine when I made it at home, but tastes like cardboard when actually brewed by Starbucks.
The girl suggested that, since I like Breakfast Blend and they usually serve darker varieties in the store, perhaps the coffee is too strong for me. I doubted this, as I am an espresso drinker. She also theorized that somehow brewing larger amounts produces a different taste.
Incidentally, if you buy a pound of coffee at Starbucks, you apparently get a cup of coffee for free, so I took it, even though it was nighttime; it was Gold Coast, and tasted better than usual.
Then, I decided to walk from Soho up to Astor Place to get on the train. Astor Place is home to the world's second-busiest Starbucks (the busiest is in Japan). Around the back of this Starbucks, at Astor and Broadway, is a new coffee place called Beard Papa's.
I haven't tried the coffee yet (I was still holding my Starbucks coffee when I spotted the place), but the place apparently serves cream puffs and cheese sticks. I really can't think of anything more perfect. I am going to have to go and have a mocha and cheese sticks and cream puffs all at once and then shiver with delight.
Also today, I added a "Buy Me an Espresso!" icon to my front page. The icon goes to a Paypal page where you can donate $2.06 (the price of a double plus tax) to the cause. The cause, of course, being caffeinating me so much that I stay up and do things like add more lingerie pictures to the site.
I also arranged it so that, if you buy me an espresso, you get taken to a thank-you page with a sexy new photo on it. Meow!
This evening, I stopped by a Starbucks to buy coffee, because I like fresh-ground coffee for my Gevalia coffeemaker at home, and I like Starbucks' Breakfast Blend. While I was there, I thought to ask the girl behind the counter why the coffee tasted fine when I made it at home, but tastes like cardboard when actually brewed by Starbucks.
The girl suggested that, since I like Breakfast Blend and they usually serve darker varieties in the store, perhaps the coffee is too strong for me. I doubted this, as I am an espresso drinker. She also theorized that somehow brewing larger amounts produces a different taste.
Incidentally, if you buy a pound of coffee at Starbucks, you apparently get a cup of coffee for free, so I took it, even though it was nighttime; it was Gold Coast, and tasted better than usual.
Then, I decided to walk from Soho up to Astor Place to get on the train. Astor Place is home to the world's second-busiest Starbucks (the busiest is in Japan). Around the back of this Starbucks, at Astor and Broadway, is a new coffee place called Beard Papa's.
I haven't tried the coffee yet (I was still holding my Starbucks coffee when I spotted the place), but the place apparently serves cream puffs and cheese sticks. I really can't think of anything more perfect. I am going to have to go and have a mocha and cheese sticks and cream puffs all at once and then shiver with delight.
Also today, I added a "Buy Me an Espresso!" icon to my front page. The icon goes to a Paypal page where you can donate $2.06 (the price of a double plus tax) to the cause. The cause, of course, being caffeinating me so much that I stay up and do things like add more lingerie pictures to the site.
I also arranged it so that, if you buy me an espresso, you get taken to a thank-you page with a sexy new photo on it. Meow!
posted by JenIsFamous at 10/29/2004 01:24:00 AM
2 Comments:
There ya go, I just bought you your next espresso. Thanks for the lovely photo of you!
Which got me thinking; I'm going to borrow your idea from you, but with a slight twist. I drink tea about five or more times a day. I love coffee too, but I prefer tea.
I think with all the work I put into my own web page, I deserve a nice cup o tea now and then. Sure it won't cover the thousands of dollars I spend on photography equipment, but hey, free tea.
-Mark
Thank you! Meow!
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